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keep contacting them from time to time - letter/phone call or both just to see if there is any anticipated movement and gets your name recognised

edited as usual boring rant

any ideas for a venue for a 13th party - small disco affair, so don't want a huge hall with kids hanging round the edges, but a decent size room and do not want my house trashed!! And it has to be an evening! I was thinking about a function room in a pub but imagine there might be problems with children on licensed premises, even if there was no alchohol in the area where the under ages were. suggestions gratefully received

small key, with orange/yellow tag marked 30, found on friern road, just round corner from Goodrich.

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I have a card for you delivered to my house - what number are you? thanks

any ideas where I could send a 13yr old girl for street dance/modern dance??

out of stock at decathlon!

ditto kristymac1 this is how the forum is normally used!

I thought it was ok to park across the white line (we are in a similar situation) but the white line indicates that it is a drive way - i always tell people to park there, but be very careful not to have tyres/wheels on any part of the pathway.

what about confining the cat to the kitchen only? I assume you have a cat flap? that way you could minimise the fur/dust in most parts of the house (soft furnishings) and keep a box/basket for the cat in the kitchen which you can then change regularly. I appreciate a right pain with keeping door shut, but it is just a thought.

yes it was not always clear, but it seems that if you get a scholarship, and you are placed there by the local education authority, then you will have the chance to have those additional music/sports or maths sessions once you are there.

I have a daughter in year eight - and having nothing but good things to say about it. Extremely happy and no complaints. We too wondered whether they could live up to the 'hard sell' we were all getting, but hats off, they are doing the job. The school seem very ready to communicate with parents and they have always responded quickly to any queries I have had. Re behaviour, they seem pretty tough as far as I can see. My daughter and her friends (of both sexes) are extremely happy and feel safe. I think there is more of a choice now - Charter, Kingsdale, Sydenham Girls and Harris Boys (which so far seems good tho early days I know) are all sound choices. Yes we will all hear of some incident or other which doesn't sound quite right but on the whole I think these are all good schools with a chance of getting some decent qualifications.

oh what flippin nonsense, let them learn at their own pace = top things up if absolutely necessary around 9 or 10 but before that - pleeeeeeeease!!! Children learn and develope at different stages and readiness to learn is absolutely key. Rather like trying to get a toddler to ride a two wheeler before they are ready = yes some can, but it often comes naturally a little later on!! gosh this makes me so cross.

the latter I think!! to be honest you really need some decent honest friends to share your equally "god I am hopeless at this" stories with mirth and a complete lack of judgement. I have had some of the best times with my friends, weeping with laughter as we out do each other in the bad mother stakes - I should hasten to add we all love our children dearly!! I rather suspect your marvellous friend is actually just as crap as the rest of us but cannot admit it. Let's face it - I think most of us find having a child a complete shock - sleep deprivation, chaos, lack of control, mess along with the "I had NO idea it would be like this!" feeling. I do not know of anyone who genuinely feels they are doing it right - just finding their way as they go! Do not worry, you are normal, your mate is not.

yes for number two = sanity saver! why not put a call out on freecycle?

yes very!!

the best milkman I ever had delivered in SE15!! Dave's Dairy??

I think last year's newbies either got the p13 or took the kingsdale school bus which tootles around east dulwich picking up at primary schools which were the designated stops. One of the stops is DKH school which is not far from Lyndhurst. Mind you, with the dreaded cuts it will be interesting to see if it is still operating come september. good luck

thanks sounds good will check out

no!! I believe the two secondary schools do not actually want to become academies but are having to seek further clarification as to what is being proposed. where is the public meeting?

I went to a mixed primary which I loved, and a single sex girls school and hated it. Therefore I have sent my two to mixed primary and just finishing first year of mixed secondary. There seems to be such a level of acceptance by the sexes, lots of nice platonic friendships and no nonsense about friends of the opposite sex. It so depends upon the child tho - when they get to the right age, see what they would prefer.

thx will check it out!

it's that time of year again when my old-enough-to-know-better children run from the sunscreen before school - they don't like the feel. Can anyone recommend a high factor but 'light' feeling sunscreen - not too greasy or chalky when applied? Should I be checking out the posh make up counters? thanks

all I know is the houses in the development at the back have unbelievably steep roofs - well above what they asthetically should be - didn't get the planning permission that they thought they could push thro for loft rooms I believe (could be wrong so apologies if so) I really wonder if planners can actually read drawings sometimes - there are so many cases of bizarre permissions and equally bizarre refusals.