The Baynhams

This means that the night before she has to prepare something to talk to her class mates about. Sometimes it is a book review, sometimes a "Positive School Issue" and sometimes she gets to be the presenter.

This week was her turn to be presenter. She was to welcome the class, give them a rundown on the date and the days weather and then introduce the other kids who were doing their book reviews etc. There is a bit of competition to see who makes the most effort preparing for their presentation and the best kid each day gets the highly prized "DOUBLE TICK" Rhiannon made her mind up last night that this week it would be her.

We made a map of Australia with the days weather forecast in symbols as we have done many times before. It wasn't enough for Rhiannon. She decided to rifle through my wardrobe to find something interesting to wear over her uniform. She found my Irish rugby top, a green plastic hat and an Irish flag tea-towel. With a glint in her eye she came up with a plan. Back we went down to the computer and made an Irish map with the Irish weather on it. She decided to confuse her teacher by dressing up in green and announcing the Irish weather forecast before finally doing the normal and expected Australian one.

She practised and practised at the breakfast table until she knew the weather in Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Longford and Belfast by heart. What really tickled her was that each of these places had the same predicted weather... Rain!

Off she went to school with a bag full of green and her two maps. When she got off the bus this afternoon she had a big grin from ear to ear.....

Yes! She had got the prized "DOUBLE TICK" !!!!