Apart from uprooted trees, broken fences and flooding, last month’s storm resulted in a broken TV antenna at the Browns. Thirty-five days on from that frightful night and we have mysteriously loved the sense of calm no TV has brought into our home. As I write this blog, our family has eaten dinner, … [Read more...] about No Television
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Vive la France!
It's that time of year again. The French Open is here and the tennis is red hot on the clay of Roland Garros, Paris. Roger, Novak, Rafa, Maria, Serena, Sam and Nick are among the stars in action and vying for the winners title. My last blog was a lead up to this moment. All are prepared. … [Read more...] about Vive la France!
Win Bin
I met with many Stage 4 parents on Monday night at our teacher interviews. I am happy to say that for the parents I saw I had nothing but praise for their children. Most of my appointments were regarding Year 7 students and I explained that for the past two terms these … [Read more...] about Win Bin
Putting things into perspective
What is the meaning of “perspective”? The Cambridge online dictionary defines it as, “to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way”. I work with two age groups that include kids who are committed to playing football at different levels. Of course all of the kids enjoy … [Read more...] about Putting things into perspective
It’s here
and you thought it was gone for good... If your number is 24,36,40,57,58,65,72 or 74 we may have something for you in lost property. There are also jackets, jumpers, shoes, boots, shin pads, etc (without names or numbers) that must belong to some of you at IFS. Come … [Read more...] about It’s here
RISKY BUSINESS
I very much enjoy the process of putting together Project Based Learning, (PBL), projects, I find it particularly rewarding when this is done as a 'group' activity. In Stage 2, we are a small group - just Todd and myself. Small but very active. Putting together a project with Todd means that we each … [Read more...] about RISKY BUSINESS