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Page 3 Geraint Jones Promotes children’s health with Catch CricketPage 4 Folkestone Academy Primary Wheelchair Basketball workshop
Page 5 Primary Science scheme of work for September’s new curriculum
Page 6 All Souls Chocolate Tea Party
Page 6 K College 1st & 2nd in Painter of the year heat
Page 7 Trouble with Transportation
Page 7 University of Sydney found out that Vaccines not linked to Autism
Page 8 Private Nurseries Should look to hire graduates
Page 9 Careers fair sets students up for a brighter future
Page 10 Get outside for a summer of Fun
Page 11 Forest School: Classroom without walls
Page 11 Win a Family ticket to Wildwood!!Page 12 Folkestone Party Mascots enjoy working with schools and nurseries
Page 13 Teen Star Sensation set for success
Page 13 BBC ten pieces brings classical music to new generation
Page 14 Health and your child
Page 15 Local Schools joining the food revolution
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Page 3 Geraint Jones Promotes children’s health with Catch CricketPage 4 Folkestone Academy Primary Wheelchair Basketball workshop
Page 5 Primary Science scheme of work for September’s new curriculum
Page 6 All Souls Chocolate Tea Party
Page 6 K College 1st & 2nd in Painter of the year heat
Page 7 Trouble with Transportation
Page 7 University of Sydney found out that Vaccines not linked to Autism
Page 8 Private Nurseries Should look to hire graduates
Page 9 Careers fair sets students up for a brighter future
Page 10 Get outside for a summer of Fun
Page 11 Forest School: Classroom without walls
Page 11 Win a Family ticket to Wildwood!!Page 12 Folkestone Party Mascots enjoy working with schools and nurseries
Page 13 Teen Star Sensation set for success
Page 13 BBC ten pieces brings classical music to new generation
Page 14 Health and your child
Page 15 Local Schools joining the food revolution
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Ashes winner Geraint Jones is hoping to see lots of Kent'skids catch the bug of playing cricket for the first time. As ofMay, Catch (Children Actively Taking part in Cricket; Havingfun) Cricket will see the first of their first twelve centresopen across Kent, bringing the fun of cricket for 2-11 yearolds.In an innovative new venture, the Kent and Englandwicketkeeper is looking to get as many of the localcommunity involved with the initiative thatwill bring indoor cricket to towns and citiesright across Kent. Recruiting around 50new people to run their centres acrossKent, Jones will be actively involved inbringing cricket to all section of thecommunity, adopting the Catch Cricketphilosophy or being 100% active, 100% ofthe time. With obesity rates on theincrease, the father of two wholives near Sandwich wants to get childrenactive whilst having fun.The 37 year old has joined Catch Cricketas their Director of Cricket and is excitedabout what lies ahead: "It's an exciting timefor me to be part of Catch Cricket. I'm keento see boys and girls in Kent getting into cricket."Coming and joining in a Catch Cricket sessionwill provide the child with a great time, learncricket skills and meet lots of new friends."One of the unique selling points of CatchCricket is that itencourages mums and dads to get stuck inand take part in the sessions too, gettingthe whole family active.The Catch sessions will run over six andtwelve week terms with the emphasisstrongly on having fun and for Directorof Operations, Stuart Bell, the ethos isabout getting kids active:“The programme is currently unique to Kent& we are delighted to have such luminaryambassadors actively involvedwith us (Dame Kelly Holmes, Darren Stevens,Azhar Mahmood and Jack Green ).”All five centres areo p e n b e t w e e n9-11am on Sundaymornings and youcan turn up andexperience theexcitementforyourselves,whilst the first 10people to bookat each centre willbe given a signedmini bat by GeraintJones MBE.
England International
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health in Kent
To find out about the centres opening acrossKent and to learn more about Catch Cricket,visit their website: www.catchcricket.com
Primary SchoolsW h e e l c h a i rB a s k e t b a l lWorkshopFour primary schools from Shepway tookpart in a wheelchair basketball workshophosted by The Folkestone Academy.• Lydd,Hythe Bay, Stella Maris and HighviewPrimary Schools spent the morning sessionworking with Academy Sports Championslearning how to play wheelchair basketballand finished the afternoon session off witha tournament between all schools.The workshop also welcomed a specialguest.• Alistair McKean, a Paralympic goldmedallist in rowing who visited the Academylast November, returned to work with theSports Champions for a second time.Together they coached the primary schoolchildren on skills and techniques inwheelchair basketball.Mrs Louisa Eede, Head of Key Stage Five andCommunity Sports at the Academy,organised the event with funds donated byan Inspire Bid from Kent County Council.She comments: “Following the 2012 Olympics,we are striving to continue the sporting legacythat the Olympics left and with grants such asthe one from the Inspire Bid we hope to be ableto engage younger children as well as our ownstudents and develop new sports such aswheelchair basketball.• Our thanks go to AlastairMcKean for helping us create a really fun day.”
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In addition there is an•assessment grid on whichteachers can record the achievements of childrenthroughout their studies of any of the units.The Scheme of Work has been written by AndrewBerry, who formerly worked as a KCC PrimaryScience Adviser.• Andrew•is the main author behindthe current•scheme which•has been•used tosupportthe learning of science for the past 7 years in manyschools throughout the UK.• This new scheme hasbeen designed to support teachers with deliveringthe new science curriculum which is due to startin September 2014.
Primary Science Schemeof Work - Are you readyfor September’s newcurriculum?The new scheme consists of 28 units of work for KS1 andKS2; one for each of the aspects of the new primaryscience curriculum.• Each unit contains the following:
Activities for children to do Clear learning intentions Ideas about how to engage children in their science Preparation suggestions -•this will include information
about how the outdoors can be used to support thechildren's learning
List of resources linked to every activity Key science background information for teachers Key scientific vocabulary Names of scientists who are important to that area of
science Guidance on which aspects of Working•Scientifically
(currently known as "Scientific Enquiry") can becovered
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All Souls Primary held a ‘BigChocolate Tea Party’. This was toraise funds for The Sick Children’sTrust. We sold cakes, hadcompetitions, ran tombola’s and heldraffles. The parents were invited to atea party in the hall and were askedfor donations for refreshments. The total we made was £455.00.
All Souls Children’sChocolate TeaParty!!!
1st and 2nd
Place for Kcollege in painterof the year heat:K College took the top two positions for thesecond year in a row in this year’s tightlycontested regional heat of theJohnstone’s• Young Painter of the Yearcompetition. The heat, one of eight across theUK, took place on Wednesday, 7th•May, at KCollege’s Folkestone campus. 14 students fromfive colleges across the south east had sixhours to complete a task involving drawing outa template from a schematic and then paintingit accordingly. K College’s Jamie Oliver, 21,came first for the second time in a row,followed by Mat Avery, also aged 21. Bothstudents are studying Level 2 Painting andDecorating, with Mat following theapprenticeship route. Jamie, who won acheque for £100, said: “I’m really happy to winthe heat for the second time. Going on to the finalin November will be another great opportunity forme and I’m really looking forward to it.” Mat; whotook away a cheque for £30 and the goody bagreceived by all the participants containing atape measure,set of paint brushes, a multi-tool, scraper andfilling knife; seemed relieved that thepressure was off, saying “I’m happy to have gotthis far”. James Surtees, one of thePPG/Johnston’s judges said;“The standard of work has been excellent – we’vebeen impressed with what we’ve seen. It’s nice tosupport the young people in our industry and tosee so many colleges take part. Thanks to Ivan,Bruce and the rest of the Painting and Decoratingdepartment for putting on such a well-organisedcompetition – this is the sixth year and they alwaysdo a great job.” Jayne Walker, CampusDirector, presented the awards and was highlyimpressed with the standard of work: “I’ve justfound out that some of the students are Level 1and, not to take anything away from the Level 2students, I couldn’t see the difference – you shouldbe very proud.”
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University of Sydneyfound that Vaccinesare NOT linked withautism: A new study involvingmore than a million children found noevidence of a link between childhood vaccinesand autism or autism spectrum disorder , theNHS reports: Researchers pooled the resultsof studies that have assessed the relationshipbetween vaccine administration and thesubsequent development of autism spectrumdisorder. No significant associations werefound between vaccinations and thedevelopment of the condition. The results ofthis study therefore suggest that there is noreason that parents should avoid having theirchild vaccinated because of fears that theirchild will develop autism after they areimmunised. "The findings of this meta-analysissuggest that vaccinations are not associated withthe development of autism or autism spectrumdisorder. Furthermore, the components of thevaccines (thimerosal or mercury)or multiple vaccines (MMR) are not associatedwith the development
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In an article written by TES - Privatenurseries in poorer areas should use extragovernment cash to hire graduates in abid to raise standards, research releasedtoday has shown. A University ofOxford study revealed that private,voluntary and independent (PVI) nurserieswere worse in poorer areas than theircounterparts in wealthy parts of thecountry, whereas state-funded preschoolswere as good, if not better, than thoseserving richer catchments. The report,called Quality and Inequality and publishedby the Nuffield Foundation, found thatwhere PVI nurseries employed a graduate,the "quality gap" was much smallerbetween rich and poor areas.The results led to researchers to call onproviders and disadvantaged areas to usethe new early years pupil premium to hiremore staff with a degree. •• The researchcomes after Sir Michael Wilshaw, chiefinspector,• warned that too manynurseries were not preparing children forschool• and it was the poorest childrenwho were most likely to miss out on earlyeducation. Sir Michael urged schools tobecome more involved in early years toensure children were better prepared forthe start of school. The study, led bySandra Mathers, a senior researcher atOxford University, looked at data from1,079 PVI nurseries and 169 maintainednurseries, using Ofsted grades and EarlyChildhood Environment Rating Scales. MsMathers said: “This research highlights thechallenges involved in ensuring that thechildren who most need good quality earlyyears provision actually receive it. "It isvital that we equip nurseries andpreschools with the tools and supportthey need to help disadvantaged childrenovercome the odds and reach their fullp o t e n t i a l . ”When looking at how well children’slanguage skills were supported, forexample, the researchers found thatchildren attending PVI settings in the most
deprived areas scored on average 9 per cent lower than thosein the least deprived areas. Language development is particularlyimportant for later school success and the report states: “Ouranalysis does indicate that the children most in need of goodquality support for language and literacy are least likely to receiveit, at least within the PVI sector.”Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of National Day NurseriesAssociation, said the majority of nursery provision was rated"good" or "outstanding" with experienced staff trained in earlyyears development. But she added: “Funding is a key issue fornurseries providing free entitlement with each place losingnurseries on average more than £900 per child per year. Thismakes it a challenge for providers, particularly in areas wherelocal authorities are paying very little per hour for freeentitlement, to afford to employ graduates." To overcomethese issues the government needed to look at overhauling thewhole funding system and make sure the money for freeentitlement was ring-fenced with the full amount going tofrontline staff, she said. “It is to be hoped the pupil premium,when it comes into force, will go some way to helping nurseriesin disadvantaged areas close the funding gap and employ morequalified staff,” Ms Tanuku added.
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Earlier in the month students at TheFolkestone Academy took part inthe Academy’s first Futures Fair, givingevery 12 to 16 year old an opportunityto work with national employers andleading universities aiming to exposethem to the many exciting areas ofwork and study that are available tothem. The event forms part of theAcademy’sapproachtocareerseducation,enabling students to pursue their interestswith the qualifications and experiencesthat are right for them. Giving themthe opportunity to talk to expertsabout their careers and what to expectfrom work, helps plan for their ownfutures. Workshops were ledby Microsoft,British Aerospace Engineering, TheRoyal Navy, The Royal Air Force,The British Army, Kent County CouncilMarine Development, The Universityof Kent and The University for theCreative Arts and CanterburyCollege.•Students were able to getinvolved in activities, work with expertsand take another step towards findingthe career best suited to them. Activitiesled by the universities and CanterburyCollege showcased a variety of areasof study including: Architecture, Robotics,Business Strategy, Sociology, Psychology,VehicleMechanics,Construction,Floristry,Animal Care, Game Design, Fashion,Politics and more.Mr Matthew Johnston, Higher Educationand CEIAG Coordinator at TheFolkestone Academy, organised theFutures Fair and was tasked with findingways of inspiring students by exposingthem to new initiatives which willmaximise their learning progression.He comments: “Anything that helps ourstudents to find their passion or a careerthat excites them is worth investing timein. During the event our students hadthe opportunity to do everything frombuild walls and assemble cars right throughto creating flower arrangements and takingpart in psychology experiments. Our studentslooked happy, intrigued, and motivated,and that makes this event a success inmy eyes.”
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In an article written by TES - Privatenurseries in poorer areas should use extragovernment cash to hire graduates in abid to raise standards, research releasedtoday has shown. A University ofOxford study revealed that private,voluntary and independent (PVI) nurserieswere worse in poorer areas than theircounterparts in wealthy parts of thecountry, whereas state-funded preschoolswere as good, if not better, than thoseserving richer catchments. The report,called Quality and Inequality and publishedby the Nuffield Foundation, found thatwhere PVI nurseries employed a graduate,the "quality gap" was much smallerbetween rich and poor areas.The results led to researchers to call onproviders and disadvantaged areas to usethe new early years pupil premium to hiremore staff with a degree. •• The researchcomes after Sir Michael Wilshaw, chiefinspector,• warned that too manynurseries were not preparing children forschool• and it was the poorest childrenwho were most likely to miss out on earlyeducation. Sir Michael urged schools tobecome more involved in early years toensure children were better prepared forthe start of school. The study, led bySandra Mathers, a senior researcher atOxford University, looked at data from1,079 PVI nurseries and 169 maintainednurseries, using Ofsted grades and EarlyChildhood Environment Rating Scales. MsMathers said: “This research highlights thechallenges involved in ensuring that thechildren who most need good quality earlyyears provision actually receive it. "It isvital that we equip nurseries andpreschools with the tools and supportthey need to help disadvantaged childrenovercome the odds and reach their fullp o t e n t i a l . ”When looking at how well children’slanguage skills were supported, forexample, the researchers found thatchildren attending PVI settings in the most
deprived areas scored on average 9 per cent lower than thosein the least deprived areas. Language development is particularlyimportant for later school success and the report states: “Ouranalysis does indicate that the children most in need of goodquality support for language and literacy are least likely to receiveit, at least within the PVI sector.”Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of National Day NurseriesAssociation, said the majority of nursery provision was rated"good" or "outstanding" with experienced staff trained in earlyyears development. But she added: “Funding is a key issue fornurseries providing free entitlement with each place losingnurseries on average more than £900 per child per year. Thismakes it a challenge for providers, particularly in areas wherelocal authorities are paying very little per hour for freeentitlement, to afford to employ graduates." To overcomethese issues the government needed to look at overhauling thewhole funding system and make sure the money for freeentitlement was ring-fenced with the full amount going tofrontline staff, she said. “It is to be hoped the pupil premium,when it comes into force, will go some way to helping nurseriesin disadvantaged areas close the funding gap and employ morequalified staff,” Ms Tanuku added.
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Earlier in the month students at TheFolkestone Academy took part inthe Academy’s first Futures Fair, givingevery 12 to 16 year old an opportunityto work with national employers andleading universities aiming to exposethem to the many exciting areas ofwork and study that are available tothem. The event forms part of theAcademy’sapproachtocareerseducation,enabling students to pursue their interestswith the qualifications and experiencesthat are right for them. Giving themthe opportunity to talk to expertsabout their careers and what to expectfrom work, helps plan for their ownfutures. Workshops were ledby Microsoft,British Aerospace Engineering, TheRoyal Navy, The Royal Air Force,The British Army, Kent County CouncilMarine Development, The Universityof Kent and The University for theCreative Arts and CanterburyCollege.•Students were able to getinvolved in activities, work with expertsand take another step towards findingthe career best suited to them. Activitiesled by the universities and CanterburyCollege showcased a variety of areasof study including: Architecture, Robotics,Business Strategy, Sociology, Psychology,VehicleMechanics,Construction,Floristry,Animal Care, Game Design, Fashion,Politics and more.Mr Matthew Johnston, Higher Educationand CEIAG Coordinator at TheFolkestone Academy, organised theFutures Fair and was tasked with findingways of inspiring students by exposingthem to new initiatives which willmaximise their learning progression.He comments: “Anything that helps ourstudents to find their passion or a careerthat excites them is worth investing timein. During the event our students hadthe opportunity to do everything frombuild walls and assemble cars right throughto creating flower arrangements and takingpart in psychology experiments. Our studentslooked happy, intrigued, and motivated,and that makes this event a success inmy eyes.”
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Get all the players to stand in a circle.Choose someone to bat first.The batter stands in the centre of the circle.The rest of the players take it in turns to bowl the ball, they aim to hit the“stumps” this area is the batter's legs below the knees.The batter must try and hit the ball away from for if he misses the ball, he cannotturn around to face another bowler.Instead the batter must not move his feet and so twist to try and defend his stumps.If the batters stumps are hit he is out.If the batter hits the ball and the ball is caught he is out.Once out, the batter is replaced by the player who bowled him out.
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Red Light Green LightOne player is the callerThe caller faces away from the other children,All the other children stand away.The caller calls out "green light", the children run mustrun forward when the caller calls out "red light", all thechildren must freeze. The caller turns round and if he catches anyone moving -even a tiny bit - they are sent back to the starting line.The first player to tag the caller becomes caller in the next round.
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Forest School - The Classroomwithout WallsThe book, “Last Child in the Woods – Saving ourChildren from Nature Deficit Disorder” by Richard Louvwas the catalyst for Clair Hobson & ScottWoolsgrove of EarthCraftuk CIC to re-train andqualify to develop a Forest School and professionalForest School training provision in Kent – noclassrooms, no buildings, not a PowerPoint or laptopin sight, with all training outdoors whatever theweather, in local woodland.Clair & Scott are passionate about all children beinggiven the opportunity to reconnect with the naturalworld and when they first discovered Forest Schoolthemselves some 7 years ago, were determined to
bring a qualityForest Schoolprovision toKent as it hadn’treached thecounty then.They wantedKent to catch upwith countiessuch asWorcestershire,
Shropshire, Essex, Somerset, Norfolk, Oxfordshire,Wales and many others – where Forest School is sopopular benefitting so many children and youngpeople, and therefore embarked on an amazingForest School journey themselves.The philosophy of Forest School is a specialised fullyinclusive ethos of learning run by qualified Level 3
Forest SchoolPractitioners/Leaders and basedon providingchildren andyoung people ofall ages andabilities withlong termr e g u l a r
experiences in local woodland throughout the year inall weathers (unless dangerous) over the seasons.Forest School focuses on processes rather thanproducts, allowing learners to develop at their ownpace. Through detailed observations of the learnersduring the sessions, skilled Practitioners can makejudgements on individual preferred learning styles andthen support these through providing additionalresources or facilitation. The process of Forest Schoolis a gradual transition from adult directed activities tochildren leading and controlling their own learning overtime.Forest School supports Emotional Intelligence – self-awareness; self-regulation; self-motivation; social skillsand empathy. It builds confidence, self-esteem andphysical skills. Promotes healthier lifestyles; a greaterunderstanding and awareness of the environment andgives the participant, the ability to recognize, manageand take responsibility for their own risks throughhands-on practical woodland learning experiences –giving time and space for personal development.
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Do you want to win a family ticket toWildwood?Design your very own woodland creaturemake it unique and give it a name.Go online to email over your effort orsubmit it via our website, we also have agreat background to draw or designyour creature if you want to use it youwill need to go towww.schoolnewsgroup.co.uk and click
on our competitions page to print ordownload it.Deadline for this epic prize is Sunday 17thAugust with the winner being contacted within48 hours of the judges decision. Get yourdesign hats on kids we will feature the winnerand some of the other entries in ourSeptember edition.
Email [email protected] and conditions are all on our websitewww.schoolnewsgroup.co.uk
Forest School - The Classroomwithout WallsThe book, “Last Child in the Woods – Saving ourChildren from Nature Deficit Disorder” by Richard Louvwas the catalyst for Clair Hobson & ScottWoolsgrove of EarthCraftuk CIC to re-train andqualify to develop a Forest School and professionalForest School training provision in Kent – noclassrooms, no buildings, not a PowerPoint or laptopin sight, with all training outdoors whatever theweather, in local woodland.Clair & Scott are passionate about all children beinggiven the opportunity to reconnect with the naturalworld and when they first discovered Forest Schoolthemselves some 7 years ago, were determined to
bring a qualityForest Schoolprovision toKent as it hadn’treached thecounty then.They wantedKent to catch upwith countiessuch asWorcestershire,
Shropshire, Essex, Somerset, Norfolk, Oxfordshire,Wales and many others – where Forest School is sopopular benefitting so many children and youngpeople, and therefore embarked on an amazingForest School journey themselves.The philosophy of Forest School is a specialised fullyinclusive ethos of learning run by qualified Level 3
Forest SchoolPractitioners/Leaders and basedon providingchildren andyoung people ofall ages andabilities withlong termr e g u l a r
experiences in local woodland throughout the year inall weathers (unless dangerous) over the seasons.Forest School focuses on processes rather thanproducts, allowing learners to develop at their ownpace. Through detailed observations of the learnersduring the sessions, skilled Practitioners can makejudgements on individual preferred learning styles andthen support these through providing additionalresources or facilitation. The process of Forest Schoolis a gradual transition from adult directed activities tochildren leading and controlling their own learning overtime.Forest School supports Emotional Intelligence – self-awareness; self-regulation; self-motivation; social skillsand empathy. It builds confidence, self-esteem andphysical skills. Promotes healthier lifestyles; a greaterunderstanding and awareness of the environment andgives the participant, the ability to recognize, manageand take responsibility for their own risks throughhands-on practical woodland learning experiences –giving time and space for personal development.
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Do you want to win a family ticket toWildwood?Design your very own woodland creaturemake it unique and give it a name.Go online to email over your effort orsubmit it via our website, we also have agreat background to draw or designyour creature if you want to use it youwill need to go towww.schoolnewsgroup.co.uk and click
on our competitions page to print ordownload it.Deadline for this epic prize is Sunday 17thAugust with the winner being contacted within48 hours of the judges decision. Get yourdesign hats on kids we will feature the winnerand some of the other entries in ourSeptember edition.
Email [email protected] and conditions are all on our websitewww.schoolnewsgroup.co.uk
It truly is such a magical job seeing the surprise on everyone's faceswhen a Character walks in, I don't think you could get a job whichis as much fun and thank you to everyone for supporting us andmaking it happen."A number of local schools and nurseries have used Children's PartyMascots services, ranging from having the Easter Bunny visitingSandgate Primary School, Cinderella visiting Greenfield's Nurseryand Mickey giving gifts to teachers in assembly at Seabrook PrimarySchool! The Character visits certainly give all the children somethingexciting to talk about when they get home!Speaking to "Cinderella" about her role she states "Being a Princessis such an amazing role to play, the children I visit are just in awe athaving a "real life Princess" at their party, and often the first thing Iget asked is if I have come all the way from my castle at Disney Land!Seeing their happy faces is just priceless and something I will alwaystreasure."All of the Characters and Princesses look forward to meeting youall soon, and remember to say hello if you see us out and about inFolkestone!"
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"Have you ever thought you wereimagining things when you saw a life-sizepig walk past your house? Well fear not, itwould have been just one of the manyCharacter Mascots from Children's PartyMascots!Celebrating their first year of business thisJune, Children's Party Mascots have gonefrom strength to strength since starting uptheir unique business, capturing the heartsof both children and adults alike and makingthat birthday extra special.They provide favourite look-a-likeCharacters such as Peppa, Minnie, Buzz,Fireman Sam plus many more, to comealong to birthdays, christenings, schoolfetes, summer fayre's and so on. They canoffer a simple "Door Knock" on themorning of your child's birthday or tocome along to their party to greet all thechildren and join in party games, and ofcourse capture all those importantphotographs! They are also available forcorporate events providing all of thecharacters for an event.Owner Emma Timmins states "It'sunbelievable how much we haveprogressed within our first year ofBusiness, we started with just Peppa &George and originally thought they wouldbe the only two Characters we wouldprovide, however we now have 10favourite Characters, plus special themedCharacters for Easter and Christmas.Recently we have also expanded and canprovide a Princess to come to your partywhich is proving very popular, especiallyour new Frozen Theme Princess Package!We are now also beginning to take thebusiness in a different direction and offermore services alongside the Characters,such as being able to provide sweet carts,glitter tattoo's and so on for birthdayparties.Hopefully within this next year of Businesswe will be able to expand even further, andit's all down to all the support given fromthe local people of Folkestone, not justthose who book for their Child's birthdayparties but also those organisations whohave booked us for the second summerrunning for events such as the Sandgate SeaFestival and all the local schools who useour services.
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TeenStar Sensationset for success:
A FOLKESTONESchool for Girlspupil is set to•perform•in front ofthousands at the NECarena in Birminghamlater this year.Victoria Bass hasbeen selected torepresent the southeast at the grand finalof national singingcompetition TeenStar,
which will be held at the 12,700 capacity venue in July.The 17-year- old is one of at least 20 finalists who willtake to the stage which helped start the•career•of singingsensation Birdy, as well as a number of X Factor finalists.Miss Bass, who is•studying•for her A Levels, said: “It’sjust overwhelming. I did not expect to go through, but Idid and I am so excited.“It’s such a brilliant opportunity. I could see all myfriends and family at the southern final and it made mea lot more comfortable ahead of the•performance.“The judges said that I was effortless and it was verycomposed. That meant a lot and although I am nervous,I am very excited.”Fellow Folkestone School for Girls• student, OliviaPlummer, is currently vowing for a wildcard place inthe final.
BBC's Ten Pieces brings classical music to new generation
The BBC has today announced a new initiative for UK primary schools thataims to inspire a generation of children to enjoy classical music and use it asa stimulus to their own creativity.
Ten pieces of classical music - some short, some selected extracts of longerworks - have been chosen to represent a range of western classical musicand provide good entry points into it. Children will be introduced to theworks through a specially made film that uses a mix of live action and animation that will be screened in UKcinemas in October 2014.
During the autumn term, children will then be asked to respond creatively to the music through their owncompositions, dance, digital art or animation. Six ambassadors - Nicola Benedetti, Alison Balsom, CerysMatthews, Laura Mvula, Julian Joseph and Catrin Finch will be going into schools to help children engage withthe project, and the BBC's Performing Groups will also be travelling across the country to give workshopsand perform the pieces. The BBC orchestras and BBC Singers will run a series of Orchestra Take Over daysand interactive celebratory concerts in schools around the country.
The tenth is a new body percussion piece by young composer Anna Meredith and has been speciallycommissioned for the project. "I’m so excited that there’s contemporary music, music that’s being writtenright now, that’s part of these ten pieces because contemporary music is as vital to the future as standardrepertoire," said Meredith.
Working with Stakeholder partners Arts Council England, Arts Council Wales, Arts Council NorthernIreland, Creative Scotland, Music Mark, Youth Music, ABO and Into Film, the BBC hope to reach everyprimary school-age child in the UK. Schools can sign up to take part in the project at bbc.co.uk/tenpieces,BBC Learning will provide a online resources including films, printables and teachers' notes on the TenPieces website from October.
The ten pieces are:
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast MachineBeethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)Britten: "Storm" Interlude from Peter GrimesGrieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King(from Peer Gynt)Handel: Zadok the PriestHolst: Mars (from The Planets)Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4(3rd movement)Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare MountainStravinsky: The Firebird suite (1911) (Finale)Anna Meredith: Connect It
New UK-wide initiative will introduce primary-school children tokey classical works and inspire their own creativity
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Health andyour child...YOGA for children: A healthyway for you and your child tolead an active and healthylifestyle TOGETHER.Yoga is a wonderful exercise for kids as it calmstheir body and mind, helps relieve stress,headaches, fatigue, insomnia as well as milddepression, which is becoming more prevalentin kids today. Try these simple beginners’ poses below for 10 minutes a day (more to follow next month)...
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Upward Facing Dog PoseBenefits - Strengthens the spine, opens and stretches the chest, relieves stress and fatigue, relieves symptomsof asthma· They need to begin on the floor, by lying on their tummies· Then they should bring their hands up by their shoulders, with their
palms on the floor· Inhale, and get them to press their hands into the floor· They will then need to straighten their arms, lift their head and
torso up as high as they can, keep their elbows close to their body· Let them hold this position, breathing easily· Exhale and they must return to the floor, with their chins leading· Let them breathe deeply and hold for 30 seconds
Frog Pose - Benefits -Toneslegs, increases hamstring flexibility,improves heart healthHow:· Get your child to squat on the
floor, balancing on their toes,knees spread wide, hands on thefloor between their legs.
· They will need to look up andinhale.
· As they exhale, get them to straighten their legs and lowertheir head towards their knees.Return to the squatting position, then repeat.
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“Understanding how different food groups affect your body indifferent ways can empower you to make the right food choices –knowing when you’re having a healthy meal or a naughty treat meansthat you can make conscious decisions to balance it out. “This is the message behind Jamie Olivers food revolution,according to Jamie:“One of the most important things to remember is to eat the rainbow”.Different foods and especially different fruits and vegetables giveour bodies the various vitamins and minerals we need to stayhealthy and strong. Eating a varied diet is the key!On May 16th, schools up and down the country participated inJamie Oliver's food revolution. Aimed at encouraging pupils todevelop healthy relationships with fresh produce and understandwhere their food comes from, Jamie's revolution aims to getstudents of all ages cooking fresh meals up and down the Britishisles:
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"Cooking is, without a doubt, one of the mostimportant skills a person can ever learn andshare. Once someone has that knowledge,that's it - they're set for life."See our children’s section for some fun
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