Hello everyone and welcome to the new school year. Exciting times for OSCAR programmes, as many before and after school programmes will have both new children to settle in and the return of familiar faces.
I have had a very enjoyable time over the summer, getting out and about visiting holiday programmes. It's been a mixed bag weather wise here in Wellington, with our "summer" seeing temperatures ranging from up to 25 degrees down to as little as 12 degrees some days. This has meant that programmes have had to get creative - I've seen beach trips replaced with indoor picnics, sports days changed to indoor Olympics, and scavenger hunts in the park switching to indoor treasure hunts.
The key to the success of these changes has been for the staff to remain enthusiastic. Children will take their cues from you, so make sure you remain positive and upbeat even if the weather isn't playing its part!
Thanks to all the holiday programmes I visited for making me feel so welcome and I look forward to seeing some before and after school programmes in action this term.
Marnie
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