Monthly Archives: April 2008

I’d really like to try capoeira – has anyone any experience of it? I’ve so far found three groups within the area, though unfortunately non under 10 miles distance, which might pretty much rule it out. I’ve got Leeds Capoeira … Continue reading →

June 5, 2000 The Japanese government recently decided on a target of raising the food self-sufficiency rate–that is, the ratio of food consumed daily by the Japanese that is supplied by domestic production–to 45% by fiscal 2010, a five-percentage-point increase … Continue reading →

Doing some more research while trying to write up a gifted and talented policy and I’ve found this: The Young Gifted & Talented (YG&T) programme is provided for gifted and talented learners in maintained primary and secondary schools or colleges. … Continue reading →

started disgustingly early as I had a training session yesterday morning on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Fortunately it was just down the road in Halifax, so I only had to fall out of bed at 8.20. First part of the session … Continue reading →

(Nine minute long vid). Randy Pausch (born October 23, 1960) is a Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In September 2006, Pausch was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He pursued … Continue reading →

Doing a bit of research on the type of thing that is being looked at in terms of Montessori atm, and have come across a couple of books I need to read, so dropping some links here so that I … Continue reading →

Sometimes a product comes along which you never knew you needed. (Hint, click the pic)

Small didn’t want to go to school this morning, so he went back to bed and Tim brought him in later. That seemed to work fairly well as when he did appear he was in a lovely sunny mood. Big … Continue reading →

Fascinating. Lecture by Elizabeth Warren. If you don’t fancy a vid: Harvard Magazine covers some of the ground, but no pics.

Given the recent change in my life from java support team leader to deputy manager and Children’s house directress at a Montessori school, Montessori is a hot topic of conversation with most ppl I meet atm. I find it easy … Continue reading →

Made me laugh, YMMV.

We’ve spent the morning at the Royal armouries in Leeds, arriving via a quick stop off at Borders to buy a present for the birthday boy we were visiting with, and a graphic novel/ combination comic for Small. So I’ve … Continue reading →

I’ve got a splinter. It really hurts – got it off the edge of one of our IKEA bits that Tim fetched up tonight. We’re thinking about building one just now, but really what I want to do is go … Continue reading →

Three new starters (children), one assessor for one member of staff (approx three hour visit!), one film crew (two hour visit) and two car accidents (parents delayed on way to pick up. No they didn’t bump into each other). So … Continue reading →

The other day I spent my most recent amazon referral dosh (takings from the last three months or so, it adds up eventually) on an order for me and the kids, I ordered Miss Happiness and Miss Flower for Big, … Continue reading →

Another estate agent’s gem. In addition to the oak doors with chrome furniture, which are standard throughout the property, there are also chrome switches and sockets, and flooring throughout. Flooring! That’s useful. And, in the same property there is “upgraded … Continue reading →

I think I’m getting the hang of the new role, in some areas anyway. Apparently some of the children have been telling their parents that they have a new teacher and she’s nice, so that’s quite a glowing recommendation And … Continue reading →

Don’t bother reading, it is much the same as what Jax said, only with pics. So just look at the pics. Pretend to be a Sun reader. Welcome to Brighouse The town has a roundabout dedicated to the Band. As … Continue reading →

The plan yesterday was for Tim to get the router (tick), me to do the shopping (tick) and then Tim to go see what he could find at t’other house that we needed (not tick). However the best laid plans … Continue reading →

Sorry for blog silence, but in rather a rush we moved house last weekend, and didn’t get teh internets back until Thurs evening. And at that point, the lovely 4 Mb broadband resolutely declined to play with our current wireless … Continue reading →