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etta166

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  1. You can use an unregistered caregiver, but I think the rate is different and lower. The amount that you will get reimbursed is much less than what it will actually cost you. The booklet that you get sent when you accept the summons has all the detials in it that you need. I used a combination of a registered nanny and family/friends to provide childcare for me. Both were accepted and I reimbursed to some extent.
  2. It will be fine. Your 5yo can watch/read/play games on a tablet or the on board system. 16 mo will probably need to get up and walk about a bit, but unless you have turbulance and seatbelts on all the way that should be fine. The best advice we were given was to wrap up a number of small gifts (poundland toys etc) and given them out every couple of hours or so. Also, limiting sugar intake helps too.
  3. It sounds like a lot less than my son had in reception. He had 2-3 book changes a week (the third being if the parents asked for a new book for the weekend). Most children read with the teacher once a week and TA/volunteer once a week. Those needing more support read with a teacher/TA daily. In general, though, it doesn't really matter what happens in reception as long as you read with and to them them at home, and enjoy books together. I didn't start learning to read for myself until I was over 6, because that's when I started school. Like others have said, library books, online subsciptions like Reading Eggs etc are all good ways to enjoy reading and to learn to read. My son loves reading, especially fact books, and is an avid reader of comics too now. I subscribe to the view that any type of reading is good, and that you may have to try a variety of different material to find one that your child gets on with.
  4. inthewoods Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The majority of streets around Herne Hill have > only restriction between 12 and 2 so drop off and > pick up can be done easily by car. As a resident on one of the nearby streets, I think "easily" might be on overstatement. The traffic at school drop off is horrendous, parking is very limited at that time in the morning, and there are lots of commuters and other school children walking along the main road and side roads at that time in the morning, making driving around the local area quite challenging. CPZ consulations are also in progress in the area in a number of roads to change the current setup. I wouldn't want to try to park there every morning, I'd find it quite stressful. But I hate drivning, so maybe it is just me...
  5. I wanted to give up playing the cello at about 12, my parents let me and I'm happy they did. I recently started learning to play the piano as an adult, but I have no regrets about giving up music as a teenager.
  6. Possibly different boroughs are different. Southwark only does automatic acceptance if it is your first choice. And you could accept or decline online when I last logged in on offer day, but that may not be true now.
  7. snowboarder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did you not have to do it by the 30th April? I think you need to contact the school directly now? Or at least phone/email the council. There was a deadline for accepting places, but I don't know about declining them.
  8. gemo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd be interested too, I've got two under 2 with > me full time and would love to get back in shape > but can't figure out how to do it with them both > around. Great idea! Not to hijack this thread, but I found that you can run/cycle with 2 if you get a double bike trailer/buggy thing. I found it a good way to get in shape and we also went further afield for groups as well. http://www.asadventure.co.uk/croozer-trailor-kid-for-2-A415C42002?channel_code=544&id_colour=2998&product_code=91854435&utm_medium=google_uk&utm_source=catalogue_shop&gclid=CjwKEAjw65GqBRCj3fLFwK2SpWoSJABa3E3cFNKoGJbcC_Dz_Blzsu4dhOylJo-uBJYIhDzU0DX_ARoCzDvw_wcB this one had a hammock for babies, so you can use it from quite young. If there had beed a class like this then I would have done that too!
  9. It sounds like your school doesn't have the best set up, to say the least. But, from their perspective, they are trying to get hundreds of children to look after a host of almost identical items. There isn't a lost of spare time in the day for anything, let alone sorting out lost property. Even if it is labelled, it may well be labelled with the name of a sibling, or have last year's class on it. It isn't easy to reunite lost clothes with their owners. Our school puts eveything into two huge boxes near the office, and each class room also has a lost property box. You can look thought it at the start/end of any day. As far as I know, it is only removed at the end of terms. Most parents I know tend to collect anything labelled with the name of children they know and bring them back to the classroom. It is a huge job, though. I mostly direct my efforst to reminding my children to keep track of their stuff, on the grounds that prevention is better than a cure. Having said that, I have collected a boy with no shoes or trousers before now :)
  10. If you're looking at hayfever-like symptoms, the easiest thing to do is to buy and OTC antihistamine and speak to a pharmacist. The symptoms should clear/reduce if it is an allergy and then you have a reason for your GP to refer. This is the route my GP took with my LO, but in the end the anti-histmine improved the sypmtoms enough that I didn't think we neede a referral. The most likely candidate in our case was the cat... so we just minimise contact, don't let the cat in her room and it's all working fine several years down the line. No more asthma-like symptoms or hospital admissions since.
  11. Ergo on the back will last you up to the max weight (I think 15kg, or about 3 years old) I found that much more convenient than a backpack type carrier.
  12. My son's school is arranging an asessment for him, but you can do it provately as well if you prefer. He has been waiting for about a term for the assesment now, but I am not too bothered about if/when he has one as the school seems to be supporting him well regardless.
  13. Yes, you can. Your description of your son is pretty much how I was at that sort of age (8 or 9 in my case, although I also had a terrible imagination and hated creative writing of any kind, and could not pick out letters from words). I was eventually diagnsed as having moderate dyslexia, but good coping strategies for reading. Dyslexia is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of different problems, so I think it would be worth talking to the school about strategies they use woth other dyslexic children and then seeing if they can work for you too. Ultimately, though, typing may prove to be much more useful than writing and he is old enough to learn to touch-type. In terms of learning to write, I eventually developned very neat writing when I started to learn handwriting again at about 11/12 and had the ability to do it well by then. Bishberro Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the reply EDMummy. No he has no hyper > mobility. I didn't think dyslexia was the problem > because he has no issues with maths and reading at > all - he can track sentences, read the letters ok > etc. Can you still be dyslexic and just have > writing issues?
  14. landsberger Wrote: > > There is a legal limit of 30 children per teacher > in an reception class and this limits the powers > of an appeal panel hearing your appeal. They can > only consider: > My son's reception class went up to 31 after a late admission mid-way through the autumn term, and the school explained to us that they can go up to 34 in exceptional circumstances (e.g. multiple birth group, SEN or social need for a child arriving mid-year, etc.) I don't think it happens often, but infnat classes can and do go over 30.
  15. As a word of caution, the year my eldest started school, I was given on "furthest distance" by the school office of one school, another on the day of the tourof that school and a third one when I asked for clarification. It does not seem to be an exact science... They differed by several hundred metres from the smallest to the biggest answer that I got. Also, it is hard to predict from year to year. Based on the experience on my road, the furthest distance offered on the first round for DVIS seems to be about 200-250m bigger than the last distance after the waiting list and appeals last year. That seems like a huge variation in one year. andsberger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sarah9999 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Does anybody know yet when the distance > > information for this year will be available? > > > > > > thanks Sarah > > You can get the distance information for the > community schools already from the admissions > team, IIRC, but bear in mind > > a) this does NOT include the VA schools or > academies as they control their own admissions > (this point seems to be missed by many) > b) the distances are provisional, as admissions > are still admitting lates/appeals etc > c) the distances can vary massively depending on > how many siblings there are in the school. So 250m > or less from the school gate may pass muster one > year but only 100m the following year.
  16. Helga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you Henry. Like you said, it is a no man's > land and these are the families that are being let > down by the current system. What always suprises me is that the current system can work like this. Why can't the catchement areas be drawn to stop certain people (me included) from having a genuine choice of 3+ schools and you having none? It would be better to skew the intake of certain schools to make sure that all areas are covered by at least one close school, even if that means reducing choice for others. I hope you can sort out a school that you are happy with, or find an alternative that suits your family.
  17. I filled it in this year with only one option (for a sibling place at our closest school). The online form alerts you to the fact that you haven't filled in all six options.
  18. In your place I wouldn't pay the tem's fees... It would be PR suicide for the school to pursue the "debt", so I can't see them doing it even if you were meant to decline the place last week instead of this week. Making you commit before the state school places are announced is a calculated move to keep th deposits of those hedging their bets, anyway.
  19. Ditto! Only brother, in our case. BellendenBear Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hooray! 2nd daughter will be joining her sister at > the utterly wonderful Bessemer Grange. Look > forward to meeting some of you at the picnic. When > my first daughter started we also had weekly play > dates in Sunray Gardens over the summer, hopefully > we can do something similar this year.
  20. I like the Connecta and travel Ergo for travelling, and had a Ergo Original for day-to-day use. I still use the Travel version now, because it can pack away small for when my toddler is walking, and fit in my rucksack with all the other kid's stuff. If you can get to a sling library or a sling meet, you can try lots of different options.
  21. My second brought a train set with her, which my older child immediately questioned as to how it had fit in my tummy with the baby! The youngest brought her older siblings the Octopod. Both times I chose toys that would engage the older one(s) for long enough for me to feed/change the new baby.
  22. Gubodge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Being a slack modern parent I'm very pleased that > there's a way to avoid that stage completely. It's > allowed my daughter to teach herself to ride with > no involvement from me other than an occasional > injunction to try using her brakes rather than the > nearest wall to slow down. That's progress for > you. :)
  23. You can walk up from P4 bus stop on the south circular, and take bikes up into the wood. The Horniman bus stop is also close by. I've never tried driving there, but it is easily accessible by public transport/bike.
  24. My older two children managed it fairly quickly (30 mins or so of practise) and no stabilizers in sight at 4 years old and 2.5 years old. The most amazing transition I've seen was my neighbour's 4 year old son who asked to borrow my daughter's bike in the park one day and just pedaled off... He'd had a balance bike for 6 months but had nver been on a pedal bike before.
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