One more week of holidays to go...It is amazing but even after 9 years of teaching, I still get nervous at the thought of my new class!!! It seems insane I know, but my tummy gives me butterflies and I find my dreams become obsessed with school and the millions of things I have to get done. I am ever optimistic that armed with Habits 1 - 3 my year will leap into a highly effective start this year! My colleagues are of course already laughing at me!

I recently chatted with a friend who is currently teaching in London and I have to say that I extremely thankful that I am teaching in New Zealand, where children are far freer to shape their own learning.

Anyway, Have a great start to 2009, onwards and upwards we go.