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Have a fab day both!
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Recently, because of the cost of fruit, i asked parents for donations of fruit for the children's snack. They have been very good and have been bringing in apples, bananas, oranges, satsumas, pineapple, strawberries, blueberrries, raspberrries , melon, etc. Yesterday, a parent brought in a coconut. I have looked up on the internet and found this........... The jury is out on whether the coconut is a fruit, nut or seed. A Botanist considers the coconut one-seeded drupe (aka: dry drupe.) A drupe is a fruit with a hard stony covering enclosing the seed (much like a peach or olive.) 'Drupa means 'overripe olive. The coconut and all drupes have three layers: exocarp (oute…
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Just wondered if anyone is popping into chat tonight? Need to get something off my chest!
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Hi all. Has anyone got the early education dvds.. I have the red one here but I think there is another which is yellow, the title escapes me, but something around children's thinking. Im looking for a particular clip
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Many happy returns of the day to you all!
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Maybe I have a strange sense of humour but my telephone conversation with the on call doctors service this morning made me laugh I 'know' that I have an ear infection, the old familiar signs started on Friday and have got worse since. I was hoping to make a routine appointment with my GP tomorrow but alas overnight my ear has become rather painful and is now rapidly heading towards looking like a cauliflower such is the swelling. I phoned the on call service and got asked the routine name, phone, address, date of birth. I was then asked if the call related to myself or someone else - 'myself' I said. I was then asked if I was at the address I had just given and w…
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Best wishes for your special day!
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Many happy returns of the day to you!
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Hi everyone, just wondered whether you wise owls have any tips on learning the times tables for a reluctant 7nearly 8 year old, she is very good at most other subjects, but maths has always been difficult for her. She says she doesn't care about learning them and all methods so far have not motivated her one little bit Any suggestions - even bribery considered
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Hi there everybody, really could do with your thoughts on this one. Currently we operate as a foundation unit, me rec teacher with one full time NN and 25 chn. and fullttime teacher in nurs and NN. For the past few weeks i have been thinking about the whole set up FU. iTS GETTING more and more difficult managing 50 odd 3-5 year olds. Just on Thursday Nursery AM went out and it was lovely, the play and learning that took place in my classroom was truly amazing. Mnageed to get obs, focus activities done etc, without trying to stop a nursery child spoiling an activity, or controlling a paddy because they havent had their own way. I'm sounding negative here with F1 b…
