January’s been a bit of an odd month. There’s quite a lot going on, but the weather has cancelled things, or there’s been changes in people which meant routines that have been in place for a couple of years have changed. Here’s what we’ve been up to January’s School Days. Parents Evening Parents evening was…
School days – November in year 4
There’s so much going on in November with the start of the Christmas run up and various sporting things going on. Thinking about it all makes me tired! Here’s November school days for our year 4. School photos It’s not often I buy N’s school photos. They’re not always great photos of him, and he…
Frequently asked questions about primary school days
When your children start primary school there’s always questions going round. Some get answered, some never do. But it’s helpful to see what other people experience, in case it’s useful for you. So here’s some of the questions about primary school I had, or others have asked, along with my experiences. I will add to…
How to love the school run and not feel like an outsider
Going into September and even further into autumn, I see so many mums on Twitter and Facebook being really upset at their child starting school as well as worrying about the school run. I’m obviously hard as nails because apart from having a little ‘aw’ moment as N went off happily into school, I’ve never…
Help kids with times tables: the new Year 4 multiplication tables check
If you’ve a child just gone into key stage 2, you’ll probably have heard that in year 4 they will have to do the new Multiplication Tables Check. 2018 was a trial year with some schools doing the test (ours did), 2020 is the first proper testing year. N will get to do it. What…
