I can’t believe that I have a child in year 4 at school! I’m too young to have a child in year 4… I can REMEMBER being in year 4 myself! Today, Bunny started year 4, very very excitedly. Her twin sisters cried when we left her in the school playground, because they’ve loved having […]
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Tutorfair : Avoid the summer slide with top tips for children’s summer learning
I LOVE the summer holidays. I love not having to get up early, rush around and do the school run twice a day. I love being able to spend time with my girls, doing whatever we want, with no ties to education. However, it is important, that over the summer holidays, children are still learning. […]
Winning at Sports Day (for the first time ever!)
Last year, was Bunny’s first sports day without tears and I wrote about how UN-sporty our family are. This year, Bunny’s sports day was a completely different kettle of fish. She is now in a new school and we were pretty sure she was thriving in her new school, as her bad behaviour has dropped […]
How safe is your child’s school pickup policy?
There has been a worrying amount of news stories recently involving strangers approaching children in parks, supermarkets or even at the school gates. One extremely frightening local case was just a few days ago, when three men were arrested for trying to abduct a three year old girl from an Asda superstore – where she was at […]
The drama of moving schools: Bunny finds her hidden talents
Bunny recently moved schools and the difference in her is remarkable. She’s not as tired, because she’s not spending a large chunk of her day stuck in traffic. She’s also getting to school on time, because of this (most of the time). The money we would have spent on petrol for the school run, […]