#FridayFive is the feeling a sort of maudlin pre Christmas mood. 1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling. 2. A Long December. Counting Crows 3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne. 4. Flume. Bon Iver. 5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.

This week @bennewmark.bsky.social declared #FridayFive is in ‘a sort of maudlin pre-Christmas mood’. Here’s mine; 🌲 Mariah Carey - ‘O Holy Night’ 🌲 Procol Harum - ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ 🌲 IL DIVO - ‘Ave Maria’ 🌲 Cigarettes After Sex - ‘Cry’ 🌲 Pentatonix - ‘Hallelujah’ 🤔 What will yours be?

This clip from the marvellous Two Doors Down is becoming the soundtrack to my life in education lately...

🧵 I’ve been thinking about this statement from the DfE about the increase in support staff in schools. We have way more than double the average % of EHCPs, most of whom do not bring in enough funding for us to support them. A new child arrives in reception, 4 years old, clearly traumatised 1/

Day 5 and today we want your choices of songs that you wish you had written. My own selection below, I have to be honest it took me ages to choose this one! #FebMusicChallenge25

@jpembroke.bsky.social Hi James, i hope you are well. Sorry to trouble you but will you be publishing any MTC data and analysis this year? Always find it useful.

Hi Folks. Apologies to anyone who was expecting #PrimaryRocks to be running tonight, but it won't be on now this term. Everything is alright, but something has to give and...

...unfortunately, it has to be our #PrimaryRocks edchat at this moment in time. I am OK, but I know that over the coming weeks, there are things that I will miss if I am not mindful so I need a hiatus. Thanks for all your contributions over the years and I hope to be back soon.

Unfortunately I can’t make #PrimaryRocks tonight but I do have this as a puzzle for you! Answers to follow!

Am listening to @grahamandre.bsky.social playlist from February with lost classics 😊

A3: I love reading a story to the kids (Year 5) but they are also at an age where I love to hear them read to the class as well so we often do that as well. #PrimaryRocks

A2: I remember making this TES top 100 books checklist some time ago, how do you think it holds up now? #PrimaryRocks

I prefer the later books but I haven't read these since I was 19! ... 6 years ago! #PrimaryRocks

I'm only about a sixth of the way in but so far it's really good, especially as the reader knows the fate but not how/why we get there ...

I have started back at the beginning of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I have read The Colour of Magic and now onto The Light Fantastic. I was really sad when he died and I put off reading his last book because I knew that was going to be IT. So I've started from the beginning again! #PrimaryRocks

I have two on the go - my 'big' read and my quick 'dib into' read that I have read before but can't remember whodunit...

Always have 2 on the go, one for downstairs and one for bedtime!

Join us tonight from 8pm for the next edition of #PrimaryRocks! Tonight, we are looking at reading! @grahamandre.bsky.social @misscleveland.bsky.social @hazelmpinner.bsky.social @geordiecat2012.bsky.social @misterbodd.bsky.social @smithsmm.bsky.social

Eltham Hill school working hard to achieve Gender Action awards. Fantastic visit today! @mission44.bsky.social @grahamandre.bsky.social @georginaphillips.bsky.social

OK you lovely lot! That's it for this week! Have a great week, y'all, and - if you need it - make sure to put your sun cream and cap on! See you all next week for #PrimaryRocks

A4: Just because you have a good idea for a lesson in your head it wont always work out how you imagined it would #PrimaryRocks

A3: 5 day weeks, if we could have 4 day weeks and even add extra hours on to other days I would love it #PrimaryRocks

A2: I dont think its a thing you can plan for you just have to try and find it when you can and as often as you can #PrimaryRocks

Hey hey hey! #PrimaryRocks is back tonight from 8pm Join us for top notch primary-focused chat! @grahamandre.bsky.social @misscleveland.bsky.social @hazelmpinner.bsky.social @compscitsui.bsky.social @misterbodd.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social @geordiecat2012.bsky.social @ict-links.bsky.social

#MusicMayHem Not as high tech as @grahamandre.bsky.social but a list of all the tracks shared on Day 1 😊

#MusicMayHem Day 2 - full of the joys of spring. A slightly darker choice from me... @rachelj47127149.bsky.social @kerryc98.bsky.social @mrsveritea.bsky.social @neil-hames.bsky.social @steveprince2472.bsky.social @mindbodysoulnrg.bsky.social youtu.be/yhuMLpdnOjY

So here we are #MusicMayHem ! Day 1 - May Songs. Could be the month, the word or the name. @rachelj47127149.bsky.social @mrsveritea.bsky.social @kerryc98.bsky.social @neil-hames.bsky.social @grahamandre.bsky.social @mindbodysoulnrg.bsky.social @steveprince2472.bsky.social youtu.be/eNINCykhR3I

I am 🙋‍♀️😊 I will also be reposting, and @grahamandre.bsky.social might well too! 🙌

It has been a blast, folks Thanks for joining in #PrimaryRocks once again. We will see you all next Monday from 8pm! Have a beautiful week!

A4: Whole class novel, get the children invested - one of my favourite times of the day. I always aspire to be as good as this man at story telling #PrimaryRocks www.youtube.com/watch?v=niL_...

Solely for performances (like Glastonbury) which have brought me joy & wouldn't have happened without being big: Elbow, Muse & Coldplay. 4th is Queen, for the live performance creating a moment of joy/sadness at the London Olympics plus all the audience participation versions of Bohemian Rhapsody.

I was down to like a final 5 but then I went with my heart- Fleetwood Mac 😍🎶 #PrimaryRocks

Always @thecure.com for me. Soundtrack for my entire life.

@markbradley.bsky.social is an absolute star! ⭐ My class was over the moon to have a session with him this afternoon and to explore creating their own comic characters AND getting a sneak peak at the next Bumble & Snug book 🤩(my lips are 🤐) Thank you so much Mark 👏🏼 #EduSky #LidLitUK #GraphicNovels

@grahamandre.bsky.social @mroberts90matt.bsky.social @merrillteaches.bsky.social @mrheadprimary.bsky.social @ict-links.bsky.social @hazelmpinner.bsky.social @misscleveland.bsky.social

Well I've not got the number of followers as @grahamandre.bsky.social or @neil-hames.bsky.social and it would only be here.... Will give it some thought! 😊

Ok Folks Thanks for joining in tonight! @grahamandre.bsky.social @misscleveland.bsky.social @hazelmpinner.bsky.social Lovely speaking with you! Easter makes everything a bit weird with holidays all over the place so we will resume on MONDAY 28 APRIL! Have a super week! #PrimaryRocks

A4: Not just Geography but a Science link as well, I love going rockpooling, like small unknown worlds and you never know what you might find. #PrimaryRocks #PrimaryRocksPooling

A3: Its hard to bring it to life in the classroom, we have borrowed artefacts from the local castle but its better just to visit places like that and the two Roman Villas we have, we also have so much History on our beaches which are full of fossils. #PrimaryRocks

A2: Following the recent revelations about what is under the pyramids I would also love to know more about the Egyptian era - so much we still don't know about our planet. #primaryrocks www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

A1: We have been looking at Rosa Parks in our class lately so I think I would like her to come in and find out what life was really like for her before and after the she refused to give up her seat. I'd love to ask her if she thinks things have changed much too #PrimaryRocks

@grahamandre.bsky.social having been through the last few February's with you both this really is not surprising at all 😂 #PrimaryRocks

I love that we both picked Cleopatra! #PrimaryRocks

You and @grahamandre.bsky.social both chose Cleopatra. How interesting! #PrimaryRocks I think Bob Mortimer would have to be at my table!

What a wide range. I heard a lovely story about George Michael the other day from Richard Osman www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFX_... #PrimaryRocks What a top guy.

I mainly use it on my laptop #PrimaryRocks

5 minutes to go. I am going by the seat of my pants tonight for #PrimaryRocks hoping that we get through and praying my laptop will be better next week! Join us at 8pm by searching #PrimaryRocks @grahamandre.bsky.social

Things come in groups, don't they!? My school laptop decided to give up the ghost yesterday which was lovely on a Sunday and I could watch the City game in peace... but it has been a bit of a pain today! Anyway... it's Monday night! Come and join #PrimaryRocks tonight from 8pm!

Just completed part 1 of @btobirds.bsky.social's brilliant online #Bird Sound ID in Early Spring course Off to the woods now with my grandson to put what we learned into practice! Hoping to hear Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Wren, Song Thrush, Robins tits, finches, and more 🪶 www.bto.org/community/ev...

Looking forward to welcoming up to 100 school leaders, teachers and LA advisors to #Cornerstone tomorrow for our #Digital #Showcase Day Takeaway Sway for attendees 🔗 sway.cloud.microsoft/zw9BoRdPVPg9... #HantsEdTech #ShowcaseSchool @penfoldno1.bsky.social @grahamandre.bsky.social