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Volume 1, Issue 1 July 1st 2012

SUMMER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Croydon Children’s The Inclusion your school office. Network and Croydon University Supported by Obviously the numbers Children’s University The Waddon Inclusion are limited on some have been working hard to Network - WIN activities so we will oper- provide a packed Summer ate on a first come first Holiday Programme for 5 served basis. Inside this issue: – 15 year olds. Take a look inside at some of the Not only does this workshops that are newsletter tell you about Summer Programme 2 available. the activities that we are running but it is also Family days out 3 packed full of family WIN News 4 WIN activities can be activities many of which booked by any child who are free, where you can Croydon Children’s attends WIN Schools OR take your Passport to University is busy finding holds a Children’s Learning for stamping. University ‘Passport to lots of places for you to Learning’. take your passport to learning in the Summer Holidays. We are pleased to welcome Beaumont Primary Don’t forget to find us on School, Davidson Primary Facebook and click ‘like’ School and St John’s to get up to-date Primary School - who have all joined Croydon information on new CU this term. Passports events and places to visit: are available to buy from www.facebook.com/ CroydonChildren’s University Croydon Tours and Croydon Children’s University in Partnership Saturday 21st July at 11am – Croydon Tours are to give a family tour for CU Members only. Children aged 10 and over, accompanied by an adult, are invited to this especially commissioned interactive tour to launch the partnership of Croydon Tours and Croydon Children’s University. Special Family Booking: £10 (1 child, 1 adult) £18 (2 children, 2 adults) Usual price £8 per person Bookings via: Croydon Children’s University Book Trail is back at Croydon Libraries this summer! Children ... There are rewards as you go and it's free to take part! And now you can earn Children’s University points as well - we will award I point for every book you read and review— so happy reading! St Andrew’s High Page 2 Parish Church Schools, Regina Coeli Primary School Warrington Road, Croydon CR0 4BH Warrington Road Croydon CR0 4BH Pampisford Road, Croydon

Tuesday 24th July 24th—27th July 10—3pm Wednesday 1st August Sports Xtra Mind Adrenaline— 30th-3rd August 10-3pm SUMMER FUN: Krypton Dynamic £5 African Mask Making £5 6th-10th August 10-3pm Dance & Junior 10.30—3pm 10am—3 pm Dance or age 11—14 years Ages 7—10 & ages 11-14 Adventure Premier Sports Camp £18 per day Wednesday 25th July Thursday 2nd August & Junior Adventure age 5—11 years £25 per day Mind Adrenaline— African Drumming £5 Age 5—12 Junior Apprentice £5 10am—3 pm ages 10-14 23rd July—27th July 9.30—4pm Friday 27th July 10am—3 pm Friday 3rd August

Family Art Morning Free Age 11—15 years Ceramic Painting £5 All age Pro Arts Central - Sports Xtra Ages 7—10 & ages 11-14 £5 10am —12pm One Day Drama Course £5 SUMMER FUN: 10am—3 pm age 6—8 years Pro Arts Central - Sport Xperience & Friday 3rd August Dance Five Day Drama Course £20 Family Art Morning Free or Thursday 26th July with Performance All age Detective and junior Detective Big Foot Arts Company - 10—3 pm daily 10am —12pm Xperience £25 per day (must attend all 5 days) Circus Skills £5 Age 5—12 Ages 10—14 Friday 10th August 10-3pm 30th July —3rd August Monday 6th-Friday 10th August Family Art Morning Free Age 10-14 6th July—10th August

All age Forensic Science £5 Film Club— 9.30—4pm 10am —12pm collect evidence and clues to Summer School of Rock £10 Monday 6th—Friday 10th August solve a crime. 3 day Music Making Workshop Sports Xtra Ages 7—11 10am—3pm Film Club Free Wednesday 8th—Friday 10th August Spy Camp £25 per day

15th July, 1st and 8thAugust (Must attend all 3 days) Age 5—12 Monday 30th-31st of July 1—3pm Ages 10—14 6th July—10th August Dance Workshop £5 Watch a film write a review, 9.30—4pm —Follow the Flame prize for the best review 10am—3 pm ages 7—11 (30th) Please book directly with Sports Xtra* and Premier sports http://www.sportsxtra.com - SPECIAL OFFER BOOK SPORTSXTRA TODAY FOR just £12 a day offer closes 7th July http://www.premiersport.org - To book any other activities see attached booking form. * Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Fun Days Out For The Whole Family All contact details available below Free Activities where you can get your Passport Stamped!

The Wildfowl & Wetland Trust 23 July – 31 August A seasonally ranging programme of activities including storytelling, nature crafts, pond 10:00am – 4:30pm dipping, walks, talks, games and interactive A Golden Opportunity -Visit our exhibition to learn about the shows, held each Sat & Sun and throughout Bank of England and gold then make a gold-bar shaped all school holidays and half term breaks. money box to take home. To find out what workshops are on click here .Bank of England Museum to visit their website Threadneedle Street Download more information on http://www.wwt.org.uk/ EC2R 8AH +44 (0)20 7601 5545 Croydon Museum Email: [email protected] There’s lots of fun to be had in the Museum of Croydon galleries! Family Workshops Follow our fun Family Trail, exploring the drop in between 11am - 4 pm galleries with Iggy the iguana Press buttons on the touch screen computers to choose and lis- rd th th th Monday 23 July, 6 , 13 and 20 August ten to different stories, Use the building blocks Free Family FUN to build a 1930s house. See www.croydonCU.btck.co.uk for full details of The Museum of Croydon galleries are on level 1 each workshop. of Natural History Museum Open Monday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm (closed on Bank Telephone number; 020 7942 5000 Holidays). Free entry . Web address; www.nhm.ac.uk/ Deen City Farm and Riding School All farm animals including mixed poultry, horses, rabbits, sheep, The Science Museum in London is a free mu- goats, pigs, cows and pet area. Also a cafe, shop and riding seum packed with interactive exhibits, school. Admission free except for tours (donations always wel- awe-inspiring objects and an IMAX 3D Cinema. come). Farm produce for sale including eggs, also pet supplies Discover the past, present ... and gifts. Opening Times Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 -16:30. Free entry www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ Closed Monday (except for Bank Holiday Mondays).

Other places to visit with your Passport (charges apply) British music experience at the O2 http://www.britishmusicexperience.com/visiting/ Telephone number; 020 7601 5545 Chessington World of Adventure Sea Life Centre and Zoo www.chessington.com If you are going on holiday don’t forget to take your passport go to The National Children’s University public learning desti- nations and look to see what is available in the area you are going http://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/learning-

NEW! B&Q Kids Do It and Children’s University Woodland Trust & B&Q kids classes are fun and a from there is something for everyone Children’s University chance for you to enjoy making BOOK: http://www.diy.com/kidsclasses something together Available now every WOW!  We'll show you step by step how An exciting Saturday and Sunday to make something from scratch downloadable at Croydon and Sutton Stores. activity book to  We'll let you have a go yourself complete and under the guidance of our DIY bring into school experts for stamping in

the Autumn!  We'll teach you new skills such as

sawing, drilling, gluing and nailing

**FREE DURING JULY AND AUGUST** nature detectives, run by the Woodland Ages of 7-11, up to 2 children Trust, is an official Learning Destination for the Children's University™ Passport to accompanied by a parent or guardian Learning With more than 15 classes to choose www.naturedetectives.org.uk/childrensuniv ersity Good News! If you attend a club or activity that you really enjoy Bo and think it should be part of the Croydon ok Buddies Children's University, please let us know. We are looki ng for volunteer Good research skills are an essential part of s from the Ae Children's University learning...in fact they form an rodrome, Howard Primary and Par essential part of `grown up' University learning Church ish schools, who wo too! uld like to suppo their sch rt ool in our Book B At the Croydon Children's University we know uddies Scheme. there are loads of brilliant clubs and activities out Last Year we had 3 f there...but until somebody shows us where they are abulous voluntee loting t rs pi- they remain a mystery. he scheme who met once a week an hour t for If you can provide us with the name, address, o share books a nd activities with telephone number, website (if they have one) and small g a roup of parents email details of the Club/Activity and tell us a bit and children. A train about what it is you do there and the stuff you learn ing day has been booked for Sept and enjoy doing, then we'll get in touch with ber and W em- IN will support yo them. Email [email protected], or u all throughout go to the website www.croydonCU.btck.co.uk . the process. If they meet our standards, you'll be able to use Would you like your Passport to Learning to collect stamps to know more: and work towards achieving more national Email ls tout@st-andrews Children's University Awards. .croydon.sch.uk In providing this useful research for us we will award 2 hours of Children's Check out the WIN Website for lots of free family days out University learning for your ideas www.winextendedschools.btck.co.uk or like us on Face book www.facebook.com.Waddon Inclusion Network

Students Making a Difference in the Community

WIN School Council Now that we are getting close to Student Volunteering the Olympic Torch arriving in This year the joint school council have Croydon, WIN School Council been working very hard on making the has planned their annual BIG outside of the school environment look St Andrew’s High School have been TIDY UP on 18th July to ensure beautiful Volunteering for a couple of years that all the roads and paths look now. They organise and run a Youth clean when we wave the torch Club at Victoria House, as well as past our schools. supporting the older people in the community with their IT skills and running football skills with the local primary school.

After writing to Cllr Bill Thomas who is responsible for Environmental issues in Croydon we were able to meet with Mr Brett from Croydon Grounds Main- tenance. He came to our school council meeting and advised the children on the different types of planters that the council could loan to the schools and the types of plants and vegetables they could grow. This term all our schools Well done to all St Andrew’s students are looking beautiful as well as provid- keep up the hard work. ing some salad and vegetables to use in the school kitchen Well done to the WIN School Council.