Random thoughts and observations
I made it to the twins’ school assembly yesterday. James’ class performed Shake A Tail Feather, which had the kids all bopping.
Maggie was awarded a certificate of achievement for being “a positive and exciting member” of her class.
It’s good to know that I’ve passed on my excitement genes.
The twins had their primary school sports yesterday. Along with the traditional sprint and hurdles (over tiny jumps) they “competed” in a range of novelty events including an egg-and-spoon race (with a golf ball instead of an egg), sack race, goal kicking and minkey (hockey). It brought back memory fragments of my school sports at [...]
The Federal Government’s controversial My School website was launched today. After an initial hiccup, when the site was down this morning, I managed to access it around 10am. The My School website has been developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). The website provides detailed information about all the schools in Australia. [...]
James and Margaret (age six next week) will be changing schools in 2010. We’re not unhappy with their current school (Suttontown), just with a decision of the principal regarding their class for next year. South Australia is unique, in our experience, for allowing children to start school during the year. In Victoria and Western Australia, [...]
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