I must be mad...you would think I would know better...but no...yesterday I found myself at a Big White Community School PTFA meeting (or PAC as it's known here, but I'm not sure what it stands for!)  It was all very interesting really, quite reassuring to known that all the red tape that we have to adhere to in the U.K. is just the same over here, risk assessment seems to be a worldwide phenomenon!!  It was all a bit embarrassing, however, when they started talking about the fact that the 'board' had accepted an under age child into Kindergarten without informing the parents first.  I had to come clean that it was my child before the conversation got too heated, also the cut off date here for school entry is the end of Dec not Sept, so she only missed it by a week, and she had already been in full time education since September, that's what I kept telling them (and myself) anyway!
The children are doing a project at school about life cycles, and today 50 Pacific salmon eggs arrived to be stored in a large aquarium in the hall until they hatch in a weeks time.  The children are fascinated by these tiny orange spheres gently swaying on the bottom of the tank and are constantly checking for any developments..to be honest, I'm finding it pretty fascinating myself.