We got such a cool email earlier this week from the kindergarten that the Bunster attends. It made us smile.

David approached the fizzy experiment with wide eyes and an inquisitive mind. What began as a simple reaction quickly turned into a hands-on scientific investigation, and David was ready to take on the challenge.

We began with a basic setup: baking soda, vinegar, and a few drops of food colouring. David observed the fizzing reaction closely, then hypothesised what might happen if we changed one ingredient. With growing confidence, he suggested using more vinegar to see if it would create a bigger reaction, a clear demonstration of his scientific reasoning and prediction skills.

But David didn’t stop there. We added extra layers to challenge his thinking.

Variable testing: David compared reactions using cold vs warm vinegar. He noticed the warm one fizzed faster and immediately began wondering why. He explored the effect of temperature on chemical reactions, an advanced concept for his age.

Timed reactions: With a stopwatch, David measured how long the fizz lasted in different mixtures. He recorded the results with help, learning how to collect and analyse data.

Fizz-powered rockets: David helped build a small container rocket using baking soda and vinegar sealed with a cap. He worked through multiple trials, adjusting amounts and learning about pressure build-up, force, and safety in a controlled environment. He reflected after each launch: “That one went higher, maybe I added too much vinegar last time!”

Through this engaging exploration, David practised: Mathematical thinking (measuring, comparing, estimating amounts).

Language development (using descriptive and scientific vocabulary like “reaction,” “explode,” “pressure,” “observe”).

Cognitive flexibility (adapting ideas, testing different approaches).  Persistence and resilience (when the rocket didn’t launch the first time, he calmly reassessed and tried again).

Most importantly, David took ownership of his learning. He asked questions like a true scientist and embraced the messiness of discovery. The activity was more than just fizzy fun; it was a gateway into active learning, problem-solving, and higher-level thinking.  Well done David.

As my one friend in Kyiv texted me yesterday : “russians suck cock today”.
“Nato now must now join Ukraine.”

Jokes aside, what the Ukrainian military achieved yesterday is simply incredible. Movies will be made about this one day.

“Ukraine’s SBU used advanced FPV drones to strike russian airbases thousands of kilometers deep.

The targets? Strategic bombers that fire cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities. Some were part of russia’s nuclear triad. Gone—without jets, without missiles, without satellites. Damage is estimated at $2 billion already and targets keep burning.

This is next-gen asymmetric warfare in action. Cheap, smart, unstoppable.

If you still think drones are just tactical tools, think again. Ukraine is rewriting military doctrine in real time.”

“This special operation with destruction of over 40 russian strategic bombers (including some capable of carrying nuclear warheads) overshadows the sinking of Moscow battleship. It was accomplished with remotely operated FPV drones launched from the hidden platforms under the roofs of trailer trucks on unsuspecting russian truck drivers.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) secretly delivered strike drones into Russia near the ‘Belaya’ airfield and other airfields where A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22 M3 aircraft were stationed.

In a single moment, on the command of the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Maliuk, the strike drones rose near the airfields and simultaneously hit more than 40 aircraft.

The Russians had no chance to sound the alarm, launch the aircraft into the sky, or protect them from the drones. It all happened in an instant.

This unique special operation has no equal. No one in the world has ever done anything like it.”

“The question is not what happened to Putin.

The question is what the hell has happened to America?”

“What happened to Putin … ?!

It’s not like he’s been a homicidal, psychopath for the last 25 years. It’s not like he killed dissidents with radioactive isotopes, murdered journalists, shot down civilian aircraft, sent political opponents to the gulag to die, stole assets from oligarchs and put them in jail, invaded peaceful neighboring countries, brutalized their civilian populations, tortured and executed prisoners of war. No one knows know what the hell happened to Putin. One of life’s great mysteries.

Trump has only ever talked about taking action against Putin. He’s slapping the EU with 50% tariffs but nothing on Russia.”

I have never wished harm or death on anyone. Even people that have wronged me. But in the case of Putin and Trump, in my view, the one individual is pure evil and the other is a conman and a sociopath.

Putin started the war in Ukraine, and the fact that there are even debates in the world about who the bad guys are here is just mind boggling. And I blame this madness squarely on Trump. This moron avoids ever saying a bad word about Putin. And yes, we can laugh at Trump, and call him names, but he has the power.

‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts

This is the title of an article yesterday from the Kyiv Independent. It says it all.

Trump puts pressure on Ukraine but when it comes to Russia, it is all just blah blah blah. Russia are the aggressors, and yet, they don’t even get called out by Trump. But Ukraine, who is the victim here, is constantly bullied and scolded.