Gracehill Afterschool Ballymena had an interesting day at Media Training with MCC Computers. Gillian and Samantha joined Philip at MCC Computers on Monday 3rd June. Catherine and Ruth-Anne from McMillan Interiors in Cullybackey also were present.
Media Training at MCC Computers started with Philip explaining how to build a campaign. We need to set goals and be organized. We also need to spend time working on our media. Gracehill Afterschool Club does not need to use all forms of media. The Media Training with MCC Computers taught us to look at our strengths and weaknesses.
The essentials for our media are our website, which was set up by MCC Computers. Also blogging and social media e.g. Facebook. We also discussed the importance of producing leaflets. Sometimes its good to speak face to face and promote the Afterschool.
Media Training with MCC Computers showed us how to use words to promote our business. Photos and videos are a great way to show off Gracehill Afterschool Club. Our business can be found on PC, tablet and other forms of technology.
Gracehill Afterschool Club can be found on the internet or Facebook. Why not have a look at What we offer.
Summer Time Fun
During the months of July and August we at Gracehill Afterschool Club have arranged some fun. We are looking forward to school finishing. We will be having days out to W5 and Carnfunnock Country Park in Larne. The children will enjoy workshops about space at W5. At Carnfunnock we will have a lovely picnic and lots of fun in the fresh air.
Science Starz will make an appearance the first week in July. The children will take part in scientific experiments. Then in August we will finish off our activities with Mini Medics . Take a look at their website. Maybe in the future we will have a few doctors or nurses!
What a great time we had over Easter at Gracehill Afterschool Club Ballymena. The weather was good so we were able to get outside. We went to the garden to play and have fun. A great time was had hunting around for delicious Easter eggs. We found them hidden in trees and the grass and many different places. Team games and football were the most popular activities for outside in the beautiful surroundings in Gracehill village.
Also during the Easter Holidays we had a special visit. Flossy Treats, a local business in Galgorm, joined us at Gracehill Afterschool Club Ballymena to help us make very tasty Easter eggs and chocolate pizzas. After melting the chocolate the children got to choose between milk or white chocolate. We were very lucky to be able to choose both. It was a hard decision which yummy sweets to put onto our chocolate creations!! We had the delight of eating all the leftover sweets. These definitely went down a treat. I wonder did many parents get to taste the beautiful chocolate?
During the Easter Holidays all the children had a helping hand in making lots of Easter crafts. Our beautiful display had butterflies, bumblebees, Easter eggs, flowers and a colourful rainbow. The children used paints, coloured paper and pens to make these lovely creative designs. The lovely weather got the children thinking of Spring and the colourful display reminds us of this.
Making buns and smores was also on the agenda for Easter at Gracehill Afterschool Club. The children made birds nest using shredded wheat, melted chocolate and topped off with Smarties mini eggs. An afternoon treat was making smores. We used digestive biscuits, chocolate spread and marshmallows. Everyone at Gracehill Afterschool Club agreed they were delicious!!
Gracehill Afterschool Club are looking forward to Easter at the holiday club Ballymena. Schools out which means fun time. We are excited to be having a visit from local business Flossy Treats on Tuesday 16th April. The kids will have fun making lots of chocolate treats to take home. All our kids from club are invited to this event. We cant wait to see how the chocolate pizzas turn out and more importantly, how they taste!!!
Everyone will also be busy during the holiday period making yummy birds nest buns with shredded wheat and chocolate and topped with mini eggs. We hope there will be plenty for staff as well. We will have a hunt around to see if the Easter bunny has left any nice surprises! There will be plenty of opportunities for Easter crafts. These can be displayed in the club or taken home from the holiday club Ballymena.
If the weather is good we will be outside playing our favourite games of rounders, football, tennis, either in the playground or the garden and getting lots of fresh air at the same time. Lets hope the sun makes appearance!!
To find out what else we do at Gracehill Afterschool Club check out What We Offer. You can also read an article Ballymena Today wrote about Gracehill After School Club. After a busy week of fun and excitement, we will then be closed Easter Monday and Tuesday. We reopen again on Wednesday bright and early at 7.30a.m.
If you would like any more information regarding the Gracehill Afterschool Club, or holiday club Ballymena, please feel free to call in at anytime. Gillian, Samantha or Sharon will be available to discuss any queries. You can also give us a call on 028 25638099 or email us at office@gracehillafterschoolclub.com.
