Tuesday Meet Up!

So I'm a day late, but I wanted to post as I've managed to link up every week so far with The Teaching Tribune's Summer Bloggin' series at some point and I didn't want to miss their last week!

 

I absolutely adored reading as a child (I still do, but unfortunately have a lot more boring real life things to fill my time with now!) I would read everything and anything, I was the torch under the bedclothes kinda girl!

Xanthe is just a name I really like, I've actually used it as a sign in name when I was younger, maybe I should name a my future daughter it!

My class used to receive free milk cartons every morning, I had trained up the kiddies to hand them out, they passed one to me, not realising it was an old one left over from the day before that had missed being thrown away. I took one mouthful and promptly threw it back up in the sink. Not my best ever memory!

I would love to meet Harry Potter, I visited Harry Potter world last summer and really really wanted to have been at Hogwarts!

I have one brother who is 3 years younger than me (though loads taller!)

Milo is my favourite drink, when I lived in England, I used to import it as you didn't used to be able to buy it there. Roti canai is a traditional Malay food, kinda like a pancake that you dip in curry sauce or dhal. Yum!

Positively Thinking Thursday

I thought I would try a new link up for me with Mrs Laffin for Positively Thinking Thursday.

When I first started my blog (over 7 months ago now!) I used to start my posts with a quote associated with butterflies, when I got my new blog design created by Christi I stopped, but I thought I would use one today! This one is perfect as tomorrow is my last teaching day for the year and I will be saying goodbye to possibly my favourite class ever to have taught (next year's will never win my heart in quite the same way!)

July Currently

As another month rolls around, so does another Currently linky party with Farley at Oh' Boy 4th Grade.

Listening - to the sound of my ceiling fan, no tv shows or musical soundtracks for once! Too hot to not have the fan on over here.

Loving - only a couple of days until the end of term, the end is in sight!

Thinking  - about my multiple to-do lists, one for work, one for home, one for my summer plans!

Wanting - someone to finish my packing... moving day is Saturday and I'm not half done yet!!

Needing  - sleep must be stress related, but really not sleeping well at the moment :(

4th plans - we don't celebrate this over here, so its an ordinary day, well ordinary apart from the fact it is actually our last teaching day, so I'll be saying goodbye to my littlies!

Today I'm Thankful For

Today's Monday Meet Me from The Teaching Tribune is entitled 'Things I'm Thankful For'. Perfect link up for me!

I am thankful that the holidays are nearly here, only 4 teaching days left!

I am thankful that my housing situation has finally been sorted out and I got the keys yesterday to my lovely new flat!

And finally I am thankful that all my current class have progressed loads over the year and I can send them off to Year 2 ready and excited (I will miss them... though maybe not until after a few weeks of the summer holidays!)

Five for (almost still) Friday

It seems like a while since I've managed to be organised enough to link up for Doodlebugs' Five for Friday, but I've pulled together a couple of random bits from my week!

1

I was given this game to use in my classroom. My kidlets absolutely adore it (I think the novelty hasn't worn off yet!). It's great for fine motor control and even basic strategy. And will be even better at the beginning of the year for my new ones.

2

I had the beebots out in Maths last week, a great interactive way of teaching direction and turning (why do they still not know their left from their right?!) and will definitely be featuring more in my lessons next year when I have to teach basic programming as part of the curriculum change!

3

I grabbed another great freebie from The Teaching Tribune's Free Font Friday. I wish I was talented enough to create my own fonts!

4

Packing officially starts today for my house move... I've timed this perfectly with the end of term, its not like school is manic and I'll have plenty of time to have a relaxing move right?!?!?

5

Only 1 more week in school, then I can stop dying with jealously reading about everyone's summers and actually enjoy my own!!