Not me,i'm fine apart from hayfever which the meds are doing nothing for. I'm dying fabric, well clothes and tea towels.
I bought a pair of 3/4 trousers off ebay, they were a lilac with deep pink stripe and slightly faded in places -
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
June 24th 2015 - Dying
June 24th 2015 - Dying
Not me,i'm fine apart from hayfever which the meds are doing nothing for. I'm dying fabric, well clothes and tea towels.
I bought a pair of 3/4 trousers off ebay, they were a lilac with deep pink stripe and slightly faded in places -
I had 3 pairs of white trainer socks in my drawer (came as part of pack with black ones). I've not worn white socks since I was at school and that was for PE! So they have been sat in the drawer not doing much. I also have about 5 t-towels that were white with purple but now look a pale grey with lilac so I have chucked them all in the machine with the dylon violet dye. Fingers ccrossed they all take and look as good as my blue curtains did a few months ago when I dyed them.
Not me,i'm fine apart from hayfever which the meds are doing nothing for. I'm dying fabric, well clothes and tea towels.
I bought a pair of 3/4 trousers off ebay, they were a lilac with deep pink stripe and slightly faded in places -
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
June 23rd 2015 - Maths makes sense (2)
June 23rd 2015 - Maths makes sense (2)
Well sort of but mainly not!
No i've not gone completely mad and re-pinned the same thing without realising. Today was the Maths makes sense for parents of year 1 children. Today's lesson made abit more sense than yesterdays but I am still none the wiser why they have changed a system that has worked for many years.
23 - TWENTY THREE (do you agree???) Well it was when I went to school - not anymore it is now TWO-ty THREE, and the rest of the TWENTY numbers are also TWO-ty now, and the 30's, 40,s etc have also changed! I'm glad we didn't stay on these for long as seems very confusing to me. But apparently children understand and learn it better.
We spent most of the lesson talking about coins and giving change and what coins add up to what sum etc. We played shops with pictures and coins and had to give the correct amount of change.
At least today we weren't standing up saying times tables!!!
Well sort of but mainly not!
No i've not gone completely mad and re-pinned the same thing without realising. Today was the Maths makes sense for parents of year 1 children. Today's lesson made abit more sense than yesterdays but I am still none the wiser why they have changed a system that has worked for many years.
23 - TWENTY THREE (do you agree???) Well it was when I went to school - not anymore it is now TWO-ty THREE, and the rest of the TWENTY numbers are also TWO-ty now, and the 30's, 40,s etc have also changed! I'm glad we didn't stay on these for long as seems very confusing to me. But apparently children understand and learn it better.
We spent most of the lesson talking about coins and giving change and what coins add up to what sum etc. We played shops with pictures and coins and had to give the correct amount of change.
At least today we weren't standing up saying times tables!!!
Monday, 22 June 2015
June 22nd 2015 - Maths makes sense
June 22nd 2015 - Maths makes sense
Errrrrr no it doesn't!
The parents of year 5 children were invited into school this morning for a maths lesson, so we can try and understand more of the new system that is being taught in schools now, it's called maths makes sense. It has been designed as a new and improved way of teaching maths to kids. I personally think the old way is easier, and so does my 9yr old.
Todays lesson started with the kids (and parents) reciting the 9x tables forward (I just about managed) and then backwards (not a chance). Then they did the divisional sums of 9 as well. They then moved onto DP - the teacher had to explain to us that this was "daily practice" and in pairs they each do some of the sums and help each other with the answers and discuss how they got it etc if they have different answers. The next part of the lesson was a dog made from cubes and they had to work out how many cubes it was made from and write out the "maths story" (sum of how they got answer) and then simplify it. The next image showed the dogs head as a "double" and not just a simple add 1 more row etc but it had been lengthened, made wider and higher. This confused my son who is usually very good at maths. Some of the class had different answers and all were discussed. From here they had to work out how many cubes would be needed for the body, I gave my son and his partner an answer and then had to explain to them how I had a different answer to them - they had only done it as 1 layer not doubled its height as well. Once they realised this they got the same answer as me. Finally it was to work out how many cubes for the legs using the same method.
At this point the parents half hour lesson was up and we all left the class, but the teacher said that they had another puzzle to work out. My son said he would let me know tonight what it was.
Errrrrr no it doesn't!
The parents of year 5 children were invited into school this morning for a maths lesson, so we can try and understand more of the new system that is being taught in schools now, it's called maths makes sense. It has been designed as a new and improved way of teaching maths to kids. I personally think the old way is easier, and so does my 9yr old.
Todays lesson started with the kids (and parents) reciting the 9x tables forward (I just about managed) and then backwards (not a chance). Then they did the divisional sums of 9 as well. They then moved onto DP - the teacher had to explain to us that this was "daily practice" and in pairs they each do some of the sums and help each other with the answers and discuss how they got it etc if they have different answers. The next part of the lesson was a dog made from cubes and they had to work out how many cubes it was made from and write out the "maths story" (sum of how they got answer) and then simplify it. The next image showed the dogs head as a "double" and not just a simple add 1 more row etc but it had been lengthened, made wider and higher. This confused my son who is usually very good at maths. Some of the class had different answers and all were discussed. From here they had to work out how many cubes would be needed for the body, I gave my son and his partner an answer and then had to explain to them how I had a different answer to them - they had only done it as 1 layer not doubled its height as well. Once they realised this they got the same answer as me. Finally it was to work out how many cubes for the legs using the same method.
At this point the parents half hour lesson was up and we all left the class, but the teacher said that they had another puzzle to work out. My son said he would let me know tonight what it was.
Sunday, 21 June 2015
June 21st 2015 - Happy Fathers Days
June 21st 2015 - Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day to my lovely dad Peter Lackey, may you rest in peace, love you and miss you always.
Also Happy Fathers Day to my hubby and father of my 3 boys, hope you have had a nice day and like your gift.
Happy Fathers Day to my lovely dad Peter Lackey, may you rest in peace, love you and miss you always.
Also Happy Fathers Day to my hubby and father of my 3 boys, hope you have had a nice day and like your gift.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
June 20th 2015 - Fire pit
June 20th 2015 - Fire pit
As the garden is finally coming along and looking nice we have bought the fire pit to go in the middle of the decking. It is very similar to the 1 in the pin. It was on offer when we bought it, down at £64 from £125. It's not just a fire pit though it also has a grid so that it can be used as a bbq as well.
The only snag with it is its bigger than the paved area that we had planned to put it on, so we have had to remove 2 of the decking squares and build up with bricks to make it the same height as the existing paving. This we have done and hopefully the cement will be dry tomorrow.
Here are a few pics from when we used it in 23rd June for 1st time.
As the garden is finally coming along and looking nice we have bought the fire pit to go in the middle of the decking. It is very similar to the 1 in the pin. It was on offer when we bought it, down at £64 from £125. It's not just a fire pit though it also has a grid so that it can be used as a bbq as well.
The only snag with it is its bigger than the paved area that we had planned to put it on, so we have had to remove 2 of the decking squares and build up with bricks to make it the same height as the existing paving. This we have done and hopefully the cement will be dry tomorrow.
Here are a few pics from when we used it in 23rd June for 1st time.
Friday, 19 June 2015
June 19th 2015 - Dress up and dance
June 19th 2015 - dress up and dance
My younger 2 boys school is today taking part in the dress up and dance event in aid of Macmillan Cancer, each child needs to dress up and pay £1. The school has decided on a theme of rock stars and superheros. I have 1 of each.
The elder of the 2 has gone as a rock star - complete with guitar, bandana and orange and blue hair! (not that you can really see the blue), and the youngest has gone as a super hero, wearing his iron man outfit that he wore for superhero day few months back.
I hope the school has loads of fun doing this event today and that all the kids look great.
My younger 2 boys school is today taking part in the dress up and dance event in aid of Macmillan Cancer, each child needs to dress up and pay £1. The school has decided on a theme of rock stars and superheros. I have 1 of each.
The elder of the 2 has gone as a rock star - complete with guitar, bandana and orange and blue hair! (not that you can really see the blue), and the youngest has gone as a super hero, wearing his iron man outfit that he wore for superhero day few months back.
I hope the school has loads of fun doing this event today and that all the kids look great.
Thursday, 18 June 2015
June 18th 2015 - Cockermouth
June 18th 2015 - Cockermouth
Today me and hubby went to Cockermouth. We have been saying for ages we will go and have a look around as we've been through it and been to a pub there years ago. Well we went, we walked round, we came home.
Safe to say I won't be rushing back there as found very little in the way of shops! I would actually go as far as saying there are better shops here where I live! So bit of a disappointment really.
Today me and hubby went to Cockermouth. We have been saying for ages we will go and have a look around as we've been through it and been to a pub there years ago. Well we went, we walked round, we came home.
Safe to say I won't be rushing back there as found very little in the way of shops! I would actually go as far as saying there are better shops here where I live! So bit of a disappointment really.
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