Art and Craft have been a huge hit for the children at Helping Hands over the past few weeks. We are also very excited to have our new sports equipment to use. The sports equipment has been a big part of our after school program with children playing a variety of games such as master, basketball, handball and kicking games. Coming up this week we have more cooking experiences and a range of sports games. We will also be incorporating playdough into this week and next week as cloud dough with Miss Cushla was a major success with almost all children getting involved in the process. We have some sad news, next week is Mr Riley’s last week with us! Thank you for everything that you have brought to the service, we hope that you have a great time at your new job.

A reminder to confirm your bookings are correct via the iparent portal. We also have some lost property still in the black bucket outside the service, so please encourage your child/ren to check this regularly (there are drink bottles, jumpers and hats with no names).

If your child/ren will be absent from a session, please ensure they are marked absent on the iparent portal. This is done under the bookings tab by selecting the date/session and clicking the red x on the right. Alternatively, please send the service a text message on the mobile number below. Failure to notify us of absences in after school care means educators are having to search for children and a no-show fee may be applied to your account. A reminder that bookings with less than 24hrs will need to be made via contacting the service on 0459 991 697.

Need a helping hand before or after school?

Enrolling your child/ren is easy and there are no enrolment fees. Visit www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au , click 'How to enrol’ on the right-hand side of the page, and follow the steps. When this is submitted, we will be in touch as soon as possible to support the finalisation of your enrolment and initial bookings. If you have any issues, please contact Jess at the service on 0459 991 697 or our customer accounts team on 1300 612 462.