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FlameBatfink · 06/08/2007 07:53

CAMERON, 6th Jan, , Born to Teuch, DC1
PEYIA, 23rd Jan, Born to TicTac, DC1
ALEXANDER, 24th Jan, Born to Yeahbut, DC3
MAISIE, 26th Jan, Born to ellenrose, DC3
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 1, DC2.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Born to JuA, Twin 2, DC3
T, Birthdate late Jan, Born to ChasingSquirrels, DC2
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Born to Morgan, DC2
PIPPA, Birthdate 8th Feb, Born to CSWS , DC1
LEWIS, Birthdate 9th Feb, , Born to Phoenix , DC1
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Born to Hotmama, DC2
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Born to MrsDoolittle, DC2
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Kelbelle, DC1
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Born to Chloe55, DC1
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Born to Otter, DC5
BRAM, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to mustrunmore, DC2
LUCA, Birthdate 21st Feb, Born to 2boysmacca, DC2
EMRYS , Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Flamesparrow, DC2
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Born to Amiable, DC1
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Born to dewmeadow, DC2
BOY, Birthdate 26th Feb, Born to Jas, DC3
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Born to Thell, DC1
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Born to Frizbe, DC2
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Born to damewashalot, DC3

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Chloe55 · 20/08/2007 20:45

Any news on Trace's baby pg?

Jas · 20/08/2007 20:47

'sok. I'm considering adapting a German accent .....vot vilm vere you vatching?

Or maybe not.

mustrunmore · 20/08/2007 20:50

Dirty Dancing, you heathen!

Phoenix · 20/08/2007 20:51

Dirty Dancing Jas I love it it's my fave

Not yet Chloe she was having an MRI scan today. Oh actually have i put on here that they've said she has epilepsy?? I can't remember if i did or not

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 20:55

Oh yes I like the German accent Jas!

Yes, you did say about the epilepsy Phoenix.

Err, I know the answer for most of you already, but is anyone considering private school for their ds? I wasn't, but now am after a conversation with a teacher friend last week.

Phoenix · 20/08/2007 20:58

We can hardly afford food so private school????? I don't think so

Chloe55 · 20/08/2007 21:00

Well, I went to private school and it was a brilliant school - my bro went to the lads private school and hated every second of it. DH is very anti-private school. But, the bottom line would be, even if I wanted my kids to go there's no way on earth we'd ever afford the fees.

Jas · 20/08/2007 21:06

You really don't need me to anser that, do you?

2boysmacca · 20/08/2007 21:06

If I could afford it I would!

Dh reading through the course details. I feel like I'm asking my parents for something, he's asking too many questions

Ds2 went down quite well in the end. I covered him in burts nappy cream and will leave his nappy off tomorrow or just put a loose muslim to catch anything....now where did I put those nappy nippas

Jas · 20/08/2007 21:07

Oh, I honestly think state infant schools are as good as any private. Secondry is another orry altogether.

Jas · 20/08/2007 21:07

Oh, I honestly think state infant schools are as good as any private. Secondry is another orry altogether.

Chloe55 · 20/08/2007 21:08

Oh God yeah, don't bother paying for a private infant school imo.

2boysmacca · 20/08/2007 21:10

What makes you want to go private? Dh did an all boys school and he did very well out of it, got good grades and good university but at the end of the day I was at a local comp but still earnt twice his salary before i became a SAHM

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 21:20

Friend was telling me about class sizes and the way that reading is done in state schools, and it didn't sound at all impressive. I was open to private for secondary (both dh and I were privately educated), but had been planning to send dd to village school until then. Now not so sure, so just starting to investigate options, and will find out more about village school as well.

Friend can't really afford private either (2 children to send), but is doing it anyway, and will repeatedly remortgage to pay for it!

2boysmacca · 20/08/2007 21:49

I am worried enough about choosing schools for ds next year. We are even considering moving a few streets to get in the right catchment. The cheaper option would be for dh to rekindle his friendship with Him upstairs and we could send them to the Catholic school

NotADragonOfSoup · 20/08/2007 22:12

DSs state school is fabulous. Every school is different, even in how they teach reading... which they don't really at DSs school, they teach them how to read rather than teach them to read IYSWIM. Give them all the skills in phonics that they need and then keep practising until it clicks. I was sceptical until DS1 suddenly zoomed off midway through year 1 having been barely able to read anything at the start.

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 22:18

Soupy - how much time does the teacher spend actually listening to him read each week? Friend said that it was the same in all state schools when I challenged that (as in govmnt directive specifies how it should be done I think). Concern was that if you leave a bunch of 5 year olds to read by themselves, then there is more messing about than reading.

NotADragonOfSoup · 20/08/2007 22:33

No idea really although each class has 2 or 3 TAs and also parent helpers are encouraged to come in to help with the reading-to-an-adult. They don't have specific literacy sessions - everything is all tied up together.

As someone who was able to read before starting school and had more traditional teaching I was rather sceptical before seeing it at work. DSs didn't seem to be doing what I would call "work" in their reception year (quite rightly so IMO). No homework, no compulsory reading book to take home, no learning the 50 words they should be able to recognise by the end of reception. Lots of creative work all tied into teaching them basic concepts though.

Has your friend had so many teaching jobs she's been on every state school to know how they so things? I know that DSs school is (or was) different to many others in the area in how they teach.

NotADragonOfSoup · 20/08/2007 22:35

They seem to spend a fair amount of time teaching them how to learn rather than teaching them stuff if that makes sense.

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 22:36

She teaches in private schools .

NotADragonOfSoup · 20/08/2007 22:57

Riiiight. So she knows how it is in every state school how...? Snort!

Obviously with smaller class sizes there's more 1-1 attention from the teacher but TBH, I've been horrified at the amount of work children at private infants schools are expected to do and the pressure they have to perform (some may be asked to leave if they are not up to scratch). Only limited experience of a couple of children at different private schools mind you.

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 23:00

Hmmm - I've just been reading the ofsted report for our local state primary. I should have read it sooner - my friend wouldn't have needed to work so hard to convince me to look at private!!!!!

Must check out the one in the other local village though I suppose.

CantSleepWontSleep · 20/08/2007 23:01

Oh, and there's clearly no question of dd not being up to scratch .

Jas · 20/08/2007 23:03

Everything Soupy says, repeated.

I'll lecture you tomorro if you like, as I've just typed and deleted an entire essay

Jas · 20/08/2007 23:03

Everything Soupy says, repeated.

I'll lecture you tomorro if you like, as I've just typed and deleted an entire essay