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10:40am Tuesday 3rd February 2009 in News
The weather has forced a number of schools and colleges to close across Hampshire today
Broken heating systems, icy playgrounds and teachers unable to get to work are causing closures.
They are:
All Saints Cof E Primary School, Winchester, Alverstoke Infant School, near Gosport, Ampfield Primary School Applemore College, Dibden Purlieu, Ashley Infant School, near New Milton, Awbridge Primary School, Romsey Bartley Junior School, Cadham, Barton Peverell College.
Beech Wood Junior School, in Southampton, Berrywood Primary School in Hedge End, Bishops Waltham Infant School, Bishops Waltham Junior School, Braishfield Primary School, Romsey Breamore Primary School, near Fordingbridge, Bridgemary Community Sports College, in Gosport, Brockenhurst Primary School, Brockenhurst.
Brockenhurst College, Brockenhurst,,Brookfield Community School, Sarisbury, Brune Park Community College, in Gosport, Brune Park School, Gosport, Burgate School and College, Fordinbridge.
Chamberlayne College for the Arts, in Southampton Cedar School, in Southampton, Cherbourg Primary School, in Eastleigh, Cheriton Primary School, near Alresford, Coldon Common Primary School, Crestwood College in Eastleigh, Cupernham Infant and Junior in Romsey, Curdridge Primary School, Botley, Droxford Junior School Eastleigh College, Fairisle Junior School and Fairisle Infants school, Lords Hill Southampton Fairoak Infant School, Fairoak Junior school, near Eastleigh, Fordingbridge Infants School Fordingbridge Junior Shool Forest Edge Special school, Totton.
Foundary Lane Primary School, Shirley, Fryern Infants school, Chandlers Ford, Gomer Infants and Junior school, in Gosport, Gregg School, in Southampton, Glenfield Infant School, Southampton, Hale Primary School, Hale, Halterworth Primary in Romsey, Hamble Community Sports College, Hardmoor Early Years Centre, Southampton, Harestock Primary School, Winchester, Hardley School, Hazel Wood Infant School, Totton.
Holy Family Primary School, Millbrook Hollybrook Junior and Infants schools, Southampton, Hounsdown Secondary School in Totton, Itchen Abbas Primary in Winchester Kanes Hill primary school in Southampton Kings Copse Primary in Hedge End Kings School, Winchester, Knightwood Primary School, Valley Park, Chandlers Ford, Lockerley Primary, Romsey, Lord Wilson School, in Park Gate, Ludlow Junior School, in Southampton, Lymington House School, Lymington Junior School, Lymington, Mason Moor School, Millbrook, Meonstoke Infant School in Meonstoke, Mountbatten School, in Romsey, Merdon Junior School, in Chandlers Ford.
Netley Marsh Infant School, Newtown Soberton Infant School, near Fareham, Nightingale Primary School, in Eastleigh, Noadswood School, Dibden Purliey, Norman Court School, West Tytherley, North Baddesley Junior school, North Baddesley Infants School, Northern Infant School, Porchester, Nursling Primary School, Oakwood Junior School and Infant School, Southampton, Oasis Academy Lords Hill Oasis Academy, Mayfield, Olivers Battery Primary, Winchester, Otterbourne Church of England Primary School, Overton Primary School, Owlesbury Primary School, Park Gate Primary, School Perrin School, Alresford, Poulner Infant and Junior school in Ringwood, Portswood Primary, Priestlands School, Lymington, Quilley School of Engineering, in Eastleigh, Regents Park Community College, Southampton, Romsey Abbey C of E Primary School, Romsey Centre pre-school, Romsey Community Pre School,.
Romsey School, Rownhams St Johns Primary School Saint Bede C of E Primary School, Winchester, Salterns Special School, in Totton, Shakespeare Infants and JUnionr School, Shamblehurst Primary School in Hedge End, Shepherds Down School, Winchester, Shirley Warren Primary and Nursery School, Sholing Infant School, Sholing Sinclair Primary and Nursery School, in Lords Hill, South Baddesley Primary, Springwell Special School in Thornhill.
Stockbridge Primary School, Stoke Park Infant and Junior, in Bishopstoke, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Titchfield Common, St Francis School, in
target="_blank">Fareham, St Judes School, Fareham, St. John the Baptist Primary School, Titchfield Common, St Johns Primary School, at Waltham Chase, St Johns Infant and Nursery School, Southampton, St Monica Infant and Junior School, Southampton, St Patricks, Southampton, St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford, Swanmore College of Technology, Swanmore Primary School, Stanmore Primary School, Winchester, Sunhill Infants School, Alresford Sunhill Junior School, Alresford, Tanners Brook Infants and Junior School, in Southampton, Testwood Sports College, Totton.
Thornden Secondary School, in Chandlers Ford, Townhill Junior School, Southampton, Toynbee Secondary School, in Chandlers Ford, Twyford St Marys Primary, in Winchester, Twyford pre school, Upham Primary School, Southampton, Valentine Infant School, Sholing, Weeke Primary School, Winchester, West Tytherley Primary School.
Western Primary School, Winchester, Wickham C of E Primary School, Wilden Secondary School, in Hedge End.
Woodcot Primary School, Gosport, Woolston Infants School in Southampton, Wyvern Technology College, Fairoak
In the mid-morning, Southampton City College revealed that they were cancelling all Evening Classes on Tuesday as a result of the snow.
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mmsmarine
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teachermonkey
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lowe and behold
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teachermonkey wrote:DONT YOU LOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO BLAG ANOTHER DAY OFF!
So to all those who are busy blaming lazy teachers for shutting up shop at the merest hint of a snow flake i pose this question - what on earth job do you do that gives you so much free time you can moan about everything and anything on this website? Surely you are such hard working people that you cant possibly have enough time for such things if you are able to criticise in such a way??? Also, for information i can tell you that at a certain city school all but two staff either began or completed their journey to work before the announcement of the school closure was made. The reasons for the closure were simple - the bus and coach companies relied up to get the pupils to school were unsure if they could provide the required service. With significant disruption to travel within the city at 7am raising the possibility of many pupils having severe difficulty getting to school using alternative methods, the decision was made before many 'normal' people ventured out. I pose another question - if teaching is so easy, overpaid, bereft of responsibility and blessed with such long holidays, why are you not doing it?? Seriously, if what you say is true more fool everyone else for choosing the wrong career......
southampton person
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fraugretel
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jc himself
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allotment-grower
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cazzercazzer
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jc himself wrote:You really are very rude.
Teachers brighter than I think? No prbably not.
jc himself
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jc himself
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kay08
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southampton person
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kay08 wrote:Ok.. you got me.. i am the only person in the world that has a computer that can only do one thing at a time. As for teaching your kids... bit of a silly comment, try thinking first. Some people are actually organised and have a whole week planned but when this happens they have to adjust their work accordingly. Plus i dont see the harm in putting kids work on the walls and arranging rewards and trips as so much of a problem on a day when i have no lessons... im sure if your children were at my school you would surely want me to do that instead of teach them. Im sorry if you find it hard work sitting home with your children... i managed to go out and have a snowball fight with some of my kids and parents joined in aswel - didn't hear much complaints there.
WE ARE SAT AT HOME ON HERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND WE CANT MAKE IT TO WORK AS WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN STUPID!! AND AS FOR YOUR SAT IN YOUR CLASS ROOM NOW ETC ETC UM HELLO FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS IF YOU CAN SIT POSTING ON HERE!! HOPE YOUR NOT ONE OF MY CHILDRENS TEACHERS!
jc himself
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5:52pm Mon 2 Feb 09
kay08 wrote:come on Kay. I'd just made friends with the nice teachers and now you go and wind them up again...
WE ARE SAT AT HOME ON HERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND WE CANT MAKE IT TO WORK AS WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN STUPID!! AND AS FOR YOUR SAT IN YOUR CLASS ROOM NOW ETC ETC UM HELLO FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS IF YOU CAN SIT POSTING ON HERE!! HOPE YOUR NOT ONE OF MY CHILDRENS TEACHERS!
kay08
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MattProbert
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kay08
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jc himself wrote:So sorry JC :(
kay08 wrote: WE ARE SAT AT HOME ON HERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND WE CANT MAKE IT TO WORK AS WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN STUPID!! AND AS FOR YOUR SAT IN YOUR CLASS ROOM NOW ETC ETC UM HELLO FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS IF YOU CAN SIT POSTING ON HERE!! HOPE YOUR NOT ONE OF MY CHILDRENS TEACHERS!come on Kay. I'd just made friends with the nice teachers and now you go and wind them up again...
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jc himself
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MattProbert wrote:Blimey!! Hold the front page.. Teacher walks one mile! That's right count it kids, thats ONE mile. O.K. I'm going to leave it now cause this is like shooting fish in a bucket.
I think we should praise the teacher at Harefield who, had to abandon her vehicle a mile away from the school, but still walked on to the school to work today. Pity the heating system was broken and the school closed at 1 pm! But fair play to her for making the effort!
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living life to the full
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ncik
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kay08 wrote:i hope i am not too !!!
WE ARE SAT AT HOME ON HERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND WE CANT MAKE IT TO WORK AS WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN STUPID!! AND AS FOR YOUR SAT IN YOUR CLASS ROOM NOW ETC ETC UM HELLO FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS IF YOU CAN SIT POSTING ON HERE!! HOPE YOUR NOT ONE OF MY CHILDRENS TEACHERS!
jc himself
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living life to the full wrote:should that be hypercritical or was school shut for snow on spelling day? Please don't get me started on bloddy nurses!
Would you all please get a life! Some of you have spent nearly the entire day on this complaining about people not working due to the snow. Is that not hypocritical? YOU are not working as you are complaining about the snow.! Is Ringwood Comprehensive open tomorrow?
ncik
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fraugretel wrote:get over it - as if the whole world was at work accept teachers - we must be 20% of the employed then maybe the other 80% should get a job
I think it is a severe over reaction to close so many schools at the first sign of snow. I can only imagine it is a health and safety ruling ..madness!If its cold they can wear a coat(oh..cant do that as its against school policy!)..everyone else has to turn up for work - what makes teachers so special!..we are sending the wrong message to our young people-especially at Secondary School age - they should be learning that you must attend no matter what the weather..as that is what you have to do when you go to work (unless you are a teacher it seems!)
jc himself
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jc himself wrote:Oops! can't spell bloody
living life to the full wrote: Would you all please get a life! Some of you have spent nearly the entire day on this complaining about people not working due to the snow. Is that not hypocritical? YOU are not working as you are complaining about the snow.! Is Ringwood Comprehensive open tomorrow?should that be hypercritical or was school shut for snow on spelling day? Please don't get me started on bloddy nurses!
ncik
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jc himself wrote:you really wound me up to begin with (as yes i am a teahcer) (who can't sepll) but you made me laugh so much by the end i had to log in and tell you - so thank you - you have cheered me up - after all i have had a really hard day ironing, drinking coffee, watching tv and being paid for it!! (although i do this so often it becomes a bit boring!!!)
I wou7ld just like to know why every business and every shop is open, but the schools are shut! So some teachers managed to get out of bed, but obviously not enough to run the schools. They can ahve a lovely lie down during their six week summer holidays and their week off at the end of February..
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jc himself
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kelly conway wrote:Another offspring of our teaching profesion who can't spell (wounder??) and had no grip of punctuation. Best if they all stay home and we teach our own kids..
my mums a teacher and she still had to go in ... just wounder how you lot come up with the idea that it's the teachers fault the schools are shut ...it's not ... i mean hello people did we not know the snow was coming ???? also if you crashed trying to take your kids to school you would be blaming the teachers for opening the dam schools ...make your minds up
mmsmarine
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mmsmarine
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kelly conway
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jc himself wrote:grow up you sad man ! has it ever crossed you're tiny mind that im dyslexic ?
kelly conway wrote:Another offspring of our teaching profesion who can't spell (wounder??) and had no grip of punctuation. Best if they all stay home and we teach our own kids..
my mums a teacher and she still had to go in ... just wounder how you lot come up with the idea that it's the teachers fault the schools are shut ...it's not ... i mean hello people did we not know the snow was coming ???? also if you crashed trying to take your kids to school you would be blaming the teachers for opening the dam schools ...make your minds up
jc himself
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kelly conway wrote:Nope. Face it you just can't spell.
jc himself wrote:grow up you sad man ! has it ever crossed you're tiny mind that im dyslexic ? no ..... thought not but then again that's what i expect from small minded people like you hmmm jckelly conway wrote: my mums a teacher and she still had to go in ... just wounder how you lot come up with the idea that it's the teachers fault the schools are shut ...it's not ... i mean hello people did we not know the snow was coming ???? also if you crashed trying to take your kids to school you would be blaming the teachers for opening the dam schools ...make your minds upAnother offspring of our teaching profesion who can't spell (wounder??) and had no grip of punctuation. Best if they all stay home and we teach our own kids..
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kelly conway
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jc himself wrote:haha grow up you sad lonely old man
kelly conway wrote:Nope. Face it you just can't spell.
jc himself wrote:grow up you sad man ! has it ever crossed you're tiny mind that im dyslexic ? no ..... thought not but then again that's what i expect from small minded people like you hmmm jckelly conway wrote: my mums a teacher and she still had to go in ... just wounder how you lot come up with the idea that it's the teachers fault the schools are shut ...it's not ... i mean hello people did we not know the snow was coming ???? also if you crashed trying to take your kids to school you would be blaming the teachers for opening the dam schools ...make your minds upAnother offspring of our teaching profesion who can't spell (wounder??) and had no grip of punctuation. Best if they all stay home and we teach our own kids..
cazzercazzer
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jc himself wrote:Thought you were just teasing. Getting personal is really not nice.
kelly conway wrote:Nope. Face it you just can't spell.jc himself wrote:grow up you sad man ! has it ever crossed you're tiny mind that im dyslexic ? no ..... thought not but then again that's what i expect from small minded people like you hmmm jckelly conway wrote: my mums a teacher and she still had to go in ... just wounder how you lot come up with the idea that it's the teachers fault the schools are shut ...it's not ... i mean hello people did we not know the snow was coming ???? also if you crashed trying to take your kids to school you would be blaming the teachers for opening the dam schools ...make your minds upAnother offspring of our teaching profesion who can't spell (wounder??) and had no grip of punctuation. Best if they all stay home and we teach our own kids..
BillyTheKid
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soton
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jc himself wrote:Hypercritical = Excessively critical. Isn't that what you're being JC? What exactly do you do for a living that you're off work and sitting at home sticking the knife in. Have you got something against teachers and nurses?
jc himself wrote:Oops! can't spell bloodyliving life to the full wrote: Would you all please get a life! Some of you have spent nearly the entire day on this complaining about people not working due to the snow. Is that not hypocritical? YOU are not working as you are complaining about the snow.! Is Ringwood Comprehensive open tomorrow?should that be hypercritical or was school shut for snow on spelling day? Please don't get me started on bloddy nurses!
hellion
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marjie
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jc himself
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soton wrote:retired now, so full time grumpy old sod. Have real sympathy with actual dyslexia sufferers but none for those who trot it out as an excuse to hide behind when they make a silly spelling mistake. Read Kellys post and you can tell that she can spell but can't take a joke when she makes a **** up. My wife (passed away) was a nurse and was the funniest, nicest, laziest person I have ever known!!
jc himself wrote:Hypercritical = Excessively critical. Isn't that what you're being JC? What exactly do you do for a living that you're off work and sitting at home sticking the knife in. Have you got something against teachers and nurses?jc himself wrote:Oops! can't spell bloodyliving life to the full wrote: Would you all please get a life! Some of you have spent nearly the entire day on this complaining about people not working due to the snow. Is that not hypocritical? YOU are not working as you are complaining about the snow.! Is Ringwood Comprehensive open tomorrow?should that be hypercritical or was school shut for snow on spelling day? Please don't get me started on bloddy nurses!
kelly conway
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jc himself wrote:lol i don't use it as an excuse was pointing out the fact you know jack about me .
soton wrote:retired now, so full time grumpy old sod. Have real sympathy with actual dyslexia sufferers but none for those who trot it out as an excuse to hide behind when they make a silly spelling mistake. Read Kellys post and you can tell that she can spell but can't take a joke when she makes a **** up. My wife (passed away) was a nurse and was the funniest, nicest, laziest person I have ever known!!
jc himself wrote:Hypercritical = Excessively critical. Isn't that what you're being JC? What exactly do you do for a living that you're off work and sitting at home sticking the knife in. Have you got something against teachers and nurses?jc himself wrote:Oops! can't spell bloodyliving life to the full wrote: Would you all please get a life! Some of you have spent nearly the entire day on this complaining about people not working due to the snow. Is that not hypocritical? YOU are not working as you are complaining about the snow.! Is Ringwood Comprehensive open tomorrow?should that be hypercritical or was school shut for snow on spelling day? Please don't get me started on bloddy nurses!
PE Teacher
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Faldo wrote:It is all to do with Health and Safety. If your child fell down at school because of the snow and ice, who would you blame. The teachers of course!! Public sector do deserve pay in comparison with the private sector as we all do a decent job
During this weather Ford ran full production with most of it's workforce getting to work OK. Shops and businesses opened as normal. Let's all remember this the next time the Teachers, council workers and the rest of the public sector bleat on about deserving the same salary as the private sector.
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