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Dear families, welcome to the new term.
Looking forward to seeing the children's sunny smiles!

Adult and Child Group reflects Steiner’s wish to nurture children and their families, as well as to recognise the importance of protecting the wonder of early childhood.

​We invite Parents/carers and children to our Acorns, old and new, to join us.
​Bookings for the next term, called summer term (but where is the summer?) are open on line, now!

We do not have a “drop in” session, families are asked to book a place and pay in advance for a term. 
There is a maximum number of families expected for each session and so, with the limited space we have available, is more comfortable for everyone.  It also provides a known group for both the children and parents, carers, enabling support and friendships to grow.

We sometimes have a waiting list as sessions fill up very quickly.
​For this it is best you book asap, as places get booked on a first come first served basis.
If a particular group you have been attending is your favourite one, do book now so not to loose your space, as newcomers will book as well!

We are offering some special Easter break drop in sessions, see below post for dates.
These sessions could be an opportunity to come and try us, like an open morning,
before you commit to the term.

The summer term dates are:

​18/04/16 until 15/06/16
half term: 30/05/16 – 03/06/16

​Bookings for summer term open from Easter Monday

Spring is coming
Spring is coming
Birdies build your nests
Weave together straw and feather...

​Easter break is coming soon at Acorns Parent and Child!

SPRING TERM 2016

    11th January - 24th March 2016

​The last day next week is Thursday 24th.
​Thursday 24th is our last day and special session:

​ will be our usual Spring Clean session, where all parents and children bring their aprons and gloves and clean, scrub, dust, wash!
​All our toys and cloths get washed and the outside garden gets a good tidy too!

​We will resume normal sessions

on Monday 18th April

We have a special adults only
Lyre music workshop on
Tuesday 22nd March

​We will offer extra special drop in sessions during Easter break if you are around. Please send an email saying you are coming as they are super popular.

​The Easter Hare will come to Acorns as usual hiding mini organic chocolate eggs for whoever is able to find them!

​We will be baking hot cross buns and play as usual, the adults can learn needle felting and the children and adults can do wet felting.

​Please watch this space, we will post more info and dates very soon. You will be able to book these sessions if you wish to, but some spaces will be open for drop in as well.

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Lyre music workshop


​Tuesday 22nd March

11 am to 2 pm

at Church of Ascension
Donations £5.00 for Acorns staff and £7.00 for guests
Adults only, please.

Music and Singing with the Pentatonic Lyre for young children.
​A workshop for early years practitioners, teachers, and parents.
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Anna will take you on a musical journey with singing and pentatonic lyre
​We will explore singing and storytelling and the lyre and its soothing qualities; how to integrate the lyre and use it to aid child development and why it is beneficial for the very young children especially.

Lunch provided
Bring your own lyres if you have one. 4 lyres available at the workshop to share.
You may want to purchase one before on Amazon (search for Lyre harp), or:

http://myriadonline.co.uk/pentatonic-musical-instruments.php

Anna Prokhovnik Cooper is a master Lyre Teacher. She has a long experience facilitating workshops exploring the pedagogical and therapeutic qualities of music for all ages.

Church of Ascension, Dartmouth Row, SE10 8AW

In the words of master lyre teacher Anna Prokhovnik Cooper of Northern Ireland,
“The modern lyre is a most unique and unusual instrument because of its purity of tone and harmonic potential. It is suitable for all ages to play, from young children to older people.
Although it has specific techniques of playing, it is not a difficult instrument to master.
It can be enjoyed at all levels of playing ability.
Its tone gives a wonderful quality of healing and relaxation, whether it is played in a therapeutic, social, or teaching setting.”




Anna Prokhovnik Musician at Healing Harmonies

женский день

8th of March - international women's day.

A session dedicated to mothers, daughters, grannies and all the women of the world.

Tuesday 8th March 10 am to 12 pm
Church of Ascension
Dartmouth row
SE10 8AW
 a special session dedicated to mothers/daughters/granddaughters where you all come together and share your passions, skills, dreams; get pampered, or learn a new skill.
​Baking/painting mybe planting, much more, or just be together and chat and drink tea; of course mothers and their sons welcome; although celebrating women, it is not a women's only session!!

Donations

​Info: text 07837931643


Hello and Privet!
I'm a native Russian speaker and a mother of two. I’m also a trained TV presenter and speech coach. I'm passionate about helping children express themselves and build their confidence in the languages they speak.

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Three years ago I co-founded a Greenwich-based Хоровод Club to help local children play and make friends in Russian. I'm now running a Продлёнка Club project that runs drama-based after school clubs in Russian. 
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I have been coming to Acorns sessions with my both children and have been offered this fantastic opportunity to hold sessions in Russian. These monthly meeting will be great fun as they will follow the Acorns rhythm, and also center around a particular Russian festival, like Masleniza, and Easter, the Orthodox way.
I hope you can join in the fun!
 
Yours,
Anastasia Haydulina
www.prodlenkaclub.com
07908352551