Browny - there's no rush for your DD2 to grow up, is there? LOL at DS2. If they do "nothing" all day, why do they come home covered in paint and felt tips?
The problem with the school dinners is that they get a choice. And DD1 is more than likely to pick whatever her friends are having. They are supposed to have 2 veggies but one of them always seems to be chips! DD1 was very careful to point out that "Chips are vegetables too!" Will investigate at teacher's meeting though am conscious of fact that it isn't their job to feed my child!
Already just stopped myself from having a go at the teacher for a silly reading pack they sent home. A reading book, a book for parents to fill in and 3 letters/sounds. We started with the letters/sounds s, a and t. DD1 is good with her letters but not so good at putting them together. By the time she gets to the last sound of a word, she's forgotten what the first one was! So she was so chuffed with herself to get the word sat. We moved on to the book and not only was there no sat in the book but not an s, a or t to be found!!!! Cue bolshie mum pointing this out at school, only to be told that every child had the same letters but all had different books. Just didn't make sense to me. Just a bit because they sent home the same parent's book and a book to read last year, explaining how parents should pick out letters/sounds and new words from the book, which I dutifully did each week. Now DD1 can actually read the words she wants to use them and the flippin' book doesn't even have the flaming word in it! Just doesn't make sense.
On a happier note, DD1 got "Star of the Week". The first one of the year for getting the most Stickers on her chart. [proud mummy emoticon]. SHe also gets to look after the class teddy bear for a week, which is apparently a very important job. See, it's a conspiracy. They are trying to stifle the genius that is my daughter!