17/9/12

I don't want to cancel as he loves it so much.

Thanks,

Emma

 

16/9/12

...We're really looking forward to it, Imogen is doing many more signs now and it's great to know what she is asking for with some things.

Many thanks,

Amy

 

14/9/12

Hi Angelina,

Hope you're keeping well.
I wanted to put my baby down for your sing and sign classes starting next term in Jan 2013 at St George's church ,Pinner. He will be 9 months in January. I know I'm emailing you quite early but if I don't do it now then I'll forget. He's my second baby and I used to bring my daughter Simran to your classes when she was a baby and she absolutely loved them.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Regards,
Heena

10/9/12

Hi Angelina,

Hope you are well and remember us... Evie's mum. We came to you when she was just 6 months.. She is nearly 3 now! 
Well I've just had another baby girl called Millie who will be 6 months in November and I would love to bring her to your classes.
Would this be possible? Evie speech is just incredible (people comment) all the time and I'm sure it is due to your wonderful classes.
Do let me know your times and days in Bushey please.
Thank you
Rachael xxx
 
 
1/9/12    



Hi Angelina!

Long time no speak!! Karen here Millie
          Taylor's mum ..... we came to your sing n sign classes in
          Bushey many moons ago! I hope this e-mail finds you and your
          family well.

I just want to send you an e-mail to let
          you know that I have got myself a job at a nursery one to one with a little downs syndrome boy in September. The
          reason for me telling you this is, if it wasn't for you
          teaching me and Millie at sing n sign I wouldn't have got this
          job! THANK YOU! ..... He understands me, but is unable to
          speak at the moment so he uses Makaton and communicates that
          way!

I just wanted to say thanks, not only did
          your classes help Millie through her "frustrating period" of
          not talking, your teaching has enabled me to help another
          little boy! ....



This has truly come full circle and I am really
            excited for September.....

Thanks again,



Best regards

Karen.



22/8/12

Hi Angelina - I would like to enroll for the Friday 10:30am session in Harrow - I attended your classes with my little girl (who is now 5) some years ago at the same venue and we had lots of fun! Please could you email me the joining form and hoping you have availability for us.

BOOKINGS FOR THE JANUARY 2013 COURSE ARE OPEN NOW!

 

CLICK HERE TO BOOK

 

FREE TASTER SESSIONS THIS NOVEMBER

Find out for yourself why so many parents think that Sing and Sign is the most worthwhile and best-value class you will ever attend with your baby. Enjoy the fun of the first class of term and learn the basics so you can start signing with your baby immediately. If someone has forwarded this to you and you would like to learn more about Sing and Sign, please contact angelina@singandsign.co.uk for an information pack via email. You can also visit the webpage and the blog where you can read real comments and testimonials from parents and carers who have attended my classes in Harrow, Bushey, Stanmore and Rickmansworth.

HARROW FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER:

12.30pm - 1.30pm

St George's CHURCH , Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ

(Entrance on Hide Road)

Free on street parking available. Ideally leave buggies in car. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.

RICKMANSWORTH TUESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER:

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Mill End & District Community Association, Church Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HE

Free, onsite parking available. Please enter via the white door around the corner on the right hand side of the building. Walk straight ahead and the classroom is on your right. Please leave buggies outside but take all valuables in with you.

BUSHEY THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER:

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Sacred Heart Parish Church Hall, London Road, Bushey WD23 1BA

Parking available on site around the corner, accessible from Merry Hill. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.

Places for these sessions are limited, so please tell your friends and reserve your places before they run out by clicking the link above. Don't forget to tell your friends.

Taster Sessions and Booking for January 2013 opening SOON

Announcing term dates for January 2013 as follows:

 

w/c 7 January to w/e 24 March
Half term (no classes) w/c 18 February Bookings for this course and for the next batch of free taster sessions will open on 5th November 2012. A link to the booking site will be emailed to you (if you have contaced me with your email address), posted on Facebook, on my webpage and on the blog. The taster sessions will take place w/c 5th and 12th November. Can't wait to see you there! xx

 

    

North West London Baby and Toddler Fair - See you THERE!

Had a FAB time at the Baby Show in Earls Court on Saturday meeting lots of prospective Sing and Signers! Couldn't make it there? How about somewhere a bit more local to you?

On 11th November 2012 I will be at The First North West London Mother, Baby and Toddler Fair. It's going to be a great day full of fun with loads of exhibitors PLUS I will be running a taster session at 12.40. As if that is not enough to get you excited, I will be sharing the hallowed breathing space of baby food guru Annabel Karmel! Oh my gosh, it's too much to bear! How will I contain my star-struckness?!

For more info visit  www.nwlondonbabyfair.webs.com and to book your tickets, visit their booking site at http://nwlondonmotherbabyandtoddlerfair.fikket.com. Of course, tickets are available at the door on the day too. Hope to see you there!

via fb (upon posting about having mid-life crisis due to my turning 40):

Happy birthday Angelina!! Don't be in crises, our children's lives would not be the same without you. And for that I thank you everyday! Xx

Zaynub

Hi Angelina...

How are you?
Just a really big thank you to you, for teaching Shivun and I to sign...as Shivun was signing a lot when he couldn't talk and now I can't get him to stop talking. I know that the signing helped him to communicate so well and then he developed his speech.

As you have seen by the picture, we now have little Shyam who will definately be coming to see you when he is ready x

Love Dimple, Shivun and Shyam xxxx

Latest feedback (continued because I nearly lost all of previous post - eek!)

15/8/12
Thank you for making it really fun to sign with Aneya, we really enjoyed Stage 1.


31/8/12
Hi Angelina!
I am gutted, but me and Norah can't make it to the next set of classes as I do have to work on Thursdays. pooey! just wanted to say that we enjoyed your class and Norah is running around signing monkey all over the place lol and scared and sad and goodnight and clean and cow and bird and chicken and duck and snake and sheep and well she picked up a LOT from the class!
Thanks again!
Andrea and Norah


10/9/12

Hi Angelina,

Hope you are well and remember us... Evie's mum. We came to you when she was just 6 months.. She is nearly 3 now! 
Well I've just had another baby girl called Millie who will be 6 months in November and I would love to bring her to your classes.
Would this be possible? Evie speech is just incredible (people comment) all the time and I'm sure it is due to your wonderful classes.
Do let me know your times and days in Bushey please.
Thank you
Rachael xxx

Latest feedback to July 2012

Okay, in the mad summer, I  have been sidetracked with Olympification (see my other blog: mynotesfromtheedge.blogspot.com) and 11-Plusification (please, Universe, bless us with a good school for my kid, I promise to meditate every day...) and have somewhat neglected my lovely Sing and Sign blog.

So here are the latest exerpts from emails I have received. I have to go upstairs and hunt for the cards I received - I have put them away in a Special Place that is so special I may have forgotten where it is - so they will be added at a later time/ date. Im sorry if some of these are repeated. I will double check after I have posted this and go back and edit if I find they are...

25/11/11

such an amazing stage of their lives where thanks to you and Jessie they are managing to express themselves through signs with no frustration

Thank you so much for everything!

Also, if you have the bedtime and potty books to sell I would love to get them, as it will help me on the plane when I go on holidays for X-mas!!! It is better than calpol!!! 

Thank you and see you on Sat!! 

Kind regards,

Fabiana

9/6/12
Hi Angelina,
 I am not sure that you will remember me and my son Lucas, we came to you in Stanmore over 3 years ago and left when we moved to Australia. Out of all the classes we have done, even here in Oz your was definately the best. You have a natural talent and I even thought you were better than the lady on the DVD.  It's good to see that you are still having such success although I am not surprised.  I still talk about your classes and recommend Sing and Sign to friends with younger children. 

With best wishes,
Sehar

9/6/12
My daughter Estella and I came to your class in Ricky about 2 years ago.  You may remember her because she used to cry when we sang "3 little monkeys bouncing on the bed" about them hurting their heads!!  Also her first proper sign was "naughty" when reading Peter Rabbit!!  She was a bright little thing back then and she still is now.  She has the vocab of a 6 year old (she's 3.5)  and is learning Spanish as well.  What a great start Signing gave her!!

And more news is that we now also have a little son, Sebastian.  He's nearly 8 months old, and I have done a basic signing class locally which has come to an end, but it was no-where near as great as your classes were.  So I looked to see if there were any of your classes closer to home (we just moved to Tring) but it seems that Ricky is still the nearest (and it isn't very near!!)  I just wanted to write and ask if there's any chance more classes have come to Herts that just aren't on your website?! Or if you'd consider coming to Tring / Berko / Ayelsbury?

Let me know if there's any chance I can tempt you this way.

Hope you and your family are well

Debbie



9/6/12
 Would you believe that Libby is 7 years old tomorrow (she still loves the sing and sign DVD though obviously!).  My Tia is well, hope yours is too.

Much love

sarah
xxx

10/6/12
Jayden still goes on about sing and sign and hasn't slept without Jessie since we bought it. Hopefully see you soon as got baby number two now!

Kal

12/6/12

The girls were all excited when I mentioned yours and Jessie's names.

On Saturday we had a little party to celebrate their birthday and at a certain point we started talking about sing and sing and there were only good comments about it!! well done!

I also voted for you in the Netmums website and I was very happy to see that your classes are well ahead of the others.

Thank you once again for the kind wishes  and good luck with the voting!! I do hope that you win as you deserve it!!

 

12/6/12

Dear Angelina,

I don't know if you'll remember me (not very memorable!!!), I came to your class at Sacred Heart in 2010 with my little boy Joseph.  He's now 2 and a half (and his language is fab)and has a little sister, Elsa who is about to turn 6 months and she's been eagerly waiting to be the right age to come to your classes (she loves the nappy changing song and I'm hoping the lullaby song will weave the same magic it did with Joe!) I have a question...... I live near Bushey station so Sacred Heart is by far my nearest class but I have Joe as well as Elsa on a Thursday.  Do you allow older kids to come to the class?  If not I could try and make it to the Stanmore one?

Look forward to hearing from you,

Sarah

 

18/6/12

Bob has really enjoyed sing and sign and had such fun.

Thank you!

Eleanor x

 

21/6/12

Hi Angelina,

 I hope you're well. Just a quick note to let you know that I've paid for our Sing & Sign course just now. Really looking forward to starting Sing & Sign with my little boy, Zach. Lola absolutely loved it so I hope he feels the same! 

Take care and see you in September

 Fiona xx

10/7/12

We are looking forward to Stage 2 in September...
Thank you so much for all the fun we have had this term and we look forward to seeing you and Neve's fellow sign and signers in September,
 Have a lovely Summer!

Kind Regards
Bobby, Sukhi and Neve

 

12/7/12

I will send a testimonial about your BRILLIANT class in a separate mail

 

31/7/12

I would like to enroll Andreas for the Friday 10:30am session in Harrow - I attended your classes with my little girl (who is now 5) some years ago at the same venue and we had lots of fun! Please could you email me the joining form and hoping you have availability for us.

SING AND SIGN AWARD WINNING BABY SIGNING CLASSES START THIS WEEK in Harrow, Bushey, Rickmansworth and Stanmore.

STOP PRESS: Can offer you trial for the first class of term this week, Stage 1 or Stage 2. If you like it (which you will!), pay for the term at the class, if not, pay nothing. Email ASAP to take advantage as there are only a few spaces left now.  

There's still time to join the baby and toddler class led by the WINNER of "Netmums favourite pre-school class in Harrow" but there are just a few places left.  Loads of fun and the best class you will ever do with your baby. Just a few places left. Two levels for ages 6 - 14 months and 15 - 30 months.

To book, or see what's available in your area visit the booking site here:
http://www.bookmyclass.co.uk/singandsign/default.aspx?FID=48

Find out what people are saying about my classes here:
http://singandsignharrowbusheyricky.blogspot.com/

Find out more about Sing and Sign here:
http://singandsign.com/franchisee_details.php?i=48

FREE trials coming up in October for January entry. Please email your name, baby's name and dob and your phone number, email address and area to join the communication list to hear about these FREE trial dates as soon as they are announced.

Contact ANGELINA via email: angelina@singandsign.co.uk
or by phone on 0795 948 776 or 020 8950 0888

SEE YOU SOON! :)

Hello,

Just voted for you all the way from Sydney! We miss your fun classes and haven't found anything as good over here so if you ever fancy a sabbatical! You still need a few more votes as it looks like you are currently a close second and we all know you should be first!

Lots of love and sunshine.

Karla and connor in Sydney

Xx

Hi Angelina,
Funny to get this email as I was meaning to get on touch with you.
My daughter Estella and I came to your class in Ricky about 2 years ago.  You may remember her because she used to cry when we sang "3 little monkeys bouncing on the bed" about them hurting their heads!!  Also her first proper sign was "naughty" when reading Peter Rabbit!!  She was a bright little thing back then and she still is now.  She has the vocab of a 6 year old (she's 3.5)  and is learning Spanish as well.  What a great start Signing gave her!!

And more news is that we now also have a little son, Sebastian.  He's nearly 8 months old, and I have done a basic signing class locally which has come to an end, but it was no-where near as great as your classes were.  So I looked to see if there were any of your classes closer to home (we just moved to Tring) but it seems that Ricky is still the nearest (and it isn't very near!!)  I just wanted to write and ask if there's any chance more classes have come to Herts that just aren't on your website?! Or if you'd consider coming to Tring / Berko / Ayelsbury?

Let me know if there's any chance I can tempt you this way.

Hope you and your family are well

Debbie

Hello Ms Madness, always a pleasure to hear from you!  Voting is all done for you.  Would you believe that Libby is 7 years old tomorrow (she still loves the sing and sign DVD though obviously!).  My Tia is well, hope yours is too.

Much love

sarah
xxx

Hi

Hope you are well.


I voted just in time before the deadline, phew! Hope you win!

Jayden still goes on about sing and sign and hasn't slept without Jessie since we bought it. Hopefully see you soon as got baby number two now!

Kal

X

Hi Angelina,

I am not sure that you will remember me and my son Lucas, we came to you in Stanmore over 3 years ago and left when we moved to Australia. Out of all the classes we have done, even here in Oz your was definately the best. You have a natural talent and I even thought you were better than the lady on the DVD.  It's good to see that you are still having such success although I am not surprised.  I still talk about your classes and recommend Sing and Sign to friends with younger children (mostly not in the right area though). 

I have put in my vote.

With best wishes,
Sehar

Just wanted to say a belated thank you for meeting me so that I could collect Jessie.  Alexia adores her and takes her everywhere.

I must commend you on a brilliant class

Angelina

Thank you for having Noori and I at the sing and sign class on Friday- it was really really good fun and I've been doing the signs all weekend.

Hi Angelina

Hope you are well and have had a good BH weekend.  I've been meaning to write something for you since our last class so here it is (below) - soz its taken an age.  Xander is doing great. He spends two days a week with his grandparents now (my inlaws) so they are being driven bonkers by the Christmas S&S DVD instead! Everyone thinks he's so cute when he says please and thankyou in signs, & sorry (and of course I love my daily 'I love you's'!!!) Thankyou so much for the classes. You're made for it - dont ever leave!!!  I'm still looking for a replacement mid week activity but I don't think anything is going to measure up!

 

Angelina's classes are fantastic! I would sit at work on a stressful day imagining myself and Xander in the class singing and signing away to keep myself sane. It became a kind of focal point in the week for me between the adult, and stressful world of work, and the fun, bonkers world of toddlers and signing.  Angelina is really enthusiastic, really friendly and with oodles of energy and positivity, perfect for this kind of class.  She's also full of fab 'top tips' for parenting so you come away not only armed with a way of communicating with your little one, but a toolkit of useful techniques.  Signing has helped Xander to be a really happy kid as he could be understood before he could speak.  His signs help us to know what he means now that he is trying lots of new words even when he's not very clear. Apparently he even started his own little signing revolution at nursery; other kids in his room picked up some of his signs! And like so many other mums have found, the 'I love you' sign is adorable.

   

take care you!

Helena

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. We are all dealing with chicken pox and a tummy bug at moment but I will get on line and pay ASAP. I will need the DVD! The only thing which keeps Findlay still while being changed is the nappy song and the older two keep singing Lullaby to him! Can't wait to see you...:-)..xx

Hi Angelina,

I used to come to your classes on a Friday with my daughter Dharshini
and now I'd like to join your Tuesday class in Ricky at 11.30 with my
son!

Can we try a taster session this term and then sign up for the next
term? Let me know if I should bring in the payment for next term to
the taster session.

Many thanks
Sujan

Hello Angelina,

I did sing n sign for my daughter Zahra in Bushey, now she is nearly 5. She enjoyed it it and she did use to communicate with some of the signs so I loved it. Now, my son is 9 months and as I can, see you still have some spaces on Saturday's in Harrow for stage 1, and if they are still available I would like to put his name on for the summer time.

 He has been watching the dvd for nearly 3 months now and loves it, totally engrossed for half n hour and gives me some time to do this ( emails n surfing) or cooking. My daughter sings the songs for him and she gets more excited to watch or hear whenever I put it on. 

Please let me know.

Many thanks

Nilofer Allana

Yes it was, sorry about that. She is missing you and Jessie very much! Thank goodness for the dvds!
Take care,
Leanne and Maya. X

Angelina, had to tell you that verity opened Jessie today and she is over the moon. Spent most of the day combing her ears, blow drying her fur and clipping her nails. Lucky Jessie. Still no sign of Hobo Jessie. She's well & truly lost to the streets, I fear!

Xx

Victoria (and verity, and jessie, and myles, who is home sick today)

I don't know how long we would cope without a weekly dose of Sing and Sign!

Hi Angelina

I came to your singing and signing classes with my son Finley Smith a few years ago in Mill End and have recently had twins. I would like to be put on the waiting list for the 9.30 am class in Mill End beginning in September for both of them please. There names are Hxxx and Pxxxx and they were born on xxxx. 

Hope this is ok.

Many thanks

Lucy Smith


Lucy with the cakes???!

Yes me! Not sure you would remember. 4 kids can you believe it! Hope you can squeeze my newbies in? 

Lucy

X

Oh if only we could!!

Zac's so articulate he comes out with stuff that just makes me chuckle

"I'm telling you mummy"

"I'm mucking about"

"the problem is..."

Oh and my latest favourite 

"oh for g-d's sake"

xxxx 

Hi Angelina

I hope you are well?

Lexi, Petra and myself are fine.

Thanks in part to your classes Lexi is chatting away merrily now. 

Her favourite words are (but not limited to), Apple Juice, laptop, Catmere, hot, tired, see-saw and Grandma. She even says thank you.

We wish you luck in your classes, we all really enjoyed them and hope to see you around.

Lexi, Petra & Drew 

Hi Singandsign,

Victoria Malzone King commented on your status update.

Victoria wrote: "We will miss you. :-(. "

Hi Singandsign,

Nazmin Pirmohamed (friends with Lindsay Coutts) also commented on Sing and Sign Harrow, Bushey, Stanmore and Ricky's link.

Nazmin wrote: "We will miss you too! "

Hi Singandsign,

Karen Cowan also commented on her video "Mar 23, 2012 9:10am."

Karen wrote: "Exactly!!! The very fact that she signs things I didn't even know I'd taught her/ done shows hue observant little ones are - and how much they try to communicate through great urea as well as speech. Lovely!"

Hi Singandsign,

Reena Popat commented on your status update.

Reena wrote: "Jai and I miss you!! :-("

Hi Singandsign,

Lisa Thomas commented on your link.

Lisa wrote: "Hello. I would be amazed if you remembered me, but I always vote for you! I used to come with Tommy Richards (now 7) and Sophie (now 4). I always recommend ur classes to new friends. And the kids always take Jessie with them, although both slightly bald in places, but part of the family! ... "

Hi Singandsign,

Sam Rutter commented on your status update.

Sam wrote: "if you're so busy meditating you might not notice the rain?? yes and def a bit early for wine at 3pm !!! hope you're well. miss you and you're lovely sing ans sign classes lots. should be the essential part of every childs 1st years xx"

Hi Singandsign,

Zaynub McMurran also commented on her photo.

Zaynub wrote: "We've missed u loads Angelina!! Xx"

Hi Singandsign,

Aarti Ballam commented on your status update.

Aarti wrote: "Anaya keeps asking for A'nina and Jessie in the box :-("

Hello!

We are well, and have settled in well. I have gone back to work full-time and Krish has started nursery. - What a shock to the system.

I really miss your classes and your ethusiasm. Just so you know, Krish still remembers Jessie the cat and the peekaboo song - We sing it all the time :-)

All the best xoxoxo

Hi angelina,

How are you? I wrote to you before but not sure if you received it or not but would really like to be put my new baby on the wait list for stage 1 at 10.30 in Ricky. I can't believe i missed out on registering for it! I'm so annoyed with myself. Anyway, that's the only one I can do as I have to collect Bo and Malachy from their respective nurseries. So if a space comes up let me know and Rex (boy aged 6m on 6th may) and I will be there with bells on. Otherwise can u put our names down for the next 10.30 class next term? Just for your info, I went through your site to wait list before (same time that I sent the last email) but I'm not sure it worked cos I got no response. Was I supposed to?!? 

Anyway, this is Julie Miller mum to Bo and Mal hoping a space will come up at some time so Rex can experience the joy that is Sing and Sign with Angelina, as his brother and sister did before him! Is that enough sucking up?!

Hope you're well!

Julie....xx

Hi jessie please can you pass this message on to Angelina..

Hi it's Sam mother of tabitha taylor, we came to you in Bushey, finished stage 2 last year.. We have a new addition to the family and we obviously want to bring them, but as we have done 2 terms of stage 1 and 2 stage 2, we was wondering is it possible that we can do one stage 1 and then go straight to do one stage 2? Is that possible? As we always have sing and sign on the DVD machine, and we have already started using makaton with the baby, so I would practise at home?? Thanks

Sam x

Hello Angelina and Jessie!

Hope you both had a wonderful Easter too. We 'relaxed' painting and planting in the garden. Zakariyah helped us by digging up the bulbs and putting them where he wanted instead so the summer garden could look interesting!!

We have voted now so fingers crossed! It definitely deserves an award and so do you. Yours has been the best class, thing, event we have taken Zakariyah to. He signs a lot, eat, drink, finished, no, park, slide, milk, biscuits...baby brain is preventing me from remembering any more. He is also talking along with his signs which helps us all, especially as he is using some Algerian words (he could be saying 'mummy smells' for all I know!)

I have found your 'methods' entertainingly brilliant and wouldn't have it any other way so tell Jessie to lay those rumours to rest! Very nervous about starting the next class with a stranger! Will be crawling back to you most probably with the next little monster I spawn if you'll have me!!

All the best for the next term

Anna xxx

TASTER SESSIONS FOR SPRING TERM BEGINNERS ENTRY 

 (babies currently aged 6 - 14 mths)


THREE taster class venues this week in Rickmansworth, Bushey and Harrow. Pass this on to anyone you know with a baby. To book your place on a taster session, CLICK HERE ASAP and select SPECIAL EVENTS.

Find out for yourself why so many parents think that Sing and Sign is the most worthwhile and best-value class you will ever attend with your baby. Enjoy the fun of the first class of term and learn the basics so you can start signing with your baby immediately.

If you love it (and you almost certainly will!) commit to the term on the day for £75 plus £15 for the dvd. If you decide it's not for you, pay nothing and take away your knowledge of the basics for free!



RICKMANSWORTH TUESDAY 1 MAY:

11.30 – 12.30pm Mill End and District Community Association, Church Lane, Mill End WD3 8HE
Onsite parking available. Please enter via the white door around the corner on the right hand side of the building. Walk straight ahead and the classroom is on your right. Please leave buggies outside but take all valuables in with you. To book, CLICK HERE and select SPECIAL EVENTS.
 

BUSHEY THURSDAY 3 MAY:

10.30am - 11.30am &
11.30am - 12.30pm Sacred Heart Parish Church Hall, London Road, Bushey WD23 1BA

 Parking available on site around the corner, accessible from Merry Hill. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.
To book , CLICK HERE and select SPECIAL EVENTS.



HARROW FRIDAY 4 MAY:
11.30am - 12.30pm St George's CHURCH , Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ
(Entrance on Hide Road)
Free on street parking available. Ideally leave buggies in car. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building. To book, CLICK HERE and select SPECIAL EVENTS.


 Places for these sessions are limited, so please tell your friends and reserve your places before they run out by clicking the link above. Don't forget to tell your friends. 

If you are interested in the Autumn Term, watch this space for details of taster sessions coming up this June 2012.

Dear Jess

 

Please tell all those thinking of coming to Angelina's class that it an essential part of parent therapy and of course children's language development!

Our little boy is 3 now and still occasionally uses a sign when singing or trying to communicate when frustrated that the grown up world just doesn't get him?!

In addition everyone says how our little boy just does not stop talking and literally he talks non stop from morning till night.....his comprehension and development was certainly assisted with the sign and sign methodology. It is also very useful in the playground to sign rather than yell and embarrass each other in the process!!!

We would definitely come again!

Sarah

p.s. mummy especially likes the 'i love you' signing in nursery.......as sometimes actions speak louder than words....and it doesnt show him up in later life :)

My 15 month old niece is the next signing genius in our family... she LOVES the DVD's and signs so many things now! AND of course has dozens of words too!

Ahh.. love it! We've encouraged ALL of the grandparents to sign to them now too and they do as well...  (usually just 'food' and 'home' and 'sleep' and 'where' but it all helps!!!)

Soooo glad I met you!!!

Jx

Hi Angelina

Don't think you'll remember me but I attended your wonderful sessions in Bushey 3 years ago with my son Dylan and thoroughly enjoyed them! ...
Congratulations on the nomination.  Will vote now!

Anju
x

Dear Angelina
We would both like to say thank you very much for giving us so much entertainment over the past few months and teaching us both a valuable skill that has let us communicate with each other without frustration, we have thoroughly enjoyed every class (even when the mummies have to get up and dance!) and are not sure how we're going to get through each week without our trip to bushey. Everytime we get near bushey arches Eloise ferociously signs 'sing and sign' and the cd has to be on continuously!!
I really hope we will see you at some point in the not too distant future, but wish you all the best in the meantime and will keep recommending the fabulous world of sing and sign to everyone!

Thanks for everything,

Becki and Eloise O'Connor

I would like to personally thank you for your brilliant classes, your amazing way with the children and helping O develop. He had loved signing and I'm 100% sure it has helped his confidence. Thank you for making it a brilliant experience for him and making your classes so special . It's sad it's the end of them for us.

O will be heart broken not to see you every Tuesday. We have told him that he is your favorite secretly !

From me: you are ALL my favourites!! xx 

On facebook:

Hi Angelina

Really gutted but we can't make Thomas' last ever sing and sign class this morning :-(
He has a stomach bug and has just been sleeping constantly for the last 24 hours, so it is another day on the sofa for us.
Thanks for the classes they have been really enjoyable and I think after 18 months Thomas finally likes Jessie the Cat !!

Hope to see you with baby number 2 next year

Tanya and Thomas xxx



Emma wrote: "Thank you Angelina. Flo and I have had a brilliant time in your class. Lots of laughs and we're going to miss our Tues mornings with you! See you with baby no. 2, love Emma and Flo xxx"

Hi angelina, 

Thank you for such a lovely term of singing and singing!

Donna Bolton 

Thanks for making the first term such fun :)

 

Amanda

Some more thank you cards...

Another lovely card

(I don't know why it's going in sideways - I hope you can read it)

Some thank you cards from this term...

Hello Angelina!

My mum tells me that it's the end of term now. I just can't keep up!
Serena ADORES the S&S book. She's signing so much - it's amazing! I caught her, by coincidence, doing 'advanced signing' on camera and tried (unsuccessfully) to send it to you, but it bounced back as the video was too long - all of 22 seconds!
I'd love to buy the other two books (potty and bed time ones). Any way I can collect them over the holidays? Are you anywhere near Shenley?
If not, please can we have them for next term?
Warm wishes,
Karen

Hi Angelina

Hope your well..we've decided not to go ahead with stage 2 at present as will be difficult for me to get there. Thank you so much for everything...Shivun has learnt alot and I take away the skills you have taught me. You've been wonderful...I'm sure we will see you in the near future!

Love Dee and Shivun xxxx

Hi Angelina,

  Just wanted to say thanks for arranging the re-booking.  Really looking forward to another term and wanted to let you know that I've just made a BACS payment (23rd Feb). Booking number is xxxx for Elodie Wyles.  Hope we're not too late...just back from holiday and dealing with baby jetlag and washing machine repairman!

See you soon!

Margann and Matt and Elodie Wyles

(Will get on the ball and write to you with all the signs she does very soon!  She is becoming quite the little communicator!  Latest additions are boat, snow, home, sand, and rain.)

Hello!

I have everything crossed as I really want to do the class with Charlie as
Emilia absolutely loved it and actually we still have the CD's in the car
which she still sings along too three years on!!  Also Kate is going with
little Evie (she has Erin too) and it would have been nice to do it together
the second time round.  Its my own fault as Kate said how busy you were!

Hope you are ok.  Have you written your novel yet?

Lx

Hi Angelina,

Just to let you know that I have paid this today via BACS.

PS - Lily can now sign all of the colours of the rainbow and knows them all by heart!!!

Thanks!

Hi Angelina!

Thank you so much for putting me down for next term, unfortunately I will not be able to take up the place. I have loved every minute of your class and so has Zakariyah. You are so full of energy and laughs we will really miss you. I have to say, no other class can compare 

I'm glad the place can go to someone else on the waiting list. See you next week,

Love and light,

Anna and Zakariyah 
Xxx

Birthay Party Thank You

Hi Angelina

Thank you so much for providing the entertainment.... The kids, especially lily thoroughly enjoyed it and the adults did too! 

It was also nice for my Family to see lily in her element during your class.. .. She was the one concentrating the most on your singing!


A lot of the mums did comment on how they and babies enjoyed it. Thank you.

Have a good week,

Jo

Hi, Angelina. I wanted to let you know how Kanishk is getting on with his signing-its been great.

My mum(his grandmum) was a Nursery School teacher/researcher/trainer once upon a time-she still has a repertoire of lovely nursery rhymes and songs for him and we’ve been doing them with him with signs.... Kanishk has picked up all the signing for all these rhymes and can communicate which rhyme he wants us to sing by the unique signs and tune of each rhyme. He also welcomes new rhymes and he does like a fair bit of repetition when a rhyme is new and fresh till he has picked up all the signs. He is talking a bit more-,,,

...mostly trying to string the words he knows together and make a sentence (he adds in gibberish for fillers but thats ok-we know he’s trying to talk like us...he!!he!!)

Thanks..I think Sing and Sign is showing its influence on him now truly!!!!

 Radhika

Hi Angelina!

     

How lovely to hear from you.... I have been meaning to email you, I promise to do so everytime I get one of your crazy emails then completely forget! 

     

We are all well - Wren is scarily grown up talking non-stop, in complete sentences (at just over 2!) and saying the funniest things - like, as I am reversing from my parents drive, 'mummy, try not to crash into anything!'  and 'dont panic!' when dad asks her to be careful on the stairs!  She is also continuously asking what things are and often replies 'MMmmm thank you mummy, I didnt know that word....' She is a crazy kid! 

     

I still put her advanced talking and communicating skills down to you and sing and sign - so thank you once again!   ...and you were right not let us come back for another term, she had all the skills she needed.... although we still miss you terribly!

     

I must look into another singing and dancing type class and swimming too I think when the weather decides to warm up a little!

 Anyway I shall stop waffling - Hope you and mini-me are both very well. 

     

Stay in touch xx

...Also I wondered if you could possibly remind me of the words to the opposites song and the love song. Sophia has been asking me to sing these songs but I can't remember all the words! She especially loves opposites.  Last night she was saying up down, on off over and over as she settled herself to sleep...

Thanks!

Ourania x

Since my parents (Mike + Rosy Griffith) have only done the second half of term 1 I'm sure they'd enjoy having the full stage 1 experience next term!
I'll send a cheque next week.
BTW, the two Jessie books I got from you are a great success, getting very crumpled from frequent reading!
Thanks,
Rachel.

Thanks so glad you got us in I don't think the girls

Can go on without your class they love it too

Much have done since we have started. I think I probably love it more than them

Is it ok if I give you a cheque payment next week? 

Thanks

Minta

Hi angelina, this is already verity's second term of stage 2, so don't worry if you can't fit her in next term! Though I will miss you and will have to find some other way of catching up with you!!

SNOW UPDATE
Harrow classes ARE ON today - but if you feel you can't risk it, please DON'T!  xxx

SNOW UPDATE HARROW FRIDAY CLASS
I am going to give it an hour and decide whether to go ahead with classes today in Harrow or do them in half term. Doesn't look like a thick covering of snow, but it's very cold so not sure about icy driving conditions. Any of my attendees have any comments? At time of writing it's 07.51am (forget what it says on the bottom of the entry - it's American time I think).

I brought my little girl Lucie to your classes in 2008/2009 and I now have another little girl that I'd love to do Sing and Sign with. She was born in October 2011. Could you let me know what classes are available and when she could start please? Thank you and looking forward to Sing and Sign again!

Hi Angelina

It was great to talk to you after all these years.  I am so happy that you are still giving sing and sign lessons.

Our new addition is Noah, he was born [xxxxxxxxx].  I would like to sign up for the summer term.

Hannah is doing really well, she is lovely.  I am still good friends with Louise and Conor, they are doing really well too.  I also have Rachel, who is now 4.  Unfortunately I didn’t get to do alot of signing with her as we moved out here 3 years ago.  I am looking forward to signing with Noah.  I am very rusty but can still remember songs like change your nappy and time to have a bath.

Love Suzy

Have a lovely weekend. 

And here's to lots more signing! Chloe really loves your class and she loves signing x can't wait for next term to go to level 2 xxx

Lots of love

Claire and Chloe 

Hi Angelina,

I hope you're well. I attended your classes in Harrow a few years ago with my first daughter and we both really benefitted so I'd like to bring my second daughter along now too. I know that the term has already started though so I wondered whether you would allow us to join mid-way? We are familiar with the signs and have the DVD so I'm sure we'll be able to cope with not having been there from the start.

We would like to join the 10:30 class in Bushey on Thursdays but if that one is full then could we join the one at 10:30 in Harrow on Fridays?

I look forward to hearing from you,

Azra (mum to Zaynab-7 months old)

My son Harry and I attended sing & sign for stages 1 & 2 and he enjoyed every minute. He loved all of the songs, especially the instruments. While we were there he didn't really do any of the signs but I wouldn't give up and both my husband and I kept it up at home. Last year we moved to Milan, Italy and we couldn't believe it when Harry started signing. It was amazing and the best thing was the locals would understand what he asked for as the signs are pretty universal. It really helped him settle and also made it so much easier for us to understand what he wanted. I think it helped curb at least some of the tantrums. I was worried that it would delay him talking but this didn't happen at all as soon as he started talking he just naturally stopped signing. Now I have another son who has just started taking the classes and the best thing is my eldest is signing to him now as well. The DVD's were a life saver and now we can sing the songs together. I really recommend this to everyone. It is worth every penny!! Even Jessie is helping with the potty training.

Cheers Talie Harrison (Bruno's mum)

Just now via facebook:
Hi angelina. I loved doing sing and sign with my little girl Freya. I now hav a little boy who is 5 mths and would love to do it again....

Thanks
Caroline xx

SING AND SIGN BABY SIGNING CLASSES

TASTER SESSIONS FROM 24TH FEBRUARY 2012

FOR SUMMER TERM ENTRY

CLICK HERE and select SPECIAL EVENTS to book. Find out for yourself why so many parents think that Sing and Sign is the most worthwhile and best-value class you will ever attend with your baby. Enjoy the fun of the first class of term and learn the basics so you can start signing with your baby immediately.


HARROW FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY:
12.30pm - 1.30pm
St George's CHURCH , Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ
(Entrance on Hide Road) Free on street parking available. Ideally leave buggies in car. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.

  RICKMANSWORTH TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY:
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Mill End & District Community Association, Church Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HE
Free, onsite parking available. Please enter via the white door around the corner on the right hand side of the building. Walk straight ahead and the classroom is on your right. Please leave buggies outside but take all valuables in with you.


BUSHEY THURSDAY 1ST MARCH:
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Sacred Heart Parish Church Hall, London Road, Bushey WD23 1BA Parking available on site around the corner, accessible from Merry Hill. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building. 

If you are interested in the Autumn Term, watch this space for details of taster sessions coming up this June 2012. Places for these sessions are limited, so please tell your friends and reserve your places before they run out by clicking the link above. Don't forget to tell your friends.


Email: angelina@singandsign.co.uk

LOTS MORE INFO AT THE WEBPAGE HERE

Hi Angelina,

Hope you are well. 

I'm sorry I've missed your taster sessions, can you please let me know timings of your classes?

I want to bring my daughter Asha, 9 months old. My older daughter Anya loved your classes. 

Please let me know. 

Thanks

Hanisha

By text:

Oh that's brilliant news x I still can't make today tho, sorry x but please could I place an order for the next DVD x she is coming on leaps and bounds - bird, head, hot, all gone, more, food, where, up high, wiggle!!! It's great fun and time to show her more xxx  see you next Thurs at 11.30 c Claire

Via facebook:

Lyndsay Haywood also commented on Sing and Sign Harrow, Bushey, Stanmore and Ricky's status.

Lyndsay wrote: "Haydn has been advertising for you everywhere we go! Common question "how are you able to tell what he wants?" ... "what's that sign he's making?" ..it's brilliant! "

Summer 2011:

Hello Angelina,

Thank you for your email. I did join the trial class on Friday and enjoyed it very much. I would like for Scarlett and I to join the classes but would prefer to join the earlier class at 10:30. It would fit in with Scarletts feeding times better. So wondering if you have any space for us to attend.

I look forward to hearing from you.
thank you 
Katherine

Happy New Year Angelina

Thought you'd like to hear that the girls are going through a Sing and Sign obsession phase. Especially Jessica, who insists on listening to the cd every mealtime. They know all the songs, as do I! 

Anna

Xx

Hi Angelina, I am still a firm fan of Sing & Sign although my two are now too big for it, I still recommend it to all mums of little ones I meet!

Mel Hawkins

Hi Angelina,

How you doing ? I wondered if you had any spaces for your harrow Friday am class stage 2. Aaron loves the CDs which I put on after bath time everyday !!

Sejal x

Hi angelina, not sure if you'll remember but Amelia and I did a few of your ricky sing and sign courses - she loved them and her talking is just amazing now can't stop her jabbering!!

I've had my new baby little boy called James. I'd love to do a course of signing with him.

Hope you're well! Abi x

Hi Angelina, 

 

I have had another baby boy and just wondering when your new term 

Starts. Kayden is 2 months old...

... I hope to be able to do these classes with Kayden as it was 

My favourite class with Brandon. 

 

Thanks, 

Rosa.

Hi Angelina
Happy New Year to you, I hope you had a well deserved break.

I have so been looking forward to bringing Alexia back to class but sadly I don't think we'll make it tomorrow:  she's come down with a very heavy cold and she really isn't well.  I'll see how she's doing in the morning but if we don't see you tomorrow we'll see you next week.

By the way, the CDs I bought from you are amazing - if Alexia is in the car and she is upset/fidgety/generally just not comfortable, I only have to play the CDs and she's fine.....

Finally, your articles about you and mini-you are funny and informative, thank you!

Love & warmth 

SAPNA x

Dear Angelina,

Thank-you so much for your emails-your blog provides an entertaining diversion on an otherwise very dull morning!

 

[A: she's talking about the other blog, not this one!]

 

Here is my feedback for you:

I started taking Jayan to sing and sign classes when he was 7 months old. Initially we had fun with the toys, songs, music and other children and I found that it was a lovely way to spend time with him on a Saturday morning having been at work all week. However, when I signed to him he would look at me blankly as though asking 'What is she on about this time?' and my family thought that it was yet another quirk of my personality! When Jayan first started signing at 9 months I was amazed and so proud of him. Initially he learnt the sign for 'water' and everything to him was therefore water but since he's learnt the signs for 'all done', 'more', 'home', 'nappy', 'hat' and 'in' amongst others and he's also invented some signs of his own-not all of which we understand! Overall we've found the classes fun and happy and I've watched Jayan and the other children develop so much through them. Angelina brings her unique approach full of laughter, enthusiasm and amazing energy to the classes and most of the children find her mesmerising! So thank-you and we're really looking forward to the whatever the next term brings!  

Best wishes

Hema

SING AND SIGN BABY SIGNING CLASSES
TRIAL SESSIONS TOMORROW AND FRIDAY

To book your place on a taster session, CLICK http://www.bookmyclass.co.uk/singandsign/default.aspx?FID=48 ASAP and select SPECIAL EVENTS.

TASTER SESSIONS FOR THIS TERM BEGINNERS ENTRY
(babies currently aged 6 - 14 mths)
Find out for yourself why so many parents think that Sing and Sign is the most worthwhile and best-value class you will ever attend with your baby. Enjoy the fun of the first class of term and learn the basics so you can start signing with your baby immediately. If you love it (and you will!) commit to the term on the day for £75 plus £15 for the dvd. If you decide it's not for you, pay nothing.

HARROW FRIDAY 13th JANUARY:
11.30am - 12.30pm
St George's CHURCH , Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ
(Entrance on Hide Road)

Free on street parking available. Ideally leave buggies in car. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.


BUSHEY THURSDAY 12th JANUARY:
11.30am - 12.30pm
Sacred Heart Parish Church Hall, London Road, Bushey WD23 1BA
Parking available on site around the corner, accessible from Merry Hill. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.

More info at http://singandsign.com/franchisee_details.php?i=48

Happy New Year to you, Angelina! I know the stage 1 class at Mill End on a Tuesday is full but I’m wondering how many people are on the waiting list? Ciaran starts nursery next Tuesday (eek!) which means that I’m now free to do something with his baby sister, Katie, on a Tuesday morning. I should have taken the plunge and booked earlier ...
...In a way, after four terms with Ciaran, I suspect I know most of the signs I need but it would be lovely for Katie (who’s 8 months) to experience some of the Angelina magic!

Summer Bushey 2010

To Angelina
Huge thanks for the Amazing classes. We have had lots of fun along the way. Lots of love from Jaime & Max...

***

To Angelina
Sam & I will really miss you and Sing & Sign. We've really loved it. Take kare of yourself & Jessie. love Sam & Laura

 ***

Dear Angelina
Thank you for your lovely classes. We've really enjoyed them! Lots of love Archana & Krishan xx

***
Amazing, loved it, will miss it. You are an incredible lady. We will miss your fun,, laughter, encouragement, support, enthusiasm, new purchases (!) & cheerful disposition. Love always, Kirsty, Jack, Dylan & Toby

***

To Angelina
We've had the best time. Thank you for all your wonderful classes, songs & laughs. We will remember our first music class forever. Lots of love Evie & Rachael xxx

***

Dear Angelina
Thank you so much for all your hard work. Niyam loves coming to your class. You have also helped me to bond with Niyam even closer than we were. Lots of love, Niyam & Ranjit

Dear Angelina
Thanks for all the great classes and we'll see you next term. Love Louise & Finlay x

End of summer term 2010:

Dear Angelina
Did you know you were the first teacher my 3 girls ever experienced and you were the very best. I hope all their experiences with all their teachers in the future will be as good as the one they had with you.
Thank you and goodbye.
Noreen (mumma)
Eve
Mia
Ella

P.S. Don't ever change.

SING AND SIGN BABY SIGNING CLASSES
TASTER SESSIONS NEXT WEEK

To book your place on a taster session, CLICK http://www.bookmyclass.co.uk/singandsign/default.aspx?FID=48 ASAP and select SPECIAL EVENTS.

TASTER SESSIONS FOR SPRING TERM BEGINNERS ENTRY
(babies currently aged 6 - 14 mths)
Find out for yourself why so many parents think that Sing and Sign is the most worthwhile and best-value class you will ever attend with your baby. Enjoy the fun of the first class of term and learn the basics so you can start signing with your baby immediately. If you love it (and you will!) commit to the term on the day for £75 plus £15 for the dvd. If you decide it's not for you, pay nothing.

HARROW FRIDAY 13th JANUARY:
11.30am - 12.30pm
St George's CHURCH , Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ
(Entrance on Hide Road)

Free on street parking available. Ideally leave buggies in car. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.



BUSHEY THURSDAY 12th JANUARY:
11.30am - 12.30pm
Sacred Heart Parish Church Hall, London Road, Bushey WD23 1BA
Parking available on site around the corner, accessible from Merry Hill. The classroom is through the door on the right which you will see immediately as you enter the building.

More info at http://singandsign.com/franchisee_details.php?i=48

Find out what parents say about my classes on the Sing and Sign blog:
http://singandsignharrowbusheyricky.blogspot.com/