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Our PTA at the village Primary had a second hand table for uniform at the summer Fair and bagged items that could be bought year round.   Logos were on polo shirts and sweatshirts, but in the colder months when children wore sweatshirts all the time, the polo shirts were just generic cheap ones.   

On 09/08/2023 at 08:21, timothyabbot said:

Yes i'm a member of a whats app group with other nursury staff who most most of us met at an event. we constantly share ideas together and get feedback from one another and it really helps. Iv only recently joined here so lookinf forward to having similiar experience based on the other other members comments

And you’re very welcome!  I’m looking forward to reading your future posts.  

I had to laugh yesterday when some report on the news was talking about some sort of green energy they have just invented.  Obviously tiny steps at first, and the man said they’ve generated enough power to run a household iron for an hour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.   Who wants to stand and iron for an hour to test it! 🤣🤣🤭

I met John le Mesurier and Clive Dunn (Dad’s Army) at a traction engine rally many, many moons ago! 

Awwwwww. So lovely.  

Yes, I just came on here to suggest the Velcro.  I think it’s madness that children’s shoes are still made with laces, to be honest.   Obviously the designers have never been put in a room of 32 children getting dressed after PE! 🤭

Another thing to reassure you is that there’s still plenty of time to practice the coat.  It’s amazing what a tube of smarties can do for perseverance as well.  (Do that bit and I’ll give you a smartie) by the end of the tube he should have mastered it completely and the reward is what’s left in the tube, or a complete tube.    
 

On 30/07/2023 at 11:50, sunnyday said:

Well done young Froglet - but I need to know have you bought any new stationery?

One of the very few things I miss about working is that lovely stationery buying spree that I indulged in at the beginning of summer hols 😉

Oh stationery.  Happy days.  There just doesn’t seem to be any excuse these days, although I did spend a happy hour (+)  looking at notebooks on Amazon this week when Zebedee asked me to go and look for a lined 9x5 notebook.   (Stoppit now!  I just want a bog standard notebook) nope, I’m going to show you this one, and this one, and this one, and ……..

On 29/07/2023 at 15:57, sunnyday said:

Hopefully your granddaughter wouldn't roll in fox poo!

Two unscheduled baths so far - good job I love her 🤦‍♀️😂

Crumbs!

We’ve had very driech weather for a few weeks and made the decision to hold the church fair indoors yesterday and wouldn’t you know it - sunshine!  I’m glad we decided to be inside though, it could so easily have been rubbish again.   One year it started absolutely hosing down just as we were finishing up and bringing all the tables and chairs back inside!  
On a side note - why does everyone think that tables and chairs and bunting puts itself away when those who have set up, been there and organised the day are already on their knees! 

New balaclava? 

My cheese scones are ridiculously cheesy!  I make them every week for the coffee morning at church.   Weight for weight is almost the same amount of cheese to mix.   I use three number 5 strength cheeses, a white and and orange cheddar and a Wensleydale with some grana padano sprinkled on the top before baking.   There’s some paprika in there too, and I used to put dry English mustard powder in as well, but some coeliacs have bother with mustard, so I don’t do that now, unless they’re just for us.   I find using yoghurt instead of milk to bind it improves that cheesy taste too.  

Well done!   Didn’t you have any of it then?   

It’s no more possible to have too many craft projects than it is to have too much cheese in a cheese scone! 🤭🤣

It’s entirely natural!  I’d be exactly the same.   Actually excited for you!!  

Hopefully no harm done, but go armed with an extra roll of bags 

On 23/07/2023 at 12:37, sunnyday said:

Ah yes GDPR - you very kindly shared your work with me - can't tell you what a massive help that was - never, ever, ever got any guidance from LA 

Because of all the support and networking we did on here, if was more often than not me telling the county training folk what was going on! I was constantly amazed that they weren’t on here themselves, especially as back in the day, county were paying!  

I’d say all of this for me was this wonderful forum.  It represented almost all of my collaborative working with other providers.  That offered locally was sketchy at best, and was mainly confined to the few moments of networking at training events.    

Mine were excel worksheets anyway, so went on a pen drive.   Thank goodness! 

I’m sure we could manage that 🤭

On 21/07/2023 at 10:11, sunnyday said:

Good morning - 'tis Friday

I wondered if it would be a nice idea for us all to 'raise a glass' to Panders at the same time this evening - or a cup if you don't drink - perhaps 7pm - what do you think?

I have 'Sprocker granddog' arriving soon - she will be with us for two weeks - the pleasure is all mine, she is a dear little thing ❤️

Hope that the weekend is kind to all x

I love that idea. Xxx. 

On 20/07/2023 at 21:26, Gezabel said:

Similar to my son! He wrote to a certain programme that used to fix things for children, He asked to be a policeman for the day and said he would put the bad people under arrest! He never got a reply so wrote to our local station addressing his later to 'the most important policeman'. They came up trumps and he had an incredible day at police headquarters ( got picked up from home with blue lights going!) They made him his own high vis jacket. That was way back in 1987. Fast forward to 2018 and he transferred from the Met back home to Suffolk. He went to get measured for his new uniform and there was a picture of him age 6 in his high vi jacket - quite incredible the lady measuring him was the same lady who made that jacket all those years ago!!

What a fabulous story!   Just goes to show, doesn’t it, that a big of kindness really pays dividends!   Was she amazed that it was him, or did she recognise the name? 

I think I kept old registers until the cohort in question left secondary school, just in case there was ever a question as to whether a child had attended on a particular day or not.   Planning I just kept for a couple of years unless it had something specific on it that had worked really well, or something of note to amend next time if I repeated it.  Are you preschool? 

That’s wonderful news!   I hope you’re wearing your ‘proud granny’ balaclava!!   

On 18/07/2023 at 11:47, Helen said:

Oh no, I am so sad to hear this news. Panders was a much respected member of our forum community and we valued her greatly. The whole team at the FSF and Tapestry send their condolences- if Panders had a certain charity that she felt a connection with, we'd like to make a donation in her name, if you felt that was appropriate.

That’s a nice idea.  

On 17/07/2023 at 21:49, Mouseketeer said:

Sending a virtual hug to you all 😢 

And one back to you too.  

I’m absolutely gutted and I’m in shock.   I’m really going to miss her chirpy texts and comments on here.   She’s been such a help to lots of people and will be a huge miss.  😩