for all the reception (and beyond) level worriers,,

[roadkillbunny]

Today a 4 year old little girl in the reception class of our small, tight, little village school died.
Last week her parents were at parents night with all of the same school issues as everybody else and tonight they are trying to find a way in a world that no longer has their beautiful daughter in it.
For just one day at least stop all the book band, writing and maths worries and just love your children and thank your lucky stars that they are here and you can worry over them.
Sorry to pull people down, we are, as a community and school family in deep shock and sorrow, things like this, with no rhyme or reason aren't supposed to happen in little country communities like ours, you don't want to think it can happen at all. People shouldn't have to sir their children down and tell them their friend is gone. When your child asks you why you are supposed to be able to give them an answer.
Give your children an extra cuddle for a beautiful, bright, sparky little girl, full of energy and life one day and gone the next, think of her family and cherish your own.

Jaspercasper your posts have been extremely useful and I have been able to use some of the information and advice you have given to reassure my friend and neighbour who has a dd in the reception class so thank you.
This morning was thankfully not to bad, at least for those of us whose children are a little further up the school, there were a few teary parents leaving the reception class room. The children had a special assembly today and a chance to talk about it as class groups. All the children are making a memories book that will then be given to the little girls family. Anything longer term like a bench or a place in the garden will I am sure be discussed in time.
My own dd has yet to ask any more questions and at least seems to have got over her confusion with the Easter story (needless to say really the reception class will not be doing any more work on the Easter story this year, far to confusing for them) but my heart goes out to my friend and neighbour as her little girl (who is so very young herself having turned 4 a week before starting school) who is still very confused by it all and can't get the finality of it. After being told she went away for a while and then came back and said to her Mum 'X can be a bit bossy but when she comes back to school I think I will play with her'.
We got a little more information today which was in fact giving less information. They know what happened but is was not meningitis as first thought but obviously they will not be releasing what the cause of death was.
Thank you everybody for your kind words and support. I didn't want to guilt trip anyone with the title of the thread or my first post but it just slams home to you what really is important. It has given me a whole new appreciation of my wonderful children and I will honour the life of this lovely little girl by loving my children for who they are every single day for the rest of my life.

Amen.