Sarah's Skydiving and Lorna's Pink Ribbons

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SARAH CHILD - Milford Infants

CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah who completed her sky dive in May with seven others including a friend who bravely fought breast cancer three 3 years ago.

Sarah was jumping out of a plane - despite her fear of flying and heights - to raise money for her friend's chosen charity - Breakthrough Breast Cancer

You can still donate on Sarah's Justgiving page and everyone who donates will be entered into a draw to win a Spa day for two; courtesy of The Georgian House Hotel & Spa. We'll let you know just how much Sarah has managed to raise when the money stops coming in.

http://www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Child0

LORNA TRUSCOTT - St James Primary, Elstead

I'm taking part in the 10 mile Pink Ribbonwalk on 26th May to raise money for Breast Cancer Care

Before my own diagnosis of breast cancer in 2008, a number of my friends or family of friends (most under 50) had been diagnosed with this dreadful disease. Since my diagnosis, 3 friends and the sister of a friend have been diagnosed - all but one is under 50.  Breast Cancer Care provides invaluable support and information to sufferers and their families. Raising money by doing this walk is a way of saying thank you for the support that I received while going through my treatment and seeking to help support others. Please help me reach my target; it's easy to donate online with a credit or debit card - just go to my JustGiving page:

http://www.justgiving.com/TeamTruscott

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Another year of Outstanding Results for our Year 11s

at Broadwater and Rodborough

Congratulations to Year 11!  GCSE results at Broadwater were again outstanding, with 81% A*-C passes and 57% with English and Maths.  Rodborough's Year 11 results were its best ever, with 84% of pupils achieving 5 A*-C grades and 78% with Maths & English.

Rodborough are also delighted that there is a small increase in the number of pupils gaining the English Baccalaureate (44%), which is a new Government measure introduced last year.

Children’s Centre provision at

Loseley Fields, The Wharf and St James Primary, Elstead

Loseley Fields Children’s Centre offers childcare 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri, 50 weeks of the year plus a programme of services offering help & advice to families with young children in Binscombe, Farncombe, Shalford & Godalming, including Play & Learn sessions, one year health checks, ante-natal and post-natal groups, well baby clinics, baby massage classes, positive parenting courses, with an Outreach/home link worker who can visit parents with advice on the care & education of your child.  Child nutrition courses, a support network for child minders, a toy library, behaviour management courses from 2s to teens, links to Jobcentre Plus & Next Steps & bringing together local health visitors, paediatric specialists, speech & language development officers, school & CAHMS nurses & local community & voluntary groups.  The aim is to offer a service that can equip families to ensure their children are receiving the best of local health & childcare services.

Call the Centre on 01483 419325 or visit  www.loseleyfieldscc.com

The Wharf Children’s Centre offers childcare 8am-6pm for children on roll and will offer holiday activities. Services include Play and Learn sessions for 0-5s, Twins & Multiples Sessions for 0-5s. The Wharf Nursery & Children’s Centre also offer an outreach service for families with children with special needs, a speech & language therapist, Parenting Puzzle courses, toy library. 

Call The Wharf on 01483 415220.

Elstead & Villages Children’s Centre (based at St James Primary School, Elstead) Open Monday and Wednesday 9am-1pm.  For information & advice drop in between 9.30-11.30am on Mondays and Wednesdays.  The Centre offers Stay & Play sessions for 0-5s, Storytelling, Baby Massage, Healthy Eating sessions, Gym Club for 1-6s, Help at hand advice sessions, New Mums group.  Not all the sessions are based at the centre.  Call the team on 01252 706915.

Parenting Puzzle Parent Support Groups

The Parenting Puzzle, a 10 week course for parents & carers,  has been running very successfully. We will be running more courses in the future.  For more information or if you think you might be interested, have a word with your Home School Link Worker (HSLW) - you can contact them through your school office - or keep an eye on the Confederation website for details.

Confederation Language Group

2011 was championed as the Year of Communication.  Within Surrey schools we recognise the importance of  puils' speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)  and have set up a Language Group in the Godalming Confederation, co-ordinated by Mandy Hill, from Surrey's Learning and Language Support team.

Hosted by Milford Infants School, this is a support group, where teachers, Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCos) and teaching assistants (TAs) can meet to discuss language related issues, share good practice, look at resources and exchange ideas.

How we are meeting the Government’s Extended Services Core offer?

A brief update

Childcare and/or A Safe Place To Be:  Two of the three Children’s Centres and some schools offer childcare facilities on their premises; other childcare facilities are available locally (there is a list on the Confederation website).  The two secondary schools offer a wide range of after school sport and other activities. Take a look at their websites.

A varied menu of Activities:  All schools have widened the range of clubs and activities available before, within and after school.  In some, pupils have set up and now run their own clubs. Music, sports, arts & crafts, dance, drama, language and volunteering are the main examples of activities taking place. Parenting Support is provided mainly by the HSLWs and Children's Centre Outreach Workers in a huge range of examples and circumstances.  HSLWs see pupils,  parents and carers at school, make individual home visits , run groups and courses and work with the County’s other services and with the voluntary sector as needed. The Children’s Centre Outreach workers work similarly with families of  the under-5s, backed up by more in-depth provision at their centre.

Swift & Easy Access/referral to a wide range of specialist services has been helped by the HSLWs,  who work closely with the PCT, CAMHS, Social Services, behaviour support services, speech & language services and others to help provide what some children and young people [desperately] need. The Children’s Centre Outreach Workers work similarly with families of the under 5s, again backed up by provision at their Centre.

Wider Community Access is being provided by schools and Children’s Centres where they can e.g. opportunities for using computers with associated ICT training & support, using grounds & facilities, particularly for sport & recreation and opening up other adult education opportunities such as maths and literacy.

These workshops run every Wednesday during the school terms, from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. 

They are OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, not just those with children at the school.  So if you would like to learn a little more about how to use a computer, just call Tim Johnson on the number above and go along for a session.