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SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
School Holiday
Program
Summer                             2018

                   Program Dates
                   Week 1: January 2-5
                   Week 2: January 8-12
                   Week 3: January 15-19
                   Week 4: January 22-25
                   (No Program New Years Day –
                   Jan 1 or Australia Day – Jan 26)
                   OPEN 8am - 6pm

                         Fun Activities
                           Include:
                           • Movies • Jumpz
                          • Karate • The Zone
                       • Swimming • Water Play
                          . . . and much more

Bendigo Regional YMCA Children Services, 74-88 Holmes Road, Bendigo
Visit: www.bendigo.ymca.org.au or Email: bendigo.regional@ymca.org.au
03 5444 6666 for bookings and accounts
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
General Information
Welcome!
We currently operate 4 holiday programs in Moama, Bendigo (Lightning Reef PS), Kangaroo Flat and Castlemaine.
Our Children’s Services are approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and
licensed with the Department of Education and Training (DET).

Enrolment Information
                                                    BRYMCA Online Enrolment Form.
To enrol your child, go to www.bendigo.ymca.org.au and follow the links. If you are unable to access the Online Enrolment

mandatory as it enables us to provide the best care for your child.
Once you have created your account you will be provided with a log on for the Parent Portal in Hubworks.
If you have an existing enrolment, jump online to check that all your details are correct. Hubworks must be updated
whenever there is a change to personal details of a child, a parent/ guardian or an emergency contact. It is crucial that we
have the correct information, particularly contact numbers.
An enrolment form must be completed for each service your child attends. This means that if they are already enrolled in one
of our After School Care programs, you will need to complete a new enrolment form for Holiday Program.
Refer to our website for more information about enrolling and to view our OSHC Family Handbook.

Bookings and Fees
A booking can only be made once you have submitted all enrolment details for your child. To make a booking you must

Holiday Program Fees are $70 per day. There may be an additional fee charged for some experiences, these will be
indicated on the program schedule. These fees are before any Centrelink benefits are applied.
All Holiday Program bookings must be paid at the time of booking. These payments can be made using EFTPOS or with

into the program.
The Holiday Program booking period is a busy time and bookings may take up to two business days to be processed.

A late fee of $2 per minute applies when a child is picked up after 6.00pm
The YMCA Children’s Services Office will be closed from 5pm Friday 22nd December 2017 – 8am Tuesday 2nd
January 2018 so get your bookings in early to avoid missing out. If you wish your child to attend on the first day
of the holiday program, Tuesday 2 January, you MUST have secured a confirmed booking by close of business
on 22 December 2017.

YMCA School Holiday Program locations:-
Bendigo Holiday Program        Kangaroo Flat Holiday Program          Castlemaine Holiday Program     Moama Holiday Program
Address:                       Address:                               Address:                        Address:
Lightning Reef Primary         St. Monica’s Primary                   Campbells Creek Primary         Moama Public Primary
School, 74-88 Holmes Road,     School, 91 High Street, Kangaroo       School, 127-133 Main Rd,        School, Simms Street,
North Bendigo VIC 3550         Flat VIC 3555                          Campbells Creek VIC 3451        Moama
Service contact:               Service contact:                       Service contact:                Service contact:
0408 471 440                   0400 160 933                           0499 983 828                    0459 988 891

For more information,
Please feel free to contact us today at:
Bendigo Regional YMCA Children’s Services
74-88 Holmes Road, North Bendigo, 3550
E: bendigo.regional@ymca.org.au P: (03) 5444 6666 (bookings and accounts)
Web: www.bendigo.ymca.org.au
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
Bendigo School
    Holiday Program
    Lightning Reef Primary School - PH 0408 471 440
    74-88 Holmes Road, North Bendigo

   Monday 1st January
                         Week 1                                            Monday 8th January
                                                                                               Week 2
   Public Holiday –                                                        Lawn Bowls – North Bendigo
   No Service                                                              Head to the North Bendigo Bowls club to try your hand at some
                                                                           Lawn Bowls!
   Tuesday 2nd January
   Science Morning                                                         Water Play
   Throw on your lab coats and your problem solving hats for our           Keep cool in the afternoon heat with tonnes of water games! Beat
   hands on science morning!                                               the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge relays
                                                                           and slip n’ slide the day away.
   Netball Clinic                                                          *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!
   Come and show off your Netball skills or even learn some new ones
   in our fun and active clinic!                                           Tuesday 9th January
                                                                           Golden Dragon Museum
   Wednesday 3rd January                                                   Learn how Chinese Heritage has influenced the history of Bendigo at
   Talent Show                                                             the Golden Dragon Museum. Stroll through the Yiu Yuan ‘Garden of
   Congratulations, you’ve made it to the grand finale of Bendigo’s Got    Joy’ – and maybe even see a performance from some special guests!
   Talent 2018! Spend the morning practicing for the performance of a      *$10 Excursion Fee
   lifetime in front of our judging panel to be in the running to win!
                                                                           Amazing Race in Rosalind Park
   Swimming
                                                                           Team up with your friends, travel around the world and complete the
   Beat the heat with a dip at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre pool!        tasks to win the prize!
   Conquer the water slide and splash about with your mates.
   *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!                           Wednesday 10th January
                                                                           Dance Party
   Thursday 4th January                                                    EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!
   Cinemas
                                                                           Tear up the D-Floor with our Just Dance party!
   Head to the Bendigo Cinemas to see Ferdinand!
                                                                           Art Incursion
   Bowling                                                                 We’ve got so many creative artists at Holiday Program, so today’s
   Aim for a strike at the Bendigo Bowling Centre.                         the day to flaunt your skills! Join us for a crafternoon with our
   *Don’t forget your socks!                                               in-house art teacher, Sam!
   **$10 Excursion Fee
                                                                           Thursday 11th January
   Friday 5th January                                                      Obstacle course
   PJ and Crazy Hair Day                                                   Dip, dive, squeeze and lunge your way through our HUGE
   Come dressed in your PJ’s and style your hair as crazy as possible,     YMCA obstacle course!
   or let our styling team work their magic for some trendsetting          Swimming
   hairstyles.
                                                                           Cool down again at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre indoor pool!
   Movie and Tech Afternoon                                                *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
   We know you’re already relaxed, you’re in your PJ’s after all! Spend
   the afternoon chilling to a movie, bring your own devices* to play or   Friday 12th January
   compete against your friends on our wii!                                Cricket Clinic
   *Devices brought in at own risk                                         Our educator Steve LOVES the cricket – do you?! Learn how to be
                                                                           as nice as Garry with our YMCA coaches, Damo and Tom!
                                                                           Fidget Spinner Friday
                                                                           Deck out and take home your very own fidget spinner!

What to Bring:
• Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks           Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not        Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to    encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.               to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
• Water Bottle                                                              prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                            the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.    funding applications.
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
Bendigo School
    Holiday Program
    Lightning Reef Primary School - PH 0408 471 440
    74-88 Holmes Road, North Bendigo

   Monday 15th January
                          Week 3                                           Monday 22nd January
                                                                                                  Week 4
   Trivia Morning                                                          Mini Olympics
   Brush up on your knowledge and get to the YMCA trivia morning!          Go for gold at the YMCA Mini Olympics!
   Jumpz                                                                   Swimming
   Book in early for one of our most popular excursions…                   Swim, splash and dive at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre
   We’re heading to Jumpz!                                                 indoor pool!
   *$10 Excursion Fee                                                      *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!

   Tuesday 16th January                                                    Tuesday 23rd January
   Cooking with Aligning Health                                            Water Play
   Sarah from Aligning Health will be holding a nutritional cooking        Keep cool in the summer heat with tonnes of water games!
   session. Children will make their own healthy tacos and even get        Beat the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge
   to take some recipes to try out at home!                                relays and slip n’ slide the day away.
   Karate Incursion                                                        *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!
   Perfect this ancient form of martial arts with a clinic from our
                                                                           Parky’s Wonderland
   friends at Zen Do Kai Freestyle Martial Arts.
                                                                           Head to Parky’s Wonderland and play on the 4 story indoor
   Wednesday 17th January                                                  playground - 5 giant slides, a soft ball cannon play zone, two
   Metafit at Peter Krenz Leisure Centre                                   trampolines, a large ball pit and a flying fox… plus much more!
   Join us for a child friendly Metafit workout with our personal          *$10 Excursion Fee
   trainers at PKLC. Metafit is a great way to keep active and get fit.
                                                                           Wednesday 24th January
   Swimming
                                                                           Basketball Clinic
   It’s Summer – of course we need to go swimming again! Head to
                                                                           Play some games of basketball and learn the skills required to go
   the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre and enjoy a cool afternoon.
                                                                           pro with our leaders!
   *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
                                                                           Aussie Aussie Aussie!
   Thursday 18th January                                                   Get in the Australia Day spirit with some Aussie inspired craft and
   Multicultural Day                                                       games.
   Come dressed up in clothes from around the world for our
                                                                           Thursday 25th January
   multicultural day! Learn about art from other cultures and play
                                                                           Back to School Party
   games that children are playing all around the world.
                                                                           Enjoy plenty of party games, a Slip n Slide and a massive water
   Friday 19th January                                                     slide to keep cool for our back to school party! Please bring along
   Dance Incursion                                                         a plate of party food to share with your friends.
   iDance Bendigo present a Ballroom Dancing Spectacular! Come             *Don’t forget a change of clothes, Sun Smart hat and
   along and learn how to ballroom dance with your friends. You’ll         towel!
   get lots of practice before the competition begins, where you’ll
   perform your skills to compete for a prize! This is going to be         Friday 26th January
   AWESOME.                                                                Public Holiday – No Service

   Sensory Afternoon
   Wear your old clothes and prepare to get messy for a gooey,
   slimy afternoon.

What to Bring:
• Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks             Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not          Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to      encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.                 to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
• Water Bottle                                                                prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                              the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.      funding applications.
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
Kangaroo Flat
  School Holiday Program
  St. Monica’s Primary School - PH 0400 160 933
  91 High Street, Kangaroo Flat

                           Week 1                                                                     Week 2
  Monday 1st January                                                            Monday 8th January
  Public Holiday – No Service                                                   Fidget Spinner Friday
                                                                                Deck out and take home your very own fidget spinner!
  Tuesday 2nd January
  Around the World Day!                                                         Multi-Sports
  Come dressed in clothes from all around the world! We will spend              Visit each sports station – there is something for everyone at
  the morning playing games and activities that children are playing            multi-sports afternoon.
  across different countries.
                                                                                Tuesday 9th January
  Multicultural Cooking                                                         PJ Day and Crazy Hair Day
  Learn to cook different cuisines from around the world! Today we              Come dressed in your PJ’s and style your hair as crazy as possible, or
  are going to be cooking Pizza, Fried Rice and Scones!                         let our styling team work their magic for some trendsetting hairstyles.
  Wednesday 3rd January                                                         Movie and Tech Afternoon
  Street Art                                                                    We know you’re already relaxed, you’re in your PJ’s after all!
  Street Art is a very fun form of art, so let’s give it a go! We’ll be using   Spend the afternoon chilling to a movie, bring your own devices*
  spray paint and canvases to create a Holiday Program mural.                   to play or compete against your friends on our wii!
                                                                                *Devices brought in at own risk
  Cinemas
  Head to the Bendigo Cinemas to see Ferdinand!                                 Wednesday 10th January
  *$10 Excursion Fee                                                            Treasure hunt
                                                                                Participate in a holiday program Treasure Hunt, where will we find
  Thursday 4th January
                                                                                the hidden treasure and what will it be?
  Minute to Win it
                                                                                Swimming
  Its time to race the clock! You have a minute to complete a range
  of different challenges.                                                      Cool down again at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre indoor pool!
                                                                                *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
  Swimming
  Beat the heat with a dip at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre pool!              Thursday 11th January
  Conquer the water slide and splash about with your mates.                     Water Play
  *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!                                 Keep cool in the summer heat with tonnes of water games! Beat
                                                                                the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge relays
  Friday 5th January                                                            and slip n’ slide the day away.
  Cooinda Park                                                                  *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!
  Race each other on the giant slides, enjoy some group games and               Parky’s Wonderland
  have a picnic on the grass.                                                   Head to Parky’s Wonderland and play on the 4 story indoor
  *Don’t forget a Sun Smart hat and drink bottle                                playground - 5 giant slides, a soft ball cannon play zone, two
  Design your own T-Shirt                                                       trampolines, a large ball pit and a flying fox… plus much more!
  Get creative and design your very own one of a kind T-Shirt! We               Friday 12th January
  will provide you with your very own T-Shirts so all you’ll need is            Cooking
  your creativity.
                                                                                Let’s get into the kitchen and learn how to make some sausage
                                                                                rolls and choc chip cookies!
                                                                                The Zone
                                                                                Travel to Bendigo’s ‘The Zone’ and test your skills in the disco
                                                                                skate rink. Both blades and skates available! Also have a game of
                                                                                Laser Tag with your friends!
                                                                                *$10 Excursion Fee
What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks                Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not             Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to         encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.                    to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                                  prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                                 the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.         funding applications.
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
Kangaroo Flat
  School Holiday Program
  St. Monica’s Primary School - PH 0400 160 933
  91 High Street, Kangaroo Flat

                          Week 3                                                                 Week 4
  Monday 15th January                                                      Monday 22nd January
  Netball Clinic                                                           Cricket Clinic
  Come and show off your Netball skills or even learn some new             Learn to bowl like Warney in our in-house cricket clinic with our
  ones in our fun and active clinic!                                       cricket coaches Damo and Tom!
  Marble Tracks                                                            Sensory Afternoon
  Work together to create our biggest marble track yet!                    Wear your old clothes and prepare to get messy for a gooey,
                                                                           slimy afternoon.
  Tuesday 16th January
  Pet Rocks                                                                Tuesday 23rd January
  Make the easiest pet ever… a pet rock! Use our massive craft             Jumpz
  collection to make your own pet rock creation!                           How high can you jump? Test your bouncing abilities when we
  Swimming                                                                 travel to Jumpz!
  It’s Summer – of course we need to go swimming again! Head to            *$10 Excursion Fee
  the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre and enjoy a cool afternoon.
                                                                           Science
  *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
                                                                           Become mad scientists while we discover, investigate and trial a
  Wednesday 17th January                                                   range of science experiments
  Cooking with Aligning Health
                                                                           Wednesday 24th January
  Sarah from Aligning Health will be holding a nutritional cooking
                                                                           Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
  session. Children will make their own healthy tacos and even get
  to take some recipes to try out at home!                                 Get in the Australia Day spirit with some Aussie inspired craft,
                                                                           cooking and games.
  Karate Incursion
                                                                           Swimming
  Perfect this ancient form of martial arts with a clinic from our
  friends at Zen Do Kai Freestyle Martial Arts!                            Swim, splash and dive at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre
                                                                           indoor pool!
  Thursday 18th January                                                    *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
  Golden Dragon Museum
  Learn how Chinese Heritage has influenced the history of Bendigo at      Thursday 25th January
  the Golden Dragon Museum. Stroll through the Yiu Yuan ‘Garden of         Back to School Party at Lightning Reef
  Joy’ – and maybe even see a performance from some special guests!        Enjoy plenty of party games, a Slip n Slide and a massive water
  *$10 Excursion Fee                                                       slide to keep cool for our back to school party!
                                                                           Pick up and drop off will be at Lightning Reef Early Learning Centre,
  Amazing Race in Rosalind Park
                                                                           74-88 Holmes Rd, North Bendigo.
  Team up with your friends, travel around the world and complete
                                                                           *Please bring along a plate of party food to share with
  the tasks to win the prize!
                                                                           your friends.
  Friday 19th January                                                      **Don’t forget a change of clothes, Sun Smart hat and
  Dress up day and make your own costume                                   towel!
  Using a range of craft material let’s see what costumes you can          Friday 26th January
  come up with!                                                            Public Holiday – No Service
  Teddy Bears Picnic
  Bring along your teddies for our very own Teddy Bear Picnic!

What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks           Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not        Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to    encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.               to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                             prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                            the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.    funding applications.
SUMMER 2018 SCHOOL HOLIDAY - BENDIGO YMCA
Castlemaine
  School Holiday Program
  Campbells Creek Primary School - PH 0499 983 828
  127-133 Main Rd, Campbells Creek
                         Week 1                                                                 Week 2
  Monday 1st January                                                       Monday 8th January
  Public Holiday – No Service                                              Steam Punk Sculpture Workshop 1
                                                                           Throughout the holidays we will have 3 workshops, where we will
  Tuesday 2nd January
                                                                           learn how to make our own Steampunk sculptures using recycled
  Big Games Day
                                                                           materials.
  Your favourite games but jumbo sized! Enjoy a fun morning of
                                                                           Swimming
  supersized games.
                                                                           Beat the heat with a dip at the Castlemaine Pool. Splash about
  Monoprint Shop
                                                                           with your mates and spend the afternoon keeping cool.
  Create your own design on a plate to take home while you learn
                                                                           *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
  how to monoprint!
                                                                           Tuesday 9th January
  Wednesday 3rd January
                                                                           Confectionary Capers
  ‘The Lost Island in Time’
                                                                           Explore the huge range of machinery and inventions, learn how
  Together we will create our own island outside for our tropical
                                                                           they work and indulge the taste buds with a range of tasty
  themed day! Enjoy some fruit punch on our island lost in time.
                                                                           confectionary!
  Nature Walk
                                                                           *$10 Excursion Fee
  Trek off on our Holiday Hike! Enjoy all that nature has to offer and
  collect items along the way.                                             Botanic Gardens – Bendigo
                                                                           Head to the Botanic Gardens in White Hills. Enjoy the wild birds,
  Thursday 4th January
                                                                           massive playground and test your skills on the climbing tree!
  Decorate your own hat and fidget spinners!
  Design your very own cap and fidget spinner to take home.                Wednesday 10th January
  Cinemas                                                                  Italian Food Day
  Head to the Bendigo Cinemas to see Ferdinand!                            Cook up a storm in the kitchen with the flavours of Italy. Delizioso!
  *$10 Excursion Fee                                                       Bocce Games
                                                                           Learn how to play the ball sport, Bocce!
  Friday 5th January
  Talent Show                                                              Thursday 11th January
  Congratulations, you’ve made it to the grand finale of                   Lawn Bowls
  Castlemaine’s Got Talent 2018! Spend the morning practicing for          Head to the Campbell’s Creek Bowls club to try your hand at
  the performance of a lifetime in front of our judging panel to be in     some Lawn Bowls!
  the running to win!                                                      Water Play
  Swimming                                                                 Keep cool in the afternoon heat with tonnes of water games! Beat
  Beat the heat with a dip at the Castlemaine Pool. Splash about           the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge relays
  with your mates and spend the afternoon keeping cool.                    and slip n’ slide the day away.
  *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!                            *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!

                                                                           Friday 12th January
                                                                           Castlemaine Botanic Gardens
                                                                           Head to the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens. Enjoy the scenery and
                                                                           some fun group games with friends!
                                                                           Sensory Afternoon
                                                                           Wear your old clothes and prepare to get messy for a gooey,
                                                                           slimy afternoon.
What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks           Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not        Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to    encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.               to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                             prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                            the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.    funding applications.
Castlemaine
  School Holiday Program
  Campbells Creek Primary School - PH 0499 983 828
  127-133 Main Rd, Campbells Creek
                         Week 3                                                                Week 4
  Monday 15th January                                                      Monday 22nd January
  The Zone                                                                 Explore the Castlemaine Town and Shops
  Travel to Bendigo’s ‘The Zone’ and test your skills in the disco skate   Today we head into the community to explore the many quirky
  rink. Both blades and skates available! Also have a game of Laser        stores, monuments and Castlemaine culture.
  Tag with your friends!                                                   Movie and Technology Afternoon
  $10 Excursion Fee
                                                                           Spend the afternoon chilling to a movie, or bring your own devices*
  Kids Kafé                                                                to play.
  The Kids Kafe is back in action! Today we set up shop and start          *Devices brought in at own risk
  selling our delicious Castlemaine produce.
                                                                           Tuesday 23rd January
  Tuesday 16th January                                                     Circus Skills
  Create your own Village and Ice Cream Shop                               Learn the many skills of a circus performer.
  Spend the morning creating our own Castlemaine Indoor Village,           Swimming
  equipped with our own yummy, home-made ice-cream shop!
                                                                           Beat the heat with a dip at the Castlemaine Pool. Splash about with
  Steam Punk Sculpture Workshop 2                                          your mates and spend the afternoon keeping cool.
  Throughout the holidays we will have 3 workshops, where we will          *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!
  learn how to make our own Steampunk sculptures using recycled
  materials.                                                               Wednesday 24th January
                                                                           Steam Punk Sculpture Workshop 3
  Wednesday 17th January                                                   Throughout the holidays we will have 3 workshops, where we will
  Comic-Con Day!                                                           learn how to make our own Steampunk sculptures using recycled
  Come dressed in your Comic-Con themed costumes for a fun themed          materials.
  day! Comic-Con typically showcases anime, comics, and video games.       Adventures & Games
  Zine Comic Book Making                                                   Spend the afternoon playing group games, and use your
  Design and create your own zine comic book.                              imagination to join in on our role play games.

  Thursday 18th January                                                    Thursday 25th January
  Splat Mat Morning                                                        Back to School Party
  Keep cool on our slippery Splat Mat game!                                Today we travel to Lightning Reef in Bendigo for our back to school
  *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!                      party! Enjoy plenty of party games, Slip n Slides and a massive
  Swimming                                                                 water slide to keep cool.
                                                                           *Please bring along a plate of party food to share with
  Beat the heat with a dip at the Castlemaine Pool. Splash about with
                                                                           your friends.
  your mates and spend the afternoon keeping cool.
                                                                           **Don’t forget a change of clothes, Sun Smart hat and
  *Don’t forget your swimming gear and a towel!                            towel!
  Friday 19th January                                                      Friday 26th January
  Bugs & Grubs                                                             Public Holiday – No Service
  Dig for worms, create an ant and worm farms and make your own
  bug habitat.
  Castlemaine Disco!
  Wear your party pants, it’s time for a dance! Come along to our
  glow-stick disco party.

What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks          Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not       Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to   encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.              to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                            prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                           the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.   funding applications.
Moama School
  Holiday Program
  Moama Public Primary School - PH 0459 988 891
  Simms Street, Moama
                         Week 1                                                                 Week 2
  Monday 1st January                                                       Monday 8th January
  Public Holiday – No Service                                              Minute to Win It
                                                                           Its time to race the clock! You have a minute to complete a range
  Tuesday 2nd January
                                                                           of different challenges.
  Group Games
                                                                           Dance Incursion
  Welcome to day one of Holiday Program! We want to make sure
  you’ve got plenty of friends whilst you’re here, so we’ll be spending    Learn some new dance moves with our instructor from i-Dance
  the morning playing some fun get to know you games!                      Echuca!
  Cinemas                                                                  Tuesday 9th January
  Head to Echuca Paramount to see Ferdinand!                               Gardening Morning
                                                                           Create your own garden habitat with a fairy or MineCraft theme!
  Wednesday 3rd January
                                                                           Grow some hairy heads to keep trimmed throughout the holidays.
  Science
                                                                           Swimming
  Become mad scientists while we discover, investigate and trial a
  range of science experiments                                             Beat the heat with a dip at the Moama Pool! Keep cool and splash
                                                                           about with your mates.
  Water Play
                                                                           *Don’t forget your SUNSMART swimming gear and a
  Keep cool in the afternoon heat with tonnes of water games! Beat
                                                                           towel!
  the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge relays
  and slip n slide the day away.                                           Wednesday 10th January
  *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!                      The Strawberry Pick
                                                                           Head to The Strawberry Pick to pick the freshest strawberries,
  Thursday 4th January
                                                                           enjoy some fun outdoors and enjoy the Echuca surroundings!
  Talent Show
                                                                           Oz Maze and Mini Golf
  Congratulations, you’ve made it to the grand final of Moama’s Got
  Talent 2018! Spend the morning practicing for the performance of         Let’s take a trip to the newly updated Oz Maze and Mini Golf! Take
  a lifetime in front of our judging panel to be in the running to win!    a trip around Australia as you navigate your way through the maze.
                                                                           Play some mini golf and see whether you can get a hole in one.
  Cooking
  It’s time to take to the kitchen and make some delicious pancakes        Thursday 11th January
  and scones!                                                              Slip ‘n’ Slide
                                                                           Spend the morning keeping cool and racing each other on our
  Friday 5th January
                                                                           slip n slides!
  Construction Morning
                                                                           Cricket Clinic
  It’s time to get creative and see what we can build! Who will build
  the most creative construction?                                          Learn to bowl like Warney in our in-house cricket clinic with our
                                                                           cricket coaches Jayden and Anthony!
  Swimming
  Beat the heat with a dip at the Moama Pool! Keep cool and splash         Friday 12th January
  about with your mates.                                                   Scavenger Hunt
  *Don’t forget your SUNSMART swimming gear and a                          Use your teamwork skills to follow the clues in our massive school
  towel!                                                                   scavenger hunt!
                                                                           Crafternoon
                                                                           Show us your creative side with our craft afternoon. I wonder what
                                                                           creations you will be making today!

What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks           Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not        Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to    encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.               to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                             prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                            the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.    funding applications.
Moama School
  Holiday Program
  Moama Public Primary School - PH 0459 988 891
  Simms Street, Moama
                         Week 3                                                                Week 4
  Monday 15th January                                                      Monday 22nd January
  Cooking with Aligning Health                                             Sensory Morning
  Sarah from Aligning Health will be holding a nutritional cooking         Wear your old clothes and prepare to get messy for a gooey,
  session. Children will make their own healthy tacos and even get         slimy afternoon.
  to take some recipes to try out at home!                                 Water Play
  Yoga with Aligning Health                                                Keep cool in the afternoon heat with tonnes of water games!
  Yoga is a great way to challenge your body and mind! Learn all           Beat the water balloon time bomb, drench yourself in the sponge
  about yoga in this beginner’s class with Sarah Vanis from Aligning       relays and slip n’ slide the day away.
  Health.                                                                  *Make sure you bring a towel and change of clothes!
  Tuesday 16th January                                                     Tuesday 23rd January
  Skipping Morning                                                         Minecraft and Lego Day
  Show off your skipping and jumping skills in our skipping session.       Do you love Minecraft and Lego? So do we! Let’s do some
  Bowling                                                                  Minecraft and Lego craft and a special scavenger hunt!
  Head to Echuca King Pin for a fun afternoon of bowling.                  Frinkle
                                                                           Let’s head to Frinkle! Simply choose your ice-cream, yoghurt or
  Wednesday 17th January
                                                                           other frozen treats.
  Science
                                                                           Then select your toppings and your sprinkles. And enjoy!
  Become mad scientists while we discover, investigate and trial a
  range of science experiments.                                            Wednesday 24th January
  Swimming                                                                 Cinemas
  Beat the heat with a dip at the Moama Pool! Keep cool and splash         Head to Echuca Paramount to see Paddington 2!
  about with your mates.                                                   Water Slide
  *Don’t forget your SUNSMART swimming gear and a                          A massive water slide is coming to Moama Holiday Program! Wear
  towel!                                                                   your SUNSMART swimming gear, and bring a change of clothes
                                                                           and a towel.
  Thursday 18th January
  Fidget Spinners                                                          Thursday 25th January
  Deck out and take home your very own fidget spinner!                     Back to School Pool Party
  Cooking                                                                  Enjoy plenty of party games this morning and take a dip in the
  It’s time to take to the kitchen and make some yummy garlic bread        Moama Pool this afternoon for our Back to School Pool Party.
  and pizza!                                                               Please bring along a plate of party food to share with
                                                                           your friends.
  Friday 19th January                                                      *Don’t forget your SUNSMART swimming gear and a
  The Feud                                                                 towel!
  Get yourself a team and go head to head with your friends in a
  game of YMCA feud!                                                       Friday 26th January
                                                                           Public Holiday – No Service
  Squiggles
  Let’s head to Squiggles! Play on the indoor play equipment or
  bounce on the jumping pillow! Even cool down in the Jurassic
  Water Park!

What to Bring:
•  Nutritious NUT FREE lunch and snacks.
   BRYMCA promotes Healthy Eating at all of our services. It is
   important to ensure you pack a healthy lunch and enough snacks           Additional Needs
   for the day for your child. Food should be “ready to eat” and not        Children with additional needs are welcome and
   require heating or cooking as we have lots of children! Please try to    encouraged to attend our program. Families are required
   avoid sugary snacks and processed foods wherever possible.               to contact the OSHC Coordinator at least four weeks
•  Water Bottle                                                             prior to requiring care in the holiday program to discuss
•  Sun Smart Hat                                                            the individual needs of your child and complete any
•  Weather appropriate clothing and shoes including a change of clothes.    funding applications.
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