Schools Out Parents Notebook
Parents notebook T e page where we talk to you and you talk to us
WINNER OF THE BAILIFFSCOURT SPA COMPETITION IS ANNOUNCED…
Many thanks to everyone who entered the competition with some funny, sad and very good reasons why they should spend a night at the enchanting Bailiffscourt hotel in East Sussex. It was a tough decision but we chose Yvonne Hopkins for her honest, funny and realistic summary of a mum’s need for some time out…. “Homework left in kitchen, hubby SAD, legs hairy, need TLC”
BOOK OFFERS
“First Eleven Book Offer for dyslexic children” Help is on hand for parents of bored but bright, dyslexic children who have a reading age a couple of years below their chronological age. Barrington Stoke publishes books for dyslexic and reluctant readers designed to interest older children but written more simply to encourage them to
Reading Chest The inspiration of Liz Walker, a former teacher and mum. UK’s first through-the-post book rental service, is based on UK Schools’ official reading schemes for children 4-9 yrs. Familiar colour bands enable parents to select suitable books from a wide range of approved reading schemes. Membership from £9.95 a month.
www.readingchest.co.uk,
GOING UP NORTH?
The Edinburgh International Science Festival is offering summer science camps for children aged 8-12 interested in different aspect of science and technology, including light and sound, chemistry, electricity and space. Camp dates: 11-15 July and 19-22 July
www.sciencefestival.co.uk
Munro bagging More adventurous families will enjoy hill-walking and Munro bagging. See the Mountaineering Council of Scotland for safe and family-friendly hill-walking and mountaineering adventures
www.mcofs.org.uk/ kids.asp
Two places to stay in the LAKE DISTRICT email
info@kelletholdhall.co.uk or
info@gnap.fsnet.co.uk
Summer ideas
Summer Camps: ● Altitude Camps in Verbier, Switzerland provides children aged 3-16 with Language (English, French, German and Spanish ) or Mountain Adventure Camps, June to August. Day or residential courses for fire building, climbing, biking, and hiking.
www.altitude-
camps.com/
STOP PRESS
Desperately seeking help or
part-time work?
Mums looking for a wife, a PA or book-keeper?
First Eleven is setting up The Coffee Shop
Mums and dads can offer a few hours a
day or find someone to help them. www.
firstelevenmagazine.
co.uk/coffeeshop
email ads to editor@ firstelevenmagazine
.co.uk
read. Described as “outstanding’ by The Times, Barrington Stoke is offering a 20% discount on a first order made by FIRST ELEVEN parents or school. Quote the code BS14 when you call and get your school to do the same. To place your order please call Barrington Stoke on 0131 225 4113. Offer ends 8/7/11). To find out more about our books visit
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk FE FAVOURITE WEBSITE…
First Eleven’s pick of websites for this month is the WEEKLY WRINKLE which has signed up over 2,000 customers since launching a year ago. Parents worried about tutors or gap years can read first-hand views from parent’s or pupil’s. Try Warriors if you are pulling your hair out about their gap year. If you feel they need an academic leg-up this summer look for “how brainy are your children”.
www.weeklywrinkle.com
Easyhaler defies playground bulliies
More Books… On the subject of bringing up children here are a few more guides…
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish who won the Mumsnet ‘Best Parenting Book’ for 2011 and are currently on Amazon’s bestsellers’ list. This is a straightforward guide to communicating with your children. It could prove a lifeline during the summer holidays when the children are home 24/7. £13.45 from Faber and Mazlish.
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Your Daughter: A guide for raising girls by The Girls’ Schools Association Raising a daughter has never been easy and with the rise in cyberbullying, eating disorders and other 21st-century worries, it can seem daunting. But Your Daughter: A guide for raising girls has consolidated the best advice from the website
www.mydaughter.co.uk provided by a group of specialists in girls’ education and well-being.
Asthma is the most common long- term condition in childhood, affecting on average 3 in every classroom. Children are reluctant to use inhalers and attract the attention of playground bullies but easyhaler available on prescription from GPs is so small that a child as young as six can use it discreetly.
PS don’t forget Father’s Day on 19th
June
Please send your news and views to editor@ fi
rstelevenmagazine.co.uk or write to The Editor, First Eleven Magazine, Chelsea Magazine Company, 26-30 Old Church Street, Chelsea London SW3 5BY
www.fi rstelevenmagazine.co.uk
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