How to get better value from school
I read a post the other day saying how home education can save a lot of money over the school age years. Not having to buy school uniform, no expensive school trips to pay for, no asks from the school…
School days
Growing up in Year 3 and bag dilemmas
When children start school there’s some pretty big milestones. Each year they achieve so much and when they return after the summer they seem so much older than they were when they left the previous school year. N has just…
Why not to worry if your reception child is behind in school
When our children start school we often worry a lot. Are they settling in? Have they made friends? But mostly, how are they getting on academically? Unless you’re a teacher or have older children to compare them to, it’s very…
Why parents should take responsibility for school uniform rules
It’s nearly the start of the school year, which means everyone’s getting children kitted out in school uniform and new shoes. For us, we’re struggling on finding royal blue jogging trousers, because the school suppliers only do size 7/8 and…
Should children have reading skills before school
You might have seen in the news this week about politicians saying that children should be learning more before they start school. Obviously the media exaggerated it, but essentially it sounds like they’re saying children should be know their phonics…
End of year 2 and onto year 3 at school
It feels like N’s been on summer holidays for ages, but we’re only into the second week. I wanted to do my usual round up of his school year because yet again this year has been one to celebrate. He’s…
School days – end of year 2 and garden party
School’s out for the summer. With it being the last week of the school year this week’s school days has been a busy one as usual. Garden party N’s school have a tradition of having a garden party each year….
The after school conundrum
When you’re a working parent you do have a lot more to think about in planning the logistics of your child going to school. You have to think about whether there’s a morning club and after school clubs. And you…
School sports day brings out the best and worst of children
I love sports day. I didn’t always love it when I was really young. Where we first lived, at nursery and then my first primary school, I was terrible at sports day. All the other children would have finished the…
School days – playground injuries and targets
This week was the penultimate week of school for this year. N’s last but one week of being in year 2. It’s been an interesting week with injuries and then, dating in fun day which is his favourite day of…
School days – star of the week and parents evening
I love the approach to the end of term and the end of the school year. You get to see how the children have progressed, and get an idea of how they’ll be getting on as they move into the…