Project 365 2017 Week 28-29 Day 190 – 203 Sunday 9th July – Day 190 We started our day at the Midland Air Museum, next to Coventry Airport. There are lots of planes to see from across the years and we saw a different boy today. It seems that Monkey wanted to add airplane cockpits to his…Continue reading Project 365 2017 Week 28-29
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A different boy at Sports Day
Monday was the day in the school calendar that I’ve come to dread, Sports Day. It’s been a source of tears and frustration for Monkey since pre-school. If you’ve followed the blog over the last few years you will remember just how traumatic he finds the whole experience. He has been that child who refuses…Continue reading A different boy at Sports Day
When Dress Up Day goes wrong
Just when I think I know my son, he likes to throw a curve ball and put me firmly back in my place. He’s grown in so many ways this last year and it’s been such a joy to watch. But my shy, and unsure little boy is still there, underneath the surface and some…Continue reading When Dress Up Day goes wrong
When things just click at school
When things just click at school it’s really rather lovely to see. It’s been a long hard slog for Monkey. He’s been playing catch up with the other kids from the minute he started in the Nursery class really. By Year One you could see just how big the gap was and the frustrations it…Continue reading When things just click at school
A little reading success
Yesterday morning we were sat having breakfast. Each morning Monkey reads his school reading book to me, reluctantly. Since the new school term I’m lucky if we get five pages out of him. It’s not much when you see the number of sentences per page. Some mornings are less of a battle than others. But…Continue reading A little reading success
Time to begin Year Two
How on earth is it time to begin Year Two Monkey? It only seems five minutes ago that I bought you home from hospital, put you in your Moses basket and wondered what the hell to do next. Today you start Year Two, thankfully with the same form teacher as last year. I know that…Continue reading Time to begin Year Two