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.......Water of a duck's back. Had so much fun doing this. We have this software at our school although I have not used this programme with the reception children, cant wait to use it-EXCITED!!!

Frogspawn

On the weekend my self and my family (husband, Niall and Freya) went to Glyncorrwg ponds and spotted frogspawn!! I loved and was fascinated by frogspawn  as a child so I though id share my enthusiasm with my two kiddie winkles!! I am hoping that this experience will stay with my children, it was windy and cold and they loved running around in their wellies walking through parts of pond. unfortunately Daddy couldn't walk through the pond as he didn't have his wellies on! We used the i Pad to take some pictures of pond life and it's surroundings and we went straight to the library to get some information books on frog life cycle. They sat for ages scanning through the books, comparing the frogspawn in the book and the picutre we had on the I pad. We are hoping to go weekly and monitor the development and take more pictures. By the end we are really hoping to see some frogs hopping about. There is an app 'Picollage' that we are hoping to use to dispaly our very own frog life cycle on! Fingers crossed we will be able to do this, however i'm sure technlogoy can assist if we miss some of the development. This is the frog spawn we spotted in the pond!!

I pad supporting numeracy

My son loves his I pad min and recently I have been tricking him into thinking he's' playing' on it but really he's writing number sentences independantly! This was a numeracy target  for him that was discussed in parents evening recently. I have recently downloaded the 'sand draw' app which is working a treat and it's free!!He has been WILLINGLY writing 3 adding and 3 subtraction number sentences succcesfully and independantly! It makes me feel happy that I am not battling with him about doing 'work' lately, he's even asking to do 'maths'. I am going to switch it to literacy and get him to do some short sentences! Keep you posted on how that one goes. Happy boy = happpy mammy!!!

ICT at my school

At my school we are very unfortunate and ICT is quite poor. We have recently invested in some I pads, although we only have 20 ipdas for 260 pupils! We do have a beebot , talking tins,smart board in the nursery and year 1 although our children (reception) have never accessed them . ICT is rarely used to support learning . I think this might be because we don't have enough ICT for all to access and that our resources are old and are not always reliable.

I am a part time studying for a foundation degree in learning support in the University of Wales Trinity St Davids. Life can be quite hectic and stressful on times. I have recently decided to have some balance in life  and take 1-2 hours a week to pracise yoga and meditation . I also have a beautiful family, a husband and two children that I love very much and spending quality time with them is of upmost importance.