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Solar panels set to save Moor Hall School £2000 per year

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New solar panels are set to save Moor Hall Primary School more than £2,000-a-year – equivalent to the cost of powering more than 200 computers.

Moor Hall Primary School one of the Four Oaks Cluster Schools has fixed 160 solar panels to its roof as part of the Birmingham Energy Savers initiative.

The first two phases of the Energy Savers scheme have seen solar panels added to more than 1,300 homes and 20 other buildings across the city.

Moor Hall headteacher Andrew Steggal said: “It is extremely important that the children learn about being ‘eco friendly’.

‘‘In this way we can not only improve our efficiency as a school but, most importantly, encourage children to be proactive in sustaining the world they are growing up in,” he said.

In the third phase of Birmingham Energy Savers, which is set to be launched before Christmas, the council will work with Carillion Energy Services to deliver energy-saving projects to up to 60,000 homes and 1,000 other buildings by 2020.

Text taken from Birmingham Mail

Baby Signing Course

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New six week course at the Hub, Mere Green commencing

Friday 2 November – Friday 7 December
9.45am – 10.15am

£15 for 6 week course (£20 for two siblings)

For more information and to book, call Caroline Utley on 07596 241627

The Benefits of Baby Signing

Enables babies to communicate their needs effectively, reducing frustration. This improves the parent/child bond and reduces tantrums and other behaviour problems.

Helps parents to focus on key words which, with the signs, improves babies understating even before they can sign for themselves.

When used alongside speech it increases development of spoken language.

It is fun! You will be amazed how fast your baby learns and how much they know long before they could have the speech to tell you.

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Arthur Terry School on Saturday mornings!!

Don’t miss out on all the fun happening at Arthur Terry School on Saturday mornings!!

Family Guys
THIS Saturday (25th February) is our next Family Guys multi sports session for Dads/Granddads/Uncles and their children aged 3-11 years, 10.00am – 12.15pm

We had a great time at our January session. Here are some of the comments from some of the parents who attended:-

“I have enjoyed spending quality time with my child”
“Friendly environment to meet other parents”
“I have learnt some new games to play with my child”
“Fun, physical exercise alongside my son”
“Aspire sports leaders were fantastic, friendly and really encouraging”

Why not come along and see for yourself? Places are not limited, just turn up on the day.

    Bollywood Dancing

New 4 week course starts 25th Feb

10.00am – 11.00am: over 11 years and adults

11.15am – 12.15pm: ages 4 – 11 years (parents welcome to stay)

    Staged @ Arthur Terry

Places still available at Arthur Terry’s Saturday morning drama club, the classes are as follows:-

9.15am – 10.45am: Mad Hatters (ages 5-8 years)

10.45am – 12.15pm: Artful Dodgers (ages 9-10 years)

9.15am – 12.15pm: Wild Cats (ages 11-12 years)

Please get in touch for more info or to book for any of the above – we look forward to seeing you soon!

Chatter Matters Event:

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Tuesday 7th February

10.00am – 11.30am

Four Oaks Toy Library

(Mere Green Combined School, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL)

We are very pleased to tell you about a special “Chatter Matters” event happening at Four Oaks Toy Library, at Mere Green Combined School, on Tuesday 7th February.

Our new Chatterbags resources and other support materials will be on display, and there will be advice on speech and communication development from the Pre School Learning Alliance.

The usual coffee, chat and toy play will also be running PLUS we have some new Toy Library toys which will be available to loan from 7th February too.

You do not have to be a Toy Library member to attend the Chatter Matters event. It is ideal for any parent with concerns or questions about children’s speech and communication.

Please park at Sainsbury’s and then pop across and join us.

We look forward to seeing you then!