Thread for summer term Receptionists - nearly done now!

[mitochondria]

The last thread seems to have disappeared so I thought I'd start a new one and see if anyone is still about!

Boy went back to school today, seemed to enjoy himself. Only one teacher missing due to the volcanic ash!

Hello there! I wonder how many of us will find this thread.

About half our class seemed to be missing today, which as dh pointed out, is an interesting indication of the local demographic - ie, most of them go abroad during holidays!

Well we went to the Isle of Wight - luckily managed to get back OK on the ferry....

We're back tomorrow. Glad we didn't go away for the holidays.

Hello .

No one missing at school yesterday from what I could tell although a TA in DS's class did get a flight back last Thursday before they were halted.

Both children happy to be back at school - although getting up not so much fun .

We have sold our house . Within 3 weeks of putting it on the market. I have visited some schools in and around York and am going to look at some more next week. Am hoping everything will go together well.

DS went back today and was a very happy chappy because his beloved teacher is back from being off for 4 months so big smiles all round this morning!

Me on the other hand am not so happy as DH is stuck in Dubai and can't get home!

Noah-thats fantastic that your house sold so quickly. DS would give his right arm to live in York purely because of the train museum...I have a train nerd for a son!

Hiya. I've found you. Thanks for starting it. We've got one teacher missing too (not DD's).

I'm as happy as I could be with DD and school at the moment. She was so looking forward to going back after the break and was keen to see her friends.
I know it won't always be so good over the years, but I'm happy that she's happy just now.
(I actually didn't want her to go back though - had a lovely time over the Easter - the sunshine helped).

I love the little gingham dresses too

That was quick Noah - how exciting.
Oh no ihearttc, is he okay for accommodation, money etc?
Aranea, how was you DD about going back?

I didn't want DS to go back either...apart from all this stuff with DH we've had a lovely holiday and he has been so happy and relaxed the whole time which was lovely to see.

Yep he's absolutely fine. He was in Kenya for work and supposed to come home friday but obviously couldn't but because he only had a 7 day visa he would have had to stay at the airport so he got out and flew to Dubai where his company have got offices. Because he was there on business he isn't really having to worry about money but the hotel is fully booked and they keep trying to boot him out of the room! He has got a flight booked thursday night but can't get any direct flights at all so he's got to do about 4 changes but tbh I don't even think it'll happen because they've said this morning there is a another huge cloud coming over this way.

I heard that too about it getting worse again for a bit.
Fingers crossed for you.

Oof, ihearttc, poor you and dh.

Noah, that's very exciting news - congratulations! Good luck with house/school hunting.

Glad to hear that everyone is happy to go back this term. Dd seems quite cheerful too, though when actually asked directly by my sister (not all that helpfully, imo) whether she would rather be at home, she said she would. But she seems excited to see a couple of her good friends, and came home quite astonished and delighted because another couple of girls had invited her to play with them.

Well, second day back with new teacher (who is actually the old teacher, back from maternity leave).

Boy has a list of five spellings to learn for next week, and he's expected to write them too.

Luckily Granny is on the case and they've been practising some letters.

Oh and the PTA strikes again - letter home today that a costume is needed on Friday

Thanks for the notice!

Ooooh - great to see this thread up again. We have just started our Spring hols.

DD finishes in June (we are in Paris) so we are very nearly finished with her first year of school!!!

I am considering taking her to the UK in July to catch the end of school in her Nanna and Grandpa's village. I think it would be a very good experience for her but I need to contact the school and find out if they are allowed to do it.

WOW - This year really is going sooooo quickly. It only feels like five minutes ago that we were all nervously sewing labels on!!!!

Hello everyone

Hope you remember me!? Our last term They won't be as, I don't know, special when they are in year one. Nerves setting in already.

Teacher is stuck in New York lucky devil. How s everyone?

Hello tree . I remember you .

How is the lady who is incubating one of your special tree-range eggs?

Our buyers want to move here v fast. They would like to do this in 6 weeks . Was hoping to be here for the rest of the school year but this seems unlikely. Am very much hoping that one of the school and house combinations I look at on Monday and Tuesday is right (we are going to be renting so the time scale isn't totally unrealistic).

Year 1 is good as well, or at least DS has been having a good time there .

I am also posting on the September this year receptionists thread - have seen mitochondria there as well. Is your DS2 4 at the end of August? Seems weird to think he and DD are the same school year as she will be 5 three weeks after the start of term.

Hello Noah!

Am I on the right thread? My dd started in September 09. DD2 is only 1 so I have a while yet to sew on labels

Am sure year one will be grand, plus teacher has same name as dd so she is delighted with that

Eggy lady now 21 weeks and cruising along, even has a bump I believe! Am yet to see it but hoping to meet up soon. Her due date is my mum's birthday which is rather nice.
Good luck on the move, 6 weeks! Blimey! So are you movng area/school the whole shebang?

Ours have ther class photo today, sort of sad. Just the faoundaton and year 6 have it done. It's like the wind up to end of an era time. Also our forst day in a summer dress, so naturally there is a north wind that would take your face off

You are on the right thread - I gatecrashed in January as DD is in a mixed nursery/reception class and I wanted to join in somewhere . I also have a DS in year 1 so sometimes go on about him too.

How nice, lots of us here

How is dd1, tree?

Hi!! DS1 (Sep birthday) has loved reception so far.

Hello Highlander, glad your ds is having a good year.

Hello Aranea, how goes it?

DD had 'soiling' issues today. Bit about it. Poor thing. Year 1 grls noticed her in their loo too, but it seems they were kind. The lovely teaching assistant has sorted it all out for us - she is very kind about it.

Dd has a pack of clean everything and baby wipes but seems to forget about it. So I'm doing a supermarket dash later to get school a pack of knickers for 5 year olds. We have mpst of theirs!

Oh your poor dd. But I keep being pleasantly surprised by how kind children are to each other at school. My dd1 keeps being picked up off the floor and comforted by other children.

Actually, I wouldn't mind some advice on the terrifying subject of birthday parties...

Are you lot up for a bit of deep thinking???

• I am soooo ashamed!!! Sorry completely forgot to mention, tree, in general children are pretty understanding about toilet mishaps because they are all having them here and there, really! Nits is another thing they are all pretty cool about. I find where adults feak and judge children are like "Yeah, don't worry, me too!"

Oooo go on then! Although I may have to break for tea and cake as I have a carrot cake calling me.

What you planning?

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Yeah they seemed nice about it, apparently they asked about why she was there and stuff. DD wanted it all to be a secret between teachers and me [about her little problem] but actually she didn't seem to have noticed their attention The school seems very focused on feelings and being kind [Catholic of course, so they all get to go to hell and be damned if they aren't ]

Joke joke

I had a great party planned for dd1, until she announced that she didn't actually want any other children there...

Aaaahhhh - Treedelivery... well... you will definately need the carrot cake to keep you going!!!

OK -

I decided to do an intimate fun thing for dd's birthday. Basically I want and dd wants to have a rowing party. i.e Her three besties and their Mums and Dads who have become good friends of mine. Local lake, couple of rowing boats and a picnic after.

All of the Mums are activity mucking in sorts and are quite frankly well up for it!!!

However... there have been whispers that it is rude to not invite all the children whose bun fights parties your child has been to (actually to be fair in the case of dd one was completely delightful but the others were horrible and ghastly).

The thing is...

Firstly - It would be too many people to do what we want to do.

Secondly - It is pretty obvious that two of the Mums, now the year is coming to an end, don't gel with me and we have different ways of bringing up our children. We have subtly acknowledged this by distancing ourselves from each other and are now basically polite on the gate but that is all. They do, however, have a slightly school girl humour in terms of seeming to enjoy 'dropping me in it' now and then and I know if I invited them they would either dramatically decline and make me look foolish or come along and make the day eeerrrrmmm... less friendly.

The thing is even the lovely Mummies all tell me if we go somewhere (and at the beginning of the year before we knew each other well we did go to these women's children's huge birthday parties) and do not invite back word will get round and dd will be frankly a social outcast!!!!
Even though - she might have a big party another year and who knows people not invited this time might well be invited later!!! Anyhooo...

I am really interested WWYD???