Term Times magazine - summer 2015 by PortsmouthCityCouncil

Summer 2015

TermTimes Your free magazine for under 11s and their families

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Welcome to the latest issue of Term Times Published by Portsmouth City Council it aims to provide parents and carers of under 11s with regular information on services and activities in Portsmouth. If you have any comments, questions or ideas please get in touch. Julie Dean Editor Contact us Email: termtimes@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Phone: 023 9243 7823 For advertising enquiries Email: advertising@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Phone: 023 9283 4307 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of advertisements or sponsorship in this publication, Portsmouth City Council cannot accept any liability for errors and omissions. We will not accept any responsibility for claims made by advertisers and their inclusion in Term Times, and this should not be taken as an endorsement by Portsmouth City Council.

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Contents FOSTERING PAGE 4 SCHOOL NEWS PAGE 5-10 EARLY YEARS NEWS PAGE 11-12 OUT & ABOUT PAGE 14-18

BEWARE OF LURKING TROLLS PAGE 19 LOCAL OFFER PAGE 20 BOOKWORMS PAGE 21 BRICK BY BRICK PAGE 23

Cover photo: Spinnaker Tower

Focus on Fostering

Why I'm a foster carer Emma, 28, from Southsea, is one of our foster carers. Here she tells us how she sees her role. What made you want to foster? I didn't want to go straight into a high-powered job after university, and did some volunteer mentoring with a 15-year-old girl whose mum had kicked her out. Just being part of our life was a positive influence for her, so I wanted to do more.

What are the rewards? The everyday experiences – bringing young people into a safe place and giving them the care and positive routine they need. I give them experiences and good family relationships they may not have experienced before. It's a job I'm proud of, that my friends and family respect.

You call it a job? Fostering is my job. I'm here to be a positive role model and influence. The financial rewards are very generous, up to £500 a week for each young person, meaning I can do it full-time.

What are the challenges?

Foster carer Emma with husband Chris and their dog Summer

Anyone will tell you that parenting teenagers can be hard work, and some of these young people have faced really tough situations. But there are so many positives to balance those times.

If you're considering fostering: During national Foster Care Fortnight (June 1-14), we invite everyone to 'make a connection' to fostering, and raise awareness of Portsmouth young people who need a safe, stable environment while difficulties at home are addressed. On 11 June (7.30–9.30pm) you can find out about becoming a foster carer by meeting foster carers and staff at our event on View Deck 1 of the Spinnaker Tower (entry is free – no need to book). For more information in general, chat to us on 023 9283 4071, visit www.fosterportsmouth.co.uk or attend one of our fostering monthly drop-in sessions at the Civic Offices (7–8.30pm, 26 May and 21 July). 4 Term Times | Summer 2015

School news

Hello from the Director of Children's Services Di Smith It’s great to be here in Portsmouth – there is a lot to be proud of here, but there is also ambition for the future and a focus on areas where we want to improve outcomes and opportunities. My aim is to lead and support children’s services and add value where there are opportunities for us to secure further improvement.

Education standards continue to improve Portsmouth has a 3 year improving achievement trend at all key stages in education and predictions for 2015 indicate that this will continue.

Up, up and away Year 2 children at Stamshaw Infant School held a balloon launch as part of their project learning about different countries. They wrote messages, explaining to a potential finder that they were learning about different countries and would be interested to hear about where they lived and then attached them to the balloons. The whole school gathered for the launch and the following day received a response from Germany – 565 miles away and also had messages from France and Switzerland.

Sci Fi St George Year 6 children at St George's Beneficial CofE Primary School made their own sci fi film. Lily and Dana aged 10 along with their crew produced 'Plazo' – their version of the story of St George. The children were inspired by watching Star Wars and Star Trek films and a professional film maker created a script from their ideas. After 1½ days of filming and a day of editing, the film was premiered to family and friends and received rave reviews. 5 Summer 2015 | Term Times

Castles, dancing, gymnastics and a trip to the zoo! Northern Parade School infant school's Year R visited Portchester Castle as part of their 'Fairy tales and castles' topic. The whole school enjoyed celebrating Diwali this year by taking part in a dance workshop with Trishul Dance Company.

Bake Off

Year 2 visited Marwell Zoo on a particularly cold day, thankfully the animals still came out to say hello! This was part of their topic, 'What a Wonderful World' looking at different animals and their habitats. Year 2 children also took part in an inter schools gymnastics festival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we entered two teams and came 1st and 3rd in the competition!

Ark Ayrton Primary Academy had a 'Bake Off' and sold all the cakes and cookies to raise ÂŁ393.88 for The Mad Hatter's Party. The school also celebrated World Book Day with staff and pupils dressing up as their favourite book character and every child got to take home a new book.

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Cottage Grove Mother's Day Breakfast Year R children at Cottage Grove spoilt their mums by hosting a Mother’s day breakfast for them. They served croissants, pancakes, fruit loaf and orange juice and enjoyed trying some new foods themselves!

Life in the Stone Age Year 5 visited Butser Ancient Farm to find out what it was like to live in the Stone Age. They weaved the wood in and out of wooden poles to make fences and used flint to carve a piece of chalk and decorate it. Then the children saw the farm's animals and explored the Iron Age houses to compare them to the Stone Age house.

Enter the dragon Cottage Grove also celebrated Chinese New Year by learning about China – the horoscope story, the dragon dance, the Great Wall of China, the Willow Pattern story and Chinese music and dance. The children played gongs, cymbals, drums and danced with the dragons. At lunchtime everyone enjoyed a special Chinese lunch and made colourful dragons to take home.

Mary Rose Museum Year 3 children visited the Mary Rose Museum and learnt lots of interesting facts about the Mary Rose. The children enjoyed imagining what it would have been like to live on a ship during Tudor times and got to dress up as different people who would have lived and worked on board the ship. They also learnt how to load and fire the cannon and then worked as a team to either attack or defend England. It helped the children to understand what it would have been like to be part of the Mary Rose’s crew.

Dinner Time with Zoolab Year 4 children at Cottage Grove had an exciting start to their topic ‘Dinner time’ when Zoolab – animal specialist company – visited with their array of creatures. Children learnt about food chains and the role of prey and predator. Creatures including; an African land snail, a colourful corn snake called Saturn, Rose the tarantula, a hissing cockroach and a domesticated rat, inspired the children to want to find out more about animals and their food chains.

Our daily bread Year 3 children at Meon Junior School had a visit from Warburtons. They learnt about healthy eating and got to make and eat some delicious, healthy sandwiches. 7 Summer 2015 | Term Times

Staying away Year 3 children at Solent Juniors went on their first residential to Minstead. They spent two nights and three days away from home in the New Forest. They explored the local village, had a picnic and visited the grave of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They went on a walk to the delightful ditch of doom and crossed the toe tickler troll bridge to give him a toffee stone as a gift. Then they raced to the pudding tree, collected earth stones before running round the sun eight times. They also made special lanterns for their night walk, told stories around the bonfire and sang songs.

Vive la France Wimborne Junior pupils sampled brioche and croissants and made their own Henri Matisse cut outs.

Year 3 pupils from Newbridge Junior School enjoyed visiting Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as part of their study of the city's history.

Up 4 It by Laura Hall and Iona Franckeiss aged 10, Wimborne Junior School Year 5s had some special visitors from the University of Portsmouth, they told us about university life and set up a range of fun activities and encouraged us to think about what job we'd want to do when we're older. We all had a great time and it really helped us understand what university is all about.

Science Fun and Bee Hotel Children at Fernhurst Junior School enjoyed a variety of activities during science week - they made corn flour slime, dissected flowers and fish and designed rockets. Pupils also constructed a 'bee hotel' for a variety of non-stinging bee - they learnt new skills such as sawing and drilling and it's a beautiful addition to the school grounds. 8 Term Times | Summer 2015

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Lab on tour National Science Week arrived at Milton Park School with a bang thanks to a visit from Portsmouth College's 'Lab on Tour'. Devised by Caroline Morgan and ably supported by a team of willing college students, the 'Lab' allowed pupils to engage in a series of exciting science challenges in their own school environment. Following a successful trial with Year R pupils at the school in 2014, this year's event was much bigger, enabling all students across the entire school range of Year R to Year 6 to be fully involved. The event included 11 different themed stations including rockets blasting at a space station, magic fire bubbles and lots of fun making slime! 22 students from the college acted as Lab assistants for the day, and their enthusiasm and passion for science rubbed off on the pupils who all left with a memento of the day that they had made, in the shape of bath bombs, slime balls and cress heads! The event was also supported by the Mary Rose Museum, who provided their own 'tipping ship' station which tested the pupils ability to balance a boat. Over the course of the day some 450 pupils took the opportunity to see a whole different angle on science – parents were also given the chance to be involved, with many attending a session at the end of the day to engage them and equip them with ideas to provide science based fun activities at home.

"Today has been really good. I did lots of fun things that I hadn’t done before and learnt lots too. It was nice that they came in to do this for us."

"Science Week has been amazing. Today was really fun and exciting. There was loads to do, a lot more than I thought there would be. I really enjoyed making bouncy balls, I didn’t think they would bounce. I love science and I hope we can do this again." Daisy Newman

"I had a lot of fun today. I wanted to spend all day in here. I love science and it was really good to do things that we haven’t done in lessons." Sonny Ward

"We were very fortunate to have a visit from Portsmouth College ‘Lab on Tour’. The students provided a wide variety of scientific activities and investigations, which the whole school were able to take part in. It was great that the children were also able to bring their parents in long after school to show them the fantastic things they had been doing and what they had learnt. This was a super end to our amazing Science Week." Mrs Billie Edge, Science Leader Milton Park Primary School

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Early years news

e r a c Child Portsmouth’s youngest children get off to a flying start with 65% of five year olds achieving a good level of development (compared to around 60% nationally). This is because parents, childminders, nurseries and children's centres work in partnership to provide the best possible opportunities for our children. Thanks to new government offers, all three-and-fouryear olds in Portsmouth are now eligible for 15 hours of free childcare, as well as 40 per cent of two-yearolds from the low incomes. Families will soon be helped to buy more hours of childcare thanks to the introduction of tax free childcare and Universal Credit. Giving children the best start in life is important. The council provides services that support early years development building on children’s individual interests and using these to enable meaningful learning so that children achieve their potential and are ready for school. Spending time with a good childminder or in nursery can help children to develop the social skills they'll need at school. It's important for parents and carers to have as many childcare options to be available to them as possible and childminders are an important part of that choice. Portsmouth’s childminders are fully registered with Ofsted; they have good opportunities to share good practice with colleagues through local groups and citywide conferences. Since September 2014, government funds must be distributed by local authorities to Ofsted-registered childminders offering parents of two, three and four year olds 15 hours of free childcare per week. To find childminders near you, visit www.portsmouth.gov.uk and search childminding or if you'd like to become a childminder contact 023 9268 8830 for more information.

Extra funding for early years From April 2015, nurseries, schools, childminders and other childcare providers will be able to claim extra funding through the Early Years Pupil Premium to support children’s development, learning and care. The Early Years Pupil Premium provides an extra 53 pence per hour for three and four year old children whose parents are in receipt of certain benefits or who have been in care or adopted from care. That's up to £302 a year which could make a significant difference in improving the quality of the early years education which can have a big influence on a child's primary and secondary school education. Ask your childcare provider for more information and to find out if you can claim.

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Every year gold, silver and bronze prizes are awarded for ‘brushing excellence’. This year's winning schools were:

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Is my child's car seat fitted correctly? Is this seat right for my car? Is this seat right for my child? Does the seat have the right safety marks?

Brambles Nursery School and Goldsmith Infant School won a Brushing Excellence Award from the University of Portsmouth’s Dental Academy’s Brush UP programme. The programme provides infant schools and pre-schools with the skills and equipment to run a daily tooth brushing scheme to improve the oral health of children in Portsmouth.

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AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND This nostalgic 1950s-themed weekend from 28 – 30 August is the ultimate family day out with a spectacular firework display after racing on the Friday. Adult tickets from £10 with free child admission For tickets or hospitality call 01243 216610 or visit www.goodwood.com/augustbh

takes you behind the scenes. Walk on the course, visit the weighing room and hear fascinating tales from our expert farrier as well as enjoying an afternoon of top racing action.

Tickets from £10 Free child admission For tickets or hospitality call 01243 216610

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t u o b a d n a t u o Get r e m m u s th is Have an adventure Portsmouth's six free adventure playgrounds are open six days a week, during term time, after school and at weekends, plus school holidays. The six sites in Portsmouth and Paulsgrove provide free activities for children aged between six and 13. Children are encouraged to challenge themselves through play and learn about taking risks in a safe and stimulating environment. Typical activities include cookery, sport, arts and crafts, discovering nature, making friends, day and residential trips, as well as a range of other fun activities. Qualified playworkers are on hand to provide guidance and support to children at the playgrounds in Buckland, Landport, Paulsgrove, Portsea, Somerstown and Stamshaw. Playworkers encourage children and young people to learn and develop as individuals and control the content and purpose of For more their play. information and details of opening hours During the school summer holidays and dates for our summer each playground will hold a festival festivals, visit on Fridays between 12pm and 4pm. www.portsmouth. This is an ideal opportunity to see the gov.uk playgrounds in their summer prime. Expect a packed programme of fun activities including food, drink, music and a range of games and indoor and outdoor activities.

Summer Music Festival The Portsmouth Schools' Music Festival showcases the amazing talent the young people of Portsmouth have to offer. Four nights of musical performances by pupils from schools across the city, including choirs, musical ensembles and dance performances, guaranteed to impress! The Festival is being held 30 June â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 July at the Portsmouth Guildhall. Each evening For more begins at 6.30pm and tickets information go to are available on the door, www.schools starting from ÂŁ5. music.org.

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Cumberland House Natural History Museum review by Cathy Brooks It’s nearly time for our annual trip to Cumberland House as between May and September each year there’s a fantastic array of butterflies on display. Butterflies of every colour imaginable, from the tiny to the huge, can be seen fluttering around and the place is packed full of information boards to tell you everything you could ever need to know about the different species on display. After a look at the butterflies (it does get hot, so it’s never a long visit) the museum also has a dinosaur exhibition with fossils and a life size model – which always amuses the children. And the good news – it’s free entry. Combine a visit to the butterflies of Cumberland House with a picnic in the museum’s great gardens afterwards, and it’s a perfect, low-cost summer holiday day out. Cumberland House, Eastern Parade, Portsmouth, PO4 9RF 023 9281 5276 www.portsmouth naturalhistory.co.uk

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard review by Cathy Brooks Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard is one of the nation’s historical gems and we are so lucky to have such an amazing attraction right on our doorstep. So when we saw the annual ticket on a half price offer, we snapped it up and have visited the Historic Dockyard numerous times this year with our three children, aged eight and under. There is always something new to see or do. Clambering aboard the famous Victory and Warrior warships is always a favourite, and the newly-restored Mary Rose Museum is a must-see – especially for the older children. The Harbour Tour is a great chance to get up-close with the more modern ships of today’s Navy. We have found the staff to be really helpful and full of historical nuggets which they are happy to impart on the children.

Royal Armouries Museum, Fort Nelson review by Elizabeth Yaxley Potter My two boys aged 9 and 5 really enjoyed their time at Royal Armouries, entrance is free but we paid £3.50 each for the brick making tour – which was great value for money they both thought it was great. At 1pm they fire the guns which are really loud and the tunnels are great to explore. It's a great place to go in the school holidays and it won't break the bank.

Royal Armouries Museum, Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, PO17 6AN

And if it’s a wet day, head for Action Stations, where our children have spent many a happy morning on the climbing wall and playing on numerous displays and interactive exhibits. Portsmouth I would recommend Historic Dockyard, anyone to go and have Victory Gate, a look around the HM Naval Base, dockyard – a cliché, but Portsmouth, PO1 3LJ it really is a fun day out 023 9283 9766 for all the family. www.historic dockyard.co.uk

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Eastney Beam Engine House Open Day, 30–31 May

All the highlighted events are FREE

MAY ★ JUNE ★ JULY ONGOING EVENTS Every Wednesday Mini Makers Aspex Gallery. 11am–12pm. Art fun for 0–5s, £3 per child. No booking required. Every Thursday Lunchtime Live Anglican Cathedral, High Street. Organ and music recitals. 1.10pm. Tickets on the door. Ongoing Jim Howieson Aspex Gallery. The Emergency6 winner returns with a brand new exhibition. Ongoing A Hard Choice Exhibition: stories behind Portsmouth’s collections of art and design. Plus Back to The Future display. Portsmouth Museum. Tue–Sun, 10am–5.30pm.

MAY 23–31 Family Activity Area HMS Warrior 1860. Free with a valid ticket. 10am–4.30pm.

Art and Collectibles Market Palmerston Road. 9am–4pm.

Old Town Guided Walk Square Tower. Tickets £3, £1 for leisure card holders, from Portsmouth Museum and D-Day Museum. 2.30pm.

City Service Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street. 10.30am.

Live Music on the Boardwalk Port Solent. Freestyle Funk collective and friends. 12–4pm. Free.

25&29 Make your own Hatch Mary Rose Museum. Craft activity for over sixes. Free with a valid museum ticket. 11am–1pm and 24pm. 25–31 Crafty Commandos Royal Marines Museum. Create a temporary tattoo. Free with a valid museum ticket. 11am–4pm. 25–30 Darling Buds of May Groundlings Theatre. New 1950s Hit Musical. Adults £14, Concessions £12, Child £10, Family £42 26

Chat About Fostering Drop-in Civic Offices reception, 7pm–8.30pm Chat to social workers and foster carers. Interested in fostering - call 023 9283 4071.

26–27 Victorian Storytelling HMS Warrior 1860. FREE with a valid ticket. 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3pm.

23–31 Otter Conservation Week Blue Reef Aquarium. Free with valid ticket.

26–27 Commando Super Sleuths Royal Marines Museum. FREE with a valid Museum ticket. 11am and 2pm.

Otter conservation week, 23–31 May

23–31 Brick by Brick Spinnaker Tower. May half term at Spinnaker Tower will see LEGO activities galore on the view decks 100 metres above sea level. 10am6pm. Included in attraction ticket.

26–28 Paddle-Power! HMS Warrior 1860. Free with a valid ticket. Workshops for seven to 11 years. 11am, 11.45am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 2.45pm and 3.30pm. 26–29 Holiday Activities Fort Purbrook. £16 for five activities or £20 for four activities plus an hour Laser Quest. 26&28 Port Solent Kids Club 11am–4pm. See website for further details. 27

Flotilla: Naval Big Art Day National Museum of the Royal Navy. Drop-in, all ages. 11am–1pm and 2–4pm.

Commando Action Royal Marines Museum. Family event: Be a marine for a day. 10am–5.30pm.

Port-side Postcards HMS Victory. Free with valid ticket. Drop in, all ages. 11am–1pm and 2–4pm.

Theatre Tours Groundlings Theatre. 12–1pm & 2–3pm.

My Favourite Things Portsmouth Museum. Family activities with Writer in Residence Aoife Mannix. Free. Places limited; pre-booking recommended - call 02392 834744. 10.30am-12.30pm & 2-4pm

Royal Marines School of Music Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 1.30–2.30pm. Free with valid attraction ticket.

30 –31 Eastney Beam Engine House Open Day Eastney Beam Engine House, Henderson Road. See the Boulton and Watt Beam Engine in its impressive Victorian home. Free. 1–5pm.

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Sieges, Battles and Blunders Guided Walk Queen Victoria Monument, Guildhall Square. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm

Tree Fu Tom Kings Theatre. 1pm.

Canine Commandos Royal Marines Museum. Join in this fun dog show with a difference. For more information on how to enter your canine commando please email community@nmrn.org,uk or call 023 9272 7584. 11am – 4pm.

Live at the Bandstand Opening Afternoon Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. Cover Bands - The Bootlegs plus Casemates. 1–4pm.

JUNE Throughout June Guided Tower Tours Spinnaker Tower. On select dates in June, join one of our team members for a guided tour of the Spinnaker Tower. See the website for dates and times. 6

D-Day Anniversary D-Day Museum. Free admission to the D-Day Museum to mark the 71st anniversary of D-Day, and special events. Museum open 10am–5.30pm.

6 - 7 Love Southsea Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm. Free. 6

Southsea Skatepark Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark. Durty Sound System. Entry £5.00, Skate Hire £2.50. 7–10pm.

Southdown 100 Bus Rally Southsea Common. 9am–5pm.

D-Day 10k Road Race Race HQ - 1000 Lakeside Reception. 10am.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Portsmouth Museum. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm.

Live at the Bandstand 1940s & Swing Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. The Three Belles & The Bevin Boys. 1–4pm.

La Bohème Big Screen, Guildhall Square. 7–11pm. Free. Theatre Tours Groundlings Theatre. 12–1pm & 2–3pm.

Open Kitchen Event Port Solent. Free. For more information portsolent.com

Drayton & Farlington Neighbourhood Forum Springfield School. 7pm.

Southsea Fitness Festival Castle Field. 9am–6pm. Free.

Portsmouth Try a Tri Southsea Seafront. 10.30am.

Live at the Bandstand Jazz Sundae Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. 1–4pm.

Portsmouth Festival Choir Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street. Dido and Aeneas. 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £12, £5 from www. portsmouthfestivities.co.uk.

Toddler Tours National Museum of the Royal Navy. 11am–12pm. FREE but places are limited and need to be booked in advance. Email families@nmrn.org.

The Cabin Club National Museum of the Royal Navy. FREE for the Under 5s and accompanying adults. 10.30am – 12noon Mini Explorers (toddling to 5 years). 1–2pm Baby Explorers (Birth to crawling).

Art & Collectibles Market Palmerston Road. 9am–4pm. Free

Armed Forces Day D-Day Museum. Free admission to the D-Day Museum to mark Armed Forces Day with events including a model ship display by the Surface Warship Association. Museum open 10am– 5.30pm.

The Big Dog Splash Port Solent. For more information please see portsolent.com.

Portsmouth Summer Show King George V Playing Field. £7, 5-15 yrs £5, Under 5 £1. 11am - Last entry 8pm.

Bicycle Thieves (U) No. 6 Cinema. 1948 classic presented in conjunction with Aspex Gallery. 7pm.

19–28 Portsmouth Festivities Locations across the city. portsmouthfestivities.co.uk. 19

June Fayre Landport Adventure Playground. 3–7pm. Free. Information phone 023 9282 4571.

Rowans Hospice Moonlit Memories Walk Sponsored night-time walk around Southsea. More information rowanshospice.co.uk

20–21 Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure Kings Theatre. Sat, 1pm & 4pm. Sun, 10am & 1pm. 20

Southsea Skatepark Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark. Miss Funky Fox vs Ted@TheControls. Entry £5.00, Skate Hire £2.50. 7–10pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. Monthly exhibition by local artists and makers. 11am –4pm. Free.

Live at the Bandstand Soul, Funk and Hip Hop Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. Strumpet Town, Mama Funk & Mr Big Stuff. 1–4pm.

Hampshire Farmers' Market Palmerston Road. 10am–2pm. Free.

Portsmouth Choral Union Portsmouth Guildhall. Berlioz and Verdi - Te Deum. 7.30pm.

Hilsea Lines Guided Walk Entrance to Hilsea Lido. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm.

27–28 Hampshire Hair & Beauty Show Pyramids Centre. Tickets £7.70 in advance per day. £10 on the door. 10am to 6pm.

Live at the Bandstand, Sundays from 31 May

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27–28 Armed Forces Day Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Free with a valid attraction ticket. 10am–5pm.

Eastney Community Centre Summer Fair Bransbury Park. 11am–3pm. 20p entrance.

27–28 Eastney Beam Engine House Open Day Eastney Beam Engine House, Henderson Road. See the Boulton and Watt Beam Engine in its impressive Victorian home. Free. 1–5pm.

Sea Life Community Roadshow Hillside and Wymering Centre, Paulsgrove. FREE event, all ages welcome. For details visit www.nmrn. org.uk. 11am–3pm.

Spice Island Guided Walk Square Tower. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm Live at the Bandstand Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. 1–4pm. Colour Me Happy Run 2015 Queen Elizabeth Country Park. 2.5k or 5k run. £10 - £30. To sign up and more info: www.colourmehappyrun.co.uk

The Book Of Life (2014) Square Tower. Cert U 91 min. 4pm.

Stamshaw & Tipner Neighbourhood Committee Stamshaw & Tipner Community Centre, Wilson Road. 7pm.

30 June – 3 July Portsmouth Schools' Music Festival Portsmouth Guildhall.

JULY 3–20 Omega Printmakers Exhibition Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street. Free. 4

Southsea Skatepark Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark. MDL. Entry £5.00, Skate Hire £2.50. 7–10pm.

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Love Southsea Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm. Free.

Independents' Day Venues across the city. Shop at independent retailers and celebrate diversity on the high street.

Old Portsmouth to Gunwharf Quays Guided Walk Square Tower. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm 5 Live at the Bandstand – Beats & Swing Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. 1–4pm.

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Daisy Chain Festival Albert Road. Family fun day. 11.30am–3.30pm. Portsmouth MAG Bike Show Port Solent. For further information please see portsolent.com.

11–12 Model Boat Weekend Action Stations. Adult £3, Child/Senior £2.50, Family (2 adults & up to 3 children/seniors) £10 or free with a valid museum ticket. 10am–5.30pm. 12

Henry VIII's Portsmouth Square Tower. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm

Live at the Bandstand – Reggae Bandstand, West Battery Gardens. 1–4pm.

Family Fun Day Fort Purbrook. 11am-4pm. Adults £5, Accompanied children Free.

Mini Maritime Movers National Museum of the Royal Navy. £2 per child. Booking is essential. To book email families@nmrn.org.uk or call 023 9272 7587. 11am–12pm.

18–19 Southsea Food Festival 2015 Palmerston Road. 10am–4pm. 18

Pretty Muddy 5k Southsea Common. From 11am. Adult entry £19.99.

Southsea Skatepark Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark. Funktifino. Entry £5.00, Skate Hire £2.50. 7–10pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. Monthly exhibition by local artists and makers. 11am –4pm. Free.

Race for Life Southsea Common. From 9am. Adult entry £14.99.

Clarence Walk Guided Walk Holiday inn, Pembroke Road. Tickets £3, £1 leisure card holders from Portsmouth Museum & D-Day Museum. 2.30pm

Kayak Hayling Island RNLI Lifeboat Station. £25 (with your own kayak), £40 (with kayak hire).

Step into the Stone Age Portsmouth Museum. Fun for all the family, meet the flint knapper, try your hand at cave painting and join the mammoth hunt! Part of the Festival of Archaeology. 10.30am–4.30pm. Free event, no need to book.

Port Solent Kids Club Port Solent. Free. 11am–4pm.

23–26 America's Cup World Series Southsea Seafront. An incredible four days of world class sport and entertainment. For more information on the America's Cup and its associated events see acws-portsmouth.americascup.com.

Harrow Choral Society Concert Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street. 7.30pm.

America's Cup World Series, 23–26 July

27–28 Seafarers - Portsmouth Festivities Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 6–10pm. For more information portsmouthfestivitites.co.uk or 023 9268 1390.

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Don't tag themselves at a location.

Getting help

Be clear they should not talk to people they do not know in real life.

These websites can help:

Tell them never to meet anyone they talk to online.

Use strong and unique passwords.

Ensure they only play games that are age appropriate.

Tell them not to give out personal information.

Show them how to block people and where to report problems.

www.beatbullying.org

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

Or call Childline 0800 1111 or Kidscape 08451 205204

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K Have you heard about the Portsmouth Local Offer? Support for children and young people with special needs and disabilities and their families changed in September 2014. As part of these changes local authorities need to publish their 'local offer' of support available for children and young people in their area who have special educational needs and disabilities. Portsmouth is taking the lead on the implementation of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms across the south east. The SEND reforms are all about improving services and outcomes for children and young people with special needs and disabilities and their families. In association with parents, young people, carers and service providers we've created a website that's a 'one stop shop' to find out what support is available locally. For more information visit: www.portsmouthlocaloffer.org 20 Term Times | Summer 2015

Portsmouth Parent Voice Do you have a child with additional or special needs and/or a disability? If the answer is yes, Portsmouth Parent Voice is for you. PPV is run by parents, Barbara and Deirdre, for parents and is part of the voluntary sector. We are supported by the local authority and Department for Education. We will help you find the service or support you need for your child. We support parent carers to have a voice in how services for children or young people with special needs and disability are shaped and delivered locally. If you would like to take part or have something you would like us to speak to the local authority about, please contact us below. We have been working with the local authority with regards to the implementation of the new Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms. If you have any questions around the new Education, Health and Care Plans, get in contact. Email: portsmouthparentvoice@hotmail.com Telephone: 07825 185 608 Website: www.portsmouthparentvoice.org Portsmouth Information Advice and Support Service provides free impartial and confidential information and support to parent/ carers, children and young people. Open 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm, their advisors will listen to any concern you have regarding SEND and work with you to identify a planned way forward by providing you with a range of impartial information and advice enabling you to make an informed decision. Visit www.portsmouthIASS.org.uk for more information or call 023 9273 2542.

M j Q O d C K e P V George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Reviews by Year 2 pupils at Beacon View Primary I love this book because it is hilarious Grandma grows and then shrinks until she is nowhere to be found. Malsey Morgan, age 7 I like this book and have read it lots of times it is funny. I like the bit when Grandma shrinks and disappears. Viviane, age 7

I thought the book was hilarious because George made a medicine and it made grandma turn big and small. It is just so, so funny. Halle Davies, age 7

I love this book because grandma grows and then she shrinks to the size of a little lemonade bottle. Molly, aged 7 I thought the book was hilarious because grandma grew tall then she shrank so they could not see her. Morgan Hamilton, age 7

Secret Kingdom: Ruby Riddle

escape from Queen Malice's dungeon. It's funny and full of adventure and excitement.

by Rosie Banks

Star rating:

Review by Mariella Seek, age 6 from Southsea Infant School Secret Kingdom is my favourite series of stories. There are three girls who go to the Secret Kingdom to help King Merry

So good, I want to read it again and again.

Astrosaurs: The Twist of Time by Steve Cole Review by Andre Barlow, age 6 from Southsea Infant School This is a very, very funny book and a surprising book too. The main characters are space dinosaurs called Astrosaurs. They travel to a planet and discover time

Hercules by Claudia Zeff Review by James Penny, age 7 from Devonshire Infant School

water, which can make you get older or younger. The time water is guarded by The Guardian of the Time Water and the enemy is an evil space dinosaur called Frentos. The Astrosaurs help some friendly aliens and save the planet. Star rating:

You should read this book because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting and interesting and because it made me feel excited and I wanted to read more. My favourite part was when Hercules had to defeat the Hydra. 21

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Kids getting the better of you? Being a parent is brilliant, but it can be tough. Imagine getting some really great tips during the tough times, or information to help you through the next stage. We can offer parents three x 2 hour sessions to help you get back in control. Search parenting support at www.portsmouth.gov.uk, call 023 9268 8836 or email parenting@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for details of the next sessions near to your home or work.

Kids' Writing Competition If you're between seven and 14 and love writing, then enter our great 500 Pompey Words competition. Write a story about the amazing objects at Portsmouth Museum and you could win ÂŁ30 in book tokens for yourself and a fun workshop with an author for your school. Visit www.portsmouthcitymuseums.co.uk

Closing date 30 June!