It’s no secret that getting Monkey to read and write has been a struggle. It’s been at the bottom of his list of priorities; building train tracks is way more important, obviously. Since starting in Year One I can see real progress on the reading front. He’s gone up two reading bands in a term,…Continue reading Love letters from my son
Tag: Year one
Confidence in Company
Every day seems to bring a new change in Monkey at the moment. The last few months have really seen Monkey find his feet in all sorts of areas. It’s been a joy to watch, and I’ve felt immensely proud of my little boy as he’s faced challenges and adapted to new situations both in…Continue reading Confidence in Company
Forward Rolls and Spellings
Now that’s not something I ever thought I’d put in one sentence – forward rolls and spellings, but we appear to have some progress in both areas. Those of you who’ve followed the blog for a while will know that Monkey isn’t exactly sporty in any way, shape or form. It would be fair to say…Continue reading Forward Rolls and Spellings
Reading progression
As you all know, my Monkey son does everything at his own pace. Although he loves books and will happily sit with me for hours, literally, and let me read to him, it’s been a bit of a battle to get him to take the lead. But since starting in Year One we’ve seen so…Continue reading Reading progression
Tricks and treats with Monkey
The last couple of weeks have seen a few tricks and treats with Monkey. Again, his confidence is growing and he’s willing to try new things. He quite happily dresses up at home, but is not keen on dressing up for parties, school events and the like. Trick or treat has been a non-event for us…Continue reading Tricks and treats with Monkey
Monkey’s growing confidence
My son is never-ceasing to amaze me at the moment. I’ve seen so many changes in him over the last few weeks, it’s been truly wonderful to witness Monkey’s growing confidence. I helped at out school for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I made bread with two groups of children. Monkey was in…Continue reading Monkey’s growing confidence