school holiday programme welcome

WELCOME
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
We have had a very busy and exciting term two so
far at all of our venues. Staff and children are
making the most of sunny days (when we have
them) with lots of outside activities before the
colder winter weather is upon us! The crafts and
games that Supervisors have planned this term
are amazing and I’m sure the colder weather and
darker evenings won’t put a damper on the fun.
With the April school holidays fading fast, planning
is already well underway for the next set of
holidays - 6th – 17th July 2015.
We are very pleased to announce that Natasha
Sloane was the very first staff member to receive
our new Staff Excellence Award. At Busy Bumbles
we realise just how fortunate we are to have such
capable and caring staff. I know that for all of our
staff child care is a passion, which shows in so
many ways at all of our venues on a daily basis.
Without our wonderful staff Busy Bumbles
wouldn’t be the success that it is and it gave me
great pleasure to present Natasha with her
certificate and gifts.
All programmes are planned with one thing in
mind – the enjoyment and safety of the children
who join us! These coming holidays will be full of
Minions; Where’s Wally?; PJ and Fish and Chips;
Fear Factor and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Overload
to name but a few. We also have our very own
personal screening of the upcoming movie “Inside
Out” at Hoyts Riccarton. Fun for everyone!
Further information will be sent to you in due
course, but in the meantime you can view our
overviews on our website:
www.busybumbles.co.nz
As always should you have any questions or would
like to discuss anything, please feel free to call me
on our office number. I love hearing from you all
and appreciate all of your feedback.
I hope you enjoy the rest of term two and we look
forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming
holiday programme.
Helen Beddard
Oscar Manager
Natasha receiving her award
Busy Bumbles ~ 817 Jones Road, Rolleston, PO Box 69201 Lincoln, Canterbury 7640
Ph (03) 347 3031
www.facebook.com/BusyBumbles ~ www.busybumbles.co.nz
WHATS BEEN HAPPENING
After a very busy holiday programme it was good
to settle back into our usual routine 
We have restructured our afternoons slightly to
assist the children who have homework to
complete. A large number of children now have
their homework set on the internet, hence are not
undertaking their homework whilst with us. On
talking to a teacher recently, she advised that
although the homework is ‘set’ on the internet,
the children can still complete the tasks without
having to use a computer.
If you still wish your child to do their homework
whilst in our care, please ensure that you let
myself (Lynette) or Shona know and we will
ensure that homework is worked through whilst
the children are with us.
For Mothers Day, the children made wonderful
cards and chocolate marshmallow treats.
although I’m not sure who got to enjoy the treats
- the mothers or the child that made them .
WELCOME TO NEW FAMILES
Hayley and Rhiaan Filmer
Paige Bulman
Lucy and Donovan Hunter
Jack Mason (brother of Samantha)
Ryan Mockford
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
APRIL
Jessica McKenzie
Danni Bates
MAY
Louis Ridgen
Charli Gilbertson
Liam Stanbury
Andrew Maultsaid
Quinn McClimont
JUNE
Oscar Serong
Regan Viliua
Jacob McEntee
For Mothers day, the children made wonderful cards and
chocolate marshmallow treats. although I’m not sure who
got to enjoy the treats - the mothers or the child that made
them .
Darfield children are loving the large lego bricks that
we have with us currently. Below is Jacob McEntee
with his creation.
It is the time of year when the hot air balloons are
flying around the Darfield area. They don’t normally
come this low though! Was an amazing sight for not
only the children, but myself 
Busy Bumbles ~ 817 Jones Road, Rolleston, PO Box 69201 Lincoln, Canterbury 7640
Ph (03) 347 3031
www.facebook.com/BusyBumbles ~ www.busybumbles.co.nz
WHATS COMING UP
Each week this term has a theme and we will be
undertaking crafts, games and activities relating
to each weeks theme. These include…
Racing Week – egg and nose races, running races
with a twist.
Painting using different mediums – we will be
creating all sorts of masterpieces with different
types of paint and painting mediums. Shaving
Foam paint, finger paints to name a couple.
Monster Madness - get creative and see what sort
of monster you end up with! We will have lots of
different items available for you to pick from to
create your very own Busy Bumbles Monster.
Week of Challenges - a week full of fun and
exciting challenges for young and old alike . Nit
Picking; Bucket Head; Defying Gravity; Elephant
March and many more.
Magic Tricks - come along and learn some Magic
Tricks to surprise and amaze your family and
friends.
Fantastic Food - a week of yummy and creative
treats. What flavour sherbet do you like? Get
creative with a couple of slices of bread and
compliments to see what animal you can
create……
Puppets - finger puppets, sock puppets,
marionette puppets. Let your imagination run
wild
Science Week - let’s see what we can get to
explode, change colour, and move apart as if by
magic!
Book Week - What is a moving book? Come along
this week to find out and make your own Moving
Book.
Then to bring the term to a close let’s have a week
of….
Chillaxing and Relaxing – join us for some relaxing
activities to prepare us for the exciting and busy
July Holiday Program.
FRIENDLY REMINDER 
Please phone the supervisor directly if your child
is going to be absent. If it is outside the venue
hours please leave a message and the supervisor
will get back to you as soon as they can.
Busy Bumbles ~ 817 Jones Road, Rolleston, PO Box 69201 Lincoln, Canterbury 7640
Ph (03) 347 3031
www.facebook.com/BusyBumbles ~ www.busybumbles.co.nz
APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Great fun was had by all who attended the Busy Bumbles April School Holiday Programme – children and
staff alike! Days were filled with games, activities and treats planned with all age groups in mind.
Check out some of the fun we had below:
Chickens Revenge
After a busy Easter, the chickens took revenge by making Easter baskets and creating chicken feed to keep
even the fussiest child happy 
Back to Nature
The children experienced a day heading ‘Back to Nature’ where they created a camp fire and then
undertook a number of camping activities and games.
These included a scavenger hunt, creating a foil river and engaging in the yummy treat of ‘smores’.
Magic Mania
The children created their very own Harry Potter Wands before baffling staff members as to how on earth
the children could guess their personal number, how the rope got a knot in it, and where the coin went!! to
name but a few
Lego
We were fortunate to have Leeston Venue join us this day and to
have a visit from ‘The House of Bricks’. The children were totally
involved for the day, meeting the challenges set and showing that
we have so many creative children in our midst. The day was
topped off with all children creating their very own Lego Friendship
Bracelet.
Puppet Mania
This was a day of perseverance and patience and the Darfield
children absolutely shone! We started the day showing the
children how a ‘marionette puppet’ worked by having ‘Human
Marionettes’. This was heaps of fun and the children loved it.
We then went on to create our very own Marionette Puppets
before putting on a puppet show that could not be rivalled!
Circus
Wow – there are so many talented children attending Darfield Busy
Bumbles. We had lions jumping through hoops, clowns, acrobats,
elephant trainers and so many more entertaining acts, all
introduced by our very own Ringmaster.
Going, Going, Gone
This was a day that every child went all out for . The object of the
day was to earn Busy Bumbles Dollars by taking part in a large
number of challenges. All children earned $’s which at the end of
the day they could use to bid on items in the auction. This was so
much fun and no one went away empty handed!
And the next Holiday Programme will be here before we know it!
Stay tuned for another Programme full of fun, games, treats and
excitement to keep each and every child entertained and
occupied and happy 
Busy Bumbles ~ 817 Jones Road, Rolleston, PO Box 69201 Lincoln, Canterbury 7640
Ph (03) 347 3031
www.facebook.com/BusyBumbles ~ www.busybumbles.co.nz
VENUE NEWS
Hi, I’m Shona
I have been at Busy Bumbles about ten months now after
moving to the district from Gore a year ago. I have three
grown children so love working with children again.
Hi, I’m Tayla
I have been working out in Darfield since November and am
really enjoying it. I am currently still attending school at
Darfield and am hoping to further my education at Canterbury
University. I am originally from Oamaru but moved here
almost 12 years ago.
Hello
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
My name is Lynette and I have been the Supervisor at
Darfield Busy Bumbles since the venue opened two years
ago. Being before and after school care I was able to
continue in my work as a Teacher Aid until 6 months ago
when I was offered the position of Personnel Manager and
Holiday Program Coordinator in the Busy Bumbles office. I
am really fortunate to work for a business I hugely respect,
and still continue working with children which is my
passion.
My husband and I moved to Kirwee three years ago now
and love living in the smaller community. I have three
grown children (who are all now independent) and a
number of pets that I enjoy taking care of . These include
two cats, three dogs, three alpacas, 8 ewes and my
daughters 2 guinea pigs  !
Busy Bumbles ~ 817 Jones Road, Rolleston, PO Box 69201 Lincoln, Canterbury 7640
Ph (03) 347 3031
www.facebook.com/BusyBumbles ~ www.busybumbles.co.nz