I find my first child has been my trial run for everything. We gave her a dummy. Her younger brothers did not have a dummy-that kind of thing. Nothing can prepare you for the mine field that is the school gates though so, I like to think I have learnt something from her and will … [Read more…]
So the end of term is nigh for many children and, as we near the end of our Reception year, I thought I would let you know what I have learnt. 1.White socks are a nightmare. I bough loads before she started but I wish I hadn’t bothered. We have since moved on to grey. … [Read more…]
There seems to be a rather uncomfortable pattern emerging. When Boo started school last year, I cried for the first two weeks of dropping her off. I have cried at parents evenings, sports day, her first school trip (and her second). I admit I am a crier. In January, a worried mum came up to … [Read more…]
I’ve stopped crying on my way home from dropping Boo off at school now. It did go on for a good week and a half but I’ve pulled myself together. So we’ve got through the first month and this is what I’ve deduced from school. 1 They return home with a funny smell about them. … [Read more…]
What do these shoes represent? They are school shoes for Boo’s first day at school but, as my eyes filled up with tears when we went to buy them, I can’t help thinking they are so much more. They are the end of the lovely bright coloured children’s shoes, I have bought for my daughter … [Read more…]
Back to School fever is well and truly upon is. I say Back to School but, for us, it is simply To School as my little Boo will be starting reception class next week. Every time I have thought about it over the summer, my eyes have filled up with tears but the law says … [Read more…]
