As it is the summer term (and I use the word summer loosely here!), munchkin has swimming for 2 weeks. She has 8 sessions in the school pool. So why do I want to complain about this I hear you ask. Well it is a couple of things. One of the things that has annoyed
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Sending sick children to school
I had to do it today. Something I said I would never do. But I felt pressurized into doing it. I turned into one of those parents who annoy the life out of me. I sent my child to school when she was not fully fit. And I felt rotten about it all day.
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School Trip
Firstly let me apologise for my absence the last few days. I have been on FB and Twitter but that is through my Iphone. I have not switched on the laptop much so haven’t been reading all your blog posts and commenting so apologies if I have missed anything important. (Pic from the museums website)
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Sometimes I really wish I had the time to homeschool
I am a bit annoyed today. No scrap that. I am seriously annoyed today. At what you may ask. The school. I am fed up with them. Totally. I feel like they are not teaching the kids what they should…or maybe I am just old fashioned in the way I think kids should be taught?
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Reading Buddy
I have volunteered to be a reading buddy at munchkins school…….and now I am thinking WHY? A reading buddy is just someone who goes in and listens to the kids read. I had noticed that it takes about 2 weeks before anyone listens to munchkin read at school and change her book. So when they
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Sometimes being honest bites you in the backside
Yes I know honesty is the best policy and all that but today I am fuming and I really think I should have lied or kept my mouth shut. I am sometimes too honest for my own good. We had a little bit of drama this morning with munchkin. Her dad, for once, was at
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Do 5 year old’s really need to learn about acrostic poems???
Asalaam Alaikum/Hi all! I have recently been getting quite concerned about munchkins school and the way they are teaching the children. Although munchkin is pretty advanced with her reading she seems to be struggling with the concept of money and this was pointed out to me at the parent consultation meeting. Now since she has
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Back to School today!
Asalaam Alaikum/Hi All So it was munchkins first day of school today after the holidays! Last year there was usually a mad rush in the morning as I got her ready for school, got myself ready for work, made our lunches, cleaned out the budgies seeds and water and fed the rabbit. I even tried