Leigh in Azerbaijan

Something must have happened at edublogs.org because the background just disappeared and I’ve had to choose another background for my blog.  Sob.  I was comfortable with it too.  The NES group also had problems.  I will try and move them on a little with their blog this afternoon.

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What lovely feedback I had from the Grade 4 parents, particularly from my home class of 4C where I go each morning for just a few minutes and sing Austalian songs. I think walking into a Turkish classroom with a guitar is akin to Santa Claus walking into an Australian classroom.
Parents let me know [...]

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Americans teenagers talk about the holocaust. How can this be? Any teachers using The Diary of Ann Frank will want to use this video with their kids.
(Mmmm. the link isn’t showing! Why is that? Okay I’ll do it the long way.
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5a2e075a1a4a6e1b9770
With collective memory like this, we can be certain that it will [...]

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I’ve finished the Gr4 and 5 exam marking!!! What a task! The Grade 5s this afternoon were almost wetting themselves wanting to know what their scores were. I had told them that the exams were marked and that I would give their papers back tomorrow morning. Grades are the BIG thing here. [...]

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Saturday afternoon and it was fast and furious with parent interviews.   Most of the parents spoke English and mostly I was saying that they have charming talented children.  I had Hulya as an interpreter, and Wednesday night I will have her again, which will be her last roll at Koc as she’s moving to [...]

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