Mrs Foyle

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In June, my brother took his own life. Since then, we have been beyond broken. Today, my incredible husband and some of my brother’s closest friends ran 25km to raise money for Mind. justgiving.com/team/matthew-g… There’s still time to donate 🤍

summer holidays ☀️🩷

@primarypercival Ah there’s nothing better! I’m always parading my 7 year old’s handwriting round as evidence for how good Kinetic Letters is!

SoundsWrite + Kinetic Letters in Reception = 👌

What about if their behaviour breaks the hearts of other children, equally or more vulnerable? Empathy and sympathy are what make us human, but that must extend to every child in our care. In order to maximise the safety and dignity of all, students who abuse others need to experience boundaries and consequences, as well as, but not only, understanding and care.

My eldest has joined a football team (and his dad is the coach!). Watching 6 year olds play football is genuinely one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen in MY LIFE

@_MissieBee @akelahall @Joetoddstanton Me too! But Perseus and the Gorgon’s head to your question! 🐍

@akelahall @Joetoddstanton Thank you! Is it because I originally posted it in the Edutwitter community?

@LukeEducation22 Yes! I’m obsessed with him!

@Mrs_Foyle It’s so good! And he had a brilliant way of telling the myths! Have you read his others?

Finished “Odyssey” this morning— absolutely fantastic! Such a brilliant retelling, and Fry writes with such wit and pathos. (I also got to try out my birthday gift of a book embosser!)

This is largely excruciating nonsense. Children need calm, safe environments where the expectations are clear, scaffolded, and taught; where boundaries are upheld and consequences happen when they are breached-with support when required. Treating misbehaviour as a pathology, or children as China dolls, actually makes them less safe, more vulnerable.

Doing a home project with my 4 year old and he loved sounding out and writing ‘man’ on policeman and postman! @SWLiteracy @KineticLetters

Not all behaviour communicates something relevant, mysterious, or complex.

Amazing appointment, hurrayyyy 🎉🎉🎉

@missgeog92 Estée Lauder double wear, every time! Expensive but lasts agesssss!

My go to foundation for the last decade has been discontinued 🥲 Recommendations for best medium to full coverage foundation that doesnt disappear after 5 minutes?

Telling a child that their actions have consequences, and then ensuring those consequences happen, is *exactly* how you teach someone to trust you. Because you meant what you said. Never holding a child accountable for their actions, never challenging, never penalising them, is how you teach them that you, and other people are inconsequential, and they are untouchable. Which is a terrible lesson to teach, and one that bears bitter fruit in adulthood.

I don’t expect any presents at all as a teacher. I’m so grateful for anything. However, my absolute FAVES are the trinkets kids make. I got asked what my favourite colour was and a boy in Y5 made me this. I adore it ❣️

Can’t wait to read allllllll summer 📖

What a legend!

We made it to the last day of term 🫠🫠 Our head made us the sweetest treats to get us through 💫

You can make a huge difference this year by encouraging your pupils to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge over the holidays. It's the UK's biggest reading for pleasure programme for primary school children in libraries !!FREE!! #readingforpleasure summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/school-zone-src