Oct Newsletter & Holiday Visual Guide 2014

Oct 2014

West Sussexs’ Leading Playwork Company New Exciting New Offers TicTocPlay.com Finally we have done it, after so many parents Here is a sneaky glimpse asking us for a durable top that can teaser of our new website being withstand the Tic Toc developed as we speak. treatment. We are pleased to Fingers crossed, it'll be live very offer a lovely ‘colour me in’ soon. Don’t worry, no changes style T-shirt for the fantastic have been made the web address sum of £9.95 the T-shirts come itself, so your still be able to find with durable fabric pens. Just ask everything you need at TicTocPlay.com. We will be able in club, send us an email at to offer so much more on our website, such as booking info@tictocplay.com or order sessions, looking at recent from our new website in October. updated photos, finding the relevant information Facebook Competition you require quickly and Win a £25 Amazon Voucher by Oct Half Term, check without fuss. We can’t out of Facebook page for more details at wait to show it off. www.facebook.com/tictocplay New Special Touch’s Over the past couple of months we have been trying to think of ways of improving the children’s first experiences of Tic Toc, so since August we have introduced two new things for us to help settle in the new children coming into club. The first is, the children now receive in the post before they start a Tic Toc welcome pack. This pack contains a little information pack, a fun activity and a free gift. The second is, in club on their first day, they receive at the end of their session a ‘First Day Card’.

This card shares information with the parent / carer about their child’s first session with us.

Last Minute Dash Please, can you call the office on (01903 536637) if you want your child to club last minute. Emails are not reliable, especially if we transport your child to their club we need to know when they are coming.

New Fairfield Opening Times From September 2014 were are pleased to announce that we have introduced a new start option of 7am and a later optional closing time of 6:30pm, just email the office at bookings@ticticplay.com to enquire further.

Breakfast Club 7:00am - £8 7:30am - £6.50 (no change) 8:00am - £5.50 (no change)

Afterschool Club 4:30pm - £10.00 (no change) 6:00pm - £12.00 (no change) 6:30pm - £13.00

Paying us over the phone We can now take credit / debit card payments over the phone (and soon on our new website) hooray! A £1.50 fee applies.

‘Really enjoyed the summer club, all the trips were the best’ Lenny Dyson, Aged 9 Art Work Of The Month Rodrick Muriro from our Fairfield Afterschool club is this month’s lucky winner. We love his beautiful kite, he was so proud that he made it all by himself from scratch. Well done Rodrick it’s fantastic.

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Who’s Who!!!

Laura joined the team at Tic Toc Play in June 2013, she has been working with children since she was 19, starting out in a nursery in Hove. Coming from a large family, with 3 younger siblings, she has always felt her career should be working with children, gaining a Level 2 NVQ in Early Years Childcare and Education. Playwork became important to Laura, and after working at three different afterschool clubs and the Brighton Play Bus club for a couple of years, she learnt a great deal about Playwork and its underpinning theories and gained a Level 3 NVQ qualification in Playwork. She is very passionate about children getting the right to enjoy play and love a good discussion on the subject. Laura also works as a Midday Meals Supervisor at Sompting Village Primary School, so knows a lot of the children at the school! She has also recently gained a foundation degree in Playwork with Merit from Brighton University. In her spare time, she loves to read, listen to music, garden, and also DJ’s in Brighton clubs as a hobby. She lives in Sompting with her partner and his young daughter, their three cats and three chickens :)

Sompting Summer Holiday Recap Where do I start? over the summer holiday we’ve had a blast. We did so much every day, where do I start. Week one started with such an array of beautiful music, followed by an array of fantastic activities.

Week two, we made some yummy treats, we experimented with paint and lots more.

We made great mud pies, built dens and climbed trees. We had a visit from the Sussex Music Workshop, where we got to make the most amazing music using junk objects.

We made so much mmmmm……….. music! (load scary sounds) the kids had a great time. We also had a visit from Joe the Mini Beast’s guy from a company called Zoo Lab, Joe talked to the children about lots of different insects and they even got too hold loads too. The corn snake was a favourite even if it was a little scary.

Week 3, was a whirl wind of adventure. We started with some arts and crafts and races on the go-karts. We then we all ventured out to Broadwater Green in Worthing for National Play Day, we celebrated our favourite day by visiting all the stands and stalls around the green, the children got to dance in the arena, play in the police car (sirens as well), shoot penalties, try out fitness equipment, cover a real car in wallpaper paste & newspaper, had a giant foam fight and a million goes on Tic Toc’s coconut shy. We had so much fun the kids and the adults didn’t want to leave. We also went to Drusilla’s this week, we got to meet some real life Meerkats, feed the parrots in the giant avery, and got to meet baby kangaroos, the children were fascinated walking through the bat cave.

Week 4, was a hive of activity, we made amazing dens in the trees and we watched the builders dig up the other playground. We got so messy outside with the paint bombs but making sweetie kebabs was the best activity by far. We took a trip to the beach and searched the rock pools for shrimps and crabs but playing games on the pier was great fun. We also took a trip to Knockhatch at the end of the week, we fed the animals, we went on the massive water slide, we rode the demon drop slide about a million times, we jumped on the giant pillows and splashed down the water run.

Week 5, just because it was our last week doesn’t mean we slacked, we went to Brooklands Park on Monday, all the children got to go and play in the fantastic park and get soaking wet in the paddling pool. We made yummy peppermint creams and had a foam party (more like a foam fight, hehe) and we also had Owls About Town come and visit us, the owls were amazing and the children were in awe when the largest owl flapped his wings over their heads. We finished the week with a street dance session which had all the children on their feet.

We had a marvellous time this summer, we saw and did so much! We really can’t wait for the October half term. To book a place now, just go to www.tictocplay.com & click on the holiday club button.

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How time flies by and in July we celebrated our yearly event “The staff Awards”. This was no mean fleet this year, as everybody had been brilliant. At the end of our yearly training session, we had all the staff together and what a motley crew we have lol! “only joking”. Brilliant photo that made. As staff were munching away on nibbles, waiting in anticipation for Linda to announce the winners.

Wow! This had been a hard decision but we felt we had chosen well, due to this we increased the number of awards because of their hard work for you and the children. Good luck to the others, as it could be your turn next year.

Well Done

Tracey is a Playworker at Hassocks breakfast club, she is a constant ray of sunshine, always first in and incredible hard working and always raring to go in the mornings.

Thank you Tracey.

Well Done

Lynsey is the assistant Play Leader at Sompting. She has undertaken loads of additional training while being with us, not only is she hard working but the kids adore her playful nature.

Thank you Lynsey.

We felt both our Play Leaders this year have shown a massive range of skills, a complete commitment to Playwork and have really made the most of the opportunities we have given them. Thank you so much Sharon and Laura.

Well Done

We wanted to say thank you to Tina who is dedicated to playwork and motivates the team through her inspiring In training sessions bring the best out of our 5 teams (clubs) and keeps them on their toes. To ensure each and every club runs smoothly making them the best clubs in West Sussex.

Well Done

Alan and Stella are fantastic and they are paramount to the successful mini bus service in Burgess Hill. Without their patience, flexibility and quick thinking we would be lost. They make the whole process look easy and effortless. Thank you Alan and Stella.

Outstanding mini bus & pick up service award

The most outstanding club award

Our Fairfield Breakfast Club was presented with this award for so many reasons, they are completely amazing at what they do. Their fantastic efforts every single morning is outstanding, through the fantastic array of activities they lay on and the special care and attention they give every child is exceptionally superb. Thanks so much Ann, Katie & Debbie.

Special acknowledgment for outstanding efforts

Tic Toc Play’s Awards 2014

Special acknowledgment for outstanding efforts

Demi is one of our Play leaders in Sompting holiday club and does an outstanding job at every holiday club, her efforts never tire and she is always putting her whole heart into everything she does.

Thank you Demi

Outstanding achievement in Breakfast club

Katie is a Playworker at Fairfield. She has nearly completed a level 2 in Playwork and has worked so hard on her course work and in club to accomplish this fantastic qualification.

Well Done Katie.

Well Done

Outstanding achievement in afterschool club

Well Done

Outstanding achievement in holiday club

Outstanding achievement in training award

Well Done

October Holiday Club

Opening Hours

8am-6pm Book Now At www.TicTocPlay.com At Sompting Village Primary School, White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU