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Spring 2017 : Contents
Dear reader...
Welcome to our Spring issue – full of fantastic
ideas for things to do with your children.
The weather is warming up nicely and the
Easter holiday is just around the corner.
To help you plan for the holiday we have
put together some ideas on family days
out this Spring, along with our Roundabout listings,
where you are sure to find something to please everyone. We have
an update on Performing Arts in West London and an interesting
article on Growing Up Digital by Anne Longfield OBE, the Children’s
Commissioner for England.
Regular features include our Focus on Education – from extra
tuition to thinking about your child’s next school – and our Family
Theatre Guide which lists lots of fantastic productions across the
region that are perfect for primary aged children. The English
National Ballet School are putting on a “My First Ballet” production of
Cinderella – a lovely way to introduce your children to this beautiful
form of theatre and we have a competition to win tickets on page 23.
Don’t forget to visit intu Uxbridge on 7th April to meet Chase &
Marshall, meet the Easter cuties at Odds Farm, enter our competition
for a chance to win a place at a Barracudas day camp this summer
and check out our website for more things to do over the coming
weeks – www.primarytimes.net/west_london
Have an Egg-citing time!
Marion, Jackie, Marie, Julie & Carol
News & Views
Roundabout
Family days out this Spring!
Performing Arts
Focus on Education
Book Reviews
Growing Up Digital
Theatre
Loopy Library & Competitions
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Let’s Play Together!
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Sub-Editor & Designer:
Jackie Bourne
Sales:
Marie McArthur & Julie Daruvalla
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01491 411848
Production:
Carol George
production@
schoolspublishing.co.uk
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