News

Read the latest announcements about BeeKeepers After School Club & Holiday Play Scheme.

We've got a very full and exciting programme lined up for the summer holiday club this year. Some of the activities planned include making go-karts, inventing an outdoor Cardboard city, a "Space week" where we will be designing and making our own alien costumes, creating our own countries with unique flags, languages and food, plaster casting, shadowgramming and of course we couldn't forget the firm favourite of the water fight and water slide! Please see Julie for more details, including booking forms and a weekly timetable.

As you know, we now have a requirement for up-front payment at the time of booking the holiday clubs. We realise that payment up-front for the full six-week summer holidays may stretch the finances, so we suggest that if this would cause you problems, you present post-dated cheques at the time of booking (eg three post-dated cheques for each two weeks of the holidays) so that we are assured of payment, but so that equally the money is not all taken from your account at one time.
Again, please see Julie for further clarification if required.
Booking forms are available here and also from Julie. Deadline for booking of first week is Friday 16th July.

Geoffrey has recently completed training to enable him to become BK's Inclusion Coordinator. He and Katie have also gained a First Aid qualification. Congratulations!

Children in the May half term holiday club spent some time creating models and artwork for the Council's Fiesta 2010 event, with the fruits of their labours being displayed in St Sampson's Square on 5th June. A magical, mystical garden was created containing artwork from a number of children's clubs. Highlight of the BK efforts was a giant praying mantis, but there were lots of other beautiful creatures including bees, caterpillars, ladybirds, butterflies and grasshoppers. Well done to all the children and Staff - the display was stunning.

We held our AGM in BeeKeepers at 6pm Wednesday 28th April. Unfortunately only the Voluntary Committee Members were present, however the meeting went ahead, and the Annual Report was presented by Elaine, Beekepers Chair Person and the Annual Accounts presented by Rick, BeeKeepers Treasurer. Copies of the reports can be obtained from Julie.

Geoffrey has begun Inclusion training to become our Inclusion Officer. The course will help us to understand the implications of the disability discrimination act, how this impacts on the club as well as how to include children with disabilities in our setting.

May/June half term holiday club will include working with a local artist to take part in "Fiesta 2010". The children will be helping to create artwork to represent a magical, mystical garden, and the results of their work will be on display in the city centre.

For the Summer Holidays we require materials to build 'Soap box racers' aka Go Karts, such as wheels off prams, pushchairs, scooters etc. See see Julie if you do.

Please see Julie for Agenda. All parents welcome. We would also welcome new members to join the voluntary Committee to run the Club.

Monthly BeeKeepers Meeting 7pm Wed 24th March 2010.
Please see Julie for details.

We held our General Meeting on 24th February, where proposed fee increases were discussed. It was unanimously agreed to continue the plan put forward in 2009 to phase out the rate for a 5.30pm pick-up and move to a single, sessional rate from 3pm to 6pm. The sessional rates which will come into force from April 1st 2010 are therefore as follows:

Sessional rate, 1st child - £6.30

Sessional rate, 2nd child - £5.60

We currently have a vacancy for a full time member of staff. Please download and fill in the application form. We are keen to hear from people especially parents who would like to become members of Staff in helping and running BeeKeepers. Reductions in fees can be arranged. Please get in touch with Julie.