Stepping up
On the day of the cold foot incident, my two boys, especially my eldest, really stepped up to the plate. Daddy was away, making an…
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Ballet Distinction: Loud ‘n’ Proud
Back in autumn, my daughter did her Grade 1 exams in both ballet and tap and I set her the achievable targets of a merit…
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Twelve-Nil
The last time we played them, just a few weeks ago, we should have thrashed them. But we didn’t. Holidays and illness, including my own…
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Young Voices 2015
Young Voices is the biggest school choir event in the WORLD! It runs for several nights in January at each of four arenas – in…
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Little runner: Loud ‘n’ Proud
For the last couple of months, my daughter has been bugging me about starting running. I must admit, I was a little sceptical. I don’t…
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The special book
Over the last two or three years, our primary school has introduced a number of behaviour incentives – for both ends of the scale. In…
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Dancer of the term (no more tears)
At the end of every term, our dance school awards trophies to each class for dancer of the term and most improved dancer. Getting a…
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Singing in the pub (and Walking in the Air)
Every year the school choir sings at the local Beefeater pub/ restaurant at Christmas. For the kids, it’s an amazing experience. They get the novelty…
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Swimming gala
My daughter was very pleased to be picked to represent the school in a swimming gala against other schools and I was very pleased for…
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Loud ‘n’ Proud: Little hairdresser
Now this is a post I thought I’d never write because, to be honest, for a long time I found it quite irritating. There was…
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Sponsored silence for Children in Need
After their success last year, my younger two kids decided they would like to do a sponsored silence again for Children in Need. For a…
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A morning at the car boot sale
A morning at the car boot sale is not my idea of fun. In fact, it’s pretty much my idea of hell. I’ve ‘done’ three…
