Well where do I start?

• 7 of the 10 ‘Buddies’ have had running records taken that show 5 of them have made significant progress in the term on the programme. One of them has shown 2 years improvement since February and another 1.5yrs since February. This is significant.

  When I chatted with them about why they thought that they had made such a jump they both told me that they felt better about reading since Bloggers, and that they know that they can read. One of them also told me that he liked it that others were interested in what he was reading.

• The Mentors have asked for more sessions – as they feel that while they enjoy working with the Buddies, they would like to have more time for themselves to post to the blog!
• One of my mentors is moving to Oman in a week. She has asked if she can still contribute to the blog from there!! – Of course she can!!!
• And then today – one of the mentors is in Samoa with his family on a holiday (wedding I think!). We has made this fabulous post about visiting the home of Robert L Stevenson, and sharing some of the information about his life in Samoa – I never knew Robert L Stevenson spent the last five years of his life in Samoa!!! How neat is that? Josef’s Post