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Tosha Reads His First Book

This evening, Tosha brought home his first reading homework.  He read the entire book through all by himself, only getting stuck on the name of one character, Chip.  Big brother Tolii helped him sound it out.
Well done, Tosha!

Tolii Finishes Year R

School’s out!
Today was Tolii’s last day of Year R (reception).
I will remember today for another reason, too: my car had a flat tyre!  This was fortunate for Tosha as he got a trip to school with Tolii before we walked up to nursery.  I returned home and got our local garage, Clacy’s, to pull out [...]

Tosha Graduates from Oak Tree Nursery

The official graduation of Tosha from Oak Tree Nursery was timed to coincide perfectly with the start of the severe weather the MET office had been predicting since yesterday.
The staff quickly packed up all the fun activities that were scattered around the lovely grounds at the nursery and got set up again inside the Oaks [...]

Speedy Visits Tolii

Speedy, a very fluffy dog from Whitchurch Primary School, came to visit Tolii.  He had visited with all the kids in Tolii’s class except Tolii and two others.  He usually stays weekends, but since there were only two weekends left before breaking for summer, he made a special mid-week visit.
Tolii was super-excited.  First, he introduced [...]

A Helicopter Visits Tolii’s School

The kids of Whitchurch primary school were treated to a visit by a Aerospatiale AS355F1 Ecureuil II helicopter this afternoon. They watched it circle around Whitchurch before it landed in the school’s field.
Everyone, including Tolii, gathered around it to learn how it works.
Many kids asked lots of questions of the pilot and co-pilot.
Afterwards, they [...]