Xmas fashion | Pyramid lesson | Bubbly for breastfeeding | Posh pizza | Cheese on toast
On the matter of missing items from a capsule wardrobe (Letters, 25 August), I nominate the addition of the Christmas jumper, without which you cannot enter your place of work on designated days. Did I just get the first mention of yuletide on the letters page in 2024?
Siobhán Ní Chuanaigh
Dublin, Ireland
• Michael Rosen’s biology lessons (Miss Pope, my science teacher, would have approved of music and ice lollies in class. Exams aren’t the only way to learn, 23 August) remind me of a lesson my husband did on the Egyptians in the 1970s. To give an idea of the scale of the Great Pyramid, he took his students on to the water meadows, got them to measure the base and positioned them at intervals around the edge, then flew a kite to indicate the height. One child remarked: “This is fun Mr K, but what are we doing?”
Belinda King
Sudbury, Suffolk
Continue reading… Xmas fashion | Pyramid lesson | Bubbly for breastfeeding | Posh pizza | Cheese on toastOn the matter of missing items from a capsule wardrobe (Letters, 25 August), I nominate the addition of the Christmas jumper, without which you cannot enter your place of work on designated days. Did I just get the first mention of yuletide on the letters page in 2024?Siobhán Ní ChuanaighDublin, Ireland• Michael Rosen’s biology lessons (Miss Pope, my science teacher, would have approved of music and ice lollies in class. Exams aren’t the only way to learn, 23 August) remind me of a lesson my husband did on the Egyptians in the 1970s. To give an idea of the scale of the Great Pyramid, he took his students on to the water meadows, got them to measure the base and positioned them at intervals around the edge, then flew a kite to indicate the height. One child remarked: “This is fun Mr K, but what are we doing?”Belinda KingSudbury, Suffolk Continue reading… Fashion, Wine, Pizza, Childbirth, Alcohol, Food, Teaching, Christmas, Egypt
