Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Todays snowman...

... is called Snowdrop!

Monday, 1 February 2010

So....we've had more snow....

... and whilst I personally have had more than enough of the white stuff....... M and B are still delighted to see it...




...today's snowman is called Andrew! :)

Saturday, 30 January 2010

@ the park




video

Friday, 29 January 2010

RSC Day

A day's training at the RSC rehearsal rooms in Stratford? Yes please!
A had the day off work - we had an early start, and were in Stratford for 8.30. A spent the morning doing the backstage tour at the Courtyard theatre, and an afternoon mooching around the shops, whilst I spent the day playing with A Midsummer Night's Dream and King Lear.

The key to doing Shakespeare with very young children is play - and so we spent the day playing :) Creating a multisensory environment to tell stories in; exploring a magical forest and finding out about the naughty fairies that live there. It was just fabulous. I have all the notes and a CD-Rom of resources - and next week at school I will be going for it!

It was a great day. Great to be in Stratford. Great to learn new stuff that is SO exciting and usable in school. And great for A to have a day out - and manage it so well.

The new balance is working at the moment :)

Sunday, 24 January 2010

All by myself....

....I found B at the top of the stairs at bedtime....


.... singing.....

...I think he must have been lonely....

...even though he had only been alone upstairs for a couple of minutes!
video

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Park Life

A's park photos













So I'm back in work....

.... and really happy to be back in class...
...and I'm holding it together....


....when I get a photo text from A....

....who's enjoying an afternoon of photography and coffee in the park...


...and I think - that's nice!



He's feeling a LOT better :)