What do you pack for your journeys? It seems particularly pertinent to think about journeys when children transition to their next chapter of learning, friends leaving, everyone moving on in different directions to pastures new. When we know that we are to journey we plan, where we will go, who and what we will seeContinue reading “Travelling on – what do we need for our journey?”
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Clear vision
Clear sightedness – I would say 20:20 vision but 2020 now makes us think of other things that perhaps were not possessed of clear sight. It is important for us all to maintain metaphorical clear sight. A vision to see exactly what we want to achieve – not just tomorrow, next week, next month; butContinue reading “Clear vision”
Conkers
Conkers ! Beautiful aren’t they? Every year I eagerly search for those burnished brown jewels of nature and each one is different. Every year I am entranced and enchanted. There is something about opening that spiky and unwelcoming case to reveal the conker within. No one has seen it, only you. A private and premièreContinue reading “Conkers”
Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow. – Vincent van Gogh
I urge you not to take the complacent route, but to see that there is beauty and joy in stepping outside of your comfort zone
Memories
As I look at what joys the new year will bring, I always look back and reflect on my years as a teacher and I think about how the children have changed and grown but also how I have adapted to my situation, the things that I am still aiming for. One of those things on my “to-be list”, is organised ……….
Which way to go?
The central message in this poem is that, in life, we are often presented with choices. When making a choice, one is required to make a decision. Here the author is viewing a choice as a fork in a path, it becomes clear that in life we must choose one direction or another, but itContinue reading “Which way to go?”
Fantastic Finds
Have you ever found something that you had lost? That feeling of relief when you are reunited with whatever it is. We all lose things all of the time. I usually think that I have put it “in a safe place” whilst inwardly cursing myself for being careless and razing the house to the groundContinue reading “Fantastic Finds”
Marking and Feedback
Marking work and giving feedback is a really interesting topic. I am sure that everyone has childhood memories of red pen used liberally across work, the rows of ticks that made us happy and possible rows of crosses that made our hearts sink and a cursory comment by the teacher, “Very good! ” or theContinue reading “Marking and Feedback”
Let’s Talk … and listen
Engaging with children will help them to become better communicators How we talk to children has an immediate bearing on how children respond and talk to others so it is imperative that we try to get it right. A couple of things to consider. When you collect your child from school how do you greetContinue reading “Let’s Talk … and listen”
Buckets
Are you a bucket filler or bucket drainer? There are two types of people bucket fillers and bucket dippers, consider please whether you are a filler or a dipper …. Imagine that every one of us carries an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us.Continue reading “Buckets”
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