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- Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:06 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
- Replies: 228
- Views: 59132
Re: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
No, you don't have to unpack their things for them, though you can if you want to help them. Or maybe just do it the first couple of times, it's up to you. As for suitcases, look at your local bootfairs! There's always lots of them there, for just a few pounds, cheaper than cheap holdalls and they'l...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:50 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Bible help!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4151
Re: Bible help!
No, my daughters never used them either.
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:48 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
- Replies: 228
- Views: 59132
Re: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
We leave them there, put the smaller one inside the bigger one and it just stands at the end of her bed.
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:25 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Email addresses at school
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1907
Re: Email addresses at school
Atticus, I just pm'd youAtticus wrote:Probably a really stupid question, but what email addresses do the children use - is there an @ch type one, or do they use hotmail or similar universally accessible addresses?
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Mobile phones
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10007
Re: Mobile phones
If the houses have wifi then any android phone can dowload a skype applet for free and then you can talk using skype over the houses wifi without using the mobile network at all. An HTC wildfire is available on a £15 contract from phones4u and Orange do one called a san francisco which can be had ...
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:46 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
Me too, I've been a member for 4 years now....SAS wrote:Yeah - trouble is, we were broke BEFORE we got the letter!
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:11 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
Welcome to the club - the good news is it's free to join (for obvious reasons!)SAS wrote:Heehee! Have gone through our incomings and outgoings and conclude that we are knackered!
- Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:24 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
Surely having total control over eating makes it far easier to ensure sufficient balanced food intake than when people have help yourself buffet service There is never an issue with this, as house staff are in dining hall with the pupils from their house, and they monitor what food is being chosen ...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:13 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
- Replies: 228
- Views: 59132
Re: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
we've just received more info from the school (not about the fees, but I'm ignoring that at the moment) It says to give the Health form and rail travel form to the housemaster and the clothing list to matron. I remember the rail travel form, but I'm pretty sure I sent that somewhere quite a while b...
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
That was my point a few days ago, and/or if you're already at the limit of what you're allowed to borrow and the bank would say NO!SAS wrote:You can't remortgage if you can't afford increasd repayments.
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Peele Festival of Arts video 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2417
Re: Peele Festival of Arts video 2011
Cupcakemom - go to youtube and type in Peele Festival Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, and also Peele Festival Cha Cha Slide. They were the from the two previous years and are equally brilliant!
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Happy Birthday, David !!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2285
Re: Happy Birthday, David !!
I missed this, sorry! But I hope you had a lovely day!!
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:05 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: First year nearly over
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2764
Re: First year nearly over
Bet that brings a tear to your eye! Especially if you see all the leaving band members afterwards crying. It's lovely to watch, and yet moving at the same time.CHDad wrote: We still have Parents day and Beating the retreat to look forward to as well.
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
Ditto! And couldn't agree more!dinahcat wrote:My fees have gone up -no shock there but I have two so it is my own fault and when I look at what the Foundation are paying in bursaries I can't complain
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: Parental Contribution
- Replies: 278
- Views: 58164
Re: Parental Contribution
That's it! I've got it. Flog a lung, half my liver, my hair, teeth, a kidney and at least one eye ... I'd lose over half a stone! If everyone did that we'd gain financially clearly ... sorting out the national recession as well as saving the NHS vast amounts of money coping with the obesity problem...