Program Summer 2016-17

VACATION CARE AT JOHN PALMER & RIVERBANK PUBLIC SCHOOL

Monday 19th December Tuesday 20th December Wednesday 21st December SCHOOL’S OUT CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA SANTA’S KINGDOM

Come join us in celebrating the end of the school year!

With a PIZZA PARTY DISCO!

Let’s decorate the hall in the morning. With a variety of materials.

Make your own disco props and jump into the photo booth.

For lunch you can enjoy the tasty sensation of pizza on your tongue.

Then get your groove on, with an afternoon disco. Party with your friends, and dance the arvo away.

Let the festivities begin! You are more then welcome to join us in dressing in festive colours. Wear a santa hat or become an

elf for the day. The choice is yours!

With a day full of Christmas surprises, crafts, games and more.

Make a gift for you or a friend and decorate the hall with Christmas delight.

Enjoy some Christmas science with an experiment or two.

Merry Christmas!

Carols in the distance Laughter everywhere I can smell Christmas

Floating in the air.

So bring your Mum or Dad to join in Christmas breakfast with some festive delights.

We will play some reindeer games, make snowflakes and listen to the songs of Christmas.

Have a great break and we will see you

next year!

Program Summer 2016-17

Tuesday 3rd January Wednesday 4th January Thursday 5th January Friday 6th January HAPPY NEW YEAR A DAY IN PARADISE FUN IN THE SUN EXCURSION

Happy New Year!

Let’s bring in the new year with a party!

Make your own new year’s hat and Fire work picture.

And work on your own calendar that you can take home to mark special days, like your birthday,

Christmas and the last day of school.

Join in on some games and other activities or just chill with your

friends.

Aloha!

Come dressed ready to lounge in the sun like you’re on holiday on a tropical

island.

We will make our very own ocean in a bottle that you can take home, and

imagine you’re at the beach every day.

Enjoy making leis and dancing the hula with all your friends.

Water is the aim of the game!

Be prepared to get wet with a series of water activities.

Including the challenge of moving water using a cup without spilling a

drop.

Join in on a water fight, see who can stay the driest or get the wettest.

Challenge to pass the water bomb between each other only using your

elbows.

Let’s enjoy a movie and popcorn in the comfort of an

airconditioned cinema.

With the movie to be confirmed at a later date.

Can you blow a balloon around a maze using just a straw?

Test your skills at balloon tennis or volley ball.

How long can you keep the balloon off the ground?

Join a series of balloon race games.

Please note: 45 spaces available, make sure to book

early to avoid missing out

Additional Excursion Cost- $30

Program Summer 2016-17

Monday 9th Jan Tuesday 10th Jan Wednesday 11th Jan Thursday 12th Jan Friday 13th Jan CIRCUS SPECTACULAR CSI DAY SPACE IS THE PLACE AROUND THE WORLD

IN A DAY SPLISH SPLASH SPLOSH

Please welcome the duo Natty and Noel from

northwest, who will be teaching us how to make creative balloon animals through their amazing

workshop!

Have you always wanted to learn how to juggle?

How to spin a hula hoop around and around?

Well today’s your lucky day! We will be practicing these

skills throughout the day and you can showcase your tricks

in the afternoon.

OH NO!

A crime has been committed.

Come and section off the scene and put your detective

skills to the test.

In this make believe crime, will you run out of time?

to help us to find the criminal before they strike

again!

You are given the chance to learn all the skills and science needed to solve this puzzle.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

BLAST OFF!

Make space come to life in the safety of our hall.

We will have recyclable materials you can use to create your own planets,

aliens and jetpacks.

Make your own moon rocks and help to create a balloon

rocket!

Around the world in 11 hours.

Imagine you had a teleporter for one day. Your day could be

like this!

Fill out your passport in the morning and use this to help

you travel to multiple countries throughout the day.

Explore through different craft, games and tastes as you sample food and activities these places

are known for.

Don’t forget to get your passport stamped otherwise you may not make it through

customs!

Slip on a shirt, Slop on some sunscreen

and Slap on a hat

Splish in the water Splash in the pool

Slip down the slide and and have a sploshing

good time at the water fun day held at your local

vacation care. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE

SUN SAFE x Hats on

x Shoulders covered x Sunscreen applied

thoroughly x Bring swimmers,

towels, dry clothes and wear enclosed shoes.

thongs to be worn during water activities

only

Additional Incursion Cost - $15 Additional Incursion Cost - $15

Program Summer 2016-17

Monday 16th Jan Tuesday 17th Jan Wednesday 18th Jan Thursday 19th Jan Friday 20th Jan MAKE A MESS DAY JOHN PALMERS GOT

TALENT SPOOKY FUN PUPPET SHOW FEAR FACTOR

The educators must be craaaazy because we will be holding a very, very messy

day!

Participate in squirt gun painting, paper mache and play dough making that you

can take home!

It’s probably a good idea not to wear your best clothes today but we will still be

providing paint shirts.

Good evening and welcome to Riverbank’s Got Talent!

Do you have a special talent? Would you like to be a star

for the day?

Then come on down to showcase your skills and abilities in front of your

peers!

We will have dress ups and props you can use but you may also bring your own

costumes for your performance.

If you do not want to share your amazing talents, sit back, relax and enjoy the

show!

Come dressed as a witch, wizard or scary creature because today we will be

making and creating some spooooky things!

Marshmallow ghosts, Paper cup spiders and

an ooey, gooey green drink to try if you’re brave enough!

Have you always wanted to wrap your friends up with

toilet paper? Well, today you can as we have a mummy

wrapping contest for you to compete in!

Let’s explore the wonderful world of puppetry!

With an opportunity to design, create and develop not only a puppet, but a character as a

whole.

In the afternoon, enjoy a fast-paced, hilarious puppet show!

You will also be making puppets out of paper!

We all have fears. Some are afraid of bugs,

others are afraid of snakes. Let’s conquer our fears

together today with some heart-racing activities!

We will be able to touch and get close with some

stick insects, scorpions and spiders through our “Bug’s

Business” workshop.

Can you handle putting your hand inside a mystery

box? Can you burst as many balloons as you can

at one time?

Let’s find out!

Join us for a day of fear conquering! If you dare…

Additional Incursion Cost - $5 Additional Incursion Cost - $15

Program Summer 2016-17

Monday 23rd Jan Tuesday 24th Jan Wednesday 25th Jan Thursday 26th Jan Friday 27th Jan ELECTRONICS DAY WATERSLIDE DAY AUSSIE DAY MATE BACK TO SCHOOL

FUN

Today you can bring your ipads, ipods and small game devices to play. You can chill out and listen to your own music and try to beat your

high scores! Craft activities will also be

organised for this day.

Electronics are welcome on this day only. x All electronics are

brought at your own risk, we do not except responsibility of lost or damaged items.

x They must be fully charged.

x If they do need charging they are not to be played with while on charge.

Everyone loves waterslide day! Come and join in on the

fun!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE SUN SAFE x Hats on

x Shoulders covered x Sunscreen applied

thoroughly x Bring swimmers, towels,

dry clothes and wear enclosed shoes. thongs to

be worn during water activities only

G’DAY MATE Come help us celebrate the

Aussie way.

With an Australian wildlife display with possums, lizards

and maybe even a snake.

Let’s be sustainable to help our country strive.

Be creative and design your own craft using any leftover

materials from vacation care.

We will supply the tape, glue and a large variety of

materials and you can supply the creativity and

imagination.

AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

The time has come to say goodbye. Now let’s get

ready for school. So let’s start off by creating your very own pencil case.

Feel free to bring a bean bag or pillow and relax with

a movie or two. Electronics are welcome on

this day only. x All electronics are

brought at your own risk, we do not except responsibility of lost or damaged items.

x They must be fully charged.

x If they do need charging they are not to be played with while on charge.

Additional Incursion Cost - $15 Additional Incursion Cost - $15