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Chess Online
The chess club was so popular I thought it would be good for the boys to continue improving their skills. This app is brilliant for allowing the boys (and parents) to play against each other remotely and also helps learners by showing players the direction different pieces can move in. You can download Chess Online onto laptops, tablets or mobile phones, set up an account and away you go! Good fun for both children and adults alike.
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Introducing: Storytime With Auntie Vina!
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Auntie Vina loves travelling, children’s books and reading so she has combined the three to bring us Storytime With Auntie Vina, reading stories from around the world.
Children are absolutely loving the daily stories which are particularly suited to reception, year one and year two children. You can start watching the stories here and if you like them please subscribe so you always know when a new story is posted!
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Disney Plus are offering a free seven day streaming trial giving you access to a huge range of popular child friendly films and cartoons! If you are a Marvel fan then this is a must do!
Log on to Disneyplus.com, create an account and you can start streaming immediately (Warning it will ask for your bank details, so don’t forget to cancel your subscription when you stop using the service… that’s how they get you!!!).
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Screen breaks!
As tempting as it is to let the boys remain glued to TV’s, tablets, handheld gaming devices, we need to help protect their eyesight as much as possible by enforcing reasonable screen time usage only and encouraging the boys to take regular screen breaks (this applies to parents also). “Research shows children begin zooming in on digital media devices, such as their parents’ tablets or smartphones, as young as 6 months old. By their teens, kids spend nearly 7 hours a day using screened-based media, watching TV, playing video games, and using social media; this doesn’t include additional time spent using screens at school or for homework”.
Read full article.
A few small changes to how you use your devices can be easier on your eyes. Here are some tips you can try to implement:
- Make sure your computer screen is about 25 inches, or an arm’s length, away from your face. The center of the screen should be about 10-15 degrees below eye level.
- Cut glare by using a matte screen filter. You can find them for all types of computers, phones, and tablets.
- Follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at an object at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.
- Take a longer break of about 15 minutes after every 2 hours you spend on your devices.
- Use artificial tears to refresh eyes when they feel dry.
- Try putting a humidifier in the room where you most often use a computer or other device.
- Make sure the lighting in the room you’re in is bright enough. You don’t want your device to be brighter than the surroundings.
- Get regular eye tests. You might need to use glasses when you’re working on a computer.
Read full article:
Working from home.
As so many of you are working from home now, please bare in mind the following:-
“Sitting in the same position for a long time can lead to the feeling of being tense and achy. It’s normal to find tension across your back, neck, shoulders and arms. This should indicate to you when a break is needed. This is why it’s crucial to use your breaks to move around”.
Ideally this is the type of set up you should be aiming for as you work from home:
 Remember to look after yourselves indoors as well as outdoors!
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Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that has paid the March invoice in full. This has enabled DAC to fulfill its salary commitments in full to both onsite and offsite staff without whom DAC would not be able operate. These are extremely challenging times for a lot of small businesses and unfortunately the reality is some childcare providers took the decision to terminate staff contracts from the 20th of March as a result of being forced to close.
Not every business will make it through this period, but I do hope that when school resumes, we will be able to re-open with not only sufficient staff levels but with the best people to care for the boys who attend DAC. For those who attend DAC on a set day basis and their invoice has already been paid we will NOT be invoicing for any of the ad hoc days they attended in March.
Thank you again, keep safe and as much as possible, have a Happy Easter.
Edith
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