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2 Families Chiltern www.familiesonline.co.uk Editor’s welcome Hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are ready for the school year ahead. I must admit to dreading September arriving all summer, as it means that I will Issue 93 | Sep/Oct 2018 need to face the fact that my babies are growing up. It’s the month that brings my youngest’s first day of school in Reception and my eldest’s first day of Junior school, or “big” school as they say, and a lot of tears for us! In this issue I have to keep reminding myself of the positives, it’s also a month of new beginnings, the start of new friendships and a chance for our kids to grow and discover the world 3 News & views outside of our little bubble at home. 6 School news It’s hard not to be sentimental about such moments, it’s when the world quietens 7 The benefits of forest school for a moment that we realise how important our job is as parents and how much we want our children to have the best that life has to offer. 8 Educating your child about social media I worry about the silliest of things, such as which jobs will be replaced by robots and School Matters it turns out that there is some cause for concern when it comes to future-proofing our children’s skills. 11 Making the best of open days We have more great features for you this issue including ideas on how to help your 12 Independent or state education for your child to navigate social media and KS1 maths, a guide to local clubs and classes and child? half-term activities and events. October will be here before we know it and then, ‘Christmas’ (dare I say it)! 14 KS1 Maths: a parent’s guide Have a great start to the new term and best of luck – we will get through another 15 Noticeboard- Autumn Open Days school year, as long as our fridge is well-stocked with wine and chocolate! 16 How thinking skills can equip your child for the future. 18 Stay home with the kids & still make money Clubs & Classes 19 Choose the right club or class for your child 20 Clubbing together: local activity guide Local mums launch craft 24 The parent who stayed and wellness workshop 26 Go wild this autumn How many times have you discussed your 28 What’s On dreams with friends and family, or wished Get out & about with our round-up of you could do something different with your what’s happening in September & October - life, but never had the courage to seize the including half-term, Halloween and fireworks. moment and go for it? This was something that two local mums, Caroline Oden and Julia Cossins, had faced many times before Tel: 01296 586586 Editor: Chrissie Wilson. they decided to follow their dreams and email: [email protected] Design: Graphic Resolutions. set up Where Inspiration Blooms, a www.familiesonline.co.uk Published six times a year. brand-new workshop space that has Cover image courtesy of F&F, A/W 18. recently opened in Chartridge, Chesham. UPCOMING ISSUE: November/December – Seasonal issue. Specifically targeting parents with Due out: Early November. young children, Where Inspiration Blooms Advertising and editorial deadline: 10th October. has a creche run by experienced nannies, Find us on Facebook: Follow us: so mums can take a yoga or craft class FamiliesChiltern @Familieschilter with their little ones being cared for next door. Commenting on their new venture, Julia says; “We know that Congratulations to our competition winners everyone is constantly rushing around trying to be everything to everyone Family passes to: and we wanted to give people an opportunity to press the pause button The Legoland Windsor Resort: Helen Owen,Hazlemere; and take time for themselves. Where Inspiration Blooms gives people a Paultons Park: Jade Hargreaves, Wendover; chance to learn something new that makes them feel proud. We want Go Ape: Louise O’Reilly, Holmer Green; people to leave feeling refreshed, nurtured and inspired. We are also hiring Mead Open Farm: Jacqui Seal, Amersham; Rachel McGuinn, Berkhamsted and Tessa Martin, Chesham; out The Barn and its grounds for private parties.” David Walliams Book of Stuff: David Connelly, Tring. For more information on courses, visit www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk
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Last chance to become a human rainbow Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC) will be holding its fourth Colour Rush at Green Park, Aston Clinton on Sunday 7th October. The Charity urges Colour Rushers to sign up quickly as this will be the last year for local people to get covered in colour for their Hospice. The money raised will support Florrie’s Children’s Team, providing respite care for children with life-limiting conditions in their own homes. Colour Rush has created fantastic memories for families who have done it, and children love it. “It’s the perfect thing to do with all the family. You’re allowed to bring your parents!” says Hannah, aged 10. “When you come out at the end, you have colours all over you.” It’s a 5k run, walk or jog with five colour stations, and there’s a 1k Mini-Rush as well. Find out more at www.fnhospice.org.uk/colourrush
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Out of school activities improve School visits by educational attainment Kew Little Pigs A study by researchers from NatCen Social Research at Newcastle University has found that children who take part in organised sports and after-school clubs can improve primary school academic performance and social skills. The study of 6,400 children in England found that those who took part in organised sports and physical activities at the ages of 5, 7 and 11 were almost one and a half times more likely to reach a higher than expected level in their Key Stage 2 (KS2) maths test at the age of 11. According to the Lead Investigator, Emily Tanner of NatCen, “Results showed that sports clubs were positively associated with attainment outcomes at age 11, even when accounting for prior attainment at age 7.” The research also found that disadvantaged children who attended after-school clubs developed better social, emotional and behavioural skills than those, also from similar social circumstances, who did not. For more information, visit www.ucl.ac.uk. To find a class near you, see our activity guide from page 20. Would your school like to welcome some gorgeous little visitors with a difference for a fun and educational experience? Kew Little Funding boost for service that offers mental Pigs are now offering schools, children’s clubs and social activity health support in schools groups personal visits from their Buckinghamshire Mind has been awarded a grant of micro pigs. This is a cost-effective £4,952 from the Rothschild Foundation for the charity’s way to bring farm animals to Peer Support in Schools Service that is available to both children so they can enjoy an primary and secondary schools across the county. The enriching and stimulating learning charity trains students from the top year of the school - opportunity. The experience sixth formers and primary school children in Years 5/6 - has been adapted to provide in mental health awareness helping them become Peer links across the EYFS, KS1 and Mentors to students in younger years at the school. KS2 curriculum and can also be A student from Aylesbury Grammar Secondary adapted for KS3 and above. The School, which benefits from programme said: “Because peer mentors are students, I feel as current special offer includes three though I can connect with my mentor – I guess it means we are able to understand each other pigs for the price of two (a £75 well and I am very comfortable discussing my thoughts and feelings with him.” saving) as well as a free KLP book The charity implements a whole school approach; working with pupils, parents and staff to for every booking. Schools and tackle the stigma associated with mental health and encourages individuals to seek support. groups can also book a visit to the They facilitate parent coffee mornings, help prepare assemblies, signpost and remind schools of farm in Amersham with 20 per upcoming events such as World Mental Health Day and Time to Talk Day. The Service is already cent off Piggy Pet and Play using in place in 23 schools throughout the county. To find out more, please contact Zoe Sole on the code familieschiltern2018 by 07508 021911, email: [email protected] or visit going to www.kewlittlepigs.com/ www.bucksmind.org.uk/services/peer-support-in-schools product/piggy-pet-play
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Charity fundraiser New Head success for St Mary’s Gateway School in Great Missenden raised over £7,500 to sponsor a room at the John Radcliffe School Hospital in Oxford for Ronald McDonald House Mrs Patricia charity. Adams has Pupils took part in a range of activities to raise been appointed funds for the charity which provides free ‘home Head of St away from home’ accommodation to families Mary’s School in while their child is in hospital. Gerrards Cross. Sue La Farge, Headteacher, said: “Everyone Formerly had a wonderful time taking part in the activities Academic Deputy and have all enjoyed making their donations, in Head at Blackheath High School for the knowledge that they are helping others.” Girls, Mrs Adams has a wealth of experience in girls’ education, having previously worked in Senior Leadership at several girls’ schools. Chesham Prep go green Mrs Adams commented “I look Chesham Prep have developed amazing outdoor learning forward to supporting the environment areas which not only encourage and help native British where each individual girl learns and Wildlife to thrive around the school, but are also used for grows, reinforcing both the pastoral curriculum lessons as well as Environmental and Gardening and academic provision that prepares clubs. The school is passionate about recycling and them to be committed, resilient and reducing waste and they have tackled the issues of food compassionate individuals. I am keen waste produced at lunchtimes by taking the waste off-site to develop this vision whilst placing to be either composted or burnt to generate electricity. a sense of joy and excitement for They have also introduced recycling bins throughout the learning at the heart of the school.” school and no longer use plastic water bottles on site.
Westbrook Hay Maltman’s Green 11+ success An incredible 80% of girls at school play, Maltman’s Green School who sat the 11+ Buckinghamshire ‘Practically Perfect Transfer Test have passed and are now destined for places in Every Way’ at some of the country’s top grammar and selective independent senior schools with a record number of scholarships being awarded. Maltman’s Green is a non-selective school in Gerrards Cross which strives for ‘excellence with a sense of fun’. Girls are given every opportunity, as well as the care and support needed, to realise their potential. Each year, the results of the optional 11+ Transfer Test are impressive and this year is no exception. Maltman’s Green truly provides a firm foundation, preparing girls Westbrook Hay Prep School put on an to face the challenges of senior school and beyond with confidence, outstanding show of ‘Practically Perfect in determination and a lifelong love of learning Every Way’. The children who performed, aged 3 to 6, showed creative talents and tremendous energy. From tap dancing penguins to carousel horses Profile on Abbot’s Hill School and an array of chimney sweeps, the children in Abbot’s Hill is a happy, dynamic and Lower School certainly made hearts melt. There thriving school offering an all-round were excellent performances from the lead roles; education for girls 4-16 years. The Day Mary Poppins, Bert, Jane and Michael, who Nursery & Pre-School caters for girls and demonstrated confidence and maturity and were boys from 6 months, while the historic supported by an excellent cast of Year One pupils. campus offers modern facilities in a Nursery and Reception performed ‘freshly’ magnificent country setting. choreographed dances to the well-known songs They have a strong record of such as ‘Chim Chim Cheree’ and ‘Let’s go Fly a academic success and pastoral care. Kite’. Throughout the school, pupils are All of the children sang with gusto taught in small classes. Excellent teaching and personalised support ensure that accompanied by the school’s talented pianist, everyone is inspired to exceed their potential. Mr Wagstaff. It was a play to remember and was For more information, please visit: www.abbotshill.herts.sch.uk or call 01442 truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 240333.
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Most of us appreciate the benefits of encouraged to assess and take supervised spending time with our children outdoors. risks and to deal with and test their own The increasing pressure on children to do abilities in unfamiliar and unpredictable well at school, the presence of 24-hour situations such as when climbing trees. social media, coupled with the loss of the ‘free play’ options that most of us Understanding Nature experienced as children are just some of and the Environment the reasons why we should try to do this If there is one thing about being in nature, as often as possible. it’s that it’s always changing. So there Nurseries, other organisations and even is never a shortage of things to see and some state and independent schools are explore. Spending more time outside also actively offering children opportunities means children can begin to understand to learn whilst being outside. The idea of the seasons, identify different animals, ‘Forest School’ exemplifies this concept. They are inspired to use their imaginations insects, trees, and flowers and observe Originating in Scandinavia, Forest School by thinking of something to create and plant and animal life cycles - all important offers children the chance to explore, play sourcing materials from their environment parts of living in our world. Encouraging and learn in nature, as part of a group to make it: a magic wand, a bow and arrow, children to develop a relationship with the with a qualified leader. a stick frame. This builds the foundations of natural world also helps them to value the The variety of benefits that children can resourceful and creative thinking. importance of protecting the environment experience by taking part in Forest School Allowing Reflection for generations to come. activities are worth considering. Some of If you’re feeling inspired Children today have so many distractions these include: and would like to offer and pressures. Target driven school life, your children a taste of social media, computer games and, if in Letting Kids Be Kids what Forest School is all the city, urban stimulation. The natural Forest Schools are fun and encourage about, Jane Worroll and environment has a marked effect on children to play, explore and discover. Peter Houghton’s book A children; it brings a calmness to them, Having the freedom to follow their Year of Forest School offers creating a space for peacefulness and interests, they are allowed to run, make a host of free and fun seasonal activities reflection that may otherwise be difficult noise and get their hands dirty. It doesn’t that you can try just by heading outside for them to experience. get any better than that! to your local park or woods, whatever Improving Physical Health the weather. For more information: visit Developing Resilience www.facebook.com/theforestschoolway or It’s a no-brainer that being outside allows Building dens, playing games and lighting www.theforestway.com children the freedom to be physically active fires all come with their unique challenges thereby improving their stamina, co- and inevitable disappointments: a den ordination and overall physical well-being. Forest Schools are cropping up all over may fall over, a fire takes time to prepare Buckinghamshire including: and start. Forest School is a safe space in Staying Safe but Taking Risks Squirrels Tabernacle Nursery in which these challenges can be met and Many of our children are now sheltered Beaconsfield,Footsteps Day Nursery overcome, thus building lifelong skills. from taking risks. Whilst staying safe is & Preschool in Chalfont St. Peter and Developing Resourcefulness always important, children nowadays are Aylesbury and Thorpe House School not encouraged to manage risk on their in Gerrards Cross have started a new and Creativity own. Forest School gives children space to Forest School as part of their nursery With no defined projects or targets to meet, be part of a ‘wild’ yet safe environment. provision ‘Thorpe Explorers’. children are free to explore the environment. They can learn more independently and are
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By Claire Winter During the primary school years, there is a tendency to want to bury your head in the sand when it comes to the issues and challenges of mobile phone use and social media. If you have children under 10 years old, you may not feel you need to pay attention to this yet. However, by Years 5 and 6 many of your children’s peers will have started to actively use apps like Snapchat and Instagram and you need to start to understand how to help your child navigate the online world. The legal age for children to use social sites like Facebook, Instagram, Musical. ly and Snapchat is 13. But, according to a report by the Children’s Commissioner, around 75% of 10 to 12 year olds have a social media account. The study makes sobering reading stating that children face a ‘cliff edge’ when it comes to using social media when they go to secondary school. see what they are doing. Many parents Getting comments and likes on their make this a condition before allowing posts becomes a priority, especially when their child to have an app, especially if their whole class are now using mobile they are younger. devices and have social media accounts. • If you are not on the social platform, They become more concerned about how explain that you will want access to their they look and feel anxious about staying account to see what they are doing, connected at all times. ‘FOMO,’ (Fear (actually follow through on this). Some Of Missing Out), becomes much more people may feel this is an intrusion prevalent. on their privacy, but my personal view Class WhatsApp groups and the like is that young teenagers need some mean that whilst your child has their phone, supervision. they are connected to their peers 24/7. This is the equivalent of having the “noise” of • Tell them not to share private the playground with them at all times. It information about themselves, like makes it impossible for children to leave where they go to school or their behind the social interactions of the day, address. including any negative ones, and switch off • Remind them not to post, snap or emotionally. It means your child is at risk of chat about something that they don’t being negatively impacted by any hurtful want to be shared or seen by a wider throwaway remarks or comments made by audience. Remind them pictures can be their peers which may not even have been captured by screenshot and shared with intended to be hurtful. Social posts without • Stress that it is crucial for them to tell people they don’t know. accompanying tone, facial expression and you if someone they don’t know is • Tell them that bullying should not be gesture are more likely to be interpreted trying to contact them. Explain not tolerated in real life or cyberspace. If negatively, or the meaning questioned, than everyone is who they say they are they are being bullied, or see someone words delivered face to face. online. being bullied, tell them to tell a trusted In short, you need to set limits on social • Remind them that they can block people adult. media interaction if your child is going to they don’t know or users who are giving • Limit how long they can be online. Put remain sane and grounded. them unwanted attention (including the Wi-Fi on a timer or set a daily limit Here are some things to consider their peers). of time for how long they can be on before your child becomes active • There are many things your children their device. on social media: should not see on the internet. Ensure As parents, we need to lead by example, so • Explore the privacy settings on all the your children feel comfortable talking limit the time you spend on social platforms apps your children will use and explain about what they have seen online and when you are with your child. Accept that how they work. Make sure their about things that have been sent to your child is bound to make some mistakes accounts aren’t public and are only them. Conversations need to be open on social media. The key is to have an open available to their friends. and frank because sexual and violent dialogue with them about it, so they can • Explain they should only ‘friend’ or content may only be a few clicks away. ask for advice if things go wrong and learn ‘follow’ people they know on all of their • Follow them or add them as a friend how to create healthy boundaries around social media accounts. on your social accounts, so you can their online activities.
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10 Families Chiltern www.familiesonline.co.uk Back to school Making the best of Open Days
This autumn, state and independent schools will be opening their doors to prospective pupils and their parents to give them a flavour of life at their school. Claire Winter has the lowdown on how to get the best out of these Open Days and tours.
What is an Open Day? School open days help you decide what school you want your child to go to. During an open day, prospective parents are shown around the school, often on a school day, to give them a flavour of the working life of the school and the school Reception-age children or require children environment. You will be able to see the to take a school-specific 7+ or 11+ exam teachers. They often move on and large children in lessons and talk to the teachers to gain a place, so you need find out the departments have a variety of teachers and pupils. criteria for entry to the school and visit well that will rotate every year to teach your Sometimes pupils are given the task of in advance. Please see our Noticeboard child a particular subject. showing parents around the school. This is on page 15 for a list of upcoming • If your child has a particular interest a great opportunity to ask them how they Independent School Open Days in a subject, make sure you visit the enjoy being at the school. How settled, How are Open Days department and look at the kind of relaxed and confident these children are work they will be doing. organised? can give you an idea of how happy the • What extra-curricular activities do they children are there. Usually, the head teacher Schools organise Open Evenings as well as have? Are there clubs that will engage or a senior member of staff also gives a talk days to allow working parents to visit the your child and allow them to pursue a which includes a general overview of the school too. broad range of interests? school and its values and ethos. This is often All schools put a lot of care and followed by a presentation by the head organisation into the events and they all • While exam results aren’t everything, of admissions or the relevant head of the want to show their school in the best light. every parent wants their child to do section of the school (for example, head of However, there may be a lot of people well. Academic performance is a reception, or sixth form). attending so do be sure to turn up on time top priority for many families. It’s a and follow the school’s directions during good idea to see how the school is When are they held? the event. performing compared to other local State schools generally hold Open Days in schools, using exam league tables and September and October aimed at children Tips for visiting an Open Day: Ofsted reports. and families looking for a school place for • Take your child with you. There is no If, after all your initial visits, you are still the following year. It’s a good idea to start point in falling in love with a school undecided, go back and visit the schools looking a year in advance. So if your child only to find that your child does not on your shortlist again during a normal is starting school, start looking at schools want to go there. working day. when they are three. If you are looking • What is your general feeling about Finally, in making your decision, don’t be for secondary school places, start looking the school? Your gut reaction is very afraid to trust your instincts; you know in year 5 (when your child is nine or ten). important. Do the pupils look happy your child and you are best placed to You can then revisit the schools you are and engaged? most interested in with your child the ascertain what is right for them. If your following year. • Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Make child is older, do take account of their Independent schools often hold Open sure you ask the pupils what they think preferences too and include them in the Days throughout the Autumn and Spring of the school. decision-making process. The best decision terms. They can have waiting lists for • Don’t make decisions on individual will undoubtedly be the one you all agree. www.familiesonline.co.uk Email: [email protected] • Tel: 01296 586586 Families Chiltern 11 Back to school Independent or state education for your child?
Olivia Malaure talks to Frances Delaney, a parent whose child has experienced both types of school.
If you are fortunate enough to be able to choose where your child will go to school, then it might help to look at the bigger picture and leap forward twelve years. Recent statistics show that students from state schools out-perform students from independent (private) schools at university. However, before you allocate your tuition fees to more leisurely pursuits, consider that these statistics also show that students from independent schools are more likely to gain a place at university in the first place. Right now, the idea of your young child reaching university age may seem unimaginable, but it pays to do your research early. And, when you do, it’s hard to ignore the fiery discussion about the moral, financial and practical issues that catapult from any search engine as you try to weigh up the ‘pros and cons’ of state form, rather than have to transition to a Was it an easy decision? versus independent education. large college later on. Crucially though, my No actually, it was very difficult. My I spoke to Frances Delaney, a parent daughter’s teacher, who I really respected, partner was politically opposed to private who made the decision to move her suggested she was playing up in class education - we both went to state schools. daughter from a state to an independent and was possibly bored because in Year But we’d had the experience of our elder school at the beginning of Year 6. 5, along with a number of other children, son completing his education at a large she’d actually reached Year 6 grades. I Why did you make this change? state college where he just didn’t “fit in.” wanted my child to reach her full potential He felt he didn’t do as well as he could Firstly, I wasn’t confident that my daughter but her teacher couldn’t help further have done at a smaller private school. It would get into our preferred, local state as her priority had to be improving the took my partner a lot of convincing, but secondary school. I also wanted her to grades of those children who were under- I wanted our daughter to have the best attend a school with an integrated sixth performing. educational experience possible and my
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gut feeling was that she would perform better at an independent school. We were in a position where we could afford the fees and so we decided to move her. Looking back, do you feel you made the right decision? That’s a difficult question and I don’t have a definitive answer. She is happy and confident and doing well at school, so that is very positive. She is still in touch with her friends from state school and it seems they’re also happy and doing well too, so it’s hard to tell what would have happened had she remained in the state sector. Has your daughter experienced more academic pressure at her new school? Yes, and the pressure comes from both parents and the school. But, truthfully, I’m paying to ensure that she reaches her full potential and so pressure is part she can achieve and how she will achieve regular tests and exams. If they are at of that. My daughter thrives in that it. Obviously, this isn’t the case in all senior school level, find out what subjects type of environment but I can see that it independent schools. are on offer in the sixth form, and if they could be stressful for children who aren’t are in line with your child’s interests. meeting expectations, or who excel in one Do you have any advice Some state schools offer a wider variety particular subject area rather than being for parents who are having of subjects than some smaller private an academic all-rounder. Having said I difficulty making a decision schools with limited more resources. The would imagine that children in good state between a good local state advantage of an independent primary secondary schools are also under a lot of school is that you are training your child academic pressure too. school and a private school? for the private system and this training has At my daughter’s school, there is not Look at the environment in which your its advantages. In my opinion the kids who an automatic entry into the sixth form so child thrives and explore how they learn. are attending independent schools are not there is constant discussion about what Think about how they would deal with better or brighter, just more prepared.
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www.familiesonline.co.uk Email: [email protected] • Tel: 01296 586586 Families Chiltern 13 Back to school KS1 Maths: A parent’s guide Maths is an essential part of everyday life and we need to ensure our children are confident in the subject by building strong foundations. It is important to instil a love of mathematics from a young age to ensure children develop a positive attitude which continues to grow when concepts become more challenging. A strong background in the subject will equip children with important life skills such as logical reasoning, problem-solving skills and the ability to think in abstract ways. Maths can be an inspiring subject, giving rise to moments of wonder when a child solves a problem for the first time and we need to help children appreciate the magic of numbers. Making Maths Fun It is important to make maths as fun as possible from a young age. In KS1 maths, some of the topics your children will cover include: number recognition and place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; fractions; measurements; geometry; time; money and statistics. There are many ways to incorporate maths into daily activities – games, puzzles and jigsaws are a perfect place to start. Even your regular food shop can be filled with fun maths games and facts. Here are some fun maths activities to do at home that cover the key areas in KS1 maths: Number recognition and place value: • Choose a ‘Number of the Week’ and Fractions: Time: see how many times you and your • Get your child to sort their toys • Ask your child to calculate what time child can spot this number around the into different groups, for example, they need to leave the house whenever house, out in the street or even in the 2 halves or 4 quarters, or even by you are going somewhere. For example, supermarket. colour. you need to be at school at 9am and it Addition and subtraction: takes 15 minutes to get there, so what Measurements: time should you leave? • Draw addition and subtraction • Help your child measure their own questions on the patio in chalk for your height – mark above their head on Money: child to figure out the answer to. Help the wall (or with chalk on the patio) • Give your child a few pounds to spend in them draw a number line if it helps. and then give them a tape measure a shop and challenge them to find three • Try to create number sentences using to figure out how tall they are. things they can buy within that budget. door numbers or registration plates. • Have a competition with your child • Ask your child to count the change in Multiplication and division: to see who can find the most objects your purse. Tell them if they calculate that are shorter/longer/heavier/lighter the right total they can keep it! • Make cupcakes and ice numbers on than a chosen object. Or see who them that are multiples of a times table can find a container with the largest Finally, don’t hesitate to talk maths with your child is learning. capacity, and then help them measure your child even if you didn’t excel at it in • Give your child different objects and ask how big the capacity is. Whoever school. This is a great opportunity for you them to count in multiples of 2s/3s/4s loses has to clear the table after to form a positive new relationship with the to give you the total number of objects. dinner! subject too! This could be clothes pegs, berries in the One final way to help your child excel fridge or counters for a board game. General Maths: at maths is to introduce their school • Play “Guess my shape”, where you to Numberfit – a physically active and think of a shape and your child has engaging mathematics programme that to ask yes-or-no questions to work raises engagement and attainment in out what shape you are thinking of. maths. Numberfit makes learning maths If they guess yours, it’s their turn to fun with gamified resources that are ‘Get yourself a good night’s sleep’ think of a shape. You could include differentiated to allow all students to ‘win’ 3D shapes too! at maths. The Numberfit programme will Does your baby need feeding at night? • See how many different shapes you soon be available as online resources for Has your child got sleep problems? Do you need help with breast-feeding? can find in one room of the house or teachers to use, so ask them to get in Or are you just longing for a lie-in? in your garden. You could give one touch to find out more. Your school could point for 2D shapes and two points also join the new Numberfit Interschool Tel: 07947 885887, www.night-nannies.com for 3D shapes and see who wins. ‘Physically Active Maths League’.
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By Dr David Walters So how can we help our children to future-proof What jobs will be available to my child their skills? when the time comes for them to enter In the world of education, the speed at the employment market? It’s a worry for which the robots are advancing has poured every parent. Artificial Intelligence will ‘kill more fuel on to the debate about the value off’ five million jobs by 2020, according to of learning by rote. Are schools, under some of the more alarmist headlines. While enormous pressure from government AI threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs to deliver ever-better exam grades, in the retail and administration sectors, top responding by priming a generation of professions such as the law and medicine students simply to remember, recall and are also set to be transformed by the regurgitate facts just as the need for those ‘march of the robots.’ skills is being usurped by Siri and Alexa? Surely, if we want our children to called Benjamin Bloom devised his now- succeed in a future where so many jobs famous hierarchy of thinking. This ‘pyramid will be dominated by automation, we of thought’ classifies thinking according should educate them with skills unique to to six cognitive levels of complexity and it human beings? is increasingly relevant today. According So, what are those uniquely human to Bloom’s hierarchy, the least complex skills, and where can your child learn (lower order) thinking skills such as recalling them? What do we as a species have going information form the base of the pyramid for us that the computers don’t - and are and the most complex (higher order) skills, unlikely to for at least a while? such as creativity, sit at the peak. Put simply, One of our most important is cognitive the higher up the pyramid you go, the safer or ‘thinking skills’. you are from the rising tide of the machines. Back in the 1950s a US psychologist Thinking Schools, at which these higher-
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order skills are taught, can be found all over the world, including in Dubai, Lithuania, Norway, New Zealand, Egypt, Nigeria and Thailand. In Malaysia, the government has looked to introduce the Thinking Schools model in 10,000 public schools. In Britain, too, there is a new enthusiasm for schools where these skills form the basis of teaching. There is growing recognition that Thinking Schools drive the type of unique thinking skills and intelligent learning behaviours that we all need in an increasingly technological world. Much of education has shifted too far towards pure recall and regurgitation of fact. But thinking skills are not an education programme; they are an attitude to learning. In a Thinking School: • All members share a common language of learning. • Thinking strategies and tools are used Recent research has shown that ignition.com) works directly with families, across the curriculum and teachers and attending an accredited Thinking School and use ‘cognitive coaches’ who work students have sound understanding of can improve pupils’ GCSE results by as one-to-one to develop the thinking skills, metacognition. much as a grade above what they were attitudes and interpersonal skills needed to • All students are developing and originally predicted. Accredited Thinking succeed at school and far beyond. demonstrating independent and co- Schools have been rigorously assessed by We don’t have to think of machines purely operative learning skills. Exeter University’s Cognitive Education as a threat. They are, after all, our creation. • There are high levels of achievement Development Unit to ensure that they The key is to develop the intelligences and and an excitement and enthusiasm for meet strict criteria and a list of them skills to get them to work for us! learning. can be found on their website, http:// Typically, in a Thinking School you will see socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/ Dr David Walters is Deputy Principal of a secondary school in the South West and pupils working with ‘map’-like visual tools thinkingschools/ Honorary Fellow, Exeter University Graduate which help children to understand their Should your child not be at an accredited School of Education. Thinking Matters thinking processes and ultimately to create, school, you can still access the Thinking works with schools all over the country which understand, problem-solve and persist with Matters approach to education used by want to become Thinking Schools. For further tasks rather than merely regurgitate answers. Thinking Schools. Cog-Ignition (www.cog- information, visit www.thinkingmatters.com
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Picking the right extra- Can you commit? curricular activities for Some activities involve early morning practice or games at the weekend. Can your child can sometimes your family life and schedule accommodate be overwhelming. There the commitment needed? If your child plays sport competitively, it can often mean are a huge variety of sports training daily or at least three times a week. and classes available now Think about cost from coding to Mandarin, Some activities are more expensive than from street dance to circus others. 1:1 tuition or private lessons are more costly, whereas classes and team sports skills, as well as more tend to cost less. Guiding or Scouts is an traditional sports. inexpensive club to join, and it’s great for team building and trying a variety of different Here’s our guide on how to activities. Investigate this option ahead of choose the most appropriate time though, as there can be waiting lists. How many? club or class for your child. How many activities are too many? This is really up to you but if you are tired of A good place to start is to ask your child driving your children to all of their activities, what they are interested in. It’s likely that Try before you buy it’s likely your child will be too; perhaps they will enjoy the activity if they have Trial classes are a great way for them to you are doing too much. Equally, if your picked it themselves. experience something before you sign up for children are bored at home and asking to My 11 year old twin girls have tried a a term or group of classes. Many clubs and be entertained, maybe it’s time to sign them wide variety of classes, which they enjoyed classes offer a free trial before you sign up. up for something new. Consider the mix but didn’t want to continue. When I last Always consider the of activities. Remember that moving from asked them what they wanted to do, they benefits of an activity one activity to another is normal amongst said they wanted to join a running club. There’s great value in discipline-based children and if you are stuck between two They now train two to three times a week similar activities, consider the usefulness, and compete at least once a month. It’s a activities that create a quality product over a period of time and teach value skills such e.g. drumming lessons might be cool, but big commitment for the whole family but the guitar might have wider applicability. they absolutely love it. as leadership and team work e.g. putting on a play. Again, take the lead from your child. Some Things to Consider: Try a variety children thrive from lots of extra-curricular Will your child enjoy the class/club? Variety is the spice of life. If your schedule activities while others get overwhelmed If they enjoy something, whether it’s art, allows it, get your children to try a few and over-stimulated. Listen to them and football, animation or French they are likely different things on a trial basis. If they are adjust their schedule accordingly. to look forward to training with their team not keen on trying something new, get by Claire Winter or attending a class every week. them to go with a friend but don’t insist.
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Amersham Museum Trapdoor After-school arts and crafts club for children Performing Arts in KS2. The fun weekly classes run from 3:30-4:45 and 5:00-6:15pm on Thursdays Chalfont St Giles, Memorial during term time. Termly membership is Hall. Saturdays from £60, with two free taster sessions included 9am–4pm. Acting classes with West for new members. To register your interest, End actors and TV professionals. email: [email protected] Musical theatre and dance classes also on Saturdays. Act, dance and artsmart School of Art sing in separate classes for pre-school, infants, juniors and teens across all Weekly art classes for children in Beaconsfield disciplines. Celebrating 100% pass and Thame. Call: 01494 670372, email: info@ rate in LAMDA examinations year-on- artsmartuk.com or visit www.artsmartuk.com year. Email: katrina@trapdoordrama. com, call: 01494 876487 or visit www. Beverley Glock trapdoordrama.com Cookery School Cookery classes and parties for children, teenagers and adults. Call: 01844 275692 or Perform visit www.beverleyglock.com Perform offer weekly drama, dance & singing classes for 4-12s. They use a mix Pop Up Play Village The Barr Academy of of drama, dance and singing to bring Performing Arts out every child’s full potential. Classes Pop Up Play Village is an exciting play session are kept small to ensure lots of individual for children from 0-8 years old who love Musical theatre classes in Stokenchurch attention. Perform offer no-obligation FREE pretend play! Play villages in Beaconsfield, on Sundays for children 3–18 years old. The classes trial sessions for newcomers. Visit www. Amersham, High Wycombe, Gerrards Cross. combine all performing arts disciplines– singing, dancing perform.org.uk/try to book a FREE class To find out more, call Lucy on: 07738 431 & acting. They aim to encourage children to become today. Classes in Amersham, Beaconsfield, 866, or email: beaconsfield@popupplayvillage. creative, imaginative and motivated in all aspects of Berkhamsted, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards co.uk, www.popupplayvillage.co.uk/organiser/ performing, whilst building confidence and self-belief. Cross, High Wycombe, Tring, Tylers Green beaconsfield Call: 07583 942 447, email:[email protected] and Wendover. To book, call 020 7255 9120 or visit www.thebarracademy.co.uk or email: [email protected] Queens Park Arts Centre Stagecoach Makers’ Club on Saturday mornings in Jackie Palmer Stage School Dance, drama and singing for ages 4–16. Aylesbury during term time for 7+ yrs. Three Dance, drama and singing classes for children 3–18yrs in High Classes in Amersham and Chesham (call: workshops to choose from, including pottery Wycombe. After-school and Saturday classes and many other 01494 565402), Aylesbury (01296 747758), and creative art & craft. Let your imagination fun and unique learning experiences including choir concerts, Beaconsfield (07795 157014), Berkhamsted run wild and create your very own works of dance, drama and musical productions, opportunities to join (01442 875977), Chorleywood (01923 art with guidance from experienced tutors. the Street Crew and Team Acro. Separate classes for boys. 771291), High Wycombe (01494 533203) Call: 01296 424332, email: [email protected] or Tel: 01494 510 597, email: admin@jackiepalmerstageschool. and Thame (01865 763767). For more info, visit www.qpc.org co.uk, or visit www.jackiepalmerstageschool.co.uk visit www.stagecoach.co.uk
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Boosting children’s self-esteem School support and life skills with Perform 11 Plus Tutoring Academy Professional tutors offering small group tuition, with specialist syllabus and resources targeting the content for the Buckinghamshire GL 11 Plus Exam. Contact Philip on: [email protected] or call: 01242 221271. Flying Start Tuition Tuition in English and mathematics for students aged five to sixteen. Support with exams such as the Eleven Plus (11+), SATs and GCSEs. They also offer courses for home educated children. Centres in Amersham, Aylesbury, Chesham, Jordans and Little Chalfont. Call: 01494 772898, email: [email protected] or visit www.flyingstarttuition.co.uk Howland Tutors Tuition in primary maths and English, 11 +, GCSEs, AS and A Level. Tutors in the homes of students in a 20-mile radius of Marlow. Call: 01628 477164 or visit www.howlandtutors.co.uk Little House of Science A common struggle shared by many children is a lack of confidence. Fun and interactive after- This can stop some children reaching their full potential. school Science Club for kids Perform is a unique drama school that uses drama, dance and aged 4-11yrs that introduces singing to help all children achieve their true potential – even those that children to STEM, covers many exciting and different are shy and reserved. topics each week and links to “Perform is NOT a stage school” stresses Perform Producer, Karen. the school curriculum. They “It teaches life skills through fun drama games and end of term also run holiday workshops. Little House of Science shows. The real aim of the classes is to help children develop the 4Cs: Saturday morning classes Confidence, Concentration, Coordination and Communication. Chalfont St peter, £125 per term and Thursday afternoon classes in Ealing, “Classes are small with both a Producer and a teacher. Children are £135 per term. To find out more, call 07923 4696636 or visit: https:// Buckinghamshire.littlehouseofscience.com offered a free trial and the Producer spends time beforehand with each parent establishing their goals. For instance, speaking more clearly or Numberfit making eye contact when introduced to someone unfamiliar.” Producers report back to parents after each class on the focus A physically active mathematics programme run in schools for preschool, KS1 and KS2. Online resources for schools to run active and engaging of the week and answer questions about the progress of individual sessions also available. Call: 01494 257737, email: enquiries@numberfit. children. “Shy children often come to classes clinging to their parents. com or visit www.numberfit.com I can pretty much guarantee that within 5 or 6 classes, they will run in without waving goodbye,” reports Karen. Numberprep For more information on your local Perform classes in Amersham, Mathematics, science and Beaconsfield, Berkhamsted, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, High English tutoring - A level, Wycombe, Tring, Tylers Green and Wendover, visit www.perform.org.uk/try GCSE, KS3, KS2, KS1 and early years. Tuition centre is in Amersham, near the station. Call: 01494 257737, email: tuition@ numberprep.com or visit www.numberprep.com Pen and Ink Tuition 11+ preparation, tuition in maths and English including a Junior Preparation course for children in Years 3 and 4. Individual tuition as required. Covering Chesham and South Bucks. Call: 01494 773300, email: penny@ penandinktuition. co.uk or visit www. penandinktuition.co.uk
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Sport & swimming Chiltern Academy Puddleducks of Martial Arts Carefully structured aqua natal classes for mums Kung fu (wing chun) based self-defence classes to be, and swimming for the whole family. Classes for children lessons from birth to ten 5-15yrs in Amersham & Bourne End (High years in Aston Clinton, Wycombe classes coming soon). To find out Aylesbury, Buckingham more, call Mark on 01494 702407 or email: Puddleducks and Wendover. Teaching [email protected], www. your child water confidence, safety skills and to swim chilternacademymartialarts.co.uk beautifully. For full details visit www.puddleducks. artsmart Families Chiltern.pdf 1 01/12/2015 15:29 com or contact the Cherwell & Aylesbury team on Little Kickers 01869 226223 or email: [email protected] Fun, football classes for children from 18 months to 7th birthday. For classes in Amersham, Seriously FUN Beaconsfield, Chorleywood, High Wycombe & Great Missenden call James on 01494 911133 Swimming Schools WEEKLY for a free trial class (subject to availability – Please Swimming lessons for children aged 3 to 12 years of quote ‘Families Chiltern’ when enquiring) or all abilities at Aylesbury Grammar School (Aylesbury), email: [email protected] For more Chiltern Wood School (High Wycombe) and Teikyo C information, visit www.littlekickers.co.uk Japanese School (Wexham). Only six children per class, Seriously FUN awards scheme and a water M School of Art ART safety lesson every term. Book online at www. seriouslyfun.net or call 01753 364364. Y Beaconsfield CLASSES Tennace CM & Thame for children Term-time courses teaching mini and junior tennis for all abilities for ages 3–15 yrs at Beaconsfield MY Tennis Centre, off Grenfell Road. Call: Andy 07791 Qualified tutors 912490, email: [email protected] or visit www. CY tennace.com Materials included in course fee CMY Age ranges from 7 - 12 yrs Tiska Karate K Learn self-defence and fitness, classes taught by 8th Dan Black Belt instructor to children from 4 yrs. Mon at 4.45pm in Chalfont St Peter, Saturday at 2pm in Book online at artsmartuk.com Beaconsfield. There is abeginner’s special offer of 4 weeks free at the Tiska Chalfont & Beaconsfield or telephone 01494 670372 clubs. To book, call: 07709 327274 or 01753 882012, or visit: www.tiska.com Tumble Tots MultiSports Amersham Gym-type classes for 8mths to 4+ years in Chalfont & Chorleywood St Peter, Chesham, Beaconsfield, Missenden and Amersham. Visit www.tumbletots.com/amersham or Weekend sports school for boys and girls aged email: [email protected] for more info. 4–16 of all abilities. 18 exciting sports in a year including archery, fencing, basketball, netball, volleyball, tennis, handball, softball, dodgeball, Wycombe Leisure Centre American football, Tambourelli and more, plus Range of courses for children in Handy Cross including: weekly team-building activities. Ofsted registered badminton, gymnastics, fencing, squash, netball, and childcare vouchers accepted. Call: 0844 swimming lessons and trampolining. Full range 3350450 or visit www.multisports.co.uk of activities can be found on their website, www. wycombeleisurecentre.org. To book, call 01494 Peter Lavery Tennis 688100. Tennis coaching for children from 2.5 yrs at You may know us but we may not know you, Chesham Bois Tennis Club. Call: 07885 206587 if you’d like to be included in our next guide, or visit www.peterlaverytennis.com email: [email protected]
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By Nina Farr Life as a single parent can be tough at the beginning. Moving on from life with your child’s other parent means moving into life on your own terms. But that’s not easy when you still have to focus on your children day to day. I’ve been a lone parent to a toddler and a baby, and I’ve worked with over a hundred other women parenting alone too. I’ve learned a lot about how to find your equilibrium when you start over as a single mum and I’d like to share some of my experiences with you.
Lone parenting isn’t lonely One of the hardest things about being the only adult at home is feeling isolated from other adults. Reach out and say hello to At least, it doesn’t have to be. It may be scary and sad when you the parents you meet day-to-day. Chances are, at least some of say goodbye to the dream of a two parent home. But just because them will be a lone parent just like you. And even those who you don’t live with your co-parent doesn’t mean they won’t or aren’t can be a fantastic addition to your network. They are more can’t help. A lot of the positives of co-parenting require your able to pop round and see you after the kids go to bed, or offer willingness to work together and be supportive of each other’s to babysit now and then. needs and desires for your children. Don’t worry about being judged by other parents. Everyone Even if your co-parent is mostly absent, or needs to have their contact limited for some reason, you can build an amazing network of peers and friends who can support and help you out. Try joining www.gingerbread.org and look for your local single parent group. If there isn’t one nearby, check out your children’s centre and local playgroups, or enrol your children in some clubs or activities. This will broaden your social circle. 1 in 4 families in the UK are headed by a single parent That’s a quarter of the parents on the school run or at your local stay and play. You’re by no means on your own so don’t let feelings of anxiety or guilt about being a single parent knock your confidence.
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else is too busy thinking about their own worries to be spending their time judging you! Feeling low is okay Family breakdown can be messy, miserable and time-consuming. To move through it without feeling anything negative at all would be extraordinary. Coming back to your own centre and discovering who you are outside of such an important and life changing relationship takes time. But it doesn’t take forever. Remind yourself that a little space and energy reserved for yourself is vital right now and will pay dividends almost immediately. Budget for treats for yourself (a babysitter counts!) and carve out time to do the things that make you feel good. Get a haircut. Paint your nails. Replace the jeans you have been wearing for too long and invest in your own wellbeing. Self-care is essential when you are the one person your avoid deferring to the judgements of other space to exist. Grief is an essential part of children can rely on day-to-day. people. They aren’t living in your home human experience. You are all letting go with your children. of something that once upon a time was Claim leadership of your family There will be a lot of people on hand incredibly valuable. Just because you know When you become a sole primary carer for offering you advice or well-intended it’s for the best doesn’t mean you will your family, you take on a leadership role. suggestions as to how you should move always feel like it is. Be gentle with yourself But you have to step up and claim it. forward - from the friend signing you up to and respectful of other people’s grieving You are the budget holder, the online dating to your own parents standing processes. They don’t need to get over it in navigator, the captain of your ship. It can in the wings. Listen, consider their input the same way or at the same pace as you be a liberating and exciting transition, and let go anything that doesn’t feel right. do, or vice versa. despite being a little overwhelming at the start! While there may be a lot to learn, Permission to grieve If you need some support or you only need to answer to yourself (and You, your children and your ex will all be companionship as you move forward, your children’s needs). Try not to panic and sad sometimes. Allow sadness and anger you can find this at www.ninafarr.com
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Gothis wild Autumn! By Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks • Tie a cone or an acorn to one end of with rosehips, each length of twine. Thread leaves and blackberries Autumn; a time for playing and seeds along the twine. with damsons, all • Tie the leaf strings along a stick and cooked with a little in crisp, colourful leaves and hang your mobile up in the autumn water and sugar. raiding conker trees. A time sunshine. Alternatively, a when fields are woven with blackberry cake Go Wild Foraging baked in a clay pot glistening spiders’ webs on Discover wild foods in hedgerows and or wild herb bread misty mornings and wild food woods; look out for nettles, blackberries, cooked in a Dutch raspberries, elderberries, rosehips, oven among the is plentiful in the hedgerows hazelnuts, walnuts, crab apples and ashes. and woods. wild herbs. Gather some berries, nuts • Award prizes for taste, wild and leaves. Make sure you know what’s presentation and the most creative use Just because summer’s over, safe to eat though before you give your of foraged foods! there’s no need to abandon permission for your children to eat what they’ve collected! Make Jam with Wild Fruit the great outdoors. There’s a Collect some fruit on one of your walks wealth of fun activities you Hold a Wild Bake-Off and make some jam. Challenge and your children can enjoy as Weigh and wash the wild fruit and put it What can you make in a saucepan with a little water. Bring the the temperatures start to cool. from wild foods and a fruit to the boil and add the same weight Here are just a few ideas: few basic ingredients like of sugar. Simmer for about one hour or flour, salt, milk, butter, until it sets (does it form a jelly on a cold sugar and eggs? Make Leaf saucer?) Pour carefully into a warmed jar You will need: basic and put the lid on. Decorate a label with Mobiles cooking equipment eg: pictures of the fruits and invent a wild Celebrate a griddle, frying pan and name for your jam. Cover the lid with a autumn’s amazing Dutch oven (a cast iron large leaf. colours by creating cooking pot with lid), a brightly coloured measuring cups, knives, Outdoor Halloween mobile. spoons and a mixing For a real Halloween adventure, go to the You will need: bowl. woods, the park or into the garden after dark for a scary feast, made more festive twine, scissors, • Make a safe fire in a with wild decorations! and a large fire pan or pit or use a needle. barbeque. Create: • Collect colourful fallen leaves cones, • You could bake a Pumpkin faces - no carving involved, wild nuts and seeds and a stick in the delicious layer pancake just stick on wild materials with double woods or the park. with different fruit in sided tape or clay to make funny and scary • Cut the twine into lengths of about each layer, including faces. 75cm/30in. elderberries with sloes, crab apples Are you a school, children's club or S P O O K S & S U R P R I S E S 24 & 25 OCTOBER 2018 social activity group looking to host an 3:30 - 7pm educational event with a difference?
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Leafy decorations – cut coloured leaves into bat shapes and scary faces to decorate a witch’s hat or make leaf bunting. Bucks most haunted Leafy lanterns – tie string around jars to Want to get in the spirit of things? make handles. Cut scary faces in colourful leaves and attach them to the jars with How about visiting some of the elastic bands. Chiltern’s spookiest places… Pumpkin lanterns – carve pumpkins into decorated lanterns and place them in a Bisham Abbey trail for your friends to follow. Built around 1260 on the banks of the Prepare a warming Halloween feast; River Thames near Marlow, Bisham supporters a safe haven during the cheesy baked potatoes and pumpkin soup, Abbey is said to be haunted by the English Civil War. Sounds of a beating sausages wrapped in chunks of bread, ghost of Lady Holby, who died in drum have often been heard in the toffee apples or apple tarts, and sweet 1609. She is reputed to throw things, car park, which is said to be that of pumpkin pie. tear sheets, and at night time you can a young Royalist drummer who was killed when the pub came under attack Set up a Halloween mystery trail with a sometimes hear her piteous sobbing. from the Roundheads. A second ghost few scary surprises, perhaps a ghost in the There is also a holy well in the grounds is reputed to walk through walls in the trees and a spider’s web across the path? where spectral lights have been spotted. bar – thought to be a traveller killed Safety Tips Berkhamsted Castle by a speeding horse coach on the road outside. • When foraging, take care to only Legend has it that Oliver Cromwell collect safe edible fruits and seeds. was responsible for the destruction of Woodrow High House, • Choose fruit bushes and trees away Berkhamsted Castle and his troops still Amersham from roads. haunt the place. It’s said that if you • Make fires in a fire pan, a fire pit or a look towards Wigginton on a summer’s Dating from the 17th century, the barbeque and always supervise children evening as the sun is setting you can house is said be haunted by the around fire and when cooking, as well see the sun glinting off their armour, ghost of Lady Helena Stanhope, who as when using nightlights in lanterns pikes and helmets. committed suicide when her lover, Sir and carving pumpkins. Peter Bostock, who she had hidden The George and Dragon, in the ground’s grotto, was killed by More about Going Wild West Wycombe Cromwell’s troops during the Civil Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks of Going It’s said that Sukie, an 18th-century War. A green lady has been seen in Wild are on a mission to inspire everyone employee of The George and Dragon the house and grounds, and there to spend more time outside discovering who died in her room there after a have also been numerous reports of the wonders of the natural world. Their prank that turned to tragedy, can poltergeist activity. books are packed with practical ideas to sometimes be seen as a ghostly white The last witch hunt in tempt children and families away from lady in the middle of the night. And screen-based entertainment and escape heavy footsteps have often been heard England... into the outdoors where the wild world on the stairs, apparently belonging to Witchcraft was punishable by death will weave its magic upon them. These a traveller murdered there in the 18th- until 1735, however the last hanging autumn activities century. for the murder of a witch took place near Tring in 1751. are taken from their The Royal Standard, tenth book The Wild Ruth Osborne was accused by Year Book, Things Beaconsfield townsfolk of being a witch and to do Outdoors Thought to be one of the oldest pubs drowned in Long Marston pond by through the in the country, it’s been known as a mob. The ringleader Thomas was Seasons, published The Royal Standard of England since later executed at Tring for her murder by Frances Lincoln in 1663 when King Charles II allowed its and his body left to hang nearby as a July 2018. For more name to change as a reward because warning to those who would murder information, visit the building had offered his fathers’ so-called witches. www.goingwild.net
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FAMILY PLAY WITH CLAY Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge. 11.15am. Fun for September parents & kids to learn how to make things with clay. www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk Wednesday 5th September DUMBO Elgiva Theatre, Chesham. 10.30am, booking required, BRING YOUR OWN BABY COMEDY adults £4, child £3. www.elgiva.com Old Town Hall, High Wycombe. 12pm, booking required, tickets £11. Sunday 16th September www.wycombeswan.co.uk LACEY GREEN WINDMILL Friday 7th & Saturday 8th September Lacey Green. 2pm-5pm, adult £2.50, child £1. www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk TINY TALK TIME: WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. 10.15am, STEAMING DAY 11.15am, 1.15pm, 2-5 yrs, drop-in, £3.50. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. www.wycombemuseum.org 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. www.bucksrailcentre.org Saturday 8th September Green Dragon Apple Day, 6 Oct Wednesday 19th September FAMILY YOGA Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge, HP5 2TU. Thursday 13th September CLIVEDEN CRITTERS WORKSHOP 10am, 2nd Saturday of every month. Cliveden, nr Taplow. 10.30am-11.30am, 2-4.5yrs, www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk NATURE TOTS booking required £5. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden College Lake, Tring. 10am-11.30am, 1pm-2.30pm, OPEN AIR CINEMA: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN 0-4yrs, booking required, £7. Thursday 20th September Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. 7.30pm, adult www.bbowt.org.uk £13, child £9. www.wycombemuseum.org HERBAL MEDICINE WORKSHOP Friday 14th September Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge. 7pm. Learn SATURDAY STORYTIME how to treat your family using home grown remedies. EVERY FRIDAYS Aylesbury Library. 11am-12pm, free. SAT BOOGIE BEAT SESSIONS www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk www.visitaylesbury.co.uk Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl - 19 OCT Children’s Gallery, Aylesbury. Friday 21st September WATERSIDE FESTIVAL 10.15.am-11am, 0-4yrs, booking required, £4. Aylesbury Town Centre Canal Basin. www.buckscountymuseum.org BOOGIE BEAT SESSIONS 11am-6.30pm, drop-in, free. Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s www.visitaylesbury.co.uk FOX & CUBS FOREST SCHOOL Gallery, Aylesbury. 10.15.am-11am, 0-4yrs, booking Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. required, £4. www.buckscountymuseum.org Sunday 9th September 9.30am-10.45am, 11.15am-12.30pm & 1.15pm- 2.30pm, 2-5 yrs, booking required, £6.50. TOTS GO WILD HERITAGE DAY www.wycombemuseum.org Black Park, Wexham Amersham Old Town. 10am-12pm, 1.30-3.30pm, booking required, £6. 11.30am-5.30pm, drop-in, free. TOTS GO WILD www.buckscc.gov.uk/countryparks www.amersham-tc.gov.uk Black Park, Wexham 10am-12pm, 1.30-3.30pm, booking required, £6. Saturday 22nd September LACEY GREEN WINDMILL www.buckscc.gov.uk/countryparks Lacey Green. 2pm-5pm, adult £2.50, child £1. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September Market Square, Chesham. 10am-2pm, drop-in, free. www.chesham.gov.uk LATE SUMMER SHOW WORLD WAR ONE Hearing Dogs, Princes Risborough. Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles. Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd September 11am-4pm, drop-in, free. 10am-5pm, drop-in, adult £10.50, child £6.50. www.hearingdogs.org.uk www.coam.org.uk 50 FANTASTIC OBJECTS TRAIL Amersham Museum, High St. 12pm-4.30pm, STEAMING DAY Saturday 15th September drop-in, free. www.amershammuseum.org Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP:DRAW A BIRD Sunday 23rd September www.bucksrailcentre.org College Lake, nr Tring. 10am-4m, drop-in, donation. www.bbowt.org.uk LACEY GREEN WINDMILL TUDOR FAYRE Lacey Green. Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery. DUCKPOND MARKET 2pm-5pm, adult £2.50, child £1. 11am-4pm, see website for prices. The Village Green, Chalfont St Giles. FREE www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk www.buckscountymuseum.org 10am-3pm, drop-in, free. www.duckpondmarket.com Wednesday 26th September Tuesday 11th September FAMILY YOGA CLIVEDEN CRITTERS WORKSHOP NATURE TOTS Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge, HP5 2TU. Cliveden, nr Taplow. College Lake, Tring. 10am-11.30am, 0-4yrs, booking 10am, 3rd Sunday of every month. 10.30am-11.30am, 2-4.5yrs, booking required £5. required, £7. www.bbowt.org.uk www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden Fun at Medieval Fun Day Sunday 21 October l 12 - 5pm NOW OPEN Hear the Museum echo with Medieval drums and fanfares as Lion Rampant presents a day of fascination and fun. Join their dances, cheer their boisterous HALF TERM CRAFT dramas, be entertained by juggling and gasp at combatting knights. Free WORKSHOPS activity trail for kids. More activities to Brand NEW venue nr. Chesham be announced – keep an eye on our
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Friday 28th September FOX & CUBS FOREST SCHOOL Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. October 9.30am-10.45am, 11.15am-12.30pm & 1.15pm- 2.30pm, 2-5 yrs, booking required, £6.50. Monday 1st to Friday 31st October www.wycombemuseum.org AUTUMN FESTIVAL DAILY POP UP CINEMA Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. Natural History Museum at Tring. 10am-5pm, drop-in, free with admission. The First Knight: 5.45pm-7.15pm. Celebrate Hughenden’s countryside and gardens James & The Giant Peach: 7.30pm-10pm. including demonstrations and local produce for sale. Booking required, non-member £13, child £6. www.nationaltrust.org/hughenden www.chilternsociety.org.uk Wednesday 3rd October TOTS GO WILD Black Park, Wexham CLIVEDEN CRITTERS WORKSHOP 10am-12pm, 1.30-3.30pm, booking required, £6. Cliveden, nr Taplow. www.buckscc.gov.uk/countryparks 10.30am-11.30am, 2-4.5yrs, booking required £5. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September Thursday 4th October IRON AGE WEEKEND Colour Rush, 7 Oct Wendover Woods. 10am-4pm, drop-in, free. POP UP CINEMA: THE DUCHESS www.chilternsociety.org.uk Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe. 7.30pm-10pm, booking required. MUSHROOM MAGIC: A UK FUNGUS DAY EVENT WILD ABOUT WOOL www.chilternsociety.org.uk Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles. Gallery, Aylesbury. 11am-4pm, drop in, free. 11am-4pm, drop-in, adult £10.50, child £6.50. Friday 5th October www.buckscountymuseum.org www.coam.org.uk BOOGIE BEAT SESSIONS Sunday 7th October Saturday 29th September Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery. 10.15.am-11am, 0-4yrs, booking required, £4. COLOUR RUSH FOR GROW YOUR OWN CUT FLOWERS www.buckscountymuseum.org FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPICE Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge. Green Park, Aston Clinton. 10am-4pm. How to plant, nurture & grow your own TOTS GO WILD 11am & 2pm, adult from £20, child from £9. flowers.www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk Black Park, Wexham. 10am-12pm, 1.30-3.30pm, www.fnhospice.org.uk booking required, £6. www.buckscc.gov.uk/countryparks TUDOR WALKS Tuesday 9th October Amersham Museum, High St. 2.30pm-5pm, adults Friday 5th & Saturday 6th October £3, child free. www.amershammuseum.org.uk MOTHER’S MEET UP TINY TALK TIME: KING OF THE JUNGLE Hosted by Sweaty Betty & Beyondtheschoolrun.com Sunday 30th September Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. Explore work, talents, style & more. 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.15pm, 2-5 yrs, drop-in, £3. 11am-12.30, free. LACEY GREEN WINDMILL www.wycombemuseum.org www.beyondtheschoolrun.com Lacey Green. 2pm-5pm, adult £2.50, child £1. www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk Saturday 6th October Wednesday 10th October STEAMING DAY GREEN DRAGON APPLE DAY CLIVEDEN CRITTERS WORKSHOP Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. Green Dragon Eco Farm, nr Aylesbury. Cliveden, nr Taplow. 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. 11am-4pm, drop-in, adult £9, child £8. 10.30am-11.30am, 2-4.5yrs, booking required £5. www.bucksrailcentre.org www.greendragonecofarm.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden Sunday 15th March Green Park Green Park is based in beautiful parkland near Aston Clinton, where we offer a range of outdoor adventurous activities for all ages and abilities. Birthday Parties For a great birthday party, combine one of our amazing outdoor activities with a Birthday Tea in our Bubble Base or bring a picnic. To find out more or book, please call; Stablebridge Road • Aston Clinton • Bucks • HP22 5NE School Holiday Activity days School Holiday Activity days provide your child with a full day of adventurous activities. £40 per childday Family Activity days per The whole family can enjoy a day of outdoor activities; you could make a weekend of it and camp with us too. Courses Learn a new sport or improve your skills with one of our qualified instructors. Courses include; Swimming, Archery, Mountain-biking and Fencing.
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Wednesday 17th October CLIVEDEN CRITTERS WORKSHOP Cliveden, nr Taplow. 10.30am-11.30am, 2-4.5yrs, booking required £5. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden
Thursday 18th October NATURE TOTS College Lake, Tring. 10am-11.30am, 1pm-2.30pm, 0-4yrs, booking required, £7. www.bbowt.org.uk Odds Farm Park Halloween Festival, Friday 19th October 20-28 Oct HYDE END CRAFT FAIR HALF Middle Grove Farm, Hyde End. Sunday 21st October TERM 10am-5pm, adult £6, child £1. FUN Hughenden Autumn Festival, 1-31 Oct www.livingheritagecraftshows.com MEDIEVAL FUN DAY Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. Friday 19th & Saturday 20th October 12pm-5pm, drop-in, free. Friday 12th October www.wycombemuseum.org TINY TALK TIME: GOLDILOCKS BOOGIE BEAT SESSIONS & THE THREE BEARS STEAMING DAY Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. Gallery, Aylesbury. 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.15pm, 2-5 yrs, drop-in, £3.50. 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. 10.15.am-11am, 0-4yrs, booking required, £4. www.wycombemuseum.org www.bucksrailcentre.org www.buckscountymuseum.org HALF HALF Monday 22nd October FOX & CUBS FOREST SCHOOL Saturday 20th October TERM TERM FUN FUN Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. DUCKPOND MARKET CARVE YOUR SELF PORTRAIT 9.30am-10.45am, 11.15am-12.30pm & 1.15pm- The Village Green, Chalfont St Giles. Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. 2.30pm, 2-5 yrs, booking required, £6.50. 10am-3pm, drop-in, free. 10am-3pm, 7+yrs, booking required, members £18, www.wycombemuseum.org www.duckpondmarket.com non-members £20. www.qpc.org TOTS GO WILD PARENT & CHILD CROCHET WORKSHOP HALLOWEEN CROCHET Black Park, Wexham Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. 10am-12pm, 1.30-3.30pm, booking required, £6. 11.30am-1.30pm, 5+yrs, booking required, £15. 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.1.5pm, 2.15pm & 3.15pm, www.buckscc.gov.uk/countryparks www.wycombemuseum.org booking required, £3.50. www.wycombemuseum.org.uk Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th October PAPER FLOWER MAKING MASTERCLASS Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge, POTTERY GARDEN BUGS APPLE WEEKEND Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. 10am-5pm 11am-2pm, see website for details. www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk 10am-3pm, 7+yrs, booking required, members £18, Annual apple weekend with tastings, apple sales, non-members £20. www.qpc.org countryside produce, stalls & more. THE LITTLE MERMAID www.hellfirecaves.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org/hughenden Elgiva Theatre, Chesham. WITCHES WORKSHOPS HARVEST FESTIVAL 10.30am, booking required, adults £4, child £3. www.elgiva.com The Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe. 10.30am, 12pm, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles. HALF 1.45pm & 3pm, 4-10yrs, booking required, £10. 11am-4pm, drop-in, adult £10.50, child £6.50. Saturday 20th to Sunday 28th Oct TERM www.hellfirecaves.co.uk FUN www.coam.org.uk HALF HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Monday 22nd to Friday 26th October TERM Sunday 14th October Odds Farm Park, Wooburn Common. FUN Daily Halloween shows & pick your own HALF TERM CRAFT WORKSHOPS STEAMING DAY DAILY pumpkin to carve [extra charge] & take Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge HP5 2TU. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. home! Plus, frightfully fun Crafty Trick or See website for details. 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. Treat Walk. www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk www.bucksrailcentre.org www.oddsfarm.co.uk HALF TERM: PUMPKIN CARVING Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th October HALLOWEEN HALF TERM Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. DAILY Carve your very own pumpkin to take Green Dragon Eco Farm, nr Aylesbury. DAILY LITTLE BABY BUM 10am-5.30pm, drop-in, adult £9, child £8. home. 10am-4pm, drop-in, £4. Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe. www.greendragonecofarm.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden See website for times, tickets £16. SPOOKY HALLOWEEN www.wycombeswan.co.uk HORRIBLE HALLOWEEN DAILY Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury. The Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe. - 28 OCT Tuesday 16th October 10am-3pm, free with admission. 10am-5pm, drop-in, free with admission. www.waddesdon.org.uk ARM KNITTING – KNIT A BED THROW HALF Where Inspiration Blooms, Chartridge. 11am-2pm Saturday 20th to Monday 29th Oct TERM www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk FUN FREAKY FUNFEST NATURE TOTS Mead Open Farm, nr Billington. Family Halloween College Lake, Tring. 10am-11.30am, 0-4yrs, booking thrills. 10am- 6pm, (last entry 5pm). required, £7. www.bbowt.org.uk www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
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HALF HALF TERM Tuesday 23rd October TERM Friday 26th & Saturday 27th October FUN FUN HALLOWEEN CRAFTS FRIGHT NIGHTS The Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe. & 31st Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. OCT 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.1.5pm, 2.15pm & 3.15pm, 6pm-9.30pm, 10+yrs, £9.50. booking required, £3.50. www.hellfirecaves.co.uk www.wycombemuseum.org.uk HALF Saturday 27th October TERM SWINGY BAT & THE BUG TREE! FUN Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CELEBRATIONS Bucks County Museum & Roald Dahl Children’s 10am-3pm, 7+yrs, booking required, members £18, Gallery, Aylesbury. 1pm-6pm, drop in, free. non-members £20. www.buckscountymuseum.org www.qpc.org HALF LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Wednesday 24th October TERM Market Square, Chesham. FUN 10am-2pm, drop-in, free. A LITTLE TIN OF GHOSTIES www.chesham.gov.uk Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. 10am-3pm, 7+yrs, booking required, members £18, HALF Sunday 28th October TERM non-members £20. www.qpc.org Bonfire Night fun FUN HALLOWEEN GHOST HUNT HALLOWEEN DISCO & SPOOKY NIGHT Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. TRAIN - STEAMING DAY NATURE DETECTIVES 4pm-6.40pm, booking required, £6. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. College Lake, Tring. www.wycombemuseum.org.uk 6pm-8pm, tickets £7.50. 10am-1pm, booking required, £4. www.bucksrailcentre.org www.bbowt.org.uk STEAMING DAY HALF HALF Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th Oct TERM Friday 26th October TERM 10.30am-5pm, adult £11, child £8. FUN FUN www.bucksrailcentre.org SPOOKS & SURPRISES FOX & CUBS FAMILY FUN Chenies Manor House. Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. Saturday 3rd November 3.30pm-7pm, booking required, adult £5, child £8. 10am & 12.30pm, booking required, £.6.50. www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk www.wycombemuseum.org TRING FESTIVAL OF FIRE HALF Tring Park Cricket Club. 7.15pm, adults £7, child £5. Thursday 25th October TERM HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR www.tringfireworks.co.uk FUN Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles. CALLY’S BOARD GAME EVENING 5-9pm, tickets from £7. Sunday 4th November Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. www.coam.org.uk 7pm-9pm, booking required, £5. STOKE PLACE BONFIRE NIGHT www.wycombemuseum.org MYTHICAL MONSTERS Stoke Place, Stoke Green. Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. 5pm-8pm, tickets adult £10, under 12’s free. CARDBOARD CARNIVAL 10am-3pm, 7+yrs, booking required, members £18, www.thecairncollection.co.uk Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury. 11am-12.30pm, non-members £20. 7+yrs, booking required, members £5, non-members £3. www.qpc.org Saturday 10th November www.qpc.org HALF Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th Oct TERM CHALFONT ST GILES MAGIC IN THE SKY HALLOWEEN CRAFTS FUN Stone Meadow, Chalfont St Giles. 5.45pm, Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue. 10.30am, FETE WORSE THAN DEATH tickets from £4. www.csg-scouts.org.uk MORE 11.30am, 1.1.5pm, 2.15pm & 3.15pm, booking Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury. ONLINE required, £3.50. 10am-4pm, free with admission. These listings are subject to change, amiliesonline co u www.wycombemuseum.org.uk www.waddesdon.org.uk please check the websites on the day.
GREEN DRAGON ECO FARM Halloween Half Term 20th to 28th October 2018 The Dragon-Witch Pumpkin Carving of Hogshaw is back! • Creepy creatures • Beastly bugs • Spooky stories • Ghostly games Enjoy an autumn adventure this October at Hughenden • Pick your own This autumn, put on your best wellies and head pumpkin and out into the countryside. Why not see how many bugs and beasties you can spot on the way? carving experience Feeling adventurous? Join the Big Tree Climbing Company and climb into one of Hughenden's giant trees. At half term, we look forward to seeing your spooky outfits for pumpkin carving in Farm admission Adult £9, Child £8 the studybase. Normal admission applies, please check the website for details. #nationaltrust 01296 670444 Call 01494 755573 for details [email protected] #nationaltrust www.greendragonecofarm.co.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden Claydon Road Hogshaw Bucks MK18 3LA © National Trust 2018. The National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846. Photography © National Trust Images\National Trust Images/Christopher Heaney.
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