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NEWS Primary Times Hertfordshire hertfordshire NEWS Do you have news to celebrate? We’d love to hear! Email julie.daruvalla@primarytimes.co.uk www.primarytimes.co.uk/hertfordshire Pamela Moutoussi “A group of professional musicians with their families and friends are putting on a performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf on 16th September, 16:30 at Mt Grace School for charity. Children in the audience can try out instruments. The orchestra includes myself, Pamela Moutoussi and other teachers from Potter Bar Schools, our adult children and ex pupils, some of whom are themselves professional musicians. Mark Guerin, our narrator, sings with the Royal Opera House. The charity is close to our hearts. We have family in Greece and we always pass the refugee camps feeling ridiculously lucky.” Junior Dragons’ apprentice challenge The Junior Dragons' Apprentice Challenge launched by CVSBEH in 2014 is a spin-off of the Dragons’ Apprentice Challenge created for Year 12 students by St Albans CVS. The Junior Challenge runs over six weeks in local primary schools giving students in years 5 and 6 an opportunity to experience the business world. Each team is given an initial investment of £50 to make into as much money as possible for a range of local charities and voluntary organisations, all of whom are actively involved with their teams. If you would like more information or to get involved please contact Penny at CVSBEH on 0300 123 1034. Parents in Sport Week 2018 After another successful week of highlighting the important role parents play in sport in 2017, they’ve finalised the dates for this year’s event. This year’s Parents in Sport Week takes place 1 – 7 October 2018. For regular updates about news and activities for the week, sign up at https://thecpsu.org.uk/parents/ They’ll be asking sports to share their efforts to involve parents during the week with the hashtag #InvolvingParents on social media. World Vision’s Pumpkin Heroes World Vision’s Pumpkin Heroes is a free pack of easy to use resources all designed to help children age 4-10 in your church, school and family have fun this Halloween. Join Patch the Pumpkin as he heads out on a new adventure to shine light into Halloween. With a fantastic story book, cartoon film, activities, crafts, games and a sing-along-song, you can be sure your kids will have fun discovering all about helping and caring for others this Halloween. Again this year, they’ll be promoting the work they do to help sports engage with parents, and the great work with parents that’s already happening across sport. On social media, search for the hashtags #ParentsinSportWeek2018 and #SportsParents. Keep your eye on the website and make sure you’re following them on Twitter @TheCPSU for all the latest news on Parents in Sport Week 2018. Get your free pack of easy to use resources at: pumpkinheroes.com 4 BACK TO SCHOOL 2018 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/Hertfordshire
Primary Times Hertfordshire Back to school Back to Head Lice In all the hustle and bustle of back to school week, it’s often easy to overlook that this is the peak season for head lice. Your children have no doubt had a great summer with lots of socialising and summer camps. But, you may not have noticed that they’ve picked up head lice in the process through all that contact. Then there is all the hugs and kisses when they reunite on the first day of school. Giving head lice the perfect way to find a new home on your child’s head What can you do? Eileen from NitNOT head lice removal clinic gives useful advice: “Prevention is better than cure” she says, “Hair to hair contact is the easiest way to catch head lice. Girls should wear long hair tied back in a low ponytail or plait. Tell them not to share hair brushes or swimming towels and a weekly checks of hair via wet-combing. Unfortunately it can be difficult avoiding head lice. If you find your family are suffering call NitNOT for a screening or treatment appointment for more details call 01442 388879. It will save you time, stress and money. One Stop Doctors! INTRODUCING Dr Sharmishtha Sarkar Consultant Paediatrician at One Stop Doctors, specialising in behavioural and neuro – developmental (including Autism and ADHD) issues. Our One Stop Doctors private Clinic in Hertfordshire has a team of specialist paediatricians and child health experts. To book an appointment or find a specialist please call 01442 331 900 or visit onestopdoctors.co.uk. NEWS Dr Sarkar, explains what symptoms to look out for if you think your child is suffering from ADHD? Fill the space in your home and your heart and foster with us. As students across the county pack their bags for the start of the new term or for far-flung shores, Hertfordshire County Council is calling on their parents to consider whether fostering might be the way to fill the extra space in their homes and their hearts. Research suggests that every year in September and October, as youngsters fly the nest, there is a significant increase in the number of people coming forward to enquire about fostering and thinking that now might be the right time to do something new and different in their own family lives and being a foster carer might well fit with the changes happening at home In Hertfordshire there are just over 835 children and young people in care and many live with Hertfordshire’s foster carers - each month, they receive an average of 55 requests for new foster placements, with more requests to place older children (aged 10+), sibling groups and those with more complex needs. Empty nesters potentially make great foster carers because they’ve already got the skills and experience needed to look after children and teenagers whether this is for a short term or longer term period. Anyone who fosters with Hertfordshire County Council can expect unrivalled support. If you are interested in fostering with them, they’ll be there to guide you through the process, every step of the way. For more information visit www.hertfordshire. gov.uk/whyfosterwithus or call the recruitment team on 0800 917 0925. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that include hyperactivity, impulsivity and difficulty in focusing and paying attention. Awareness of the disorder has grown exponentially over recent years, but Dr Sarkar believes that diagnosis and treatment is still a problem for many parents and looks to shed some light on symptoms, advising when one should seek professional help. Dr Sarkar says. “If you have worries over your child’s behaviour or your school have advised concerns with behaviour / ability to access learning due to behavioural issues, then there are things that you can look out for to help you identify whether you should seek professional advice for ADHD. Sometimes, as a parent it can be difficult to know what constitutes as normal and what doesn’t – very often there is a fine line and it is difficult to be objective about your own child. “The obvious behaviours to look out for include struggling to sit still and follow instructions, high activity levels and inattentiveness. But these symptoms can be subjective, and it can be more helpful to understand how these problems can manifest themselves in daily activity. For example, does your child find it difficult to keep friends, does he interrupt conversations, is he impulsive, does he have problems with anger, does he lose possessions and is forgetful, or does he find it difficult to complete a task even as mundane as getting dressed or tidying up a bedroom. Symptons can carry through to their teenage and adult years and lead to: • Dropping out of school • Self-esteem issues • Risk taking behaviour e.g. substance misuse • Involvement with law and order • Anxiety disorder/Depression • Inability to keep a job In addition to this, ADHD can also co-exist with other related conditions including: • Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) • Learning Difficulties • Dyspraxia or Dyslexia • Tics or Tourette’s Syndrome • Depression, anxiety “A rule of thumb is to look at these difficulties and reflect whether they are more problematic for your son or daughter than for children generally at the same age. If you are struggling with your child’s behaviour go and see your GP. There are also many resources online available and One Stop Doctors has recently launched a whole host of paediatric services to include developmental issues with both Paediatric Consultants, Child Psychologists and other therapists on hand”. www.primarytimes.co.uk/Hertfordshire | BACK TO SCHOOL 2018 5
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