Miss Parker & Miss Rhodes :Team Squirrel!
Welcome to our Squirrels class page. Here you will find information and updates about our weekly learning.
Week twenty six (5.4.19) Happy Easter!
We have had a brilliant end to the term. We have been busy making Easter cards for anyone and everyone the children could think of, using great phonics to sound out the words or finding the words around the classroom for support. Remembering our 2D shapes, the children have cut out and constructed chicks and bunnies and put them on their Easter cards.
In music with Mrs Kean, the children have used glockenspiels to play along with Old MacDonald. They needed to listen to the rhythm, speed of the song whilst following a pattern on the screen. They sounded amazing and worked hard to keep the rhythm going.
Following the Easter theme, Miss Parker has been reading the Easter story, which has encouraged great questioning from the children. For guided reading, the children have been reading the Easter story themselves and then sequencing it to enhance their understanding of the story.
Firstly, have a well-rested and fun filled Easter! Then, if you have a quiet moment, complete pages 10 – 19 from the phonics books, as after half term we will start phase 4. Also continue to read, read and read as much as you can!
Have a brilliant Easter holiday! All the children have worked so hard and I am so proud of them.
Week twenty five (29.3.19) Money, Money, Money!
This week we have been busy in the theatre! The children have made their own puppets using fabric, lolly sticks, straws and drawing faces to create a character for the show. We had some brides, pirates, princesses, fairies and superhero puppets all uniquely made by individuals. It encouraged some great role play. The children had to pay to see a show by buying tickets at the box office.
In P.E, it was a beautifully warm afternoon so what better way to spend it than by playing tennis, football, hula hooping and frisbee. The children thought about their personal challenges whist playing tennis, to see if they could beat it by hitting the ball, more times than they challenged themselves to do.
With such good thoughts already about money, I knew they children were going to impress me!
During maths we have explored coins, looking at their value or how much they are worth. We have had to be careful when counting money as we don't just count the coins as that doesn't tell us the total. We need to look at the number on the coins to find out the total of how much is there.
In phonics we have been looking at jumbled up sentences and putting them in the correct order, by checking that they make sense. Some of the sentences had given us clues by adding capital letters and full stops. This way we knew which words go at the start and at the end of the sentence.
Also we have become authors and began writing our own stories. To support us we look at a picture and talk about what we see and what might be happening in the picture. This week the picture was about a dog called Toby. Some of the children wrote wonderful stories using great imagination and emotion.
This week, our theme is people who help us and we explored 'the vets'. We talked about why we have vets and what they do. We had a role play vets surgery where there were many operations taking place on some poorly animals, some with upset tummies, broken legs and broken arms. Alongside the operations, the children waiting patiently in the waiting room with their pet elephants and rats to see the vet. At the reception desk, the children were busy answering the telephone and booking appointments.
In phonics we have been writing about our favourite animal or animals which live with us. Here are some examples.
As a class, we have been working on our digraphs and trigraphs (two letters which make one sound and three letters which make one sound). To do this we have looked at pictures and had to write the word to match the pictures. The children have been using the sound board to support them with their sounds.
In maths, we are becoming experts in adding and subtracting. Independently, we are solving number problems and number sentences. Miss Parker keeps tricking us by mixing up the number sentences and we have to put them in the correct order and solve the sum.
Also in maths, we have been working together to play maths games such as snakes and ladders, snap and magic sums.
To support our measuring skills we have been throwing beanbags and using metre rulers and metre sticks to measure how far it was thrown.
In P.E, we have been using the ropes to work on our core, balance and strength. We had to cross the river by swinging on the ropes to get across. In the river beds were crocodiles that were ready and waiting to eat you up if you put your foot in the river.
Outside, I asked the children what they wanted to do in P.E. It was voted that it was football and tennis. Therefore, half the class practised their football skills whilst the other half practised their bat and ball skills, which links to our personal challenges. We are trying to control the ball on the bat to hit it more than a certain amount of times. Come and see our personal challenges, which are on our working wall at our open classroom!
Can you ensure toys from home are not brought into school as it is a great way to get lost or broken. It also encourages other children to bring things in.
Finally, can all jumpers and cardigans be named as we are finding a few without names on which therefore get lost.
I look forward to seeing you at parents evening on Monday 25th March and for Open Classroom on 29th March.
We have run out of spare girls and boys pants and socks! If you have any old-ish ones please may we have them… Also can you ensure all children have spare pants, trousers, skirt and socks in their bag and if you have borrowed some of ours please can we have them back.
Week twenty three (15.3.19) Science week, Maths day AND Red Nose Day, all in one week!
This week is science week and all week we have become scientists and completed some experiments.
First, we explored objects that float and sink. Some of the objects were a ball, marble, pear, and an animal (toy). We recorded our results on a table and discussed why they might sink or float on water.
Next, we explored what would happen if we put celery in coloured water. We recorded our predictions, watched and waited to see what would happen to see if our predictions were correct. We then timed how long it took the coloured water to travel up the celery.
Finally, we explored distance by making a rocket balloon. The children had to thread some string through a straw and attach a balloon to the straw, blow up the balloon and let it go and record how far it went.
Throughout the week, we then drew what we thought a scientist looked like and labelled what we had drawn.
On Tuesday, as the weather was extremely wet and windy, we observed what was happening and kept checking if the wind and rain would stop or at least slow down!
Maths day was a fun day for the whole school! In Key Stage One, we mixed it up by teaching all year groups throughout the day and linking our maths to a story. With Miss Parker, we read the book 'Centipedes 100 Legs'. Squirrel class had to work out how many shoes different animals needed. With Mr Hancox, we read the book 'One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish' and the children worked in teams to put the fish in the correct order from 1 – 30. In Mrs Cave's class, she was reading the book 'Greedy Triangle' and the children went on a 2D and 3D shape hunt around the classroom Mrs Cave was so impressed with the children's knowledge on shapes!
On Thursday, 'Perform' came in for a workshop where the children became eco warriors! They travelled near and far to ensure the planet was a better place to live! It was great fun and the children could not stop talking about how we can recycle more and turn off the lights when we leave the room!
Week twenty two (8.3.19) Happy pancake day and world book day!
There was trouble ahead when we witnessed a crime scene! Humpty Dumpty had been pushed over and it was our job as detective team infants to figure out who did it. Was it Little Bo Peep? The 3 Blind Mice? Hey Diddle Diddle? Five Cheeky Monkeys or Jack and Jill? The children did their detective work by finding clues around the environment and from Mrs Wright… After three extra clues from the big bad wolf, the three little pigs and Old King Cole we 'cracked' the crime of who did it.
This week we have been focusing on healthy eating, looking at what foods are healthy and unhealthy and what makes them good or bad for us. We finally got to make our smoothies which included melon, mango, pineapple and orange juice. The children loved them and kept asking for more! We compared it to our turnip soup, which showed no comparison as they said the turnip soup was horrible!
In phonics, we have focused on the sounds 'ear', 'air' and 'ure'. To support us we have been matching pictures to the sounds then attempting to write the word. What is brilliant is the children use the soundboard for support in their sounds!
In maths, we are applying our addition skills by making up our own number sentences and in our role-play toyshop everything is 1p. The children have been busy buying toys and calculating how much it is going to cost. They have been using great mathematical language such as 'pence', 'total', 'more' and 'less'.
I was so proud of team squirrel at the pancake races as they showed great team spirit and support to their fellow peers. They were the loudest supporters by cheering each year group on and giving it their all when it was their race! Well done to Eddie, Edie and Matilda who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd!
Week twenty two (1.3.19) Healthy living!
Miss Parker brought in some fruit and vegetables for the children to explore. On Monday we will make smoothies with the fruit and write a step by step method of how to make them.
To support our learning we wrote a list of things we needed to do to keep healthy and how we could do it. Also we labelled parts of our body by using a word mat to support our sounds.
On Friday morning, the children played in the mud kitchen for the first time! They were so excited. They made mud pies, leaves stew and bug cakes! Delicious! It got rather muddy so thank goodness for waterproof clothes!
As the sun has been shining so beautifully, we have been exploring the water tray. The children are using brilliant language such as filling, pouring, full, empty, more, less, heavy, light, cold, freezing, damp and dry. They have been cleaning the walls and playground using large brushes and using the tyres to create steps to reach high spaces.
In maths we have been focusing on addition. To do this, we have made our own number sentences by adding more than 2 groups together. Using the numicon, we have found different ways to make a given number. The highest number was 39! We found there are so many different ways to make the numbers.
This week we have been focusing on a picture called, 'The Castle of Muiden in Winter' by Beerstraaten.
As a class, we discussed what they could see in the picture and then focused on what the weather is up to. Next we talked about the castle and what a castle needs to survive and why. Caitlin shared how the moat is frozen with ice and how a moat is used to protect the castle from intruders.
During play to learn the children took an interest in the role-play castle and used stencils to draw horses and their own castle with bridges and draw bridges.
The children have loved being outdoors building and constructing obstacle courses using tyres, crates and boxes. They have been thinking and working together by looking at how to improve it, check its safety and extend it by using blocks.
This week we have been making and writing our Valentines Day cards and created heart window decorations. Look out for those coming home Thursday.
In Maths, we are recapping our learning so far. Also introducing simple addition by looking at symbols used and the meaning of them, also groupings of objects to count and add together. From this we also looked at number bonds to 10. After half term we we focus on this more.
In phonics we have learnt the sounds, 'oo' (short and long sound), 'ar', 'or' and 'ur'.
This week P.E kits are coming home for a half term wash. Please can we have them back the Monday after half term as we have P.E that afternoon. Please be aware some clothes may be in other children's P.E kits. Myself and Miss Rhodes do our best to keep children in one spot whist getting dressed; however, with 30 children all getting changed at the same time, we cannot ensure they are just putting their clothes in their bags. If you let me know on Monday what is missing or bring in the extra clothes you have we will do our best to sort it.
Thank you! Have a great half term.
This week we have been focusing on 'favourite books'. Miss Parker found some well loved books in the library and shared them with the children. We had a discussion about what their favourite books were, where they had read them and how many times they have read it.
The Gruffalo is my favourite because the mouse tricks everyone, even the Gruffalo! Charlie said giggling.
Zog is the best because I love the dragon Zog. Eliza said.
The princess and the wizard is my favourite because I want to be a princess when I am older. My mum tells me I am already a princess now, but she tricks me sometimes. Isabelle said.
So, Friday morning Miss Parker brought in her soup maker so we could make turnip soup. After lots of chopping and stirring, we tried our lovely turnip soup. Some children did not find it so lovely, in fact know one liked it!
Chop turnip into a soup maker.
To continue our learning and love of turnips we draw pictures of it looking at each bit of detail and colour.
For our challenges, we wrote a list of our favourite books. We talked about what a list is and where else we would write a list. Bea explained to the class that her mum writes lists to go shopping and Joe said he wrote of friends for his birthday party.
Also for our challenges we drew a picture of the front cover of our favourite book. The children found the book in the library and used the book to copy the picture. The children looked hard to ensure they drew every detail of the front cover.
Finally the children made a book mark. We talked about what a book mark is for and now the children will use them for their school reading books if they do not finish it.
During play to learn the children have taken it upon themselves to attempt to read their favourite books independently in the outside area and by making different hidey-holes around the classroom.
In phonics we have learnt the sounds 'ai', 'ee', 'igh' and 'oa'. The children are practising to write the sounds and attempting to join the letters together instead of taking the pencil off the paper after each letter.
In maths, we have become ESTIMATORS! We are learning to estimate and I have to say the children are fabulous at making good guesses. We have been estimating length, number lines and quantities up to 20.
On Tuesday it was Internet safety day. In squirrel class we discussed how to keep safe on the computer and what to do if they noticed something strange.
I know that YouTube is sometimes dangerous. Sam said.
I would tell a grown up if I saw something was wrong. Emilia said.
I'm not allowed on my tablet for a long time because it will hurt my eyes. Jonathan said.
This week we have been learning all about Chinese New Year. We began by watching a video clip where there were lots of people celebrating outside, fireworks, large dragons dancing around and Alice noticed there was lots of the colour red around.
We read the story which explains all the animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The children loved the story and could recall in the correct order which animal came when. We found out that when the children were born in 2015, it was the year of the goat.
We compared Chinese New Year to how we celebrate New Years after Christmas.
To continue our learning of Chinese New Year, Mrs Ye came into school and shared her experiences of Chinese New Year with her family. She showed us an enormous lion's head, which looked like the one on the video clip. We tried some traditional foods which Chinese people eat and learnt lots of information. So THANK YOU Mrs Ye!
To write a fact they have learnt about Chinese New Year.
To draw and label a picture of a pig writing that it is the year of the pig.
To make a Chinese drum.
In maths we made Chinese dragons, then we measured them with a metre ruler. We talked about how we were measuring in cm and that we need to start at 0 when measuring.
This week we have been reading traditional tales. This week is 'National Story Telling Week' so we transformed our classroom into a story corner full of the children's favourite books, traditional tales, puppets for the children to reinact the stories and a grand chair for the children to tell each other stories.
Put the story of the three little pigs in the correct order with the added challenge of writing about what is happening in the pictures.
Read and match the pictures to the sentences.
In P.E the children were feeling tired and a little poorly on a Monday afternoon, so to relax but still do some exercise, we did some yoga. The children were able to listen and follow the instructions and exercises and were extremely calm and relaxed afterwards.
In Maths, we have moved onto 3D shapes. To reflect on what we did last week with 2D shapes we had a pile of shapes in the middle of the floor and the children had to sort them into 2D shapes or 3D shapes. Working together and communicating to one another, they managed to sort them out using language such as flat, solid and naming the shapes individually to compare.
To support 3D shapes we have been looking at objects around us to see what shape they are. In our maths books, we grouped the different 3D shapes together and labelled what they are.
In phonics we have learnt the sounds x, z, zz, qu. We are now moving onto the digraphs within the phase 3 sounds (digraphs are two letters which make one sound).
We have been practising our tricky words… please, please, please continue to practise these with your child! Remember they are words that cannot be sounded out, this is why they are tricky!
The children have been writing about what their favourite book is and why. Using the resources around them to write independently such as a sound mat, tricky word board and key words sheet, the children show a sense of pride in their work and boost to write more.
Don't forget the ICT challenge set a few weeks ago!
Phonics books will be coming home. Please can you complete all the phase 2 (orange) pages. If you could do this each week for repetition and progress, then write the dates completed please.
I will be collecting them back Monday 11th February. Thank you.
This weeks theme is all about winter. We have talked about what we know about winter, how the weather changes and the different seasons. The children have noticed it is getting darker in the mornings and evenings and colder day by day. "I even saw ice on my car, you know!" Beatrice said, which is surely enough evidence to prove that it is officially winter.
It was fabulous to hear the children talking to one another using great maths language!
Next week we will explore the faces and corners of 3D shapes, however it gets very tricky!
To help remember our 3D shapes, we played a game where they all had to listen to a friend who would shout out a 3D shape, then the children had to run to that shape as quickly as they could.
To support your child's learning, get them to look around the house to see if they can find any objects which are shaped like a cube, cuboid, sphere, cone or cylinder.
The children have enjoyed some yoga this week in P.E and even commented saying they felt relaxed. Also, we made obstacle courses to support balance, coordination, control and exercise.
A reminder about all things ICT for your home learning. Please can you take pictures of the things used linked to ICT and bring it in on one side of A4 paper. It is a great way to give evident of ICT to support your child through the Early Learning Goals!
Week sixteen (11.1.19) Happy New Year!
The children were so excited about coming back to school to share with their friends what they received for Christmas. There was power ranger costumes, princess dresses and crowns, Barbie dolls and bikes. They all seem very well rested and eager to learn.
During play to learn, the children have noticed there have been many different birds outside and have taken it upon themselves to go bird watching. They used magnifying glasses to see the detail on each bird to find out what they are.
This week we have been recapping the phase 2 sounds by building sentences and reading them to each other. The children are becoming much quicker when reading and show good understanding of the tricky words. We wrote about what we received for Christmas in our phonics books and used a sound mat to help us remember the formation of our letters. Next week we will start phase 3!
In Maths, we are finding and counting out different numbers. On the table were many different pots with numbers on. Working as a team, we had to count out the correct amount of counters and match them to the correct pot. Also, we went on an adventure in the woods to find 8 crunchy leaves, 9 tall sticks, 2 things which do not live in the woods and make different shapes with sticks.
It has been a fantastic two days for cultural day. The children were amazing at the change in routine and happily went off to different classrooms with different teachers. They had a great time either building French landmarks, dancing to Greek music and trying Greek foods or painting landscape pictures from Russia. It was wonderful to see them each making new friends and giggling all day.
Over this term, we want to know all things used at home which links to ICT. This could be a remote control, watching television or using weighing scales when cooking at home. So please could you present a collage of photos on one piece of A4 paper sharing what things your child uses which is ICT.
Could we please have this by Friday 8th February.
Week fifteen (21.12.18) IT'S CHRISTMAS!!
What a week full of busy Christmas-ness! Firstly the Nativity, then the Christmas party and finally the pantomime!
The children are ready for a restful but exciting Christmas. Thank you all for the lovely gifts.
Thank you for a brilliant and supportive first term. See you all in January.
Week fourteen (14.12.18) "Is it marshmallow day?"
You must not enter the fire circle unless Miss Parker has invited you in.
The children loved how big the marshmallows were and enjoyed toasting them to how they wanted it by the fire. It was a great afternoon by all. Well done Squirrels for keeping so safe!
During play to learn, the boys especially have taken an interest in writing on our wallboard and whiteboard flip chart. They have been drawing Christmas trees and making up their own addition sums.
Can you make a chimney for Santa to deliver presents?
Can you draw a Christmas picture?
Can you make a bauble?
In phonics we are revisiting our phase 2 sounds. The children were given a whiteboard and Miss Parker would say a CVC word for them to sound out and write. Using the resources around the room, the children could find the sound they needed and copy it to write the word.
We are also writing our Christmas lists for Santa! It is becoming very expensive, as some children have asked for a drone, a real tractor and a step Fitbit watch. Good luck Santa!
In maths, we are learning to count out up to 6 objects and beyond from a larger group. The children have been finding many objects around the classroom such as 8 dinosaurs from the dinosaur box, 11 Lego bricks from the Lego box and 4 baubles from the Christmas tree.
It is our infant nativity! We cannot wait to show you our brilliant show!
P.E bags and wellington boots will be coming home for a good clean ready for the spring term.
Week thirteen (7.12.18) It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This week the classroom has transformed into a Christmas toy wrapping station where the children have been busy wrapping presents for their friends and writing labels. Also Santa's grotto has been a place where the children can relax, decorate the tree and look at Christmas books.
We have also been practising our snowflake role in the nativity… I am pleased to report it's going very well.
Can you tell a friend who is in the story?
Can a draw a scene from the nativity story?
In phonics, we have been learning the sounds l, ll and ss. This is now the end of phase 2. After Christmas, we will start phase 3. The children have been writing their Christmas cards ready to decorate next week. The children cannot wait to give them to you!
In maths, we are learning to count objects to 10 and beyond. To do this, we have been working in pairs to pick a card with a number on and for our partner to count out that many objects. Also, we have been counting Christmas objects and using a grid to highlight to total number of objects and write the number.
Forest school - toasting marshmallows!
Due to strong winds and hail Friday afternoon, we have postponed our toasting of marshmallows to next week. Although there is no such thing as bad weather... there is such a thing as soggy marshmallows!
This will be the last week for maths games. Please can we have all maths games back by Friday 14th December so we can refresh it for the New Year. Thank you.
Miss Parker has all phonics book so please do not think you have lost them. They will be given out the last week for the Christmas holidays.
This week, our theme has been focused around the book 'Dear Zoo'. Most of the children already knew the story, so supported Miss Parker whilst reading it.
Draw a picture of an animal and label it.
How many animals are there all together in the story?
To keep to our theme, the children have been role playing animals in the wild. Many children have entered Africa to be giraffes and lions while others have been to the rainforest being frogs and snakes.
In the small world area the children have put the animals in different groups. This could be groups of tigers, groups of sheep or putting them in order of size or where they may live; such as a farm or zoo.
We have completed our first piece of independent writing. The children were asked to write their favourite animal from the book. They used their ears to hear what sounds were in the word. The children did so well hearing the initial sound, some middle sounds and the final sound. Miss Parker was very impressed: they went straight up on the children's working wall so everyone can see them!
In maths, we are learning to count objects which cannot be moved. It is trickier than it sounds as we have to make sure we count all the objects and not miss any out. To do this we have counted claps, beats in musical instruments and even counted star jumps!
The children were given a challenge to count objects such as the windows, doors and cupboards around the classroom. Using a clipboard and chart, they had to fill in the number of how many objects there were.
Week eleven (23.11.18) Stanley's Stick!
This week our theme has been on the book Stanley's Stick. It is about Stanley going on many adventures with different shaped and sized sticks. With each adventure he goes on, he uses his sticks for different things.
Matilda has drawn a Christmas tree stick and Joe drew a builder drilling in the ground stick.
During choosing time, some children used nothing but sticks to create a painting or to paint their own stick. The stick used was either found over the weekend or found outside in the woods.
During forest school, we collected more sticks and created people out them by making clothes out of the natural resources or felt. Here are some we made.
In phonics, we have learnt the sounds, ck, e, u, r. To support our sounds, we have been practising to write them using our magic finger, the sand and on whiteboards.
In maths, we have learnt about 2D shapes. The children became experts by picking a shape and describing the shape to their friends. The friends then had to draw the shape they thought it was. The children used brilliant language such as, sides, flat and curved.
With our super shapes knowledge, we continued some repeating patterns. Working as a team the children helped one another ensure the right shape went next.
Please can you work on page 5 and work through the first 16 sounds. Please tick off the ones they know and ones we need to focus on. Also, page 7 has the tricky words on. Do they know these words well now? Again, please tick off If they know them or need to focus on them.
To extend their learning, could they practise writing the sounds?
Thank you for your continued support with home learning!
Please remember all sponsor money for the NSPCC needs to be in by Wednesday 28th November!
This week we reflected and discussed Remembrance Sunday. To support our learning, we talked about what we did on Sunday and where we were, to remember those who died in the war.
For our challenges this week, we used word mats to support reading and writing a key word linked to Remembrance. Also we made our own poppies using split pins.
As a class we painted poppies to make our own wreath. Come and see our poppies on our working wall in the classroom!
Thank you to everyone who went through the first 8 sounds with their child in their phonics books. They were so excited to show us what they had done! Also, it is a great way of seeing what sounds they remember in a different environment.
This week we have learnt the sounds d, g, o, c, k. To support our learning we have been reading simple words with these sounds in and also reading our tricky words. Then we build them with magnetic letters, then wrote them. Here are some great examples of how busy the children have been.
In maths, we have been looking at numbers which are significant to us. First we talked about our age, our mums and dads age (some were a little hard to believe…) and the ages of our siblings. Next, we talked about the number house we live at and any other numbers which are important to them.
To follow this we looked at individual numbers. We started with number 5.
Matilda said, "You cannot split number 5 in half equally."
Toby said, "If you had ten, then took away a five, you would have five left."
We have had a great time in the beautiful autumn sunshine. It was blistering windy day, but that did not stop Squirrel Class being busy exploring the woods. We made dens, worked as a team to move heavy logs, climbed trees and explored the texture and sight of different trees.
We will be focusing on a book called 'Stanley's Stick'. Over the weekend if you are out exploring, can you find a special stick that looks like something?
Could be a musical instrument, a tool, telescope or an animal? Please label it with your child's name so we can use it throughout next week.
Also, on Tuesday 20th November, we are raising money for the NSPCC by completing a dance-a-thon every hour of the day! Please can you bring back your sponsor forms by the end of next week.
Week nine (9.11.18) Happy Diwali!
This week we have been learning all about the festival of light, Diwali. We have learnt that people who are Hindu celebrate Diwali. We found out the festival is a time for spring cleaning the home, decorating the house with lots of lights, wearing new clothes, exchanging gifts, preparing festive meals and putting on firework displays.
Throughout the week we have learnt the story of Rama and Sita. Each day the children remember the story more and more and can tell Miss Parker the characters and main events.
This weekend, see if your child can recall the story to you.
To celebrate Diwali we have made our own Diva lamps, using clay. Once dry, we painting them with bright colours. Then we put a tea light in and gathered round to look at everyone's beautiful lamp. Also, we made rangoli patterns, designed a hand in mehndi and reinacted the story of Rama and Sita.
In phonics we have learnt the sounds i, n, m, d. We have been on letter hunts and played Obb and Bob. Obb and Bob is where the children have to segment and blend a simple CVC word, then figure out if it is a real or fake word. The children really enjoy this game and are getting good at solving if it is a real word or fake.
In maths the children have been getting into groups of 2, 3, 6, 5 and 10. They work together to ensure they have the right amount of people and support those who need more or less children in their group.
Also we have been improving our counting skills and number recognition by playing bingo. Each child has a grid with different numbers on. They have to take turns in counting the spots on the ladybird to see if they have a match. This game was played independently in a small group. They followed the rules, took turns well and showed brilliant counting skills.
Groups of 2. We learnt it is called a pair.
Please can you continue practising the tricky words. The children come into school full of excitement sharing their knowledge of tricky words! So you are doing a great job, thank you very much!
Could we please have the phonics books back Monday morning - thank you!
Welcome back! I hope you all had a well-deserved rest. There has not been much rest for Squirrel Class this week. We have started maths and phonics, Codie's Challenges, made yummy Halloween cakes and had a whale workshop who shared many interesting facts with us.
During play to learn, the children have been exploring whales and the other beautiful sea creatures in the water tray in preparation of the whale workshop.
Also, the theme this week is Autumn and the children have been exploring our investigation table. Thank you to those who brought brilliantly interesting things in. We had moss, sticks, pumpkins, squashes, conkers, shells and a beautiful peacock feather. One of Codie's challenges is to draw something from the table, making sure they look, think, draw and colour every bit of detail they see.
In phonics we have learnt these sounds: s, a, t, p. we have been finding words that have the different sounds in, regardless if it is at the beginning, middle or end of the word. We practised segmenting and blending CVC words and attempted to write the sound.
In maths we have been ordering numbers up to 12. The children have become number spotters and work as a team to put the numbers in the correct order. We have been finding the smallest numbers first and making our way to the biggest number. Also, we have talked about odd and even numbers, understanding and explaining that and even numbers can be split equally in half. The children are able to explain the number needs to have equal amounts on both sides for it to be an even number.
As a class we made yummy pumpkin cakes. We talked about the ingredients we needed and how much was needed. Following the recipe the children independently makes some delicious pumpkin cakes ready to eat before the Halloween disco!
A huge thank you to the parents who came and created what they think makes a life long learner. Attached at the bottom of this page is your hard work. Please take a look as it will be something I aim to achieve throughout the year, as will you. This way, all our children can be life long learners at Langrish!
In P.E bags please could we have a spare pair of white socks. This is so the children who are wearing tights have socks to wear with their trainers.
Purple mash logins – In your child's reading records, you will find a purple mash login on the inside of the front cover. The children have been using purple mash during their ICT lessons. You can now use it at home with your child. Once logged in please go to mini mash. Have fun!
RRSA – as you may already know we are a Rights, Respecting School. Throughout your child's time at Langrish, they will learn about their rights and understand why we have them. A pocket book of children's rights from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been sent home for you to keep and look at with your child.
Week seven (19.10.18) All the children deserve a well-earned rest!
I am shocked to be saying that I cannot believe it has already been half a term with Team Squirrels! I just wanted to say a huge well done to each one of your children. It has been a pleasure getting to know them as individuals and to watch them grow. Enjoy the rest and I am looking forward to a term full of learning, autumn-ness and of course the nativity!
This week has been full of creative loveliness! The children used different shapes to make a picture. We had flowers, castles, boats, people and rockets!
Forest school has been full of damp and dark adventures… the children have been digging deep looking for bugs. We found some extraordinary long worms, spiders as big as the children's hands and many earwigs.
We also made journey sticks. A journey stick is where children find a stick, which has some string attached to it. The children then go around the forest looking for things to attach to their stick, using the string. All the children took part and Miss Parker loved that each stick was very different. They looked brilliant!
Can you make a spider? Find and use what you can around the room to make some legs.
Can you label and describe a Halloween character?
Can you find all 15 spiders with numbers on around the classroom?
Cutting carefully to make a spider.
"I will use split pins to put the legs on his body."
"I have found number 14!" Using a clipboard she matched the number and wrote down where she found it.
We did a fantastic job at ordering numbers 1 - 30 as a team. Miss Rhodes then told them about odd and even numbers. They investigated what an odd or even number is by putting the correct amount of bears on the number, then finding out if it is an odd or even number but seeing if it can be split equally in half.
A big thank you to those who came to the meetings, I hope you found them useful. Please find attached a copy of the presentation and proud clouds at the bottom of the page.
Important! Please note the next meeting is on Tuesday 30th OCTOBER not November at 2:30pm.
Go out exploring and find three interesting things to bring back to school. There will be an investigation table ready for what you find!
Week six (12.10.18) Go Team Squirrels!
For our art afternoon, we went out to the front of the school and collected the beautiful pink and red leaves and made our own hedgehogs!
This week in forest school, we explored the chilly, foggy natural environment by looking for bugs in damp, dark places. Using magnified glasses and bug boxes, we were able to look at each bug carefully noticing how many legs it has (if any) and its other features.
In P.E we played a great team game called 'fruit salad'. The children were put into their house colour team and as fast as they could, collect their coloured objects one at a time. Once all collected, they had to sit down together to show they were finished. First team to be sat down were the winners!
All the children collaborated well and followed the rules perfectly! Miss Parker was very impressed.
During 'play to learn', the children have shown an interest in writing, whether it be on the ground with chalk, using the large whiteboard outside or sat down at the table with paper and a pen. Miss Parker is taking this interest and questioning the children's writing for a purpose. They could all explain what they were writing and why they were writing it. Many were writing lists or writing observations on the children (with a clipboard and pen in hand, with their legs crossed on the chair). They would use the resources around the room with support with letter formation.
Can you tell someone how many people are in your family?
Can you draw a picture of the people in your family?
Can you label who is in your picture?
As a class, we talked about what labelling is and how to do it. To support their learning the children can use word mats. All the children attempted to complete challenge three, however to take ownership of their learning the children would ask for support in writing their family members names. They confidently copied it from a whiteboard, helping to sound out their names.
Next week is our meet the teacher at 2:30pm and 5:30pm on Tuesday 16th October! I hope to see you all there!
Please look at our class charters we made as a class for ICT and Rights Respecting at the bottom of this page!
Week five (5.10.18) Let the challenges commence!
This week we have brought something new into the routine. We have introduced Codie's Challenge!
Codie's Challenge means there are 3 challenges to complete throughout the week with each challenge getting slightly harder. To support the children and introduce more independence, if they cannot read what the challenges say, they can listen to the voice recorder that tells them each challenge.
All the children have taken the challenges in their stride! Once they have completed the challenges they put their name into a pot. This then enters them into the raffle to take Sid the Squirrel home all weekend AND to choose something special out of Miss Parker's box!
To write your name on a super special piece of paper.
To find something taller than you and something shorter than you.
During choosing times, we have had many requests to play the Greatest Showman. The children amazingly know all the words and enjoy dancing along pretending to be on stage.
To follow on from this, the children have created puppet shows using the puppets ad role-play masks. We have some brilliant showmen and women who confidently introduce the show and narrate what is going on.
We are practising our sounds by singing songs and making up actions to support and remember the sounds.
We have been blending simple CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant). Then independently, the children have used the magnetic letters to create their own CVC words to blend and read.
In maths, we are matching numicon to the number. The children are beginning to use numicon more confidently and for a purpose. Also linked to our challenge, we have been using the language and finding things that are taller and smaller than certain objects.
You will notice your child coming home with a reading book in their book bags. This is to get started on knowing the sounds and blending for simple reading. Also the word cards are 'tricky words' (words that cannot be phonetically sounded out). They are words we just need to know, so getting your child used to seeing them is a great way of getting started.
I will be talking to you more about reading at the Meet the Teacher on Tuesday 16th October!
The children have loved the sunshine this week, however, they have noticed it is getting a little chilly! They have been cooking dinner for each other in the role-play shed. They have also been looking after the babies by wrapping them up warm from the cold and taking them for a walk. The children have also chosen painting, play dough, lego, bikes and the water tray. Using the puppets and masks, the children have been role playing different traditional tales... Can you guess which story the children are acting out?
This week we had our first P.E lesson! We completed different activities in the hall such as balancing, dribbling balls and using streamers… Here are some photos to show you how good we are at balancing. Some were super brave and balanced on the tall beam with no help from an adult!
Always stay in the forest. If you need the toilet, tell a grown up first then use the outside toilets.
When you hear '3,2,1, come back everyone', all children must come back to sit around the fire circle.
Children must not enter the fire circle unless invited by Miss Parker.
Miss Parker wanted the children to explore the environment so they could get used to the uneven grounds and explore all the natural resources around them.
If the children wanted to, they could make forest crowns using the natural environment around them.
We have begun completing different activities linked to phonics and maths. In phonics, we have been matching pictures to the sounds. We needed to hear the initial sound in the word to make a match. Also, we have been recapping on rhyme by looking at the pictures and making a match. Some children have even tried to sound out the word to attempt reading.
In maths, we have been using the interactive whiteboard to practise counting. We have been counting the gingerbread man's buttons and finding the amount by pressing the correct number. We have some brilliant mathematicians in Squirrel Class! They children carefully counted one button at a time and sometimes double checked to ensure they counted them all.
The children attended two assemblies this week, which they were brilliant in (they showed up the rest of the school). Mrs Jones was super impressed! There was a singing assembly where we sung 'Sing Hosanna'. The children joined in when they could and sat beautifully. Also on Wednesday, we had Cat Protection in school to tell us about how we can help cats and what Cat Protection do to help them.
It has been a great week of finding things out for ourselves and being more independent. To do this, the children have found ways to resolve problems without going to an adult as their first call. For example, using a sand timer is a great way to take turns fairly. It involved deep discussions about who would have the toy first and what timer to use. They worked out the longer the timer, the more time they had with the toy. However, the shorter the timer means they do not have to wait as long for the toy. It was tricky decisions but they got there! From this, it then encouraged other children to use the sand timers to play fairly and well.
We have had future builders building homes for people to live in, creative artists making jewellery boxes and potion makers! The children have taken a big interest in mixing water and fresh mint leaves which is found in our garden to make potions. It brings a brilliant strong smell that the children love. They use sticks and mud to add different ingredients to their potions.
We will start our P.E lessons Monday afternoon so please ensure P.E kit are in school. Also over the weekend, please allow the children to get dressed for themselves for extra practise ready for Monday afternoon.
Forest school will also start Friday afternoon. Please ensure the children have wellington boots at school along with waterproofs as the weather is changing fast!
Don't forget to bring in your food/ toiletries donations for the Harvest Festival next week!
Week two (14.8.18) "Are we really here every day…?
It is the children's first full week at school and I think it is safe to say, they gave it their all but are totally exhausted!
"I'm the big bad wolf and I am going to blow your house down!"
"I used all the colours for my painting."
It has been a week of routines, rules and exploring. During circle times, we have been allowing the children to share their bears with one another, talking about their adventures in the summer holidays. They will be coming back home throughout the next two weeks so keep an eye out for them.
Also for circle times, we have been exploring number by going on a walk around the school looking for all the numbers we can find. They were everywhere!
As well as number, we are recapping on rhyme and early sounds in phase 2 phonics through puzzles, flashcards and songs.
By Tuesday, we had a child ask, "Are we really here every day now?" It was hard to break it to the class that they still have fourteen years to go!
The children have been coming in brilliantly to school and barely need Miss Rhodes or myself! They show a confident, happy smile as they walk down with their classmates or siblings. Well done everyone!
On Tuesday 16th October there will be a 'Meet the Teacher' in the Year R classroom to go through E-learning journeys and home learning with you. It is also a great opportunity to share any questions you may have about your child's year in Reception.
The times are 2:30pm or 5:30pm so I hope to see you there.
Please ensure when dropping your child off to school that parents/carers wait with their children until an adult is present, especially in these early days.
When collecting your child at the end of the day, please can you stand near the classroom so Miss Rhodes and I can see you. This will make it easier and quicker to see you. In addition, if another member of the family is collecting, could you get them to tell us who they are and who they are collecting.
Can you ensure the children have their reading wallets in their bags everyday. Do not worry about what is inside the reading wallets (reading record and tricky words) this will all be explained in the Meet the Teacher on Tuesday 16th October at 2:30pm or 5:30pm. Also, please check them daily for letters!
Miss Parker and Miss Rhodes are very proud of Team Squirrel this week! We loved visiting you in your homes, seeing what you like to play with and of course showing us the cool stuff in your bedrooms!
The children had great first days at Langrish. We went on a tour of the school meeting all the teachers, office staff and Mrs Wright. It was great finding out where everything is; such as where they go for lunch, P.E, music and most importantly, where all the toilets are around the school.
Throughout the day, the children chose what they wanted to play with. There was computers, animals, sand, role-play and much more… we also had some great games with the parachute!
P.E kits in a P.E bag – blue T-shirt, black shorts, hoodie, jogging bottoms and trainers.
Forest school clothing – wellington boots, waterproof trousers and jacket.
Bears – we will begin to share each of the children's adventures with their bears! They will stay in school for the first half term.
Please ensure ALL clothes and shoes are labelled with names.
Miss Parker and Miss Rhodes will be there to meet the children at the main gate Monday morning at 8:30am. If your child has a sibling they can come into school with them and take them into Squirrel Class.
We look forward to having the whole class together on Monday!


Party like a cowboy at our onsite Tavern, located across the street from the main lodge.
A vaulted ceiling. Reclaimed wood bar. Stone fireplace. Lofted library. These charming rustic details are combined with western flair. Originally a turn of the century post office and eventually the dance hall of the famous Stony Creek Dude Ranch! It's the perfect atmosphere to enjoy one of our Adirondack themed cocktails such as the "Tippsie Canoe". With a variety of music playing, you may be enticed to get up and dance, or perhaps you would like to just simply read a book by the fireplace or up in the loft. The tavern is also family friendly. The game room and cub room are attached, so you can relax while your children are playing close by your side! Friday and Saturday nights during the summer, you can enjoy our free hot dogs with all the fix-ins from the cart right outside.
On select nights, we also have live entertainment and special events including Halloween, New Years Eve parties and Oktoberfest's.
The Tavern has free WiFi access, a 68-inch widescreen satellite TV and air conditioning.


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Q: Push an array to an array of the same type in Vue3 typescript I have an array of Obj1. In a project vue 3+ts , after clicking the button "load more", i call via axios the backend service and retrive  an array of the same type. I want to append this rows to the previous array, but it is not working :
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Indicates that response.data.results is the array you want to work with. If you want to push that entire array in, you can simply use the ES6 spread operator:
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A: You're pushing different values. response.data.results is an array, while response.data is a json data with an array.
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Tremendous work on the Israel-Palestine thread. Over my four and a half years at UG, I learned to keep my mouth shut about the subject because people are narrow-minded. You've basically summarized pretty much anything I wanted to say.
Pff sometimes people need a bloody good dose of perspective.
Oui oui bon id�e :P je vais a Georgian au nord de Toronto.. et toi?
I'm doing great... Thanks... What are you up to these days?
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Artifacts of the black rain sounds better, rhythm tone is mucho improved, dial back the high end a bit though, and make sure you're using a low pass filter at about 10-12k so you get less of that nasty fizz.
Kick sound is about right for the song, I'd change the snare personally it's a bit flat sounding and the cymbals are a bit nasty.
Other than that its just a matter of getting your guitars and bass sitting well together, you might want to dirty up your bass a little with some distortion.
Your "Come Clarity" cover is almost indistinguishable (<<<HOLY CRAP) from the original. EXCELLENT guitar playing. In fact, all of your covers are absolutely spot on. Now lets hear some originals!!!
Lead tones arent entirely my forte at the moment but I will try my best to help you out here.
Back off the reverb a bit, its slightly too prominent for the song, the In Flames original is more forward sounding, in terms of actual tone you're in the ballpark definitely, more so than the rhythm guits, which are slightly muddy and could be the cause of the leads not sitting how you want them (mixing really is all about balance so getting the other parts right first is essential). Mixing a delay in very slightly, 1/4 or 1/8th note at the tempo depending on what sounds best, will thicken things up, take the mids up more than you do on your rhythm tone obviously and use the neck pickup (sounds like you're both these already). If theres still a problem after all that you could automate in the levels for the lead guitar, or perhaps compress it slightly to get it sitting more evenly.
Such a clean and clear sound, exactly the kind of music/recording style I like! You should do some originals.
I just took a look at it, I dont think it will be that hard, you dont have to do any position changes in any of the riffs.


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Ace Magashule: no plot to oust Ramaphosa
12 September 2018 - 05:10 Neo Goba and Ngwako Modjadji
If the secretary-general of the ANC, the governing party's de facto CEO, is to be believed, his get-together with Jacob Zuma was just one big coincidence. With pressure mounting on him to explain a meeting with the former president in Durban, Ace Magashule finally broke his silence on Tuesday. That was a full two days after the Sunday Times published a photograph of the clandestine gathering and reported that it was part of a plot to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has made reversing governance failings of the Zuma years a centrepiece of his leadership. The meeting was also attended by former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo, sacked by the ANC in 2018 amid allegations of maladministration in the province, and ANC Women's League secretary-general Meokgo Matuba. The political intrigue in the ANC adds another layer of concern for investors who are unsure that Ramaphosa has the political clout needed to enact reforms and make a dent in fighting an unemployment rate that is near...
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James' Jetsam - Your Cruise Expert: Who are Voyages of Discovery?
Who are Voyages of Discovery?
I was quoting a cruise for a client the other day; they'd seen a cruise advertised on our website, (www.cruise.co.uk), and whilst they loved the itinerary they'd never heard of the company, Voyages of Discovery.
I think, for the right kind of person, V.O.D, (Voyages of Discovery), are an amazing cruise line but because of their small size I wasn't surprised my passenger had never heard of them.
After explaining a bit about them my passenger got very excited about the cruise and ended up booking it but it occurred to me that a lot of my readers might also have never heard of them so I decided to put together a little guide of who they are and what they're about for you all.
The first thing you need to know about V.O.D is that they're a small company. Both in terms of the company itself and their fleet. Currently they only have on ship, the MV Discovery, however they will be introducing a new ship, the MV Voyager, at the end of this year. More on their second ship in a bit though.
Their small size actually works in their favour as when your onboard you really get that 'small ship feel' to your cruise.
Playing devils advocate the MV Discovery, for some people, can feel too small and can be seen as older and more basic than a lot of the more modern cruise ships. But this again can play into V.O.Ds strengths. The point of a V.O.D cruise isn't the cruise ship at all. It's the ports of call and the experts onboard.
Because of the Discoverys small size it really can get into the smaller ports that other cruise ships can't. A lot of small ship cruise lines claim this but V.O.D, more than any other cruise line, really deliver on the claim.
The other big selling point about them, in my opinion, is their expert lecturers, which you'll find on all their cruises.
These really come into two categories. You'll have lectures onboard which can cover a whole range of eclectic topics from the Crimean war, delivered by a retired history professor to the current political state of the Middle East given by ex-diplomats. V.O.D really go all out to get great lectures onboard.
The second category would be their port experts. These people will conduct a port talk the night before you dock and will give you a a complete history of the port as well as some really out of the way, interesting places to visit that you wouldn't get to hear about otherwise.
Hopefully you're getting the impression that V.O.D is quite an intellectual cruise with a heavy emphasis on the places you'll be visiting and if that sounds great to you then V.O.D may just be the cruise line for you.
Should I book an inside cabin?
I'm going on the NCL Epic!


The gender pay gap measures the difference between average pay for men and women across our organisation.
We are very pleased to share details of our gender pay gap in our latest report for 2018. At Saint-Gobain, we want everyone who works with us to thrive both personally and professionally and to have every opportunity to develop a fulfilling career in an open and engaging culture. I welcome the introduction of mandatory gender pay gap reporting as an opportunity for Saint-Gobain to share the positive work.
Gender pay reporting legislation requires employers with 250 or more employees to publish calculations every year showing the pay gap between their male and female employees. This information should be made available on their website, and published on the Government's website which can be found by clicking here.
Average gender pay gap as a Mean & Median average.
Proportion divided into four groups ordered from lowest to highest pay.
Average bonus pay gap as a Mean & Median average.
Proportion of male and females receiving a bonus payment.


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GOLF COURSE FRONTAGE, 11th Fairway at HCC. Custom house in desirable location with large front double doors, high vaulted ceilings, central A/C -4 control areas, window ACs, Italian Carrera marble flooring, generous bedrooms with their very own en suites, fire place, formal dining and living room, bonus loft area, sizable granite counter tops in the kitchen, spacious master bedroom covered lanai, pool with cabana equipped w/ full bath. 10-Panel PV System. New paint on the exterior including fence and interior, new carpet, new appliances.


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A fast bowler who swung the ball away from right-handers, Philip Whitcombe won Blues for Oxford in 1947, 1948 and 1949 but his real claim to fame came in 1948 when playing one of a handful of games for Middlesex. He opened the bowling against the Australians and in his first spell had Bill Brown lbw and then Don Bradman caught at short fine-leg for 6 - and all in front of the King and Queen. A fortnight earlier he had routed Cambridge in the Varisty match, taking 7 for 51 in their first innings as Oxford won by an innings. After leaving university he played for MCC and latterly Free Foresters, becoming their president. He was a captain in the Royal Artillary.


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'It's important to remember this day': Newport vigil marks January 6 attack on Capitol
Zane Wolfang
Newport Daily News
NEWPORT – Two years after a mob of angry citizens stormed the U.S. Capitol and temporarily prevented Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election results, The League of Women Voters of Newport County decided to organize a vigil to commemorate the date, pay respect to the Capitol police officers who took their own lives in the days and weeks following the events of January 6, 2021, and encourage civic involvement to safeguard democracy in Rhode Island.
Christine Keyser Stenning, one of the organization's co-presidents, told The Daily News she proposed the idea for a vigil after watching "No Time to Fail," a documentary film about the state of Rhode Island and its election workers' efforts to safeguard access to the ballot and ensure election integrity.
"As we focused on voting, because that's what we're about – the League of Women Voters is about voting, and it's about preservation of democracy – this just felt like the right thing to do," said Keyser Stenning.
Fact check roundup:Debunking false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot two years later
Although the vigil was originally planned as an outdoor event, the League decided to move it indoors in the face of a damp, chilly forecast. Thanks to Newport's well-preserved history and the generosity of the Newport Historical Society, they were able to move to an incredibly well-suited venue: the Old Colony House, a National Historic Landmark built in 1741 to serve as the original meeting place for Rhode Island's colonial legislature.
"(The Colony House) is where the General Assembly met until 1901 before the Statehouse was built in Providence," explained Rebecca Bertrand, executive director of the Newport Historical Society, "so for years this is where democracy was happening in this state."
"It makes a whole lot of sense for this event to be here," she continued. "It's an appropriate space to be talking about democracy and the right to vote."
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. Secretary of State Gregg Amore, Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong and other officials from across Rhode Island sat to either side of the august old building's dais as the public audience, composed mainly of Aquidneck Islanders, crowded around the carved wooden columns holding up the country's fourth-oldest extant statehouse. Many members of the public held plastic candles as they listened attentively to Newport native Tavia Baker's beautiful a cappella rendition of the National Anthem, which set the mood for a series of short speeches by the public servants in attendance.
In the course of no more than 90 minutes in Newport, the complex interrelations between local, national and international politics and between the past, present and future of American democracy were on full display.
Whitehouse, who was in the U.S. Capitol on the day it was stormed by protestors, thanked many state and local officials in attendance by name before calling for a moment of silence for the Capitol police officers who lost their lives in relation to the events of January 6, 2020. He concluded his remarks by promising to continue fighting against "enormous gobs of filthy and anonymous 'dark money' pouring into our elections."
Jail time, pending verdicts:The case statuses of alleged Jan. 6 rioters from New England
After delivering his own remarks, Newport's newly elected Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong read a speech on behalf of Sen. Jack Reed, who had to refuse the League of Women Voters of Newport County's invitation because he was on an official visit to Ukraine in his capacity as chairman of the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee.
Mayor Xay, as he is quickly coming to be known, stood framed at the podium as he delivered Reed's remarks by an original Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. Washington attended a grand banquet on the first floor of the Colony House in 1781 while visiting Newport to meet French General Rochambeau at the beginning of the American Revolution's decisive Yorktown campaign.
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline was represented by a nametag on an empty chair; while he had originally planned to attend the vigil, he had to remain in Washington, D.C., to cast his 14th and 15th votes for Speaker of the House. Keyser Stenning of the League of Women Voters read a prepared statement on his behalf.
Cicilline's new colleague in District 2, Representative-elect Seth Magaziner, sent a personal representative because he was also tied up in Washington, D.C. He and his fellow newly elected members of Congress had to wait for a speaker of the house to be elected before they could officially be sworn in.
All of the public officials present condemned the events of January 6, 2021, in strong and unequivocal terms, with R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha comparing it to 9/11 and saying the peaceful transfer of electoral power most Americans have long taken for granted was "hijacked," and Secretary of State Amore saying the violence he witnessed on television shook him so profoundly to his core that he decided in that moment to run for the office he now holds.
Amore, a former history teacher who used to bring his AP classes on field trips to Colony House and helped pass a bill requiring proficiency in civics to be included in Rhode Island's public high school curriculum while serving as a state representative, couldn't resist giving the crowd homework: he referenced an Abraham Lincoln speech given to the Young Men's Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, in 1838 entitled "The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions," and encouraged the audience to look up and read what he called "a warning against mobocracy."
After giving an overview of Rhode Island's electoral policies and process and stating his commitment to preserving and expanding access to the ballot, Amore reminded the crowd, "Our elections are run by American patriots: these are not deep state plants…they are your friends and neighbors, your fellow Rhode Islanders, your fellow Americans."
R.I. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, who grew up in the Dominican Republic before becoming an American citizen, cited in her remarks her formative experiences as a child listening to radio reports of Latin American countries losing access to democratic modes of governance. She said she wanted to attend the January 6 anniversary vigil for two reasons: because it was the local league of women voters organizing the event, and because "democracy is very precious, and if we don't work at it, we might lose it."
As the late congressman John Lewis once said, "Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself."
When asked why she thought it was important to commemorate the anniversary of such a dark day in the history of American democracy, League of Women Voters of Newport County member Jean Quinn echoed Lewis, and in a straightforward and simple manner encapsulated what seemed to be a prevailing attitude among the women of Newport County who organized the event and the people who accepted their invitation to attend.
Quinn told The Daily News, "I think it's important to remember this day and what happened at the Capitol, and to do our part to make sure that it never happens again."
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If you want to bring to life your fantasies about living like royalty, look no further than the highly anticipated Emerald Palace Kemspinski. Having recently opened its doors to the public on the 29th of November in Palm Jumeirah, this latest addition to Dubai's rapidly growing list of ultra-luxurious accommodation features architecture that is inspired by the regal palaces and castles of 18th century Europe. Looking very much like a fairytale coming to life, this brand new luxury hotel in Dubai is certainly the perfect place for guests who look for nothing less than a royal treatment!
The Desert Adventures team was invited for an exclusive visit to the hotel and we can tell you that 'grand' does not even begin to cover the opulence of what promises to be a legendary beach resort in Dubai.
Take a look at the stunning interiors that is quite literally, fit for a king!
What Guests Will Love
Old-school luxury takes on new meaning when you step into the Emerald Palace Kempinski, where even well-heeled travellers from all over the world will be awestruck by all the magnificence on display. There's plenty to enjoy both indoors and outdoors at this luxury collection hotel, but to give you a snapshot of what's on offer, here are some of the high points of the 5-star hotel.
Situated on the crescent of the Palm, this beach resort boasts unrivalled views of the ocean, along with private beach access
Exceptional rooms, suites and beach villas fitted with the intricately crafted furniture
Eight gourmet restaurants including Bluthner Hall, Le Jardin, Sablanc, Matagi, and MIX by Michelin star chef, Alain Ducasse
Exclusive award-winning wellness spa, Cinq Mondes, with 23 treatment rooms, 2 private spa suites and the largest indoor wellness swimming pool on the Palm
Expansive meeting rooms for conferences and corporate events
Indoor and outdoor pools and fitness centers
Access to personal butler services
Dedicated play areas and clubs for children and teenagers
Access to the largest Private Cinema on the Palm with 80 seats
Limousine service for guests to travel in style
More about the bespoke rooms and suites
There are a total of 391 guestrooms at the Emerald Palace Kempinski, including Mezannine Suites, Royal Suites, and Imperial Villas. From the luxuriant beds to the elegant bathrooms and the sparkling interiors, there's a lot to love about the accommodation on offer here.
327 Deluxe rooms
13 Junior Suites
19 Duplex Suites
20 One Bedroom Suites
3 Presidential Suites
1 Exclusive Royal Suites
6 Royal Villas
2 Imperial Villas
Besides a long list of facilities and amenities, the experience of staying in this ultra-luxurious resort is elevated by the management's attention to customer excellence.
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DISE began working with GMCVO Databases in 2014 when they approached us to look at their business growth strategy.
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Waimairi Beach est une banlieue de la cité de Christchurch, située dans la partie médiane de l'Île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande.

Situation
Elle est localisée au nord-est de la cité.
Elle est située à l'est de la ville de Parklands et au nord de North New Brighton.

Municipalités limitrophes

Étymologie
Le mot waimairi se traduit par listless stream.

Une des principales routes passant à travers la banlieue est nommée Aston Drive.
C'était à l'origine Vogel Street, nommée d'après le premier ministre  Julius Vogel (1835–1899) et renommée Aston Street en 1848 d'après un propriétaire terrien de Sydney : John Aston (1886–1946) et ensuite Aston Drive en 1995.

Gouvernance
Ce secteur était une partie du comté de Waimairi jusqu'en 1982, quand le pays fut renommé District de Waimairi.
Ce district fut amalgamé dans le  en 1989 dans le cadre de la .

Démographie
Waimairi Beach couvre une surface de .
Il fut estimé que la population était de  en  avec une densité de population de .

La localité de Waimairi Beach avait une population de  lors du recensement de la population en Nouvelle-Zélande de 2018, en augmentation de  (soit 3,3 %) depuis le recensement de 2013, et une augmentation de  (soit 23,2 %) depuis celui de 2006.

Il y avait .

On comptait  et , donnant un sexe-ratio de  pour une femme.

L'âge médian était de  (comparé avec les  au niveau national), avec  (soit 21,3 %) âgées de moins de ,  (soit 12,6 %) âgées de ,  (soit 51,1 %) âgées de , et  (soit 14,9 %) âgées de .

L'ethnicité était pour 95,9 % d'européens/Pākehā, 8,7 % Maori, 2,5 % de personnes du Pacifique, 1,6 % d'origines asiatiques et 1,4 % d'autres ethnicités (le total peut faire plus de 100 % dans la mesure où une personne peut s'identifier pour plusieurs ethnicités).

La proportion de personnes nées outre-mer était de 22,7 %, comparée avec les 27,1 % au niveau national.

Bien que certaines personnes objectent à donner leur religion, 51,6 % n'avaient aucune religion, 39,4 % étaient chrétiens, 0,2 % étaient hindouistes, 0,2 % étaient bouddhistes et 1,6 % avaient une autre religion.

Parmi ceux d'au moins  d'âge,  (soit 27,7 %) avaient une licence ou un degré supérieur et  (soit 10,5 %) n'avaient aucune  qualification formelle.

Le revenu médian état de , comparé avec les  au niveau  national.
Le statut d'emploi de ceux d'au moins  était pour  (soit 53,1 %) employés à plein temps, pour  (soit 18,7 %) étaient à temps partiel et pour  (soit 3,5 %) étaient sans emploi.

Voir aussi

 Liste des villes de Nouvelle-Zélande
 Christchurch City, Nouvelle-Zélande

Notes et références

Ville en Nouvelle-Zélande
Banlieue de Christchurch
Canterbury


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TLC's New Single 'Way Back' Will Take You All The Way Back To The '90s — LISTEN
By Ashley Rey
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Remember when T-Boz and Chilli from TLC launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their next and final group project? Well, the fruits of said campaign have blossomed into an actual album. And TLC's new single "Way Back" will take you all the way back to the '90s. The group teased the new track on April 13 in collaboration with iHeartRadio. It's smooth and true to their early musical selection that TLC fans have come to know and love. Snoop Dogg is listed on the new single as a feature, but unfortunately isn't heard on this version. I'm guessing we'll have to wait closer to the album's release to hear the Long Beach legend's rhymes. But, in the meantime, I'm totally OK with listening to the current version over and over until the wheels fall off.
The three-minute track experiments with the same '90s melodic sound that Bruno Mars is currently bringing back to life, and I'm here for it. T-Boz and Chilli didn't waste anytime reminding us of all of the good ol' days we've shared with them over the years. And the hook sums up all of those feelings of nostalgia perfectly, saying:
'"Cause, we go way back.
Like Prince and Marvin Gaye.
Like south side on Sunday.
Something's don't ever change.
Yeah, you and me.
Cause we go way back.
James Brown and Michael J.
Like, them high school parties.
We go way back."
One listen, and you'll be rushing to purchase tickets for the I Love the '90s tour this summer, too.
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The album, which has yet to be named, has a hard release date of June 30. And according to TLC's Kickstarter account, fans just may have the opportunity to christen it. The group's manager Bill Diggins wrote a post, updating fans on the upcoming album's progress, and asked for some input on what the crew should name their final work. I must say, there were a lot of great options to choose from in the comment section.
It may have taken over a decade since their last release and a little over $430,000 from crowdsourcing, but fans are finally closer to having TLC's fifth and final album at our disposal. And if the rest of the project is anything like "Way Back," it's going to be a banger.


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