Yep, only matrons and pupils who ever need to go there. The wardrobe staff have an allergy to parents!lonelymom wrote:Ooooh, don't know, it was only pointed out to me recently by someone so didn't realise it hadn't been there forever. I've never needed to go there, I think it's only the kids and house staff that go isn't it?
New Entrants' Day
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We had a fantastic day too. DD's nursemaid is a joy, and after dd staring at her feet on thursday at the thrift shop when first meeting her, dd soon became her chatty self, and they found a quiet table in the library and talked for ages whilst I tried to get the one thing I was missing (organised?not usually!but thanks to this board I am!). Boy was that BUSY
Saw pinkhebe across chapel ( hello!),
asked loads of questions, and am now officially and uncool parent
What do you think about us, the new parents on this board, meeting up on the first day (after settling our children in, and wondering what to do with ourselves ,and before heading home) at say the Boars Head on the Worthing Road?
Hope that sats are going well for all in year 6. xx
Saw pinkhebe across chapel ( hello!),
asked loads of questions, and am now officially and uncool parent
What do you think about us, the new parents on this board, meeting up on the first day (after settling our children in, and wondering what to do with ourselves ,and before heading home) at say the Boars Head on the Worthing Road?
Hope that sats are going well for all in year 6. xx
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Hi ! could you contact your houseparent ( Mrs Davey had 2 boxes of them in her office when we had our interview) ?pinkhebe wrote:Oh yes, any ideas where we get the house block rugby shirt from now that Broadbridges have stopped supplying?
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That's a good idea, the matrons didn't know.Atticus wrote: Hi ! could you contact your houseparent ( Mrs Davey had 2 boxes of them in her office when we had our interview) ?
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I like the idea of meeting up on the first day after we have settled the children in
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That's true - I don't think parents have ever had to venture down there...
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good food in the Boars Head. Is anyones daughter joining 3rd form in Barnes A? I think they are expecting a new person in september as they only have 4.
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[quote="Atticus"]We had a fantastic day too. DD's nursemaid is a joy, and after dd staring at her feet on thursday at the thrift shop when first meeting her, dd soon became her chatty self, and they found a quiet table in the library and talked for ages whilst I tried to get the one thing I was missing (organised?not usually!but thanks to this board I am!). Boy was that BUSY
Saw pinkhebe across chapel ( hello!),
asked loads of questions, and am now officially and uncool parent
What do you think about us, the new parents on this board, meeting up on the first day (after settling our children in, and wondering what to do with ourselves ,and before heading home) at say the Boars Head on the Worthing Road?
Hope that sats are going well for all in year 6. xx[/quote
It's great how CH has certainly moved with the times, especially in settling newbies in etc, but the term nursemaid seems so old-fashioned, and do the boys not mind being called nursemaid?!
Saw pinkhebe across chapel ( hello!),
asked loads of questions, and am now officially and uncool parent
What do you think about us, the new parents on this board, meeting up on the first day (after settling our children in, and wondering what to do with ourselves ,and before heading home) at say the Boars Head on the Worthing Road?
Hope that sats are going well for all in year 6. xx[/quote
It's great how CH has certainly moved with the times, especially in settling newbies in etc, but the term nursemaid seems so old-fashioned, and do the boys not mind being called nursemaid?!
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History Frances, history. for others edification, at Hertford they were called schoolmas.
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The girl 'nursemaids' at CH are known as squitmas...
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I do realise this Mary! Just thought the term nursemaid might seem rather dated to the generation at CH now.englishangel wrote:History Frances, history. .
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weirder and weirderGreat Plum wrote:The girl 'nursemaids' at CH are known as squitmas...
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I agree! I used to think it quite funny at Hertford when you had the same schoolma and became someone's 'school sister', was wondering if it was possible to have been a grandschoolma?!englishangel wrote:weirder and weirderGreat Plum wrote:The girl 'nursemaids' at CH are known as squitmas...
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It's interesting they are still known as 'squitmas' when apparently the word 'squit' shouldn't be used anymore... Tsk...
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My dd announced that she found it quite 'disturbing' that she might be known as a squit !!
One of the nursemaids in a boys house called himself a 'guide' which I thought less feminine
One of the nursemaids in a boys house called himself a 'guide' which I thought less feminine