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This months competition is back to the quiz format that I know so many of you like. I'd like to say a big thank you to hali who has set the questions for this one. This is good for me as if there are any disputes about the answers I can pass them over to hali! Once you think you have answered all the questions (or give up trying!) then send me a private message with your answers. Please do not post your answers here! The winner will get a cheque for £20 plus one of our Fsf goodies, the runner up will get one of our goodies too. 1. What date does Chinese New Year start this year? 2. What is the name of the monster who is thought to come on …
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Clocks Change
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Is it tonight we change the clocks forward one hour, or is it Sunday night. I;ve got a feeling its tonight that means an hour less in bed tomoz
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On Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, the aim is for a billion people around the world to switch off their lights for one hour – WWF’s Earth Hour. Earth Hour I know a lot of you participated before.. so are you going to again this year? Inge
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Enjoy your special day!
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Enjoy your special day!
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Hi everyone. I have a lovely TA who has worked in early years for a few years now. She was 'trained (if you like)' by another teacher and I am an NQT. This means i have had lots of training on how to work with EYFS and understand its principles etc quite well. She is great in lots of areas but in others I can see the 'training' that she has had from the other teacher shining through - things like rubbing out children's writing, not allowing movement of resources around areas, not letting children go outside if it is slighlty damp. There are 2 times in the week when im not in class bc of my NQT and PPA time. She is very willing to 'do' something to better understand ey…
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Babysitting Prices
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Hi all I am curious to know what the current rate for babysitting is. It is a long time since i did it and i am looking at finding one for myself. Many thanks
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Needed Somewhere To Share My Thoughts 1 2 3
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Hi, Sitting at home on my own after an awful couple of days and just needed to share my thoughts with people who will understand. My ex husband has been getting progressively more unwell and had a kidney and pancreas transplant in 2002 but then developed severe complications and has never been well since. His new kidney packed up a couple of yrs ago and he has dialysis in the local hospital which is an hours drive away. He goes by ambulance three times a week. He sees our daughters on a Sunday for about 4 hours and they usually have very simple food as he is unable to stand and cook much else. However the dialysis is not working well and he is getting progressively more…
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They Have Arrived!
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5 out of 6 of our eggs have hatched the only trouble is that they decided to say hello at the weekend so the children didn't see it but one did start to appear friday afternoon and we showed the children who saw it's beak poking through and it cheaped at them!! here are a couple of photos of them i can't stop looking at them they are a very good time waster!! can't wait to see the children's faces tomorrow when i take them into work ( i have filled out my risk assessment already!!!!!!)
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Well Whats Going On!
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Hi Just needed a chat, Some of you may know im due to take over as leader in September and we have started the handover process, 2 weeks ago a member of staff handed in her resignation, wanting to leave at easter, so we are busy going through recruitment process, well today another member of staff handed in her notice! two i 1 half term, So im feeling kind of paranoid now that they have issues with me.. i know im probadly been daft and its a long time till September but it's just made me think... I said in jest to current leader 'i'm doing well they're all leaving and i haven't even started yet, should i take it personally' and she just said 'well you know, …
