It's raining!

And I'm so happy. :) Probably not the expected response to a steady, gentle, summer rain, but I've been hoping and hoping for this for a week or more. My poor garden and alloments desperately need this rain.

And I just found this:
"Analysis of the 2004 key stage 1 data indicates that, despite considerable improvements in standards at KS1 one in six children leave key stage 1 reading below level 2, and one in 10 below level 2 in mathematics. There are over 1,000 schools where less than 70% children achieved level 2 in reading and over 600 schools where less than 60% achieved level 2B in mathematics. In nearly all LEAs some schools fall into these categories."

If our LEA chap even dares to make a comment about Myf's reading... :) That is, of course, assuming we meet him.

But more about that anon.