pfb -in fact only child - off to secondary on Thursday...

It's a tough one. I was useless at making friends when I was a child. My DC have no problems at all. I am in awe of them - I still have problems now.

mm, will do at yr 7 consultations, but I think it's something he needs to be proactive about - have suggested things he could do,so will encourage that and of course there is the bonding w/end coming up....

Can you perhaps talk to his tutor? DS's seems very approachable and is happy to try to help with any issues with the Yr7s. Not sure what she could do though.

That's good Orm ! I've bought plastic wallets for bits of paper/loose work but he doesn't put the stuff in them - have just retrieved crumpled thing for homework from bottom of his bag
Can I ask advice here ?
ds is very quiet at school,being quite shy and generally a boy who enjoys his own company - he is quite self contained being an only anyway and has always been happy in his own company - he has a few friends,one in his tutor group and one in year 8 - but he has never been the centre of a crowd,you know how some children just have lots of friends.
It's never bothered him before but today he came home a bit sad and asked whether he could be happy if he didn't have friends and that he was a bit fed up with being on his own at break time - part of me was pleased that he is wanting to make new friends but also sad that he was feeling lonely - don't think he has been excluded from things but just doesn't know how to go about making new friends - had a bit of a talk and he seemed much happier - I explained that you need to make a bit of an effort and to join in/talk to people. He's a sweet and kind boy and very gentle and not one to push himself forwards.
Any ideas ?

Yes it does Very good time.

I take it bringing back half the soil from the woods means he had a good time?

DS back from camp with half the soil of the woods in his clothes and boots

Asked him if he knew about the Ofsted. 'Oh yeah' vague-not-really-listening tone' they told us last Tuesday'...

DS's books are looking scruffy too - even though I bought him some wallets to put his stuff into before he slings it all into his rucksack.

He is also still getting quite a bit of homework.

his books look v scruffy as they get jammed into his rucksack willynilly and planner is a little tatty now, so hope they don't do any spot checks !

ds doesn't seem to get much homework at all - I don't think he's forgetting to do it,though he sometimes doesn't write it down in his planner - he is quite conscientious though so wouldn't just not do it.

DS came home yesterday and announced they do spot checks on planners and his has gone in to be checked, not sure what they are looking for......... being untidy, scruffy, messy, not putting things in it?

He recounted all the periods (and block/class numbers) he had today from memory, although I am not sure if he has a copy of the timetable anywhere as it has just recently changed again.

Because of helping out at school last night, he did not get to bed until 9.45pm so he was not a happy bunny this morning.

DD has a shed load of homework. And has managed to lose the work book for geog - why she didn't 'fess up to this in class I don't know she said she'd do it on a bit of paper after looking at the questions in her friends book. I've suggested she goes and finds her teacher at breaktime/lunchtime and be brave -she's a little scaredy cat when it comes to dealing with Teachers. Her Dad did suggest writing a note saying she'd lost it but I think she should go and tell the teacher herself. I do feel a bit mean but she's got to learn to look after stuff and put homework in her file I bought to stop her losing it!

Well, DS came home and I said to him if he had not of hidden behind the post box and just come up to the car window, I probably would not have taken any notice of what was in his hand.

So, then I ask him what he has had for lunch, chicken tikka sandwich he says, then he fesses up that actually no he did not have a sandwich as there was nothing he liked - hot or cold and just had a bottle of water and then spent the rest on a can of 7up when he got off the bus at home time.

This means that all he has had to eat today is a measly bit of toast this morning.

DH (and me) not happy. DH not seen him this evening as DS gone back to school to help with the Yr6 open evening. He will be "having words" with him when he goes to pick him up.

The words packed lunch spring to mind.

Fortunately for us there are no shops between here and the bus stop and when he gets to the next town he has to hurry to get to registration on time, so spending ££ before school is not an option.

I told him he can save up any left over cash each day and then each week he can transfer it into his pocket money account or go down town and spend it.

It's really great actually because it's made him think carefully about what he buys for lunch and what is good value for money and what's not worth it. (He gets £2.25 per day).

he said he was embarrassed because he thinks his purse looks girly - have now swapped it back to his army style wallet even though it's more fiddly...can't win really

MAS - rofl

my oh my, what are we like?

(at least you were fully clothed )

oh dear,bellavita this will make you laugh.. just looked in my bag and discovered ds' purse which should be in his rucksack, so left everything ( fully clothed but just flipflops on my feet) and drove to his school to hand it in as it's almost lunch time. On the way home I remembered that today is reading club at lunchtime and he has a packed lunch so he doesn't need his money at all ...

awww

DH has gently told me off for pandering after DS!

bellavita !

I am not bothered about him spending the money that is left, but I do not want him going in the shop before school.

Thing is even if he had drank the lucozade before I got there, he had tell tale signs of "orange" around his mouth!

Sorry bella but rofl! Naughty DS

I suspect that the change from my DS's lunch money got spent somewhere similar. £1.70 for lunch, he got £2.00 every day but mysteriousl no change, ever

Aarrggghhh

Just went into the dining room and noticed DS's pencil case lying on the table.

I am not even showered/dressed.

Pulled my jeans on and tucked my nightshirt in (no bra eeek), put my coat on, no socks just summer sandals that had not been put away and had race off in the car and go to the bus stop.

Would you believe it? DS1 saw my car and hid behind the post box! He was drinking a bottle of lucozade and obviously did not want me to see it. Me thinks that he will be having packed lunches from next week if he is spending lunch money before he gets to school.

This is DS who was supposed to have packed his bag last night

MAS - love the new name!