National News!

I didn't realise when the TES (Times Education Supplement) called me to discuss ' research' they were carrying out around OFSTED inspections , that it was actually an interview. Obviously when the photographer turned up during half term I thought "Ooh we are going national!"
I am very proud of our school and what we stand for. our children are at the centre of every decision we make. So when a national newspaper realises this and wants to cover our story, it's a positive thing.
With a 6 page spread in the TES Magazine and sunshine seeping through the school windows, the future looks good!

Its class swap day on Thursday. Our Year 6 Children will visit their new school , the new nursery children will visit for the first time, and all the rest of the children at Brookhill will spend the day with their new class friends and their new teacher.

The day is the same in every single school throughout the country. Some children find it a wobbly day, they aren't with everyone they wanted to be with, they like the teacher in another class better, even though they don't really know them. They always settle down and look back forgetting they were ever unhappy.

Many classes in today's schools have at least 2 different year groups in them. This is completely fine as every child is taught by the stage they are at and not what age they are.

This year the children will spend at least 2 days with their new teachers and classes to make sure they leave school for the summer holidays without feeling nervous about where they will be or who they will be with.

When arranging classes we have to take into consideration many things. Age groups , abilities , teachers, ethnicity and gender, special needs, personalities and we really do know what is best for the children and their education. And that's the bottom line. Moving classes is all about giving your child the best education they can possibly get and that has been our priority.

Look out for a letter from your child's new teacher next week and come and say hello to them! They want to meet you.

Football Mania - Come on England!

Well what can I say?

Poor Rob Green. How often do any of us have our mistakes highlighted under such a major spot light? I am sure we can all think of things we have done that we wish we hadn't, or things that went wrong.

Yet Rob has the dreams and wishes of millions of Englanders sitting on his shoulders, so is it fair to say he shouldnt play for us anymore? Or is it fair to say give the man a chance, any one could have let the ball slip past them like that? ( err... yes we havent had the training that he has mind you.)

I was dissapointed last night when watching the ball slip into the net. However, after reflection , I did think; give the man a break; he will torment himself enough without the rest of us helping.

Now is probably not the time to say its only football - but it is!
I enjoyed wearing a football strip to school on Friday because we became the BHLPS Football Team. A sea of red and white excited children and teachers.
I couldn't wait to take the thing off though at the end of the day. A football kit just does not go with high heels!

I will continue to cheer for the English team and dont mind James,Green or Hart in goal. It would just be great for us to win, so that we could have street parties and talk about the time we won the World Cup in 2010.

Now am I the only person in the world who is being driven mad by those hooting vuvuzelas'?

During the current tournament, foreign players, coaches and journalists have called for a ban of the vuvuzela. There is debate about whether it's a unique part of South African culture, and therefore untouchable, or just a cheap plastic import that makes a lot of noise, like an electric air horn or a whistle.

I am thinking of buying one for Mrs Burns Hopkins to try out in the playground instead of a whistle!

Enjoy the rest of the tournament and roll on Wimbledon!