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School Days – dance festival and Advent

Bizarrely, the nearer we get to the end of term, there’s less going on at School. That’s despite all the nativity play rehearsal – or because of. So there’s less homework coming back, less funny comments and information from N. I’m wondering what he gets up to. Hopefully the break over Christmas will mean he’s a bit more forthcoming afterwards.

Dance festival

When I first mentioned the primary school dance festival, N wasn’t impressed. But it came round to the day and he had changed his mind. The year 1s and 2s went to the catchment secondary school so do a couple of hours of dancing.

I think they did lots of different styles taught by different teachers, but all I got out of him was a display of grapevines left and ride, with some turns and clapping, and a pose. It wasn’t bad. I love how schools manage to get the children to join in. He was really pleased that his best friend won a trophy for his dancing.

They really do get to do a lot of partnership schools activities compared with when we were there and only really did a bit of singing and area sports.

Having said that, N’s highlight of the day was the coach breaking down and them having to wait for a new one to come.

Homework

This week maths was all about money. N was happy enough working out his sums and the totals.

On literacy he was meant to create a character that tricked the gingerbread man, and describe the character and how he tricked him. Designed a character wasn’t a problem – firstly we had a 6 legged wolf, but the next day that had changed to a bird-man. And this is where we came unstuck. N was convinced that only the fox in the real story could trick the gingerbread man, and no amount of me reading the homework task would change his mind.

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Advent service

This week was the school’s advent/Christmas service. I had a flexi day so was able to go along, although I couldn’t really see N doing his class’ performance because the Year 1s were behind the reception kids…and the one in front of N is really tall (and enthusiastic).

The children do have a lot to learn at this time of year. Not only was it a class poem, but learning for the nativity play – all the songs, and now each of the shepherds has been given a line to say. Then of course there’s the carols and other songs. Because N isn’t quick enough to read songs so he’ll have to learn them off by heart. Maybe by Class 4 he’ll have managed that.

Coughing

On Friday I sent N off to school – he had a cough but it was only a cold. But from lunch time he was really quiet and not his usual self. It turned out he had a bit of a headache, so I did feel bad. But then he’s spent most of the weekend out on the farm with his dad so he can’t be that ill.

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