Year 7 Summer Term !

[MargaretMountford]

Here is a brand new thread for the new term !

hope things ok with your dad today bellavita..
Ds has been chosen to represent his tutor group in the yr 7 quiz - he casually dropped it into conversation -am v pleased for him !
Shall we continue this thread next September as the Year 8 thread ? Can't believe it's almost a year since we started this !

Thanks MAS - have just had to have a little rant in chat about mum's sister-in-law. Gah!

Yes, I would like the thread to be carried on, although our posting has become less frequent, we are all still here if we encounter any problems... or need reassurance

I definitely would welcome a thread as they all approach their teens! I am starting to dread the teenage stage - not so much that I am expecting dd to be horrendous (though she might be!) but because of the general worry about their safety as they get older. Three Yr10 kids died in the same week here a while back - all awful tragedies and in at least two of the cases it has got me thinking - what would I have done as a parent (not saying the deaths could have been prevented but....)

Congrats to your DS, MAS.
How did parent's evening go Roisin?
I think we definitely need a thread for Year 8, as I am told it can be a tricky year.
DD is off on a science trip today, by the skin of her teeth! The teacher rang at 8.30am when they were boarding the bus, to say he didn't have DD's permission slip. I had already left the house and DH was on his way out the door but luckily stopped to answer the phone.
I KNOW I sent back the permission slip - it was with the cheque!

thanks LGP ! hope science trip goes well
Yes, let's definitely have a year 8 thread - it's just nice knowing we are in the same boat so to speak and we can approach teenagerdom together !

Well done to your ds MAS, bet you are really pleased

Hope dd enjoys the science trip LGP.

Please do start a Yr8 thread as this one has been great, plus I'd love to know how everyones DC's are getting on.

woo ! ds's tutor group team came 2nd, losing by just 3 points..3 in each team and 7 tutor groups altogether -hooray -a huge confidence boost to him. Have also allowed him to open a facebook account (strictly secured by me,well as much as you possibly can) as several of his friends have them and it might help him keep in touch over the hols etc)

Well done, MAS's DS!

thank you LGP

Yay for MAS's DS.

DS has brought his report home today - it is fab, just fab. We are sooooo pleased, they could be talking about a different boy though

The only thing to spoil it was the two ST's in his planner today for forgetting to take his science homework in and for not writing it down in his planner.... He got 1 ST at the beginning of Yr7 for taking in the wrong English book and then these two near the end of Yr7, don't suppose it is too bad in the grand scheme of things eh?

Don't know what an "ST" is but dd has had lots of "codes" in her homework diary for forgetting things - was averaging one a week at the start so think your ds has done very well Bellavita!

Grapefruitmoon, I am not quite entirely sure what ST is short for, but it is a black mark.

He is now talking about some sort of monetery reward for bringing home such a fab report.... kids of today

Well done MAS and Bellas DS's

hey,well done bellavita's ds !

am v excited - letter from school to say that ds is invited to the Celebration of Success at the end of term as he is the most improved boy in his tutor group - woo! they have a party and he'll get a certificate and small prize -yay

MAS thats fantastic I bet you are all thrilled.

thanks magenta - I am happy for him (and me !) - anything that makes him feel more confident - he will be secretly pleased I think !

MAS - that is so lovely, hooray for your ds

aww,thanks !

Fantastic, MAS! Well done to your DS!

thanks LGP - he has taken the letter to show his grandma

Hiya! I've been to France with school trip for a week and am exhausted! If your kids go on a residential please thank the staff as they do work extremely hard 24/7.

Well done to everyone who's had a great report!

ds1 got a fabby wonderful ROA (report) too: I'm so proud of him. But it came in a binder/file and we are supposed to return it to school asap! I'm going to get it photocopied first, so he can show his grandma.

The school is 80 years old this week so they are having all sorts of special activities, concerts, parties etc. That seems better than the normal wind-down at the end of term.

Well done to your ds roisin withthe report . The special activities sounds good....

DS and two other boys are redesigning the school website and he has just come home tonight to inform me that the deputy head and head teacher have told them today that they will each be paid £100 for the work , blimey, that is a lot of money.

Wow! £100 each How many hours work is he expected to put in?
Is this your ds in yr7? He must be very talented in IT.