Got to confess I’m not convinced by facebook’s new AI search function.

But also, how does peanut butter impact relationships? Not something we considered before we got married.

Got started on this in between lessons today and I’m already hooked! Anna James @acaseforbooks.bsky.social is already popular with our kids; they’re going to love it.

Always a great day at Twickenham!

Happy Book Week 📚❤️

One incredibly tired but proud Head of English. Book Week has been a triumph. The children really impressed in our poetry competition today.
Fancy dress to come tomorrow!

Time for a coffee while I look at my emails for the first time in three days 😬

Also pictured behind me: Hatchards book haul!

And of course no Book Week would be complete without a visit from the Hatchards Piccadilly book fair. What a treat to get to explore so many beautiful books, all guided by their expert children’s booksellers! They are so knowledgeable and brilliant at making recommendations. Thank you.

We had a great visit from writer and illustrator Kate Rolfe yesterday, who came in to visit the smallest members of our school. Wiggling Words is a fab little book about having fun with letter shapes - amazing for young readers who find that the words just won’t sit still on the page!

I think your message about the building blocks of storytelling and what a story actually is really struck a chord with some of our older ones too. They get so bogged down in the detail that they often forget to just tell the story. Thank you.

PS - I’m borrowing this line from you!

This is comedy gold. I’ve always liked Michael Frayn - Noises Off is one of my all-time favourite plays, and this is exactly the same sense of humour. It’s been a while since I’ve actually laughed out loud at a book!

How fortunate we are to have such excellent school food!
Loads of choices available today to celebrate Chinese New Year. This was followed by an amazing fruit salad with dragon fruit, lychee, and star fruit, among other goodies.

Now I know where Santa gets his annual dry cleaning done.

The staff room orchid and I have a lot in common.

I love getting a stew into the slow cooker. It’s so great when the smell coming from it enhances all day just in time for dinner.

The ducks were practising their ice skating in St James’ Park today. Some of them were a lot steadier on their feet than others!

Today is a conference day…

A raging success! This was before we stirred a load of grated halloumi into it…

Got some new cookbooks for Christmas, and I’m excited to test them out. This evening’s feast: Greek(ish) pasta with chicken and lemon. Watch this space to see how it turns out…

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - a lesser known carol, but one that hits pretty hard this year.

School’s out for Christmas 🎄