We had a very, very busy three weeks at school. Ofsted visited us Wednesday and Thursday – and if you know what an inspection in a school is like, well, then I don’t have to say more. Sleeping at 4am and staying at school till 10pm. I’m knackered and SO glad it is half term [...]
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Sing us a song, you’re the piano man!
Posted in school, tagged school on 22/10/2011 | 8 Comments »
WHAT!!??
Posted in discrimination, education, educational issues, news, racism, school, tagged America, discrimination, education, educational issues, news, racism, school on 27/09/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Click on images to read… By reading this article, I first thought, when I saw the link…”oh no, must be in South Africa”….and then….following the link….goodness gracious!!! America!!!!! THE country….of all that think they are well clear of “racism”…wow!! Read here the article of the first one further… Second article can be found here..… http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
A day out!
Posted in education, London, school, tagged Arethusa, British schools, education, London schools, school on 04/09/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scroll down for a bit of English… Y5 taster trip…for the Y6 trip in the new year. Hierdie was ‘n uitstappie met die twee Jaar 5-klasse – my klas was ‘n gemengde klas, dus was dit 1 1/2 klas en nie twee volledige klasse nie – om vir hulle ‘n voorsmakie te gee van die [...]
Learning disabilities
Posted in dyslexia, education, learning disabilities, school, special education on 26/08/2007 | Leave a Comment »
I want to save this link to come back to it later! Best book if you’re a teacher in a Primary School. Readhere more about learning disabilitiesand the different types. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Boris Spasski and chess champions
Posted in Boris Spasski, Chess, chess champions, education, Jacaranda trees, nature, poems, Poetry, school, sport, tagged Boris Spasski, chess champions, Jacaranda trees, poems, Poetry on 22/08/2007 | 2 Comments »
Boris Spassky, one of my favourite chess champions! Click for more World champions and a chess poem Click here for Class Tools http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Chess in a SA school as subject…wow!
Posted in Chess, education, Hennopspark Primary, primary schools, school, South Africa, sport, tagged Chess, chess in schools, education, Primary School Chess, South African Primary School on 22/08/2007 | 4 Comments »
Update: Oct 2008…these images were much larger, but due to the dead link! they also disappeared from my blog, but I could still save them from Google images, although they are now smaller, but you can still make out at least what they looked like! Wow! I hope they are still having it! Well done! [...]
School
Posted in animals, dogs, education, education South Africa, pets, Primary school South Africa, school, South Africa, teaching, tagged animals, dogs, education South Africa, pets, Primary school South Africa, school, schools South Africa, South Africa, teaching on 21/08/2007 | 2 Comments »
This is Annette, Head of Department of the Junior Phase. She’s a very caring person, will stretch herself to lengths to have something to eat for everybody for any reason! Always busy organising food-stuff for any simple occasion! Here, I caught her red handed with the scones! I arrived a bit earlier than I said….she’s [...]
School, books and nature
Posted in books, nature, poet, reading, school, tagged nature, Ovid, school on 25/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
This nature program will definitely be on my list of TV programmes to watch when I’m in South Africa next week! Click HERE to go to 50/50′s site. Just discovered I have a couple of books to read! on top of another 6 given as a present….this one is about Philosophy….which I like…”The Reason of [...]
Memories
Posted in Dublin, Everly Brothers, Ireland, memories, Molly Malone, music, school, scribble, songs, tagged Cockles and mussels, Dublin, Everly Brothers, Ireland, Molly Malone, music, songs on 22/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
During Primary school, we sang a lot of songs from different cultures. This song, called “Cockles and Mussels” was really a song we all liked a lot! In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone As she wheeled her wheel-barrow Through streets broad [...]
Party!
Posted in school on 20/07/2007 | 1 Comment »
Today was another BLUE day!! I cried about the whole last hour! Geee…and it is holiday! Yes, I cried because my Y6 children are leaving for Secondary School! I cried because I am leaving to go to Brunel! I cried because I’m leaving my Y5′s behind! I cried because of crying!! And, because of my [...]
HMS Belfast presentation
Posted in education, HMS Belfast, Poetry, rap, school on 19/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the children’s work….Rap and 2 songs, all done by them with some small changes done by me. I wish I could record their singing and post it here! Both songs were also written by the same children. Click on the image for a larger view. Tomorrow…last day!! One week and we’re going to [...]
Programme
Posted in school on 14/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Balletjie
Posted in school on 14/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
For any Afrikaans speaking people reading this: (English speaking people….it is just a simple non-stop “song” about a ball! really silly….hahaa..we always sang it during the athletic/rugby season…great times…..”balletjie” is the diminutive form of “ball”….some nouns get a “tjie” to show the diminutive form …and in this case…ball which is “bal” in Afrikaans…get “e-tjie” because [...]
SATS Results
Posted in books, education, primary, SATS, school, tagged education, school on 10/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
We got our SATS results! Well, must say we are very proud and the Headteacher is over the moon. Our children did great and we feel good! My class did some “recycling” all morning…..we used plastic bags to make pom poms to go on to a sculpture for the Thames Festival in middle September. That [...]
School spirits in SA
Posted in education, school, South African schools, tagged education, school, South African schools on 08/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Looking at this video, you can see what the spirits in our Schools are like, children and teachers alike. St Peters is a Secondary School in Johannesburg http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Athletics in SA schools
Posted in education, movies, school, South African schools, tagged Athletics in South African schools, education, movies, school, South African schools on 08/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Athletics always takes place in the first term of the new school year…which is January-March. In Primary as well as Secondary schools, all children take part…even if they are not an athlete. We have teams and children who are less athletic, got to put in e.g. team C or D….as long as they get the [...]
Dyslexia
Posted in dyslexia, learning disabilities, school, tagged dyslexia on 01/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Read more….your child is NOT dumb!! I have currently a child with dyslexia in my class. She is very clever, have some really fantastic reasoning skills, especially when it comes to science! ++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/dyslexia.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.html http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Dyspraxia
Posted in dyspraxia, education, school, tagged dyspraxia, education, school on 01/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
I had a boy in my class in 2001 that had dyspraxia. If you are a parent and you want to know more….follow this link. http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/services/ad_symptoms.php http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Kent
Posted in education, Kent, London, school, tagged Arethusa, education, Kent, London on 28/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Kent
Posted in education, Kent, primary school, school, tagged Arethusa, education, Kent, primary education England, primary school, school trips on 28/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our trip to the Arethusa Adventure Centre was really an enjoyable one! The children really enjoyed themselves. This was only a taster for what they can expect on their Y6-trip next year in January. They all are very excited and want to come back. Have a look at our activities and how they enjoyed the [...]
Outstanding
Posted in education, school on 27/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
Heard today that my “last minute informing of a lesson observation”, was OUTSTANDING! Coming from the Headteacher plus a Literacy Consultant….I really feel proud…not only of what I ‘ve achieved, but my kiddies were really fantastic with their drama. I acted out a character and they had to do the same/similar with their character…. heard [...]
Thursday……coming
Posted in education, school on 26/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today was quite relaxing, after yesterday at home with PPA. PPA is the 10% of “free” time British teachers get per week to do all kinds of admin/marking/planning…things you usually just don’t have time to do during other times. Sadly, most of our PPA-time gets used for “training”, which is most of the time a [...]
The Piano
Posted in Animation, education, Literacy, primary, school, you tube on 23/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Thursday
Posted in school on 20/06/2007 | 3 Comments »
Anyone sympathy with me? It’s going to be a hectic day…well, the whole week so far has been one! Monday…survey online for an hour….during the morning…. Tuesday……gymnastics the morning for an hour….(what a waste… I thought the lady who came in will show us more….but that was the same what I did with my y5/6 [...]
Everything Afrikaans
Posted in Afrikaans, education, school, South Africa on 18/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
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Thursday
Posted in school on 14/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
Child Conferencing…first hour today…but since our reports have to be done by tomorrow…we’re using it for report writing. Five more to go! But I’m not in school tomorrow…so I can hand mine in on Monday! Yippeeee….!! Looking forward at getting up a bit later than the usual 5:30! We had our BRASS project this afternoon [...]
School…Refugee art
Posted in art, education, Refugee art, school, tagged Afghan girl, art on 12/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
As part of Refugee Week, we were looking at refugees and had a great discussion about the difficulties they have in different parts of the world, how they feel and what their needs are. Some children in our school come from those countries in Africa where circumstances forced them to flee their countries. Read the [...]
School was good today…..children watched 2 movie clips…from Charlie and the chocolate factory and Treasure Island…tomorrow from Christmas Carol. We’re going to compare elements and then they’re going to use “The Piano” – you can find it here: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/52576/the_piano/ –to write their own version….Reading test coming up tomorrow…so not much teaching…Gospel singing-project the morning for [...]
Library – chess
Posted in Chess, school, South Africa on 10/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
My previous school back home in SA…..in the library…kiddies and……..!! WHAT do you think they’re doing!!! …….. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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A nation that forgets its past has no future - Winston Churchill
Docendo discimus [by teaching we learn]
Gary Player: 'I am a South African, a nation which is the result of an African graft on European stock and which is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilized values and standards amongst the aliens'.
In Renaissance Europe chess was part of the education of the nobility and was proclaimed the “Royal Game.” In 1732 Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay, The Morals Of Chess, in which he said “The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualties of the mind useful in the course of human life are to be acquired and strengthened by it....”
'Rebranding the Afrikaner: World Cup watershed?' [CNN] A good link: read all of Jabulani74's comments on this link.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Aligheri
Sow the wind - Reap the hurricane
Istanbul Chess 2012 [Click the image for the official site]
Biel Chess Festival 2011- Click the image for the official site
"Mag aldus die Afrikaner stam, van wie die toekoms altyd vol hoop was, in die einde opgroei tot 'n kragtige boom, en ons dade toon dat ons waardig is om 'n plek in te neem in die ry van die volke..." Paul Kruger
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning how to dance in the rain-Vivian Greene
No one can know or appreciate the Boer who does not know his past, for he is what his past has made him- Conan Doyle - Click HERE to read more by Doyle.Don't click on THIS LINK unless you want to see a photo of Cecil J Rhodes's Officials happy with their 'job' - if you were a leader and against the 'Chartered Company', then this is what happened to you in Rhodesia.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.
South Africa. Other than Germany probably the most misunderstood White country in the world. A country that has now degenerated into anarchy.Let’s take an unbiased look at their noble history.[click for the link]
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson
Any dead thing can go with the stream; it takes something ALIVE to swim against it.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
This LINK is a must read by a University Professor/Journalist and photographer: Anthony LoBaido...read what he says about the "Mandela Myth"-which not many people know about!
The man who does not know who his great-grandfather was, naturally enough would not care what he was...the man who fears to disgrace his ancestor is certainly less likely to disgrace himself. Charles Major, When Knighthood was in FlowerDie grootheid van die mens kan gesien word in hoe hy teenoor sy minderheid optree.
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G.Ingersoll
'And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of preserving in the search of resources.' -Benjamin Franklin, 'The Morals of Chess'
The hardest game to win is a won game --Emmanuel LaskerAvoid the crowd. Think independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece- Rumi
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -Herman Melville
While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy.
Did you know: Chess has the most extensive literature of any game, sport or pastime.
Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe –Indian proverb
Chess is the touchstone of the human intellect.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us--Thomas Huxley.
God created the world just like a knife and left it up to us to take it by the handle or the blade--C J Langenhoven
Jou persepsie hang waarskynlik alles af van hóé wyd jou opvatting van die poësie is-Joan Hambidge.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.- Proverb. I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am.-Rene Descartes-
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.- Paul Tillich
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. Spanish proverb. Wisdom begins in wonder.- Socrates
Val eerder in my sop as in my rede--Langenhoven
Seek in the past everything that is good and clean and build thereon your future.
Vriende moet soos boeke wees, min, maar goed uitgesoek --Langenhoven
Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected --Langenhoven
Goeie boeke en musiek verryk jou siel --Langenhoven
Good books and music enrich your soul --Langenhoven
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved now love the more. --Thomas Parnell
Love is like quicksand--the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out.
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.
There is no failure except in no longer trying--Elbert Hubbard.
The secret of success is the ability to survive failure --Noel Coward.
You cannot step twice in the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in--Knowing not how to listen is knowing not how to speak--Heraclitus, Fragments. Vuil wasgoed is om te was!-- Langenhoven
'I think one move ahead - but it is always the best move'-Reti
Some part of a mistake is always correct. - Savielly Tartakover
Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble.--Stanley Kubrick A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
Leo Tolstoy
Love is like a knife, it can stab the heart or it can carve wonderful images into the soul that will last a lifetime.
A rising tide raises all boats! - JFKennedy
The artist creates in order to free himself, only to find himself again in the end-Irma Stern
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.Kahlil Gibran
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.Tarrasch
Chess is a beautiful mistress.Larsen
Chess is as much a mystery as women.Purdy
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.Benjamin Franklin
Love is like a Game of Chess: One False Move and You're Mated ~ Anonymous~
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.Mikhail Botvinnik
The pawns are the soul of chess.Philidor~~Play to win, if not, be an artist and draw~~
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle
By learning we teach and by teaching we learn
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"And do you like playing chess against women?
I wouldn’t say I do particularly, but I also wouldn’t say I don’t like it. In general, I try not to make an exception out of games against women. In chess, female logic differs little from male logic, which you can see just by analysing games. After all, the strongest female players work with men in one way or another. I don’t know what the female style of play is. Or more precisely, I don’t see any difference when compared to male play. In everyday life I also don’t divide people into men and women. For me, personal qualities, mentality and upbringing are the important things when spending time with people."
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Everyone is a genius.But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.
The real challenges on the way to become a master test your strength of character more than they test your chess skill!-Kevin Spraggett
A people are what its women are. The woman is the conscience of her nation as well as the measure of its values. The moral life of a nation is controlled by the women and by the women can we measure the moral condition of the people. - Postma
Descartes: cogito ergo sum (ek dink, daarom is ek)
==The stupid neither forgive nor forget, the naive forgive and forget,the wise forgive but do not forget--Thomas Szasz
Wanneer jy groot dinge dink, groot dinge glo en groot dinge bid, gebeur groot dinge - N V Peale
Mense sonder boeke, is soos arende sonder vlerke-G.D.Labuschagne
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. -Joshua Reynolds
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Jou beeld is 'n verflenterde foto in 'n skewe, versplinterde raam en 'n sestal geskommelde letters spel jou tweelettergrepige naam Jou woorde is dor manuskripte vir die motte bewaar op die rak en ons dae 'n kralesnoer syfers op 'n outydse muuralmanak. - Koos du Plessis
Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life.
Einstein:Chess grips its exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom and independence of even the strongest character cannot remain unaffected.Die woord 'skaak' kom van die Persiese woord 'sjah', wat koning beteken. Ook die woord 'mat' is Persies en beteken 'dood'.
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2010!
If chess is a science, it's a most inexact one. If chess is an art, it's too exacting to be seen as one. If chess is a sport, it's too esoteric. If chess is a game, it's too demanding to be just a game. If chess is a mistress, she's a demanding one. If chess is a passion, it's a rewarding one.
If chess is life, it's a sad one-Unknown
Anand vs Topalov 21 April 2010
Book of the moment: In Search of South Africa by H V Morton
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Don't Quit
by: Unknown AuthorWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
