Welcome to Jitterbugs!

Jitterbugs is a Christian music playgroup for children 0-5 years of age.

Our vision is for Jitterbugs to be a safe, nurturing and inviting place where children can play, make music, have fun and learn about the God who deeply cares for them.

It is run by volunteers who are members of St Barnabas’ Anglican Church Roseville East, many of whom are parents of young children themselves! All volunteers are required to comply by Safe Ministry guidelines and have a Working with Children Check.

Our program includes music time (with loads of instruments!), story time, craft, morning tea and free play.

It is held on Tuesday mornings 10.00am-11.30am during school term time, at the church hall of St Barnabas’ Anglican Church Roseville East. (83 Macquarie St, Roseville).

For more details please see below or feel free to contact: jitterbugs@stbarneys.org.au

Cost

There is no weekly fee for your child to attend Jitterbugs, but we do appreciate a voluntary gold coin donation to help cover costs of craft and morning tea supplies.

Registration

Before or upon your first time attending Jitterbugs, you will need to fill out an online registration form. This includes info such as contact details and allergies.

This can be found at the following link, here. Alternatively, there will also be a registration desk at the entrance to the church hall each week.  Paper copies will also be available for those who prefer.

What happens at Jitterbugs?
Each term will focus upon a central theme to help consolidate the children’s engagement and learning.
    1. Free play as people arrive and settle in
    2. Session 1 of music time
      1. – Focus on physical movement, encouraging following actions and dancing!
    3. Story time
    4. Session 2 of music time
      1. – Focus on playing instruments and sensory play e.g. silk scarves, ribbons
      2. – Parachute play
    5. Morning tea
      1. – Please bring a nut-free morning tea for your child
        – Please avoid foods which may pose a choking hazard for the little ones, such as grapes.
        – Adult morning tea will be served, with tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
    6. Craft and free play
    7. Pack away toys together

 

Keeping Jitterbugs happy and healthy

Parents and carers must supervise their own children while at Jitterbugs. While our volunteers would love to help where possible, they are not responsible for your child during the program.

Please do not bring your child to Jitterbugs if they are sick.

For the safety of everybody at Jitterbugs, please only take photos of your own child and be careful not to take photos of others. We are unable to monitor how those photos may be used, such as being posted onto social media.

Thank you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your child to Jitterbugs!