tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26028154.post-2795405050680861522008-03-13T16:49:00.003Z2008-12-10T04:16:53.421Z<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2qRGy5_wJmU/R9ldKNzywfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/czdDW9_YCh4/s1600-h/photo-796513.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2qRGy5_wJmU/R9ldKNzywfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/czdDW9_YCh4/s320/photo-796513.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177271676726067698" /></a></p>Tonight I met with both parents and pupils to discuss the pupils' progress. I was delighted that many parents reported that their children had been talking more about the work they are doing at school and the learning taking place. <br /><br />It struck me that our focus on writing <a href="http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net">learning reflections on the school blog site</a> could be related to pupils sharing the school experience at home. <br /><br />Could it be that the articles that have been written on the website helps to <br /><ul><br /><li>focus children's understanding of what they have been learning, whether they have written the article or not. <br /><li>remind them of the activities that they have been engaged in. <br /><li>informs them about what their children are learning and therefore could be the basis of developing a conversation beyond the usual 'What did you do at school?' to 'Can you tell me what your creative story was about today?'<br /></ul><br />It's not at all clear at this stage that there is a link between the blogging work and pupils sharing work more readily at home, but it's something that several parents mentioned this evening.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26028154-279540505068086152?l=mobile.jonathansblog.net'/></div>Jonathan Furnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03877274687340047178noreply@blogger.com3