My 11 year old daughter Bunny, is soon to be in her very first secondary school production! She absolutely LOVED acting in primary school. Actually scrap that. She absolutely LOVED any kind of performance. Whether it was gymnastics in the school talent show, speaking in an assembly, dancing or even singing in a school play. […]
School
A poem about bullying: “As the popular girls mock you”
I wasn’t sure whether this poem about bullying needed an introduction or not. It’s about the impact that bullies had on my experience of secondary school. I have been worrying for quite some time now, about how Bunny will cope at secondary school. I don’t want her to be a victim to bullies or the […]
Bunny’s first week of Secondary School
Bunny has just finished her first week of secondary school. I say week, it was only actually three days, but nevertheless. As my oldest child, this is all completely new territory to me and the only comparisons I can make, are with my own secondary school experiences. I went to a very strict public school […]
School sports, school reports and leaving primary school on a high
Bunny has now left Primary school and in just a few weeks time, she will be starting secondary school. She was determined that she would be leaving Primary school on a high and leave us feeling mighty proud. So I wanted to share a little of her last few weeks of school. School Report and […]
A parent’s tips: How to prepare your child for the 11+ grammar school entrance exam
The grammar school entrance exam… Hindsight If I had known a year ago, the things I know now, things would be different; but as parents we live and learn. If I had known, just how badly my 10 year old would want to get into grammar school… If I had known, how tough the grammar […]