Thursday, March 26, 2009
Not blogging at work honestly!
Just realised that I never change the time on my blogs, looks like I am blogging at work. I assure you this is not the case! I never get a spare moment with the darlings- they demand my attention 100% of the time!
A jubilant thought!
6 wake-ups till freedom!! Hee hee!!!!!
33. Friend or Foe - Michael Morpurgo.
34. The Faro’s daughter – Georgette Heyer.
35. Last night I met a whale – Michael Morpurgo.
36. Lyra’s Oxford - Philip Pullman
33. Friend or Foe - Michael Morpurgo.
34. The Faro’s daughter – Georgette Heyer.
35. Last night I met a whale – Michael Morpurgo.
36. Lyra’s Oxford - Philip Pullman
Sunday, March 15, 2009
mustard seeds
2 weeks ago, I taught my class a great song/chant I learnt at my LSO course. It's called Bungalow, and it's kind of a call and response song. My class, like me, instantly loved it, and have since demanded it when given time. Then last Tuesday at choir, when we had 3 minutes left, I asked if there were any requests and my class reps requested Bungalow enthusiastically. The rest of the choir picked it up in the 2 minutes and seemed to like it. I thought nothing of it after that.
The next day at lunchtime, I entered my colleague's room to give her some resources and to my bewilderment, could hear Bungalow being sung en-masse through 3 shut doors. I glanced through the windows, to find a circle of well over 60 children singing it. At the end of lunchtime when I went to collect my class, they informed me that years 3,5 and 6 were all singing it.
And further displays were my playground duty on Thursday when most of Year 6 spent their entire playtime standing in a circle singing it. It was amazing!
Just shows- one small song, one small piece of inspiration! I stand in jubilant disbelief!
In other school news, we finished reading There's a boy in the girl's bathroom again such a good book- I really recommend it! Kids love it, it's a great study in self-belief, friendship, confidence and the hope of change!
27. The pale horse – Agatha Christie
28. The exploits and adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy – Elizabeth Aston
29. Confessions of an ugly stepsister – Gregory Maguire
30. The children of Charlecote – Phillippa Pearce and Brian Fairfax-Lucy
31. Aquila – Andrew Norris.
32. The hundred and one dalmations – Dodie Smith.
The next day at lunchtime, I entered my colleague's room to give her some resources and to my bewilderment, could hear Bungalow being sung en-masse through 3 shut doors. I glanced through the windows, to find a circle of well over 60 children singing it. At the end of lunchtime when I went to collect my class, they informed me that years 3,5 and 6 were all singing it.
And further displays were my playground duty on Thursday when most of Year 6 spent their entire playtime standing in a circle singing it. It was amazing!
Just shows- one small song, one small piece of inspiration! I stand in jubilant disbelief!
In other school news, we finished reading There's a boy in the girl's bathroom again such a good book- I really recommend it! Kids love it, it's a great study in self-belief, friendship, confidence and the hope of change!
27. The pale horse – Agatha Christie
28. The exploits and adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy – Elizabeth Aston
29. Confessions of an ugly stepsister – Gregory Maguire
30. The children of Charlecote – Phillippa Pearce and Brian Fairfax-Lucy
31. Aquila – Andrew Norris.
32. The hundred and one dalmations – Dodie Smith.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
And so the list goes on
23. Last form at St Clare's Pamela Wise/Enid Blyton
24. A finder's magic - Philippa Pearce
25. The second Mrs Darcy - Elizabeth Aston.
26. The reluctant Baronet - Jane Gillespie
24. A finder's magic - Philippa Pearce
25. The second Mrs Darcy - Elizabeth Aston.
26. The reluctant Baronet - Jane Gillespie
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