Kip McGrath Education Centre - Hamilton & Motherwell

💙As the new year begins, we understand that you may have concerns about your child's education.

We are here to support you and your child on their journey to success. 🏫Here are some tips to help make the transition back to school smooth:

👍Encourage your child to set clear goals for the new year

📆Help them stay organised by providing a planner or calendar

✏️Reinforce good study habits by setting aside dedicated time each day for review and practice

🔋Remind them to take breaks to rest their brain and recharge

😀Encourage a positive attitude towards learning

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As we start a new year, many of us have hopes and goals for ourselves and our families.💙 At Kip McGrath, we specialise in helping students achieve their full potential. 💡

Whether your goal is to improve grades, build confidence, or prepare for a big exam, we have the tools and resources to help you succeed. Start the new year off right by taking the first step towards reaching your goals.⭐

✅Book a FREE assessment: www.kipmcgrath.co.uk
✅Let us help you achieve your dreams.

At Kip McGrath, our QUALIFIED teachers provide consistent communication on your child’s progress 💬

We deliver a professional experience with achievement-related outcomes 📈 Our structured approach to learning accelerates progress and rewards success 🥳

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🎅Merry
Let's celebrate by solving this question. Does your child know the answer? 🤔

Quiz ❓

🎅Traditions round
1. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
2. In which country is it a tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
3. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
4. What time is the King’s speech traditionally broadcast on Christmas Day?
5. What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?

📽️Film round
1. In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on holiday when they leave Kevin behind?
2. In which Christmas movie does Tom Hanks play six characters?
3. Miracle On 34th Street centres on what real-life department store?
4. According to Buddy the Elf, what four food groups can elves eat?
5. What is the Grinch's dog called?

Answers will be live tomorrow morning.

Day 21 of the calendar 🎵🚀

🎅Don’t forget to leave cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas Eve!🍪

☃️Happy !☃️

Put your answers in the comments 💙

🍪You Will need:
150g salted butter, softened
80g light brown muscovado sugar
80g granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
225g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp salt
200g plain chocolate chips or chunks

🧑‍🍳STEP 1
Heat the oven to 190C/fan170C/gas 5 and line two baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.

🧈STEP 2
Put 150g softened salted butter, 80g light brown muscovado sugar and 80g granulated sugar into a bowl and beat until creamy.

🥚STEP 3
Beat in 2 tsp vanilla extract and 1 large egg.

🥣STEP 4
Sift 225g plain flour, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and ¼ tsp salt into the bowl and mix it in with a wooden spoon.

🍫STEP 5
Add 200g plain chocolate chips or chunks and stir well.

🥄STEP 6
Use a teaspoon to make small scoops of the mixture, spacing them well apart on the baking trays. This mixture should make about 30 cookies.

🔥STEP 7
Bake for 8–10 mins until they are light brown on the edges and still slightly soft in the centre if you press them.

🍪STEP 8
Leave on the tray for a couple of mins to set and then lift onto a cooling rack.

(Source BBCgoodfood)

🎅Day 17 of our Kipmas calendar🎅

What is your favourite holiday film?🍿

🎅Merry 💙

🎄Show us your Christmas spirit and decorate our Kipmas tree.

Did you know? 💡

☃️That snow globes were first invented in the 1800s as decorative paperweights? 🎅It wasn’t until the 20th century that they became popular as holiday decorations and collectable items. 😮

💙Merry Kipmas, everyone! 😀
🎄Here is another Christmas joke for you all 🎅

💡Answers to our Kipmas crossword🎅

💡Test your skills and have a go at our Kipmas crossword search!💙

All answers will be revealed tomorrow 😊

🍪Day 12 of 🎄

😆What are your favourite Christmas jokes?

🎅Merry Kipmas!🎅

🎄Have a guess how many lights are on our Kipmas tree. 🤔

The UK eats 800 million Mince pies every year! That is a lot of pies.

For more Christmas facts, check out: https://factcity.com/facts-about-mince-pies/

✂️Get crafty and make your own bunting with the following steps:

Step 1: Cut out a triangle template from the tracing paper; the base should be approximately 16cm and the sides 20cm.

Step 2: Pin the template to a piece of fabric folded in half, so you can cut two layers in one go and cut out the shape.

Step 3: With the fabric pieces right side together, machine stitch the two longest sides.

Step 4: Turn the fabric right side out and gently push the tip of the triangle out with a knitting needle or chopstick to make a sharp point.

Step 5: Iron flat.

Step 6: Repeat this process with as many triangles as you want to make.

Step 7: Line up the triangles on the bias tape in the pattern combination you want.

Step 8: Pin each one to the tape, then fold the tape over the raw edge of the triangle and pin again.

Step 9: Sew along the top of the tape to hold all the individual triangles in place.

It’s 🥳

🔔If you could wear any jumper, how would you design it?

Show us your Christmas jumper designs! 😀

👨‍👩‍👦Every Family is unique as every snowflake that falls during winter, and we all have different Christmas traditions. 🎄

🙂What are some of your favourite Christmas traditions?

🎅Merry everyone!

✏️Use our template below to get inspired and create your own bauble!🎀

We would love to see your designs. 😊

☃️Don’t forget to send your wish list to the North Pole in time for Christmas!

What presents are you asking for this year?🎅

Did you know? 👀
❄️A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold-water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. 🌨️If crystals stick together to become snowflakes, they'll become heavy enough to fall to the ground.⛄

🎄Time to get those lights out and start showing your festive spirit.🎄

Get your family together and see their creativity with decorating.👨‍👩‍👦

😊What time do you start putting your decorations up?

🎅Welcome to the 24 days of the Kipmas advent calendar!🎅

We are counting down the days to Christmas with our very own advent calendar.📆

What could be behind tomorrow’s door? 👀

Chocolate🍫 is made from the seed of a fruit tree called Theobroma cacao🌴 which roughly translates to “food of the gods”, which is quite a fitting name 😋. It takes approximately 400 cocoa beans to make one pound of chocolate 😱. Each tree produces an average of 2,500 cacao beans per year. Wow!

Best-selling author and award-winning physicist Stephen Hawking. Made numerous remarks about the nature of life and science. He also proved that no matter who you are, you can succeed at anything.

At Kip McGrath, we believe that all children can succeed if given the appropriate support 😊 Our QUALIFIED teachers and proven methods will bring out the best in your child 🎓 Learning can be fun! 🌟

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World Children's Day🌍 provides an inspiring starting point for each of us to advocate for, promote, and celebrate children's rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will help build a better world for children.👩‍🏫
At Kip McGrath, we are helping to build our children's future so they have a better chance at success.🎓

✅Book a FREE assessment: www.kipmcgrath.co.uk

This International Students' Day📔, we're celebrating students from all around the world who are striving hard to fulfil their dreams and change the world🌍.

At Kip McGrath, our tutors are all fully QUALIFIED teachers with the passion and skills to unlock your child's full potential! 🥳 🏆
Our students have the same teacher every week, which helps build a strong relationship 😊 That's why we are 💙
📍 Find your local centre here:
www.kipmcgrath.co.uk/find-a-centre

Did you know? The word "hundred" comes from the old Norse🔨 term "hundrath", meaning 120! The word "hundrath" actually means "long hundred" and is equal to 120.😱

Remembrance Day honours those who served to defend our freedoms and way of life. We remember.

If you'd like to learn more about Remembrance Day, please visit https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance

📡Happy national !

🧬STEM Day is celebrated every year on Nov. 8 to encourage young people to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths education programs.

🧮Have you got plans after school? We can help your child reach bigger goals!

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