Category: learning new stuff

Wednesday 12 August was a work day that wasn’t 100% normal. The forecast for Hobart was 4-15, with a chance of a late shower. 1 of 12 – It was cold when I got up. It’s the time of year when afternoon me hates morning me for rugging up...

On Wednesday I went with Juniordwarf’s class on an excursion all about rubbish. The other parents who had volunteered for this task joined the class and one of the older classes in the morning for a walk to Salamanca. Moving 50+ kids in a walking train is no easy...

  The Tassievore Week 3 challenge was to support a business that uses local produce. I didn’t explore this as much as I’d have liked to over the week, mainly because I was focused on walking as much as I could for the Walk In Her Shoes challenge. Even...

I used to live in my vegetable garden. I’d quite happily spend all weekend in there, get totally engrossed, completely lose track of time, and occasionally even get something to eat from it. Then we moved back to Tasmania, had a child and my passion for gardening disappeared into...

This week’s goals: 16,000 steps per day – 7/7 days [Private goal] – 0/7 days Go to bed before 11.30pm – 1/7 days (close on 3 other nights) Monday was a public holiday, so no work and no school. Hooray! Juniordwarf and I made a start on cleaning up his...

Today Juniordwarf started Grade 3. I don’t know about anyone else who has kids, but these holidays seemed to fly by. Yet even though the holidays have zoomed past us, last year (when we were wishing his Grade 2 teacher all the best for her retirement) seems like a...

I first heard about CARE Australia’s Walk in Her Shoes Challenge a few weeks ago. It’s an annual challenge to raise funds for CARE’s work in supporting women and girls living in poverty. Participants sign up to walk a certain amount over the week of 17-24 March. There are...

This week is Book Week. Juniordwarf’s school is having a Book Week Parade and the kids are all encouraged to dress up as a character from their favourite book. Two years ago he wanted to be The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and I did this. Last year he was a...

Juniordwarf got his end of year report today.  It spoke of his enthusiasm, his willingness to do what is asked of him and his curiosity. Of all the ‘core markers’ for Kinder students, there was only one that he didn’t meet, so he has made a lot of progress...

. . . but I won’t. It would all be ranty, venty stuff. Instead I will focus on something good. I know Juniordwarf is only five, and he’s only in Kinder and there shouldn’t be too much pressure on him and he will learn and develop at his own...