Gems of Wisdom

Mar. 15, 2019

Preparing for Summer Exams

Can this be true? Is this blog really about preparing for the summer exams? When we haven’t even eaten our Easter eggs yet?!

Yes people! SIT UP… concentrate .. read this ...and then implement!

It’s best not to wait until the week before to start preparing - unless of course your child is a born genius. Read - absorb and inwardly digest. For then, you can give your child the tools they need to do their best.

Mar. 02, 2019

To Read or Not to Read: Fact or Fiction?

In every class and in every school there are "the readers" - children who effortlessly devour books, one after another, never seeming to lose their love of books - and then there are the "reluctant" readers, those who struggle to find a subject matter of interest or a style that they enjoy. Often the reluctant readers will hook onto a series of books that are not "on the list", but we fail to recognise when they do this, that they have cleared a massive hurdle: to read or not to read.

Feb. 17, 2019

Movies for Half Term

In the last few days, most people I have spoken to teachers included, are ready for a little break from routine. If you have just been through the 11+ process, this is your time to settle back into normality after the sometimes frenzied and anxious moments of the last few months. Half term can’t come soon enough.

I am back with the oft requested movie list, films for the whole family that will give you the chance to sit down together and relax, laugh and contemplate the meaning of life.

Feb. 08, 2019

Screen-free bedtimes

Help your child to practice listening rather than glazing over and tuning out. Turn on the CD player or download the audio file, and let them relax and learn with the suggestions in this week's gems of wisdom.