West London chat into Winter

[sfxmum]

hello folks chat away

oh christ Catherine what have you unleashed?

Be quiet in the cheap seats

see what I mean?

mwah ha ha ha ha haaaaa!

[ignores Kew]

vbus, nice to see you both yesterday. Am heading to toy library tomorrow so will see if they've got the cup!

I see Kew showing her true colours. The possibility of absolute power has gone to her head.

(Now she's going to tell me I'm not even in Richmond. Well, neither is she. Ha!)

I really should not have gone to the pub just after pick up followed by more drinks at friend's house dearie me and it is only Wednesday

sfx, oh dear, sounds like you're on a slippery slope, next thing it will be a cheeky one at lunchtime, then 10am...

well yes I do recall having a cocktail at lunchtime instead of having a meal back at the festival in the Summer but there were extenuating circunstances, promise guv...

as there were today, we got locked out of the house (her house) and the children needed the toilet, pub was nearest and they serve decent food so they ate and we drunk

on another subject, recently on a coffee morning a mum brought a raw food chocolate cake topped with berries which was delicious, I finally have the recipe and can't wait to try it

Sfx - any excuse to have a drink, I see

KC - have powers been granted?

Tilly - will be grateful if you find it, it's the 2nd one I've lost in the space of a few days (scatterbrain alert)

Westwing - hope you get your back sorted soon

Yes, I think I will ask dad to come over for 1st playdate. Ds1 does go to friend's houses on his own but I have got to know those kids since nursery. Copper - I'm sure this boy is perfectly charming

Have just booked panto tickets!! Ds1 & I are off to see Sleeping Beauty, though I was tempted by an operatic version of Pinochio, not sure if ds1 would've been as impressed

yes it is offical you must all bow down beofre me and call me Ma'am.

(though apparently it invovles actual work for no pay- so only power hungry need apply, actually hungry would do better down the job centre)

hello all

tilly Pinochio sounds interesting, dd enjoyed the outdoor Opera this year but she only watched and act.
I will try and get the cheap tickets for the Nutcracker this year, can't quite recall why we could not go last year

have been out and about all day and not much running this week must correct that tomorrow starting to feel twitchy
have tutorial on Saturday I expect there will be a couple of loons do godders amongst the students, there always are on these kind of courses

an act that should be, she did not act this time

also I am starting to worry about the class at dd's school and apparently I am not the only parent with concerns, trying to think of constructive ways of helping, I miss last year's teacher

is she different to the teacher last year sfx? Reception teacher is particulalry good I think - perhaps they could clone her

very different KewC I liked the Reception teacher very much particularly when she got used to that year after spending quite a lot of time teaching older children.
we will have to keep an eye I think

Sfx - oh dear that is worrying about teacher. I take it poor spelling is not her only crime

Tilly - panto sounds fun, might consider it for Ds1

Spoke to boy's dad to arrange playdate. He didn't seem that keen to stay for coffee til boy settles, he did agree to it but thought he'd be cramping his son's style if he hung around Let's see how that works out

For half term meet up, can I suggest Weds 27th at Kew (weather permitting) 10amish?

Hello!

Went to work today wearing inside out shirt. DS1 spotted the fact just now.

vbus - I have left DS1 with friends before but always felt quite strange about it. Maybe I'm a closet helicopter parent. I know what he means about cramping their style though... Unfortunately sometimes their style does need cramping.

sfx - what did teacher do? Last year we had one who ate LOTS of junk food, in class. All the kids knew, and seemed to also know that it was not to be emulated. Very savvy kids, these ones. Never too young to know about this "do as I say not as I do" business.

Won't be able to make Kew for half-term.

lorcopper I wore something inside out the other day but changed by the front door, had a vest under and hoped no neighbours would come out while I was doing it

about teacher it is mostly the lack of control and order in the classroom, it is getting a bit much, I have started hearing mums saying that it is on account of some disruptive children but I feel it is more to do with the teacher's lack of ability to control the classroom, they are only 5/6
there are other things too but I guess we should give her time to settle in and work it out but how much time I wonder?

sfx, is she a new teacher? Its hard to know when to step back & when to say something. A few parents (me included!) in ds1's class are unhappy about the amount of homework they're getting, but not sure yet if we're going to band together & ask for a meeting with the teacher.

A friend was telling me about a newly qualified teacher at her dc's school, 3 weeks with the reception class and she's gone off sick with stress already

sfx - DS1's class last year was terribly noisy too. They got through quite a few TAs, and DS1 did complain a few times of noise-induced headaches. I didn't do anything about it ... Perhaps I should have.

tilly/lordcopper she is new yes which I suppose means she will have to start somewhere and build on it, but I guess having been in a classroom with the former teacher and now here with this one there is a remarkable difference

I find that when the main TA is there things are noticeable calmer and more ordered, the TA came with the children from Reception

having said that I can't say it is awful just that there are signs that all is not well, dd is happy and learning

tilly about homework and talking to teacher, one of the difficulties is that it can be quite hard to find the best way to intervene,
last year it became apparent that the teacher welcomed comments and keept a conversation going, but a parent told me that the current teacher did not take well to a comment made by a mum and pretty much ignored the her for the rest of the year, although she would speak to her husband very grown up

Have you got meeting with teacher coming up? Might be a good opportunity to air some of your concerns

Just watched Blindside and really liked it