Somebody that I used to know…
I was flicking through the files on my computer the other day; deleting stuff mostly and I came across this piece of writing that I wrote about three years ago when my eldest was starting school. It...
View ArticleFluency in reading – Is it caught or taught?
Fluency in reading is a really important part of learning to read. Often it is a skill that is skipped by parents and teachers because we assume that once a child can decode words and read sentences...
View ArticleAdvocate your child at school
Being a parent helper at your child’s school is one important way you can increase your child’s success at school. For some other ideas look here. Media Credit: http://www.sheknows.com Teachers are...
View ArticleHeigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we go!
I am still here, although life has taken a few busy turns for me over the last few weeks. Crazily, I have found myself back in the classroom. I say crazily because it is crazy; three kids, running the...
View ArticleBiting the Bullet
Media Credit: http://www.jemshaw.com The decision has been made. I am returning to work. Just casually until the end of the year, but I am going to commit to two days a week from the beginning of 2014....
View Article10 Things You Should Do BEFORE Your Child Begins Piano Lessons
Teacher2mum:I have been considering piano lessons for my eldest for about two years now. This is a very interesting read … Originally posted on Elissa Milne: This is a quick checklist of things to do,...
View ArticleWork, a Jeep and new lingerie….
So things haven’t quite worked out the way I thought they would. Despite renewing my teaching skills with some fresh and mandatory courses and loving the return to work; it seems hubby’s workload has...
View ArticleTen things we do to get ‘School Ready’
media credit:ayearofholidays.wordpress.com It’s been a tumultuous couple of months, with the decision to return to teaching just one day a week followed by the decision to not return in 2014 followed...
View ArticleDeep Purple and a can of V
Photo Credit: http://www.britishsupermarketworldwide.com/acatalog/V-Energy-Drink-250Ml.html Breathing deeply, I can ignore the noise in my head and the heat at my throat but the pounding in my chest...
View ArticleA Head Full at Dawn
I have woken pre-dawn this morning after a particularly long sleep. I am currently on holidays with a mix of family and friends. It is not unusual for me to jump out of bed with a whim in mind and get...
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