Well there have been some interesting things going on recently.. some good, some bad! Starting off with a definite bad, last week I was rather pleased with myself that the day was going well.. I intended to get the girls in the bath, cook dinner, then have a peaceful evening. Instead, I started running the [...]
Archive for March, 2009
An interesting time…
Posted in General on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The 11+ prep has started…
Posted in General, tagged 11+ on March 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve bought some books and some practice papers, and I’ve downloaded some revision sheets and question sheets.
Beth is generally doing good at the Maths ones, which is good, but there are some glaring omissions – it’s quite obvious that she doesn’t understand fractions or percentages.. whether she’s not been taught, or whether she wasn’t paying [...]
The minefield of the 11+ process..
Posted in General on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the year above Beth, they’ve just found out their secondary school allocation. We live in an area with 2 good grammar schools, and when you look at the results, the remaining schools in the area don’t come close. Beth is quite clever, and is the top set in Numeracy, and second to top in [...]
Happy World Book Day!
Posted in General, tagged birthday, World Book Day on March 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
5th March.. not only is Amy 5 today, but it’s also World Book Day. If you read my earlier post, you will recall my panic over the dressing up as a book charcter, but we managed…
Mandy came to Beth’s rescue, lending her a Gryffindor cloak, so she’s gone as Hermione from Harry Potter. Amy has [...]
