Author Archives: Jodie Collins

Today’s inspiration was this desert photo: So I made this: Which is my desert dune buggy with a difference. It is designed for people to travel long distances without too much heat – fewer windows means you can travel for … Continue reading →

So I had a little help with the inspiration of this project. A few months back Lego launched a competition for schools – you signed up online and were sent some Lego pieces to make your own creature and then … Continue reading →

A lot of new beginnings since Easter! On Easter Sunday I got married to the gorgeous Vincent Lopez. You can now call me J-Lo if you wish! The wedding day went fantastically well and all ran smoothly – but what … Continue reading →

Life is getting a bit crazy in JodieWorld right now. The fantastic kind of crazy. I am on the 3 week countdown for the wedding which is wonderfully exciting and just a bit nerve-wracking as it feels like the last … Continue reading →

I must start this blog by saying I have nothing against blogging (would be a bit ridiculous of me given that I am doing it now) and, in fact, I find many blogs very useful/interesting/funny/cute etc etc and read a … Continue reading →

This week I worked with the Year 6 blog group on a blog about the Japanese Tsunami. Their Unit of Inquiry is tourism so we found facts via Google about the Tsunami that they thought would affect tourism in Japan. … Continue reading →

It is March which means in a couple of weeks time the borough will have very few staff left. Now many of those staff leaving I have never had any involvement with but it is still a shame for them … Continue reading →

Oh what a week! We had Ofsted this week. The call came Monday morning at 9am. A staff meeting was called for 10am. I then spent the next two days (til about 2am each night) updating the Ofsted Room on … Continue reading →

This week I have been mostly analysing data. It has something to do with a very special phone call. I won’t say who called. They may wish to remain anonymous for a couple more days – we shall see… Anyway … Continue reading →

Well it’s been a very tiring week. I accompanied a school trip to Paris. 20 children from Years 5 and 6 Monday to Friday. We were linking with a school in Paris as part of a film making project and … Continue reading →