Nedster's World now featuring Ellis!

Tuesday

It was anti bullying week this week.  My teacher said i'd made some very valuable contributions to coass discussions and had given some really good answers.

No netball after school due to an away match for the team (which they won by a massive margin apparently).  So instead I had to shuffle Ellis backwards and forwards to gymnastics with Dad which is something I usually detest.  This week though we went to Sainsbury's and immersed ourselves in the Christmas novelties, chocolates, decorations, foodstuffs and drinks now so prominently on display.

Wednesday

In our science project, off the back of the great fire of London we were doing burning experiments at school.  How cool.  We had to take two identical items in, burn one, keep the pther for observation.  Mum and I decided a pair of slightly too small socks would be a good idea and should burn very nicely indeed.  The other kids had bought in all sorts of things from yoghurt pots to glass jars.  Mr Jones added them all (safely) to the bonfire and tried to burn them, we had to wait until the next day to see our results once the fire had cooled down......

Thursday

Well, there were no prizes for guessing what had happebed to my sock in the inferno! Disappeared without trace of course, unlike the now very charred looking glass jars.

It was quiz day for me, I might have been just a little bit nervous but certainly didn't let on.  It was at St Gabriels school which was a new one on me.  I got dropped off and Mum, Dad and Ellis had to clear off as there were no spe tators allowed.  I didn't mind, Mrs Tichband looked after us.  There were over 20 teams in the room so it was pretty major stuff.  We did pretty well I reckon, I knew when the Second World War finished and easily recognised Winston Churchill in the picture round amongst other things we were asked.  I wasn't so good on Football questions though it has to be said.

While all this was going on we had a quick trip to the retail park, exciting huh?

Back at the quiz, the buffet was out, biscuits and crisps!!! Being a girls school, there were only girls toilets to use, quite a weird one that was!  In the end we came 7th, so bot too bad overall. It was also a rather enjoyable evening in the end, glad I didn't get all nervous beforehand.

Friday

This weeks spelling test.....with zero revision....8 out of 10!  Arguably my most impressive result yet.

I did infant link again in golden time, it's great fun hanging out with the little ones.  

Swimming day again, and on the way we were at the metcy of Dad's Ipod in the car.

So it could have been anything we'd have to endure.....

But it was quite a revelation as it turns out.  A piece of music by some old bloke called Brian Eno entitled 'An Ending (Ascent)' came on.  It certainly wasn't Dads usual style, no singing, no noisy bits, just music.  I really got into it and declared that I could 'quite happily listen to it at my wedding'

I thought it was pretty rubbish myself, as was the next one that came up on his shuffle, Elvis Presleys live version of 'Suspicious Minds'

Yeah, that was rubbish.  But the next one was universally liked....

System of A Down's 'Toxicity'

So I was well and truly charged up for swimming and it showed, I put in a decent showing this week for once.

I had film night at school, and even though I had already seen Monsters University I was dead excited to go. 

I can't wait until i'm at juniors next year and to go to these cool things as well.  I didn't mind tonight though, as we were off to Abi and Fayes for the evening.  We had an indoor picnic, pleayed with their toys and watched a DVD.  
I came round once the film night had finished and got stuck into a game called Pit with the grown ups (pretty good, involved lots of shouting) and another game called Jungle Speed.  I was pretty good at it, which is more than can be said for Dad who was downright embarrassing he was so bad at it.

Saturday
Bit of a lie in asfter last nights late night.
Mum did a good job on Dad getting him to do pancakes for breakfast, I supervised and made sure they were mixed (folded actually) to prefection.
Then we got in the car and headed to the Cotswold Wildlife park.
We hadn't been to a zoo for ages and it was such a lovely sunny day we were proper excited about it.
We got into a bit of photography:

I really loved the birds, especially the penguins.

The park was obviously still a bit attraction too, I swang myself really well:

And the slide was rather good after it's refit:

I was coming out of the bottom at such a rate i'd drawn quite a crowd.

The goats were in need of some petting:

I really love the goats, chasing them about and fussing them, in fact, i'd like one as a pet:

The baby Rhino (only 4 months old) was seeriously cute too:

But the real stars of the day were the Lemur's in their free range walkthrough:

They were enjoying the sunshine, all sat around with their arms out to warm their little fluffy tummies!

The Lions were in their house, enjoying some massive lumps of meat for their lunch.

The new Giraffe house was open and had a gallery at their eye level which was rather good too.

It was weird watching them eat their hay so close up!

We were even allowed to have lunch in the Cafe rather than the more usual frozen picnic huddled outside somewhere.

Sunday

Advent!  I'd been asking about when this was going to come around for weeks so I certainly wasn't going to miss this one.

Unlike me, who missed the early excitment due to my lie in.

Yeah, by the time Ned had surfaced i'd already opened the penguin tray, my where's wally and traditional advent calendars!

Next on the agenda was a day with Auntie Christine, Auntie Trish and Darcey.

We were well excited about this one.

Yup, Mum and Dad were going off shopping orsomething, sounds well boring, glad we missed out on that one.

Yeah, we had a much better time.  We visited the Christmas Market in Victoria Park.

The helter skelter and the big wheel were brilliant:

It was the fastest big wheel we'd ever been on thats for sure and it was great fun rocking it at the top with Auntie Trish, Dad would have been terrified!

And I loved going on a little roundabout with Darcey.

We headed over to the park afterwards of a play:

Before we headed home for some baking (lolipop cake with expert style decoration to transform them into little snowmen on a stick!  
They really were pretty impressive, even if I do say so myself..
When I got home I managed to finish my Skylanders Giants game!  It's only taken nearly a year.  Still, it's just in time for Christmas and hopefully i'll get the new installment.

Monday
The theme of after school dance club this week was 'Glow in the dark' We did two dances wearing glow stick bracelets with the curtains pulled in the hall.  It was great fun and must have looked pretty impressive.
I had to spend ages cleaning my trainers that i'd worn for football.  They were totally caked in mud....I was not happy about this at all......