Emma Thomas
@emmsibo.bsky.social
Middle school English lead, book lover, NEU rep. The only resource needed is a brilliant book… but which to choose? Currently reading A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe. 📚🥰👩🏻🏫
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Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians
#literacy #libraries #librarians
November 25, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians
#literacy #libraries #librarians
Ooooh it’s jigsaw season. Lovely cosy one to get in the festive mood.
November 25, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Ooooh it’s jigsaw season. Lovely cosy one to get in the festive mood.
What does this even mean?
November 24, 2024 at 7:06 PM
What does this even mean?
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Thought I'd do a thread on writing tips that I might add to from time to time...
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
November 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Thought I'd do a thread on writing tips that I might add to from time to time...
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
What should I make of this? In queue at Lidl with my 15yo anxious autistic son, who was stimming noisily. I let a man go ahead of me. He pays and says, ‘Give the change to the boy behind.’
Cashier puts change in the charity box.
It wasn’t much and I’m not bothered about 6p or whatever but 🤔.
Cashier puts change in the charity box.
It wasn’t much and I’m not bothered about 6p or whatever but 🤔.
November 23, 2024 at 2:31 PM
What should I make of this? In queue at Lidl with my 15yo anxious autistic son, who was stimming noisily. I let a man go ahead of me. He pays and says, ‘Give the change to the boy behind.’
Cashier puts change in the charity box.
It wasn’t much and I’m not bothered about 6p or whatever but 🤔.
Cashier puts change in the charity box.
It wasn’t much and I’m not bothered about 6p or whatever but 🤔.
Who stuck a Liverpool book in my white period bookshelf?
November 23, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Who stuck a Liverpool book in my white period bookshelf?
I was fed up of teaching, so I went to my local Jobcentre..
I told the assistant behind the desk that I was looking to secure employment elsewhere but with no luck!
"Have you tried the Search and Rescue Team?', she asked. "They're always looking for someone.”
😆
I told the assistant behind the desk that I was looking to secure employment elsewhere but with no luck!
"Have you tried the Search and Rescue Team?', she asked. "They're always looking for someone.”
😆
November 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
I was fed up of teaching, so I went to my local Jobcentre..
I told the assistant behind the desk that I was looking to secure employment elsewhere but with no luck!
"Have you tried the Search and Rescue Team?', she asked. "They're always looking for someone.”
😆
I told the assistant behind the desk that I was looking to secure employment elsewhere but with no luck!
"Have you tried the Search and Rescue Team?', she asked. "They're always looking for someone.”
😆
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If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @imaginecentre have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre and age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians and literacy specialists. Here’s the link:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…
November 20, 2024 at 9:50 AM
If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @imaginecentre have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre and age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians and literacy specialists. Here’s the link:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…
I’m not wanting to bring my moans here but sheesh, being a department lead as well as a parent of a high needs child is blooming hard sometimes. 😕 I just hope my hard work is making some difference.
November 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I’m not wanting to bring my moans here but sheesh, being a department lead as well as a parent of a high needs child is blooming hard sometimes. 😕 I just hope my hard work is making some difference.
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For lovers of snow ❄️ I give you the greatest snow ball fight in history. In 1854 300 people including stock brokers went into snowy battle at Liverpool’s Exhange. The Liverpool Mercury reported “Hats flew away, By the force of the ball, From heads that were grey, Or with no hair at all”.
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 AM
For lovers of snow ❄️ I give you the greatest snow ball fight in history. In 1854 300 people including stock brokers went into snowy battle at Liverpool’s Exhange. The Liverpool Mercury reported “Hats flew away, By the force of the ball, From heads that were grey, Or with no hair at all”.
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Last week I did 4 videos of CPD on reading for pleasure, especially suitable for ECTs. You can watch the first one here (if you missed them) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJD...
Reading for Pleasure Sprint - day 1
YouTube video by ReadingRocks
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November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Last week I did 4 videos of CPD on reading for pleasure, especially suitable for ECTs. You can watch the first one here (if you missed them) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJD...
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THE BELL JAR
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM
THE BELL JAR
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
@rlrossi64.bsky.social hey 👋 Nice beaver! 🦫
November 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
@rlrossi64.bsky.social hey 👋 Nice beaver! 🦫
Schools - has anyone moved your organisation’s social media to Blue Sky? Thinking about the lovely school where I work still being on Twitter gives me the heebie jeebies. A neutral platform would be so much better.
November 17, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Schools - has anyone moved your organisation’s social media to Blue Sky? Thinking about the lovely school where I work still being on Twitter gives me the heebie jeebies. A neutral platform would be so much better.
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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
@psalisbury.bsky.social please tell me you brought Jeff and Elaine with you to Blue Sky. Once I’m secure in that knowledge, I will finally delete twitter. 🙏
November 17, 2024 at 9:07 AM
@psalisbury.bsky.social please tell me you brought Jeff and Elaine with you to Blue Sky. Once I’m secure in that knowledge, I will finally delete twitter. 🙏
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1. The challenge in primary education lies not merely in imparting knowledge but in ensuring pupils can apply it meaningfully. As Jerome Bruner observed, “Knowledge is not a set of facts to be amassed but a set of possibilities to be acted upon.” Without application, knowledge risks stagnation.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
1. The challenge in primary education lies not merely in imparting knowledge but in ensuring pupils can apply it meaningfully. As Jerome Bruner observed, “Knowledge is not a set of facts to be amassed but a set of possibilities to be acted upon.” Without application, knowledge risks stagnation.
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Oh I love this.
“Why did the Hungry Caterpillar make a cocoon?”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
November 16, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Oh I love this.
Guardian crime thriller round up. Some gems here. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Outsider by Jane Casey; White City by Dominic Nolan; The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz; The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood; Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
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November 16, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Guardian crime thriller round up. Some gems here. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Anonymous post on Pit Bull Fans page. The loveliest thing I’ve read today.
November 15, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Anonymous post on Pit Bull Fans page. The loveliest thing I’ve read today.
When you see someone on Bluesky that you forgot you knew on Twitter, from years ago.
a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
ALT: a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
When you see someone on Bluesky that you forgot you knew on Twitter, from years ago.
Vibing to The Cure waiting for the boy to finish tennis. Great Friday feelings. Also, starting to feel festive! 😊 🎄
November 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Vibing to The Cure waiting for the boy to finish tennis. Great Friday feelings. Also, starting to feel festive! 😊 🎄
Starting afresh on here feels like the wonderful first step towards detoxing my virtual life. Next job is to unsubscribe to 99% of my email senders and wallow in the joy of physical books. 📚
November 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Starting afresh on here feels like the wonderful first step towards detoxing my virtual life. Next job is to unsubscribe to 99% of my email senders and wallow in the joy of physical books. 📚
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Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.