Fengcyoo Mis Flowu

"Mis Flowu fengcyoo for locin arfta yelo clas" reads Tara's thank-you note to her teacher, and I am quite confident that she will manage to decypher it. She's a pro, that Mis Flowu, and we are grateful for a start to school life that was a lovely as it was chequered, red and white.

We had Tara's school report a few weeks ago, and Mum and Dad both nearly cried when reading it. So proud, ah, so proud!
May I boast?

"Tara has grown in confidence this year and she is always prepared to try new things and make new friends. She has formed excellent relationships with adults as well as with her peers. Tara works well independently or in a team. She is aware of her own ideas as well as those of others and appreciates these may not always be the same. Her behaviour is excellent and she is a good role model to others. Tara concentrates well and tries hard in everything she does." Aaaahhh.... That was the Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
This is the Overall Comment: "Tara is a delight to teach and always works hard. She has made excellent progress across the curriculum and should be very proud of all she has accomplished. Tara is a popular member of her class, has a wide circle of friends and gets on well with everybody. She has grown in confidence this year too. She has a very caring nature and her behavious is exemplary."

Cue: Dab at tear in corner of eye.
I am very proud, and proper spelling was not part of the curriculum.

Leo has one day to go at nursery and then our first holiday mission will be to hit the shops and buy every outdoor game going under the sun. Parks and beaches of Thanet, here we come!