Premier Sport Premier School Sport Coaching Limited has arisen out of the ashes of Sandown and Carisbrooke School Sport Partnership, which due to the Government funding cuts to PE and School Sport Strategy, finished in August 2011.  The staff who dedicated 6 years of work to the partnership set up Premier School Sport Coaching Ltd to ensure young people on the Island can still access high quality PE and school sport.Our ethos is based on delivering high quality sporting opportunities for all with the aim of `Inspiring Young People Through Sport’ to ensure they continue with physical activity into adulthood. We are currently delivering PE and sports programmes in 21 Island schools, which include high quality PE lesson during teachers PPA time, Teacher Training courses, After school clubs, Young sports leadership qualifications, PE Gifted & Talented sessions and an exciting and fun Active Lifestyles reception PE programme based around the national Change 4 Life campaign.To ensure young people have opportunities to continue with sport and Physical activity we currently run community sports sessions and holiday programmes. Please contact us for the latest activities. Call for more information on 07810 69318

Water BabiesBabies on the Isle Of Wight are enjoying the benefits of swimming with a national award winning company Water babies, not only have they won the most recent ‘What’s on 4 Little Ones’ award for the best baby and Toddler development programme they have won it for the past 4 years in succession!Jo Hobbs the Islands resident instructor has been teaching classes since Sept 2011 and is thoroughly enjoying her new role having brought both her own children to Water Babies in Southampton for the past four years.New classes start week beginning 20th February then following that the next term will be week beginning 14th May 2012.Classes are held at West Wight Sports Centre on a Monday and the UKSA in Cowes on a Thursday and Saturday morning. For further information please contact water babies on 01983 717005 or humptydumpty@waterbabies.co.uk  or check out our website on www.waterbabies.co.uk

TinyTalk Baby Signing classes,have been running on the Island for over 4 years with Emily Pritchard running it for two of those years.  Mummy to Daisy aged 6 and Poppy aged 3, Emily first realised the benefits of Baby Signing while living in Nottingham after having her first baby. “I just loved the TinyTalk class structure of learning everyday Baby Signs (based on British Sign Language) through singing everyday nursery rhymes and songs with the second half of the class being social time with toys for the babies and a cuppa and biscuits for the Mums – a lovely time to get to know people while the babies play!” she added “how amazing is it to be able to communicate with a child who is not able to communicate through speaking yet but you can still share thoughts and feelings with them?  Just a fantastic opportunity not to be missed!” Contact Emily on 07900 803521 or emilyp@tinytalk.co.uk

PRIORY SCHOOL MOVES TO WHIPPINGHAM!

It would in any event have been a mammoth undertaking. To pack, move, and re-locate a school from one side of the Isle of Wight to the other.

But the early availability of Whippingham School, the historic site of the school built by Queen Victoria in 1864 to the designs of Prince Albert who died in 1861, just over 150 years ago, accelerated all schedules made.

Queensgate Foundation, the new school that combined the old Whippingham Primary and East Cowes Primary, was able to move into its new site on the re-fashioned premises of Osborne Middle School earlier than expected.

This left Whippingham available at half-term for Priory School at Shanklin. But to open after half-term only gave 4 days from when keys became available to the Monday morning if continuity of classes and teaching was to be maintained. But the response of staff and parents together with the skills of professional removers, tradesmen and electricians was extraordinary. Boxes were ordered and special arrangements made for science equipment and desks cleared and sealed and on Saturday February 11th in an intense 5 hours of shifting and carrying, the whole school was prepared for despatch or “trucking” the minute keys were available.

That occurred on Thursday 16th and immediately 10 workmen descended on the Whippingham site to a pre-ordained plan to put up approved partitions and create a sound-proof music room and convert a pupil kitchen to a library and old mobile nurseries to labs and an art room.

At the same time with the help of over 30 parents and friends, and 5 vehicles and of course the good fortune of fine weather, the school was transported to a specific schedules to enable teachers to set up their classrooms in time for lessons on Monday 20th.

Caterpillar Music offers learning in a fun and relaxed atmosphere where we allow every child to progress at their own pace. All our classes are carefully structured so that all Under 5′s can partake in every activity and classes run at an appropriate pace in order to hold the attention of all the children. Our songs are exciting and fun and are accompanied by a wide selection of captivating puppets and exciting instruments – the puppets are incorporated into all of our songs and we are able to teach rhythm through use of our instruments. Caterpillar Music classes are varied week by week in order to stimulate and entertain yet all songs are repeated regulary throughout the term to maintain learning.EVERYONE is entitled to a FREE Trial Class !!Siblings are HALF-PRICE and if you have twins, then one twin is FREE Currently, we are also offering the following Special Offers:- Class are FREE for 0-3 month olds and HALF-PRICE for 3-6 month olds Call for more information 01983 617778 http://www.caterpillarmusic.com/class-leaders/160-maggie-carberryCaterpillar Music IOW have been nominated for not just one but two National Awards !! Nominated for “Most Outstanding Activity Leader for Under 5′s (South region)” And also have been nominated for “Best Local Activity for Under 5′s”

Bodster Equine Assisted Learning Centre a new business based at Aldermoor farm, Upton Road, Ryde. There is no riding involved but learners have experiences with horses, such as grooming, leading and taking part in team building exercises along with exercises such as choosing a horse to say hello to which allows learners to think about how they make choices. Bodster has received funding from Aiming High to offer subsidised courses as a short break for youngsters with complex needs. Bodster has also received funding from the Community Adult Learning to offer courses for learners 19+ with poor literacy and numeracy to achieve an NOCN qualification. For more details and to join a session please contact Jo Boddington onjoandgi@googlemail.com

RHYTHM TIME is a really enjoyable experience for children, but it’s much more than just a sing-along. It’s a well thought out MUSICAL EXPERIENCE using lots of fun songs and activities helping a child’s development and life skills.

Children learn in different ways and are at different stages developmentally. To enhance their experience in our sessions, Rhythm Time offers different music courses for BABIES, TODDLERS and PRESCHOOL age children.

Using a VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT we make our sessions interactive and fun. Learning to share percussion instruments, shakers, bells, rhythm sticks, chime bars, balls, hoops, mirrors, scarves, lycra etc… we also have very important listening time with RATATAT.

Joining a musical activity with others is a wonderful experience for all ages. Week by week, as they develop, so does their CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY and COORDINATION. Mums, dads, grandparents and childminders all enjoy and appreciate what we set out to achieve with the children in their care.

Also we offer sessions for Birthday Parties, Toddler Groups, Nurseries and Preschools.

Book your FREE TRIAL call 07950 501763 or via our website www.rhythmtime.net

TinyTalk! TinyTalk Baby Signing classes,have been running on the Island for over 4 years with Emily Pritchard running it for two of those years. Mummy to Daisy aged 6 and Poppy aged 3, Emily first realised the benefits of Baby Signing while living in Nottingham after having her first baby. “I just loved the TinyTalk class structure of learning everyday Baby Signs (based on British Sign Language) through singing everyday nursery rhymes and songs with the second half of the class being social time with toys for the babies and a cuppa and biscuits for the Mums – a lovely time to get to know people while the babies play!” she added “how amazing is it to be able to communicate with a child who is not able to communicate through speaking yet but you can still share thoughts and feelings with them? Just a fantastic opportunity not to be missed!” Contact Emily on 07900 803521 oremilyp@tinytalk.co.uk

Water Babies who have been awarded 5 national awards for their teaching and lessons are delighted that more and more babies on the Isle of Wight are swimming in the Water Babies programme. Not only are our Instructors the most highly trained swimming teachers they are also the epitome of calm and know how to have fun in the water. Jo Hobbs the one and only brilliant Isle of Wight Water Babies Instructor qualified in September and has completed over 150 hours of training and assessments and just loves her job. Jo Says “I was that impressed with the lessons that I have taken both my children Imogen and Joshua to the mainland for their Water Babies lessons for the last 4 years. I am now extremely excited to have become the first Isle of Wight Water Babies instructor” With over 50 Water Babies already learning to swim in Cowes and Freshwater Jo is over the moon to be able to, in true Water Babies style “teach all of the parents to teach their babies to swim”. Come and join the fun with the UK’s leading baby swim school. New classes will start on Isle Of Wight. Week beginning 20th February Monday West Wight 10.30 Thursday UKSA Cowes 12.00 Saturday UKSA Cowes 10.00 Babies to be under 1 year of age on the beginners course. A course is for 10 weeks. Please check out our website on www.waterbabies.co.uk or call us on 01983 717005

PJ’s Theatre School –www.pjstheatreschool.co.uk– tel: 01983611791 Performing Arts for children in RYDE + NEWPORT, Singing, Dance & Drama, Ballet, Tap, Modern/Hip Hop, Tiny Tots & Parent/Toddler dance. Exams & Awards, local & west end shows, carnivals/displays & Panto. Learn with working professionals – Qualified Fellow with the U.K.A. – Matrons IOW Council for child Ents – Members of C.D.E.T. – fully CRB.PJ’s run various WORKSHOPS including dance classes & Glee like days (Musical theatre sessions where the children get the oppotunity to record their own CD) at venues around the Island for Extended School services.