by Dancing Wombat | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Socialisation
Hey there! Hoop-la! The circus is in town! Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown? Have you seen the dappled horse gallop round the ring? Have you seen the acrobats on the dizzy swing? – From “The Circus” by C.J.Dennis, A Book for Kids, 1921...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 12, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
“I can take the bus to school tomorrow, Mum!” Dancing Wombat told me on Friday morning. “But aren’t you going to help at the school tuck shop?” I queried. “You can go by yourself again – like you did last week.” As you’ll know from Dancing Wombat’s latest...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 4, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
It’s Friday morning. Hubby Wombat has to leave early for work. I’m due at a Tony Attwood and Sue Larkey seminar on Autism at 9.00. On the other side of town. Precisely when Dancing Wombat is due at the local primary school where she has been helping this term. She’s...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Life Skills
This blog’s a bit longer than usual. Do you have a cuppa? Glass of milk and some chocolate? Or something stronger? Good. Read on. Train Wombat (now in Year 9) started catching the train by himself in Grade 4. While some other parents looked at me askance, I was...
by Dancing Wombat | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Learning Through Performance
All my reflections so far this year have been drawn from my own Dancing Wombat world. There’s never a dull moment there! But every week, I also have two classes of delightful primary school students who demand my attention. One young man – I’ll call him Dougal – had...
