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Secret Summer Learning Activities Our best ideas to keep your child’s brain ticking over all summer long.
Make a Video Develops creativity, promotes physical activity and communication skills.
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Charades Develops imagination and non-verbal communication skills.
Learn Chess Encourages critical thinking, planning ahead and reasoning.
Make a Miniature Book Encourages creativity and an interest in literature.
Bake a Cake Develops maths and coordination.
Word Games for Families Improves listening, vocabulary, memory and attention.
Make a Soap Carving Develops fine motor skills and creativity.
Game of 50 Develops addition/ subtraction, logical thinking, strategy, perseverance.
Fruit & Vegetable Guessing Game Develops memory and logical thinking.
School Work During the Holidays?
By Murray Morrison
Supporting Secret Learning
By Dr Amanda Gummer
When the whole of the summer term has felt like a halfway house between school and holidays, many families are beginning to wonder whether they should continue some element of school work through the summer break. So, what should the plan be?
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Tips on Home Schooling from Mum of Two
By Samantha Francis
Whilst we are all hoping our children will be able to go back to school full time in September, it’s possible that some home schooling may still be required.
So what can you do to make this less stressful for you and your child? READ MORE We’ve all mashed up veggies and hidden them in pasta sauce. Well, the same can be done with learning! Hiding learning within play is a much less stressful way of helping children to keep learning whilst they are not at school, especially for reluctant students. READ MORE
Improve your child’s study skills
Kumon’s maths and English study programmes work to build your child’s confidence and inspire a passion for learning.
To unlock your child’s potential, contact your local Instructor for a free assessment.
Sevenoaks Study Centre
Mandy Yarnold 01342 851 221
YOU’RE BRILLIANT (just thought you’d like reminding)
It’s been difficult to feel brilliant over the past few months, with so much uncertainty and so much to worry about. And it is still a little unclear how things will unfold from here on in for all of us.
What we do know is that our services supporting mental health, learning disability and substance misuse in Kent and Medway are going to be called upon in the weeks and months to come.
Would you consider helping us to continue to make a difference?
We always knew our staff were amazing, but everyone has been truly remarkable during this period, stepping up and finding new and innovative ways of working during COVID-19 where the everyday was just not possible. With that has come unparalleled learning plus new opportunities. You may have once been in healthcare and are now thinking about returning. You may be in the market for a new career, through no fault of your own. It might just be time for a new challenge – anything can happen in 2020 right?
Search ‘KMPT jobs’ to take a look at our current vacancies and add the link to your favourites. Keep checking in as they are rolling all the time. We have apprenticeship openings too and you can also get to know us through some volunteering.
For more information about the possibilities including return to practice, email kmpt.recruitmentteam@nhs.net
Thank you to Olivia, Emily, Jack and Von-de for lending us their faces for the Memojis.
Sourcing Children’s Books over Summer Our guide to finding the right books for your child at the right price.
Book Trust Great Books Guide 100 best new books for children.
The Libby App Free ebooks and audiobooks with your library membership.
National Shelf Service Daily book recommendations from professional librarians.
Library E-Lending All libraries have e-lending services. Join remotely and enjoy.
Love Reading4Kids UK’s number 1 book recommendation site for children’s books.
BorrowBox App Borrow ebooks and audiobooks free from your library.
Hive.co.uk Free delivery. Commission paid to your local independent bookshop.
Oxfam Online Book Shop 1000s of new/pre-loved books and audiobooks available online.
World of Books UK’s largest seller of pre-loved books online.
Preparing your Child to Start School
By Gabrielle Lawrence
Return to School: How to Support your Child
Starting school for the first time is exciting - despite the pandemic. Remember that children starting school for the first time will not know that school routines are different to the past! So how can you best prepare your little one to start school? By Kairen Cullen
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Throughout the long, strange months of lockdown parents have provided continuity and a sense of reality for their children. Soon it will be time to get them back to school and parents can help their children through this transition in numerous ways.
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The most exciting craft event in the South East
Special Reader Offer £10 using Discount Code CRAFT2020*
10 – 13 September Hever Castle & Gardens TN8 7NG
Purchase direct from the very best makers in the UK
Putting the WOW back into Craft Fairs Advanced Booking is required as tickets are being limited due to Covid-19 precautions. See website for full details and admission costs.
*Offer codes valid for adults and seniors on dates of craft fair only, tickets available from 1st August.
