Summer Writing Competition Prize Giving!
Fantastic Story Writing
Thank you to everyone for coming to our Summer Writing Competition Prize Giving event!
Well done to Alice and Shumaiya for winning our competition. Local author Justin Strain handed out wonderful prizes to all the children who entered.
Alice also won £100 in book tokens for her school (St Jude’s Primary) and I was able to read out part of her story to the assembly at the school. They loved it!!
Summer School 2018 Pictures
Celebrating Our Largest Summer School Ever!
This year our Summer School was so full we needed extra space! Howard, Linda, Maxine and David would like to thank all the students for making our jobs so fun and rewarding. It really was a pleasure!
Everyone enjoyed earning stamps, stickers and prizes for their hard work. They all completed 10 hours of tuition and made lots of progress in just a week.
Many thanks to Michael Whitelock from P.S. Trampoline & Gymnastics who provided lots of afternoon activities including gymnastics, trampolining and tennis.
Summer Writing Competition
Summer Writing Competition!
I Love to Learn tutors have teamed up with local children’s author Justin Strain, to encourage children to get writing this summer. the competition is open to ‘I Love To Learn’ students as well as children in local schools.
The theme is ‘Mystery and Adventure’ and there will be three age categories;
- 7 to 8
- 9 to 11,
- 12 to 16
Portsmouth author, Justin Strain, has agreed to judge the stories and present a signed copy of his book to each winner On Saturday 29th September.
Summer writing competition will be a signed book, I Love to Learn goodies and £100 in book tokens for the overall winner’s school!
Click here for Justin’s ‘Profile’ page in The Times Chicken House Award
Click here for Justin’s ‘Good Reads’ page.
Justin writes books for young people (9-14) based in our home city of Portsmouth! His first book is called ‘The Secret of the Scarlet Ribbon’ and has been short listed for The Times Chicken House Children’s Fiction Award.
The deadline for all entries is Sat 8th September, to be handed in or posted to I Love To Learn Education Centres. Alternatively, email tutors@ilovetolearn.co.uk
Competition Judging Criteria:
- Originality of idea
- Use of language
- Imagination
- Development of characters/plot
Justin’s Top Tips for Writing
- Try and imagine a scene as your character would experience it. Showing the reader what the character sees/hears/tastes/smells/feels can be really powerful.
- Think about how things would be different for your character in their situation/historical period. What would they wear or eat? Would they go to school? How would they get about?
- Describing an everyday event from a different perspective can be really effective. A walk across a darkened room after the lamp has gone out can be an adventure in itself!
- If you have a hero and a villain, make sure the villain comes alive – villains can often be the most deliciously interesting characters to the reader.
Summer School 20th -24st August 2018
Maths and English Fun at Summer School
Summer will soon be here and Summer School 2018 is here by popular demand! Each student receives 10 hours of professional tuition in a week. Some children stay in the afternoon for sport activities.
Summer School 20th -24th AUG
Tuition: Maths & English 9-11am or 12-2pm Cost £200 6-16yrs
A full ten hours of professional tuition in reading, writing, spelling and maths to boost your child this summer. Individual plans and all abilities catered for. Classes in our Portsmouth and Fareham Centres.
Tuition and Sport*: Maths & English Tuition + Trampolining/Gymnastics 9am-3pm
Sport*: Trampolining, Gymnastics and other activities with fully qualified coaches from PSTGC
Learn some new moves and gain a badge and certificate at the end of the week!
*Transport is available to take students from the Fareham Centre and back to Priory Tennis for the sport activities.
-Save £30 by booking both Sport and Tuition-
Cost was £275 only £245 (if booked before w/e June 30th) 6-12yrs
Many Children Fall Behind
‘Research shows as many as one in three children can fall behind as a result of a seven-week break from the classroom.’
For most children, summer is a time to leave classes and homework behind. While summer is a holiday from school, it does not have to be a holiday from learning. The summer holiday is great for recharging your children’s batteries, but if they are not using the skills and knowledge that was learned in the classroom, they will find themselves struggling when school starts up again.
Skills and knowledge gained throughout the school year fade during the summer months. Research shows that loss of content retention begins within 24 to 48 hours of learning unless the new information is reinforced or applied immediately. That is why, during summer holidays, even the best students forget lessons they have learned during the school year. After a month without reinforcement, approximately 80 percent of what a student has recently learned can be lost.
Gain Confidence
For children who have struggled in school, summer is an invaluable opportunity to catch-up on key skills and feel more confident when they return to class. For students who do well, it is an opportunity to keep their enthusiasm for learning high.
If your child needs help with reading, writing, spelling or maths call Howard or Linda for a free assessment on 023 93 96 86 26 now.
Request a Call Back
Fareham Centre is Fully OFSTED Registered
Fareham is now Registered with OFSTED
I Love to Learn Fareham is registered with the OFSTED ( No. EY559164), and adhere to strict regulations with regard to the recruitment and vetting of staff. This will provide you with peace of mind when you send your child for tuition Whether it be maths, 11 Plus tutoring, or extra lessons in literacy skills, your child will receive the best possible teaching from experienced, qualified teachers.
An additional benefit of choosing us is that you can pay for our services with childcare vouchers and Working Families Tax Credit.
Help with Payment
As we are OFSTED registered as an activity based childcare premises you may be able to get help with payment. If you are issued with childcare vouchers by your employer you may be able to use them to pay for tuition.
The childcare voucher regime is being replaced in April 2018 with Tax Free Childcare.
Click on this link to open your Tax Free Childcare account.
If you receive Working Families Tax Credit you may be eligible for help also.
You can call the Working Families Tax Credit Helpline on 0345 300 3900. Just tell them your childcare cost have gone up and if they can help. Then quote our OFSTED No. EY559164.
Summer School Pics from 2017
Learning to Work Hard!
Learning does not stop when the summer starts. From 21-25th August we were joined by lots of enthusiastic students for our summer school. Some of the children did tuition in the morning and then went over to Priory School in the afternoons for sport; others just did tuition in the afternoons.
Here are some pictures we had taken of the morning students who worked really hard and had a lot of fun, as you can see. They all completed a full 10 hours of learning to set themselves up for the new term.
Summer School 21st -25th August 2017
Maths and English Fun
Summer will soon be here and our Summer School is back by popular demand! Each student receives 10 hours of professional tuition in a week. Some children stay in the afternoon for sport activities.
Summer School 21st -25th AUG
Tuition: Maths & English 9-11am or 12-2pm Cost £200 6-16yrs
A full ten hours of professional tuition in reading, writing, spelling and maths to boost your child this summer. Individual plans and all abilities catered for.
Sport: Trampolining & Gymnastics with fully qualified coaches from PSTGC Cost £75
Learn some new moves and gain a badge and certificate at the end of the week!
Tuition and Sport: Maths & English Tuition + Trampolining/Gymnastics 9am-3pm
*Save £30 by booking both Sport and Tuition*
Cost was £275 only £245 (if booked before w/e June 30th) 6-12yrs
Many Children Fall Behind
‘Research shows as many as one in three children can fall behind as a result of a seven-week break from the classroom.’
For most children, summer is a time to leave classes and homework behind. While summer is a holiday from school, it does not have to be a holiday from learning. The summer holiday is great for recharging your children’s batteries, but if they are not using the skills and knowledge that was learned in the classroom, they will find themselves struggling when school starts up again.
Skills and knowledge gained throughout the school year fade during the summer months. Research shows that loss of content retention begins within 24 to 48 hours of learning unless the new information is reinforced or applied immediately. That is why, during summer holidays, even the best students forget lessons they have learned during the school year. After a month without reinforcement, approximately 80 percent of what a student has recently learned can be lost.
Gain Confidence
For children who have struggled in school, summer is an invaluable opportunity to catch-up on key skills and feel more confident when they return to class. For students who do well, it is an opportunity to keep their enthusiasm for learning high.
If your child needs help with reading, writing, spelling or maths call Howard or Linda for a free assessment on 023 93 96 86 26 now.
Request a Call Back
SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME 2016
Summer School- 22nd -26th August
Maths and English Tuition
Every year we have put on a fun and popular summer school for children aged 6-16. Everyone gets a full 10 hours of expert tuition during the week. We are able to concentrate on any areas of weakness, and really boost each child’s confidence.
Tuition takes place for 2 hours a day for 5 days, 9-11am or 12-2pm and costs £195. Individual plans and all abilities catered for.
- Primary Maths and English Catch-up.
A great way to reinforce learning during the long holiday.
- Getting Ready for Secondary School.
Make sure your child enters secondary school with the most skills and confidence possible.
- GCSE Revision Programme
Excellent for GCSE Maths & English students to focus on key skills and areas or weakness.
Sport and Tuition All Day Programme
We also have a joint programme with Portsmouth Schools Trampolining to provide trampolining, tennis and gymnastics every afternoon until 3pm. This takes place at Priory Tennis, the children will learn new skills, and achieve a badge and certificate in Gymnastics at the end of the week.
You can book both Sport and Tuition for the special price of £270 £240 for 5 days 9am-3pm. The children are supervised over lunch and just a packed lunch is needed. Suitable for 6-12 year olds.
Childcare Vouchers Accepted
Child care vouchers accepted. If you receive Working Families Tax Credit you may receive up to 70% of the fees.
Please fill out the form to enquire
