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Activities
We
are very aware that children have very busy, structured school days
so we offer a choice of both indoor and outside play activities. Our
philosophy is to encourage independence of thought and action by
allowing children to make their own decisions and reach their own
conclusions, within firm boundaries of good behaviour.
We provide a wide range of activities
for the children and work hard to make sure there is always
something that will interest everybody. Resources are provided to
reflect a balanced view of the world and an appreciation of the rich
diversity of our society, provided through our anti - discriminatory
framework. Although we do have televisions, computers and
playstations, we feel these are activities that the children can do
at home, so we prefer them to take part in other more sociable
activities. The following list gives you an idea of the range of
activities we provide:-
Painting, sticking, playdough, clay , messy activities e.g. shaving
foam, cornflour and water, drawing, chalks, sewing and threading,
Lego and Duplo, Knex, board games, chess and draughts, dressing up,
let's pretend, cars and garages, trains, tents and dens, dolls and
prams.
We are very keen on outdoor play and go out side in all weather
conditions, so please
send warm clothing, rain coats or sun hat and sun cream depending on
the season. If the
weather is too bad for us to play outside, all the clubs have access
to the school halls for
energetic games.
Some of the activities available outside are;-
Bats and balls, hoops, skipping ropes, stilts, sand and water,
football, rounders, tennis,
cricket, hockey, organised games, swing ball, tig, cars, big trucks,
painting and chalks.
Before each holiday along with your newsletter and holiday booking
form, you will also receive an activity sheet giving details of any
special activities or themes that have been planned. Some of the
holiday activities may come with an optional extra charge (e.g.
football coaching,) need booking separately (e.g. fish and chip
lunch) or need you to send additional equipment (e.g. wheels day or
water day) so please make sure that you read everything carefully.
Recent popular themes have included:-
Sport's Coaching, visits from people of local interest e.g. RNLI and
Railway Safety, Arts and Crafts, Make your own Lunch, Medieval
Times, and Holidaying on a Cruise Ship.
Your children are very welcome to bring their own toys to the club
but The Grange Partnership and staff cannot take any responsibility
for them and cannot look for 30 lost items at the end of each
session! Please name everything your child brings and make sure they
know how to look after them carefully.
If you require any more information please fill in our information request form
here...
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