I’ve been an avid bookworm for as long as I can remember. I just can’t imagine a world without books playing a dominant role. It’s a passion that I’ve been trying to pass on to my son since he was a baby. He’s always been surrounded by books and I’ve read to him since he…Continue reading Bringing books to life with BookTrust Time to Read #TimetoRead
Category: School days
School days – the highs and lows
The Year Four Journey begins
Just like that the summer is over, it’s hard to believe. We’ve had a very different summer this year, I’ve worked through part of it for the first time and we haven’t had a family holiday at all. My son and I have had a couple of staycations with friends and days out of course,…Continue reading The Year Four Journey begins
The end of Year Three
These last few weeks at school have been a really hard slog for us both, but now the term is over and we’ve reached the end of Year Three. It’s been an interesting year with a few challenges along the way. We started the school year with the sunflowers towering over you, we were full…Continue reading The end of Year Three
A different boy at Cubs
On Monday I got to see a different boy at Cubs. It was my turn to help on the Cubs Parent rota, and my first time. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but one thing I was fairly sure of was that my son would stick to me like glue given half a chance. …Continue reading A different boy at Cubs
Sports Day in Year Three
If you’ve followed the blog for a few years you may well remember the distress we’ve had here over Sports Day in the past. It’s been my son’s least favourite day of the school year since he joined Nursery class aged 4. Last year that was a little change, he joined in and won his…Continue reading Sports Day in Year Three
Meeting a hero – Cressida Cowell
When I was a little girl I lived in an imaginary world. I’d walk to the bottom of our garden, to my swing, hidden behind the trellis, and escape to a world far away. I’d swing for hours, dreaming of a different time and place, a world all of my own. If I wasn’t there,…Continue reading Meeting a hero – Cressida Cowell