After School Clubs
Important Information:
Please read this letter carefully
Dear Parents or Carers,
Get your buckets and spades out, ready for a glorious summer! The summer holidays are fast approaching!
We really hope you have a wonderful time during the break and get to spend some time together as a family.
Before you know it the summer will have passed by in a blur and it will be time for the new academic year here
at Whitehall Park School.
I am sure that most of you already know me, but just in case you don’t, please let me introduce myself! I am
Debbie Cox, the Extended Schools Leader here at Whitehall Park School. My role is to ensure that we provide
our children with a wide range of fun and exciting extended school activities which includes before school
breakfast club, after school specialist provision and after school care. Please do take a look at our section of
the website to find out more about our extended school day.
The reason for my letter is to bring to your attention all the different clubs and opportunities that your child
might like to participate in. As well as some of the old favourites such as Spanish, Street Dance, Ballet and
Arts & Crafts, I have now also added a new Tag Rugby club as well as a new drumming club. Within this
information pack, you will find out a little more about each of the clubs on offer and how to go about booking
a space for your child. We would advise you to book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
After School Clubs will commence on Tuesday 13th September and finish on Friday 21st October except for
Reception who will start on Monday 26th September with half term the week beginning Monday 24th October
2016. Please note there is an INSET day on Monday 12th September 2016.
A summary of the After School Clubs and Care is as follows:
Extended School Club
Cost
Après School Club – including a £8.00 per session
meal
Time
15:30 to 17.00
Twilight Time – including a snack
17:00 to 18.00, except on
Fridays when After School
Care will finish at 17.00.
A further £4.00 for this session.
Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit for all sporting after school clubs. We always recommend
that a child keeps their PE kit in school each week, bringing it in Monday and taking it home on Friday
to be washed ready for the following week.
A meal will be provided for those staying for Après School Club, when pupils finish school at 15.30, they will be
collected from their classrooms by our Extended Schools leader and taken to the ‘Club Room’. Children will
then eat their meal, get changed into their Après School Club wear and their club will begin at 16.00 and finish
at 17.00.
For those children staying for Twilight Time; the pupils will gather back in the Club Room after their activity
and be provided with a snack. However, if you would prefer, the children are more than welcome to bring
their own favourite healthy snack along to these sessions.
After School Clubs
Method of Payment
As we are a cash free school school we ask parents to use our e-payment method to pay for school trips and
After School clubs. This can be done online using a very secure website called ParentPay.
Parents who use Childcare Vouchers (CCV) will pay as usual but you will need to send confirmation of the
amount paid to Marion [email protected]
If you would like your child to take part in any of the After School Activities but feel that you may need an
alternative payment plan, please email Debra Cox or pop into the office to organise this as soon as possible.
We do have a small bursary and donation fund that is intended to be sued to support families who find it more
difficult to pay for additional activities.
Please note, Après School Clubs are allocated on a first come, first served basis. You will need to book early
to avoid disappointment. Some groups can only run with a minimum number of children, if this number is
not reached then unfortunately the club will have to be cancelled. In order for us to finalise the numbers
and inform the relevant staff we would appreciate it if you could return the booking form and payment as
soon as possible. We ask that both you and your child commit to the clubs of your choice for the term as
there can be no refund once you have booked your club. Due to the difficulties in administering ADHOC
sessions, these will no longer be an option in the Autumn term.
Please see the copy of Terms and Conditions attached, you can also find these on the school website.
Please note if you have any outstanding balance from the previous term you will not be allowed to book for
the Autumn term extended schools clubs.
The deadline for returning your booking form will be Friday 15th July 2016
and we will confirm by email as soon as your child has been successful in
securing a place in After School Club.
Please do not make a payment until we let you know when Miss Marion
has put all the Autumn term links onto ParentPay, this will be in the form
of an email in September with details of how to pay and your personal
ParentPay activation code.
Can I take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic and hopefully, hot summer spending time with your loved
ones.
Kind Regards,
Debbie Cox
Extended Schools Leader
Whitehall Park School
After School Clubs
OUR APRES SCHOOL CLUBS
Day
Monday
Activity
Leader
Football
Year 1 & 2
Sam Ruff
Arts and Crafts
Reception, Year 1 & 2
Suzanne Asphall
Street Dance
Year 1 & 2
Performing Arts
Year 1 & 2
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
A.J
Miss Amy and Miss Hannah
Little Supernovas
Tag Rugby
Year 1 & 2
Stay and Play
Reception
Super Extended Schools Team
French
Year 1 &2
Claire Murat
Le Club Francais
Ballet
Year 1 & 2
Maria from Baby Ballet
Supersports
Arts and Crafts
Reception
Super Extended Schools Team
Performing Arts
Reception
Bongo Drums
Year 1 & 2
Advanced French
Year 1 & 2
Miss Amy and Miss Hannah
Little Supernovas
Multi –Sports
Reception
Film Club
Reception, Year 1 & 2
Spanish Club
Year 1 & 2
Football
Reception
Mr Stephen Payne
Les Coccinelles
SuperSports
Super Extended Schools Team
Miss Patricia Ibarra
Sam Ruff
After School Clubs
TWILIGHT TIME Twilight Time will
be led by our experienced Extended Schools Team. These sessions will be less formal than the Après
School Clubs, but still offer children a broad range of experiences which will appeal to their interests.
APRES CLUB DESCRIPTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION
Arts & Craft Messy Time – Ms Suzanne Asphall
The club will offer the children an experience and enjoyment in all aspects of art & design including painting,
papier mache, collage, textiles and 3-D modelling. Children will be encouraged to express themselves and to
be creative in a relaxed environment.
Football- Mr Sam Ruff
There are so many benefits of playing football, with one of the main ones being to increase their levels of
fitness and to teach them the importance of exercise. It is also great for promoting confidence and the ability
to work together as a team, transferable skills that they will continue to use and build upon throughout their
lives.
Street Dance – AJ
Using a variety of music, students of all ages can expect to increase their strength, fitness, flexibility, balance
and self-awareness in our fantastic new Street Dance classes. In addition to the physical benefits, dance
offers the opportunity for students to develop important life skills such as self-confidence, motivation,
independence and team work in an environment that is safe, engaging and enjoyable.
Performance Art – Miss Amy from Supernova and Miss Hannah
Let your child’s imagination explode with a different action adventure each week!
They’ll travel to mystical lands, boogie with baboons, tickle an octopus or even blast off into space.
Just about anywhere our imaginations take us!
Our classes incorporate action storytelling, music, props, drama, movement, games and plenty of giggles!!
Tag Rugby– Supersport
Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport in which each player wears a belt with two Velcro tags attached to it. The
mode of play is based on normal rugby with players attempting to dodge, evade and pass a rugby ball while
defenders attempt to prevent them scoring by “tagging” – pulling a Velcro attached tag from the ball carrier,
rather than full contact tackle.
Stay and Play – Extended School Team
This club is intended to ease the younger members of our Whitehall Park family into the After School Club
setting with lots of children led play full of fun and games such as Lego, puzzles, drawing etc.
Most children literally have to be dragged away!!
French- Miss Claire Murat
I use a fun approach to develop linguistic skills, introducing the children to the language and culture through
games, stories and songs. I also aim to encourage a positive and open attitude to learning languages in
general.
For all parents wishing to enrol for the first time for French Club there will be an initial one-off subscription of
£10.95 entitling each child to Le Club Francais membership, CD and songbook, stickers and certificate as well
as a promo code to access the fun and interactive website, Babelzone. Please make cheques payable to LE
CLUB FRANCAIS and write your child’s name on the back of the cheque and attach with your booking form.
After School Clubs
Ballet – Ms Maria Tennant
These dance lessons will involve exploring space, rhythm and musicality. This will be combined with basic
ballet movements to help with confidence and the enjoyment of dance.
Let your child shine and learn how to improve balance, coordination and performance while dancing
beautiful movements of ballet. Creative variations are combined with technique, posture exercises and great
music.
Advanced French – Les Coccinelles
These lessons are designed for those children who already speak French at home and will involve reading,
written and oral work with an emphasis on grammar, spelling and learning new vocabulary.
Multi Sports- SuperSports
Multi Sports is a fun and challenging way to introduce a variety of sports to young children. We aim to
develop their skills and confidence through a wide range of activities and games. Multi Sports is an excellent
starting point for a childs involvement in sport
Film Club – Extended Schools Team
The perfect end to the week, kick back and enjoy a film along with some popcorn, what better way to end
the week!
Spanish- Miss Patricia Ibarra
Learning a language can be lots of fun. Why choose Spanish as your new foreign language? It is the second
most spoken language in the world! Children will be exposed to the Spanish language and culture in a
relaxed and fun environment. Your child will pick up the Spanish language really easily and will be very
enthusiastic about the progress that they are making!
They will benefit from games, music, role play, storytelling, competitions and visual aids that will give them
real opportunities to show off their new skills.
Bongo Drums – Mr Stephen Payne
This is a fun introduction into the world of percussion, helping children to improve their co-ordination and
rhythm skills and cultivates an appreciation for team work and co-operation. They harmoniously bring
diverse people, instruments and musical styles together.
After School Clubs
BOOKING FORM FOR YEAR 1 and 2
Child’s Full Name: __________________________________________________________________
Child’s Class Teacher: _______________________________________________________________
I receive Childcare Vouchers
YES / NO
My Childcare Provider is _____________________________________________________________
How I would like to use my Childcare Vouchers ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Please clearly indicate the sessions you require for Après School Club and Care.
Après School Clubs and Twilight Time will begin on Tuesday 13th September and end on Friday 21st
October 2016, with half term the week beginning Monday 24th October 2016. Please note there is an INSET
day on Monday 12th September 2016.
Après School Club - 15.30 to 17.00
These sessions will be charged at a rate of £8.00 per session. Clubs on Mondays will run for 5 weeks and
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for 6 weeks.
Tick If Child to Attend
Day
Monday – Arts and
Crafts
Football
Street Dance
Tuesday – Performing
Arts
Tag Rugby
Wednesday-French
Ballet
Thursday- Bongo Drums
Advanced French
Friday –Film Club
Spanish
Total Cost
£40.00
£40.00
£40.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£48.00
£
Twilight Time – 17.00 to 18.00
Termly sign up will be charged at a rate of an additional £4.00 per session. Please remember After School
Club finishes at 5pm on Fridays, so there is no Twilight session on this day.
Tick If Child to
Attend
Day
Half term one
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
£20.00
£24.00
£24.00
£24.00
Total £
After School Clubs
BREAKFAST CLUB BOOKING FORM Year 1 and 2
Child’s Full Name: ____________________________________________________
Child’s Class Teacher: _______________________________________________
I receive Childcare Vouchers
YES / NO
My Childcare Provider is _____________________________________________________________
How I would like to use my Childcare Vouchers
______________________________________________________________________
Please clearly indicate the sessions you require for Breakfast Club.
Rise and Shine Club will begin on Tuesday 13th September and end on Friday 21st October 2016
with half term the week beginning Monday 24th October 2016.
Rise and Shine Club - 07.45 to 08.55
These sessions will be charged at a rate of £3.00 per session. Rise and Shine Club will run on
Mondays for 5 weeks and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for 6 weeks.
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
£
Tick If
Child to
Attend
Half term
£15.00
£18.00
£18.00
£18.00
£18.00