Nose picking

I made chocolate croissants with 6 Year 3 children on Thursday and a 7 year old boy with special needs told it it was more fun than picking his nose.

I am assured that this is high highest level of compliment, so go me!

I've now baked with the entire class as it's a big class of 38, so am now going to make Christmas cards with them each Thursday and with Year 4 on Wednesdays.

I did the Workers' Education Fund's course in Helping in Schools last term. I spent a day each week on the actual course for 20 weeks, plus 2 afternoons a week helping in the 2 Year 4 classes. I concentrated on giving 1 to 1 handwriting, maths and reading help to those who needed it, plus did general Teaching Assistant duties. This term, I go in twice a week still and bake with the Year 3 and Year 4 classes. I'd love a paid job at the school, but there's a serious lack of money at the moment.