Jacks First year at school.
23 Jul 2009 1 Comment
in Celebrating, children, Day to day stuff, Days out, Family, fun, humour, Imagination, kids, Kids having fun, Milestones, mum, Uncategorized, update, updates Tags: boys, children, growing up, new woods, news, nursery, september, starting school, sure start
Is now officially over! We’ve had screaming fits, crying when i left him, Funny stories that he’s told his teachers, major decisions about whether we are going to take monkey or racing ted with us to cuddle and Lots of other things inbetween! Jacks first sports day was last month, then we had a shorts and shades fun day last week to celebrate the end of the year.
Jack has made lots of new friends, three little girls in particular. He has become really close to them and unfortunately we had a few tears on Wednesday when he finally realised that his three bestest friends will be moving up to big girl/boy school in september.
However, He’s been consoled a little bit by the fact that major change number two will be happening too in september….
LUKE STARTS NURSERY!!!!
Wahoo! Five morning’s week to myself! I can go shopping without them whining constantly and arguing, I can clean the house without wasting my time because as soon as I clean something up they get it back out. I can have a HOT cup of coffee! lol.
Basically my time is my own!
So what do I do? Volunteer two mornings a week for sure start lol. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’m going to be going in to help with a group on a Tuesday morning. The other morning is going to be flexible as to what day I’m going to be working. Hopefully I’ll be going into various groups and talking to parents about whats going on in various centres. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’ve been kind of doing this for a while. I’m part of the Parents and Carers Committee already and have been handing out leaflets at school and talking to parents about whats going on, which groups there are etc etc. It’ll be something to get my teeth into, something a bit more challenging than taking orders from people and clearing plates away.
Luke’s really really looking forward to starting at school. He’s been ready for the next stage for months. We had his visit a couple of weeks ago and he loved it! I think its helped that he knows the teachers and room through us dropping Jack off. Its a familiar place and all that. The only sad thing about it is that we wont be going to as many groups at sure start. Virtually since Luke was old enough to crawl we’ve been going to groups up there. the last year or so we’ve been up there at least three times a week! We’ll still be going but only for messy play on a Thursday afternoon.
At least theres the holidays!
Anyway, Now I’ve finished waffling, here’s some of my fave pictures from the last year or so!
Big Boy school was not a success…..
19 Feb 2008 Leave a Comment
in Day to day stuff, Family, Milestones, Uncategorized, update Tags: big boy school, nursery, preschool, sure start, tantrums, tears, toddler
It was Jacks first day at pre school yesterday and at first he seemed fine apparently. After a while though he got very upset and just sat crying for me. I had a phonecall from them and ended up going t pick him up early. As soon as I got there he wsa fine! I think the main problem was that I had snook out without him noticing, normally if he goes anywhere this is the best way to leave, but by the looks of it, probably not the best stratagy for this situation.
We’re determined not to give up though, We’ll be going next week and Im going to spend a few minutes playing with him before saying goodbye properly and explaining that I will be back soon. Hopefully this wont be as traumatic for him.
When He was talking about school though he kept saying it had been fun, so I think up until he relaised I’d gone he’d quite enjoyed it.
Ah well, try again next monday and take it from there
“Mine goin big boy sooool!”
07 Feb 2008 2 Comments
in Day to day stuff, Family, Kids having fun, Milestones, update Tags: children, growing up, kids, Milestones, starting school, sure start
We went to the local Sure Start children’s centre yesterday for the over 18 months group.
While we were there I spotted a poster advertising the Pre school group they run on a Monday.
I asked in the office about it, as it’s for 2-3 year olds and I thought it would be a good opportunity for Jack to get used to being left for a little while before he starts nursery in September. It also gives me and Luke a bit of time on our own. They took my details and said that because he’s already over 2.5 that they would try and squeeze him in as soon as possible.
We had a phone-call yesterday afternoon telling me that he starts a week on Monday.
He’s so excited its unbelievable, although he’s convinced that he’s going to the same big boy school as our next door neighbour Brandon, Ive tried to explain that its a different group, but he cant get his head round it.
Hopefully he wont be too disappointed when he gets there and Brandon’s not there!
He’s literally told EVERYONE! Even a random woman waking past the house yesterday as I was trying to get them into the car lol.
Karl was greeted with “Mine goin big boy sooool Daddy!!!!” as soon as he walked in, and he’s told my mum and dad and Vicky over the phone too.
I just cant believe how quickly he’s growing up!
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