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Sports Bug Holiday courses run every school holidays at Le Rocquier School, St Clement and now as from 2009 Summer holidays at St George's School, St Peter. Sports Bug's most popular holiday activity is the 'Multi Sports Bug' activity, which is a registered Activity Club and is regulated through Child Care Registration. Any organisation or individual who intends to provide day care for school aged children up to the age of 12 years without the child’s parent being present, for reward, must be registered under the terms of the Day Care of Children (Jersey) Law 2002. As a registered activity club with Day Care Registration, part of ESC, parents can rest assured children who attend Sports Bug are in a regulated and monitored environment, where the quality of staff, premises and policies are of a high standard. The 'Multi Sports Bug' Holiday Course offers: Children aged 4 to 11 * Experienced, qualified, police checked and friendly coaching staff at a ratio of 1:5 * Hours of Fun and Games * Structured Activities such as Tennis, Football, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby, Basketball and Team games * Safe and Secure facilities * Certificates of achievement and special prizes Parents * Choice of hours whether it be morning, afternoon or all day * Flexibility to book any days you like and not to be committed to book a full week if you don't require it * Tax certificate Other Activities available in the Summer Holidays 2009: Skills Bug for 2 to 4 year olds Saturday Soccer Bug Club To see the activities that we offer click on Application forms and then the relevant holiday period. Information about the Activity Club
• Sports Bug is regulated by The States of Jersey Child Care Registration.
• All of our coaches have been checked by Jersey Child Care Registration and have been chosen by Sports Bug for their abilities to inspire, encourage, educate and empathise with children.
What you and your child can expect at the Activity Club
• When your child arrives they will be greeted warmly and made to feel welcome by the Sports Bug staff on duty at the time.
• At this point you will be asked to sign your child in and be given a special security number which you must quote when picking them up at the end of the session. This is for security reasons in case you need to ask a friend who we don’t know to collect your child.
• Your child will be given a name label so that the staff can get to know their names straight away. When they have been coming for a while and we get to know them then we may not give them a label.
• If Children arrive before 9.00 they can have a play with a variety of safe equipment on offer before the session starts at 9.00.
• On the first day all the Children will be given a brief guided tour of the facility to familiarize them with their surroundings before the session starts so they know where for example the toilets are.
• At the beginning of the day your child will be put in his or her age and ability related group. Each group is given a name chosen by that group sometimes according to what they had for breakfast.
• In a 3 hour period your child will experience approximately 3 different sports with lots of other type of activities mixed in.
• Throughout the week your child will have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of sporting activities such as Tennis, Football, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby, Golf, Basket Ball, Relay races, Athletics and other team games. The list is endless, varied and interesting.
• Children are encouraged to participate in all activities but not forced to. If they prefer to just do one particular sport then we will try our best to accommodate them depending on the nature of the groups at the time.
• If your child for any reason wants to have a rest and not participate at any time we provide a chill out area with bean bags, paper, pencils and colours etc for them have rest and take things easy.
• Children rotate from one activity to another in their group approximately every 45 to 50 minutes.
• Each group has at least 2 coaches to supervise the activities so there is always a spare person to escort children to the sports hall toilets or canteen. We never let any child go wandering off by themselves even if it’s a 10 metre journey.
• We appreciate that children dehydrate faster than adults so during the activities children are encouraged to drink plenty of water especially on a hot day.
• In between the activities the Children are encouraged to have a short break for about 10 minutes and snack where one or two members of staff will keep them occupied with a mind game such as eye-spy or guess the animal or person.
• Children staying all day will have an hour’s break and will eat their lunch in the canteen area or may have a picnic under a shady area of the facility.
Information for Parents and Guardians
• Drop off and Pick up in the Sports Hall which is Located to the left of the School as you drive in.
• You will be required to sign your child in and out of our care.
• For security reasons you will be issued with a number on arrival which must be quoted and verified by the manager before your child is released at the end of the session. This number will be constant for the week but may change on other weeks.
• If your child suffers from any potentially life threatening condition we may need more information including doctors number and medical records. You can give these details to us on the first day.
• Please check that we have two emergency numbers and that they are correct.
• Morning and all day sessions start at 9.00 however you may drop off at 8.30 at the earliest.
• Afternoon sessions start at 13.00.
• We cannot be responsible for your child before 8.30 as this is our time to get things ready for the day.
• Your child needs to bring enough healthy snack and non fizzy drink to keep them going for the period of time that they are at the Activity Club.
• Children staying all day are required to bring a packed lunch as well as snack and drink. An Icepack is a good idea for keeping everything cool.
• We do provide free bottles of water in case your child runs out so it is a good idea to provide them with a solid drinks container which we can keep filling up.
• Please make sure that all your child’s items including drink containers are clearly labelled. This is not only to avoid cross contamination but so that we can identify lost property and return it to the rightful owner.
• Please do not send your child to the activity club if they are ill in any way
• Please respect our times and collect your child on time
Things to bring
• Please note all equipment is provided.
• Please ensure that your child comes dressed in comfortable sports wear appropriate for the types of activities they will be involved with including trainers, shorts and T- Shirt warm track suit or similar. (No jeans, flip flops or sandals please)
• Children may bring rubber studded football boots, long socks and shin pads if they want to
• A change of clothes for younger children is a good idea just in case!
• A sun hat and Sun cream applied.
• A waterproof cagoule or similar in case they get caught in the rain.
• Please ensure your child comes with any medical aids they may be dependant on. (e.g. inhaler)
• Please supply your child with a drinks container with enough water or non fizzy drink to last the period of time they are attending. We will top it up with water when required.
• A healthy snack for 2 breaks if attending 3 hours sessions and 4 snacks and a packed lunch if attending all day sessions. Please supply an Ice Pack to keep snacks and drinks cool.
Things not to bring
• Please do not allow your child to bring things such as play stations, IPods or any other items that might distract them from the healthy physical activities we are trying to encourage them to do.
• We cannot be held responsible for any valuable items that they may bring and subsequently lose.
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