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The Claude books are brill - there's a bargain 3 set from Book People at the mo: http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=378928&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100

Books? http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/gr8/Books-for-Boys.html

Thanks both. I think I spy is already considered 'boring' Gesundheit. Great idea Convex.

This makes sense BB though it must be mitigated by having housing nearby that you can't buy into ie only available to council tenants.

Not a school fair, but the Crystal Palace festival is on: http://crystalpalacefestival.org and there are bouncy castles in CP park every weekend. http://crystalpalacefestival.org

It would be interesting to see how Charter students are spread out geographically - I suspect there are a lot more in the Red Post Hill direction because there is housing going right up to the gate whereas in the ED direction there are playing fields, Greendale, Sainsbury's and Dulwich Hamlet. I think it can't be true that a school on the hospital site admitting by distance would just encompass kids already within the Charter catchment when most of ED isn't close enough to Charter.

Have you got any ideas on how I can practise waiting for turns to speak and listening to others' contributions with my son? He's coming to the end of year 1 and is a bit prone to calling out basically because he's so desperate to share what's in his head. He's already good at taking turns with board games etc so wondering if there's anything we can do specifically relating to speaking and listening? Thanks in advance!

17 minutes is not a prohibitive walking distance. Lots of parents I know walk for 20-25 mins to primary. It's also completely untrue to assert that admittance by distance will lead to lots of kids from wealthy middle class backgrounds to the exclusion of everyone else. There is a wide diversity of people of different backgrounds living near the Dulwich hospital site and as the crow flies admission is likely to include all of the DKH estate.

Find out who the landlord is - may be a housing association - and contact them?

Word of caution on bamboo - it can get really out of control. There may be different varieties but my neighbour planted some a few years ago and they are v tall trees now.

Teach your monster to read website is amazing and free. The Usborne big phonics workbook too. The Book People have got a bumper set of Biff Chip and Kipper books on offer - most will be too hard now but good to have at home for when he's ready.

LondonMix, I guess because all those people had 5 other choices and many may well have got another choice. LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Renta, thanks for the post. Why was Hollydale > undersubscribed. Based on published data 160 > applications listing the schools as a 1-6 > preference were made for only 45 places. > > > http://www.southwark.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/ > 6403/starting_primary_school_in_southwark_201415 > > > > > Renata Hamvas Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Hi littlek1cker, > > as soon as it was mentioned that the proposed > 2nd > > Harris Primary may end up on the Harris Girl's > > School site, I went to see the Head. She says > > there is no free space that could be used to > > accommodate the primary. Except for the South > > Nunhead area, which is close to the Stuart Rd > > Ivydale site, there is not a shortage of places > in > > Nunhead, two Nunhead primaries were actually > > under-subscribed and were allocated children > this > > year. The figure that you are quoting James, > are > > not for Nunhead, but the whole of the Peckham > and > > Nunhead Community Council area. The Harris Free > > School Nunhead was incorporated in the Pupil > > planning for this area ie assumed to go into > SE15. > > If it doesn't happen at all, there is predicted > to > > be a 1 form shortfall of provision by 2016 for > the > > Peckham and Nunhead area. With the current > > expansions and new schools (1 FE from Judith > Kerr, > > 2 forms from Harris ED and 1 form from Dulwich > > Wood extra provision)there is predicted to be > > about a 2 form of excess for the Dulwich area > for > > 2016! The figures of shortfall you quote James, > in > > your older post are for the entire southern > half > > of the Borough and don't consider all the new > > schools and expansions! Very much greater > > Dulwich! > > > > The actual figures are in the middle of this > > Cabinet Document. > > > http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/documents/g4556/ > > > > Public%20reports%20pack%20Tuesday%2018-Mar-2014%20 > > > 16.30%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 > > > > There will be an increasing shortfall of > primary > > places in the north of the Borough over the > next > > few years, and therefore if Harris wants to > > provide places where there is need, they should > be > > looking further north within Southwark for a > site. > > There is predicted to be a shortfall in > Secondary > > places in the Dulwich area from 2016, that is > why > > the Hospital site should be used for a > Secondary > > School, a local community tailored health > facility > > and some housing. > > > > Renata

Climbing to the top of St Paul's is great if you have the energy - definitely not for the little ones though.

Very much appreciated!

Bessemer Grange would love them: Bessemer Grange Primary School Dylways, London SE5 8HP

Can it be a mistake? Why would the DfE be talking to the Department of Health if it was the police station?

It really depends how much you want to spend. The ones in John Lewis and GLTC look sturdy but can cost thousands. If you want something for under ?200 we got a good basic wood one from Argos - it wobbles if someone jumps up and down on the top bunk! But it's strong enough to be safe. Mattresses are extra. http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/1909605.htm

Is there room for both?

A really nice puzzle book? Take a look at Thomas Flintham's Super-Fantastic Puzzles.

Sue, my guess is that they are not stuck, but that the bin men didn't actually wheel out your bin and tip it upside down into the truck (which I always thought was the whole point of wheelie bins). I've watched the bin men and what they often do is just lean into the bin still in your garden and pull out bags. We always have bits of blue bin contents in particular dropped all round our garden after a collection and if they were wheeling the bin out, tipping it in the truck and then wheeling it back empty there is no way this would happen. Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, my green bin has now been "emptied" - or at > least, three quarter emptied, as there are still > two manky bags full of what must now be very old > rubbish languishing at the bottom of it :( > > I have no idea whether they are somehow stuck > there, as I can't reach that far down without > risking falling in :)) but I would have hoped the > people who emptied the bin would have checked to > make sure it was actually empty .... oh well. Not > long till the next collection day now. > > James, thanks, but I'm sure you've got better > things to do with your time, and probably the > person who dealt with my call originally was just > having an off day, as nobody else seems to have > had similar problems. > > I think Giacomelli's issues are probably more > worth looking into!

We had our doormat stolen a couple of nights ago. Basically you can't leave anything out front at all.

We have one too. But be realistic with your expectations - it has never made any difference to the time my kids get up in the morning.

sandnot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes it's very worrying , I have a cat. Last night > or the night before my wooden bench, wooden slate > was broken , it's quite rotten but it make me > think has someone been over the fench. Iam on > ulverscroft road backing onto fellbridgeroad > gardens. Will be more vigilant! Sandnot, it's a while ago now but I noticed the bench in our garden had been broken presumably by taking someone's weight coming over the fence and we were burgled the next day. Sorry for the potential alarm but I think it's reasonable to assume someone was scoping - make sure you keep anything worth stealing out of sight of back windows as well as front. And ideally do what you can to make getting over the fence harder eg move the bench.

This makes interesting reading: a third of first-time mothers suffer depressive symptoms: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/21/third-of-new-mothers-suffer-depressive-symptoms And particularly this bit: 'And more women are depressed when their child turns four than at any time before that, according to the study, which challenges the notion that mothers' birth-related mental struggles usually happen at or after the baby's arrival. The findings have led to calls for all women giving birth in the UK to have their mental health monitored until their child turns five to ensure that more of those experiencing difficulties are identified.'

There's street dance at the East Dulwich Community Centre on a Sat am with Eos: http://eosdance.co.uk