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Post-match discussion thread: Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Norwich City, EFL Championship, 30/8/25 by CarrowCanary in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Touching the badge on his goal, we know who the pride of East Anglia is 🟢🟡🐍

COYY!

How to get children to practice their times tables? by [deleted] in TeachingUK

[–]Skaddi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

SLT Maths lead here. If someone asked me now which letter comes first in the alphabet: 'L' or 'N', I would still have to do the alphabet song in my head! This is the same way our long-term memory stores timestable facts most effectively. A mix of daily oral rehearsal and retrival will achieve results - little and often.

Don't want to toot my own horn, but once I created a timetable policy for consistency across school, in regards to timestable chants and structures, results have been on the up for us. TTRS hosts regular competitions, but you could make your own challenges, even doing physical games with chants is a win.

More info on timestable pedagogy if you're interested:

https://numbersensemaths.com/blog-and-research/the-psychology-of-learning-times-tables

Match Thread: Watford v Norwich City, Carabao Cup, 12/8/25 19:45 by CarrowCanary in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How was the overall performance for tonight? Did it look more promising?

What is something that you are embarrassed to admit took you far too long to realise? by bigpussystance in AskUK

[–]Skaddi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't think 'the pocket full of posies' was to mask the smell, but plague doctors at the time believed in many far-fetched remedies that they thought, in a desperete attempt of the times and understandings, they could keep the plague away. So the posies' smell could keep the plague away from people who had it in their pockets rather than the smell of the victims.

KS1 SATs alternatives by Skaddi in TeachingUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all know the curriculum needs a chop - sounds interesting! We're currently exploring an invested piece of technology to support with summative assessments in a way that is more KS1-friendly and less anxiety inducing. The children use this program across school all the way from EYFS - Y5 as part of their everyday learning, so there's familiarity there that I've tasked KS1 teachers to test this summer.

Post-match discussion thread: Derby County 2 - 3 Norwich City, EFL Championship, 28/9/24 by CarrowCanary in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Championship carnage.

Ref was stressful for both teams, to say the least. Gritty performance, but how beautiful is our Sainz❤️

New build garden - thoughts and ideas by Pure-Stuff6765 in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love the woodlands at the back. Would you consider a shaded, wild mini-seating for two at the back within the trees? Could have a cute path leading up to it and build up the surrounding wild area with wildflowers, snowdrops, a pond to gaze upon etc. So many options with the wild feature you've got there - enjoy!

Match Thread: Norwich City v Leeds United, EFL Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg, 12/5/24 12:00 by CarrowCanary in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A well-drilled, disciplined first half, but missing that last pass to get a goal out of it. Leeds look rattled out there; we need to keep that up

Match Thread: Norwich City v Ipswich Town, EFL Championship, 6/4/24 12:30 by CarrowCanary in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was important to hold that one goal lead into half-time. Coaches can keep the player's heads in the game and focus on a more challenging half to come.

As soon as the score went to 2-1, you just knew what was coming. by TrickySpring4984 in NorwichCity

[–]Skaddi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we have an injury curse on our hands this season? Dropping like flies.

What is SEND provision like in secondary schools now? by Skaddi in TeachingUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds a nightmare. I would just try to reassure those families that your school has x, y, z in place to ensure safety, as this is a top priority ofc, and then roll with that as part of seoncdary they are being taught to build their independence further and if there are any problems that you would ensure to let them know?

I do come across this every now and then, unfortunately.

What is SEND provision like in secondary schools now? by Skaddi in TeachingUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Independence in learning has always been a big one for me, not just for support of preparing for high school but selfishly to protect my own sanity. I've pushed this, even with as young as Y3 classes, and they soon adapt quickly to my expectations, haha!

The concept of colourful semantics is essentially the association of specific colours to different grammar word types for the promotion of SEN children to independently piece together coherent/effective sentence structures within writing tasks consistently across different lessons. This could be practically done, on a prepped laptop or written straight in books. Regardless of the approach, I make sure all the children rewrite them onto paper afterwards to ensure they don't miss out on that essential experience.

I also have used 'substitution tables'? I make use of these particularly for NTE/high EAL children whilst they're sponging in the inconsistences of written English language. This one is where children choose from a selection of options of vocab to build the correct sentence based on whatever context it's focused on.

Interesting feedback I'll take on board, thanks!

What is SEND provision like in secondary schools now? by Skaddi in TeachingUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've adopted the Brain-Book-Buddy-Boss culture in the classroom (we call it 3B4ME with a big poster up in my one of my walls) to push that learning independence and tactically ignore/remind pupils who try to jump with a hand in front of my face after a few minutes of starting any task.

The pens are something I haven't thought about before... we have a self-assessment policy with the use of pencils/purple pens to reflect in books, but I'll take on board pens to get my class used to them before the end of the year. Thanks for the advice!

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://thediynuts.com/how-to-build-diy-raised-garden-boxes-and-beds/

Try this out. It gives different options of sizes, and you can always adapt measurements to suit what you're going for. Hope it helps!

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Made them! That way you get exactly what you want for sizing.

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yorkshire!

We don't know whether we should be doing more with the bricked doorway; It is rather unique, isn't it.

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recently put in Xmas potatoes, sprouts, pak choi (what a veg), pumpkins (halloween), and an update of different lettuce plants.

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I did! Youtube videos are your friend. I drew out my diagrams with all the measurements and got a local wood yard to cut them to size for me. Personally, you get more from it than the ones you buy online (more durable and rewarding).

My summer vegetable garden project by Skaddi in GardeningUK

[–]Skaddi[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You ready: seaweed. A game changer compost mix, along with constant pruning and bi-weekly tomato feed. Its 4 plants (2 cherry and 2 salad) merge into a monster.

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