assorted leftover bits:

[devi]

The Little Mathsgirl got her SAT results. She got an 8 in maths, which I think is basically an A! Squee! She got nearly double the marks she got in her mocks before I started teaching her! More squee! Not that I'm taking the credit - well, it would be false to say I'm not taking any of the credit because it is giving me a warm glow and a sense of "I must be doing something right". Still, I didn't do much more than read the book out to her; her brain just slurps up facts as fast as you can dish them out. But... well, I've never seen her actually grinning as much as she did yesterday and that makes me happy.

And I had the best damn weekend in recent memory, which among much else featured a ROBOT HORSE!


A robot horse that played an eerie tune!

And the air smells so good after the rain.

Comments

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

More robot animals, please!

Are you up for the robot dinosaurs the weekend after next? Did you get my emails? Can I stop asking questions, please?

[geeveecatullus.livejournal.com]

YAY maths girl.
Did you ever end up making her a mix tape?

[caescarna.livejournal.com]

Yay! - I almost asked in my recent email how she was getting on. Your plan sounds like a great idea :)

[eponymousarchon.livejournal.com]

Well done you! (AND her)

[dr-f-dellamorte.livejournal.com]

I saw him at Glastonbury last year! He's a cCOOOOOL horse!

[silme.livejournal.com]

Yay! There really isn't a grade equivalent to the silly National Curriculum Levels (oh, I wish there were), but Level 8 is the absolute highest possible. Kids can't even earn an 8 on the English SATs any more, although English teachers can still assess them at Level 8. But for Maths and Science, Level 8 is the highest for both SATs and teacher assessment. Good job to you both! :)

[spyinthehaus.livejournal.com]

Cripes. That's a fantastic animal - in a variety of senses of the word.

[parallelgirl.livejournal.com]

Woh, an 8 is Exceptional Performance and Quite Something!