January 2008: I'm four and 'they're all mine!'

[latrucha]

Sorry Simposn. Just couldn't resist.

Going to leave it for the moment. There were no incidents today

I think if it happens again, I will ask for a meeting with her teacher. Hopefully it won't be needed!

Sound like you're taking it in your stride.

I've just realised that the next lot of clothes I buy S she will be in the dreaded 'older girls' category. I've only ever given it a sidelong glance. I hardly dare look properly.

S just got two out of ten in her first spelling test. She spelt the words backwards. . I've always been quite impressed she can write backwards aswell as forwards, but not so much today.

Sorry, but I did at her spelling the words backwards.

I am a bit about Molly's spelling tests really, this weeks words are: antelope, manmade, orangutan, animal and I forget the rest this is a kid who spells the word "called" as "calt" which I would have thought was more important!

Called in to see the teacher about more bad behaviour yesterday

And H is coming over to see the kids this weekend, he has not seen them since Feb, oh the joy!

Simps - sigh for you. Hope the visit goes ok.

LaT - i can't decide if spelling words backwards is brilliant or what?!

T is rubbish at spelling :( He's in the bottom group and gets about 1 or 2 out of ten a week. I'm good at spelling so find it hard to relate. Will need to find time somewhere to do more work on them I suppose...

H is doing well at school, we had a wobble about the toilet a while back but he seems to be mostly back on track - all wees in the loo, and some poos. Still in a night-time pullup though.

M is on half-term for 2 weeks now so aiming to try again with her. Not until monday though as we're away this weekend. We're off to Thomasland on Sat :)

So, how was the weekend Simpson? What did the teacher have to say.

Spelling backwards certainly looks impressive. She is as likely to do one as the other, though she does understand now when I tell her it is backwards. And by the way, I do mean all the letters are backwards too!

She seems to be better now. She's gone down to only having 6 but she is getting them right so far. She is beginning to complain it is boring, but she plays school all the time, so I think it's the influence of others at school.

Her current thing is, when a tantrum isn;t working nd I'm managing not to rise to it, to say, 'I'm sorry mummy I don't know what I'm doing or hy I'm doing it,' and come for a cuddle. Which is nice.

Thomasland sounds fun! Good news about the toiletting. How is it going with M?

So mirror writing? Definitely impressive!

Thomasland was brilliant - hardly any queues and we had perfect weather :)
Also managed a fe grown up rides for me too!

M isn't doing great, hmm. 1 toilet vs 4 misses. But she's very keen on the end reward of a Hello Kitty egg

The visit went well the kids had a great time although M was a bit upset when he left

Been called in to see the teacher twice since I last posted about general naughty behaviour, M not listening or doing as she is told etc (so the same as she is at home then!)

I read with yr2 kids in the school and I turned up yesterday to read and bumped into the deputy head and he asked how both the kids were getting on and I said fine apart from M misbehaving in class and he said "yes I know"

Not sure what to do really except support the teacher and tell her off at home. When I ask her why she is naughty she just says "I can't help it, something tells me to be naughty!" However she is not the naughtiest in her class by far, just a bit exasperating for her teacher I think...

S often says, 'I don't know! I don't know!' when I ask her why she is doing something naughty and got herself in a tizz.

I'm glad the visit went well enough.

S suddenly seems very grown up in her understanding and sense of herself. One of the parks we have in town has three strips of ath divided by grass. It's called the avenue. Walking home yesterday, walked into the furthest one from me and Danny, folding her hands up her sleeves like one of her teachers does. when I asked her what she was doing she said, 'Pretend you're not my mummy. I'm Caitlin. I'm being a big tall lady.' We walked most of the way home pretending we didn't know each other. She loved it. It was a bit emotional for me, but exciting too.

Well, H behaving himself did not last long. He is now causing untold about of stress

M was very excited this morning as the were going "On a bear hunt" in the rain! She had to take in Wellies and some binoculars/magnifying glass (we made one out of card).

She is sooo grumpy in the evenings it's driving me mad. She is currently lying on the floor screaming because I won't let her have a biscuit!

I have just had an evening of dual screaminf, Simpson, so I sympathise. I feel totally demoralised. I had S parent's evening today. She has been put with a grooup who need special support. I know I shouldn't feel sad. Sabela always learns everything late. It's a confidence issue: she needs to know she can do things before she will try. And the school are offering her appropriate help. I do feel sad though!

LaT - at this point J needed extra help (yr1) according to the school, but not according to me. I think it was a confidence thing with him too. I never forget J's first parents eve in reception, it was so bad I cried

By half way through the year he had matured and was doing well (top groups).

The school rave about how exceptionally bright M is but tbh I think she is roughly the same as J, it just took him longer to get there because of a lack of confidence which does get better as they get older.

I know it sounds trite, but at least the school realise she may need help and are putting things in place to help her which will be great in the long term and she is still so little.

M got her insoles on Tuesday and they are fab! She is so pleased to be able to hop and stand on one leg which is something she has never been able to do before.

Good news about the insoles. I'm glad they make a difference. I hope S if like J. I know he is flying now! I feel a bit sorry for S right ow. She has failed a hearing test and has a stye and a wart too. She is sitting on the sofa with her blanket and her pinky rabbit laughing at Charlie and Lola while picking her nose right now, so she's seems to be weathering it ok!

M has just come down with chickenpox for the 2nd time

How is she Simpson? S loathes missing school. Have a . I'm fairly sure you need it (I would).

I've got S off school today and yes, I do need a cup of tea. Am currently hiding in my bedroom after trying to do two jigsaws with them both. The first one went ok. Second one - disaster.

I am on the

M hopefully going back on Friday (fingers x) I feel your pain!

Hope M is better asap and back at school!

And LaT - same for you

things building up for Christmas, school things & orchestra things. Not sure I'm entirely on top of stuff/presents/paperwork...eek.

Sabela is going back tomorrow. Woo fing hoo! She spent the whole day winding up D, who is poorly and whiny, and crying when she got told off for it, then as soon as DH got home, proudly said, 'I've been naughty all day.' It's a miracle I didn't blow a gasket.

Hee hee, M has spent the whole week do far moaning that she is bored (she feels fine just a bit spotty/blotchy) and wanting me to do stuff with her all day

I know. Can they not just watch a bit of TV? S's desire to do stimulating and imaginative things is insatiable

Daniel is proper poorly today and she is being adorable, reading him stories, encouraging him to drink and putting his favourite programmes on.

She IS the little girl with a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. When she is good, she is very very good, but when she is bad she is horrid.

J is being bullied he completely broke down tonight and told me.

Not prepared to send him into school tom until I have spoken to someone about it.

Oh God, Simpson. What a horrible thing. How was he this morning. Did you speak to the school?

Spoke to HT, had to wait as she was in a meeting with another parent which turned out to be the bullies mother which was a bit awkward when she came out.

Meeting went well and HT said she would sort it today. So fingers x.

Fingers crossed indeed. Poor J.

T's school rang today, he was all upset in the senco this morning. He's really starting to struggle with his dyslexia now, think the differences between him and the others are really starting to show.

Not really sure what else to do about it - the senco is going to speak to his class teacher abut allowing him to 'cut corners' a bit - ie she can put the title & date at the top for him, saving him extra minutes & not keep him in from playtime to finish work as he needs the outside/down time. Apparently he has been kept in recently - he hadn't told me.

DH is dyslexic too, so they've gone upstairs for a 'chat' about things. I know that I don't help much as I can't relate to how he thinks.

And H's school is happy with his progress whilst at the same time saying he won't be moving to mainstream anytime soon - which we knew but didn't know IYKWIM?

And M's teacher said she is very 'anxious' about the toilet - i was thinking she is doing brilliantly and I'm very happy as she hardly has any accidents and totally gets it all. (the recent accidents have really been our fault, being busy with other things/meals/kids) Not sure what the teacher was trying to get at; she seems a bit anxious about the toilet - hmm.

I'm frazzled post one christmas-fair, with 3 christmas shows to endure enjoy in the next couple of weeks, plus organising family invasion, presents, oh and work.

sigh. Need the kids to go to bed & a large glass of something