NEWS AND VIEWS
A Drama Class for Shy Kids… Really? Yes, really! If you have been told by your child’s teacher that they rarely put their hand up in class, drama could be the answer. StageAbility helps children to build their confidence and self-esteem by teaching acting and theatre skills so that they can overcome life’s challenges, even if they are really shy. Mrs Smith from Wokingham told us, ““My daughter has been a part of StageAbility for nearly 5 years now. She has loved the weekly classes. My family and I have loved watching her grow in confidence. StageAbility has been amazing for her to help nurture her passion for drama and it’s also given her a great network of friends.”
Classes are not performance-based; they are great fun and lots of the work is through drama games building trust and friendships. After-school drama classes run in Wokingham, Lower Earley, Tilehurst and Burghfield Common. To book a trial class, visit https://stageability.class4kids.co.uk
COMPETITION: WIN A TERM OF DRAMA CLASSES AT STAGEABILITY! If your child is in Year 3-6, you could win them a term of drama classes! Question: Are StageAbility drama classes performance-based? To enter, e-mail your answer, along with your name and e-mail address to editor@familiestvw.co.uk by 28th February 2022. All entries from new students will receive a discounted offer of classes at Stageability.
Help fund vital research by joining Wear A Hat Day! Join thousands of children, parents and teachers on Friday 25th March for Wear A Hat Day – a great way to bring people together and raise vital funds for leading charity Brain Tumour Research. Register your school, community or family event today: www.wearahatday.org and we’ll send you a free fundraising pack! Coming at the end of March, Brain Tumour Awareness Month, several celebrities are supporting this hattastic campaign. The latest set of collectable Wear A Hat Day pin badges have a regal theme in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. Order your box of badges to sell during registration! Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer. This is unacceptable and Brain Tumour Research is determined to change this. Funds raised from Wear A Hat Day will help towards establishing a new Research Centre of Excellence.
Take part in National Storytelling Week National Storytelling Week takes place from 29 January to 5 February and during this period, stories will be told in schools and theatres, pubs, museums, village halls, community centres and in many other places across the UK. Speech and language therapists believe that storytelling is vital for children’s academic success as it promotes narrative skills and strengthens the ability of children to correctly
sequence ideas. To be a good reader and writer a child needs firstly to be a good speaker and listener. Above all though, storytelling is fun. Whether we are listening to someone else’s story or telling our own, inventing and adapting stories can open doors to exciting new worlds — both real and imaginary. To find a local event or to look through its extensive archive, visit www.sfs.org.uk
Home from Home with Chilly Powder Do you prefer winter or summer in the Alps… or both? Francesca, Paul and their three children live in Morzine in France all year round and have a good knowledge of Alpine traditions and the Morzine people.
groups in relaxing luxury, with fantastic food and outstanding facilities, with unrivalled inhouse childcare facilities. For many returning guests Chilly Powder is considered a real home from home. www.chillypowder.com
Having adapted their chalet holiday style over the years to suit the tastes of their regular guests, they offer the perfect ski and summer holidays for either families, couples or mixed
For more about Chilly Powder chalets for summer and winter visit www.chillypowder.com
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