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This Lent I’m Giving Up Moaning!

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I don’t normally ‘do’ Lent but I guess it’s not a bad thing giving up something, particularly if it’s something not good for you, or something that makes you think more about your life. So this year I’m not giving up chocolate, or coffee, or even Facebook! I’m giving up moaning. I don’t think it’s going to be easy, particularly when things are not so good at home at the moment. (I lost my car today, but I’m not moaning because it’s not as if I can drive anymore!) We also have another funeral on Monday, a close family member, and I’ve had to arrange it all along with my Other Half. But, grief and mourning are not really moaning, it’s a natural process which we cannot deny ourselves.

I will however, not be sweating the small stuff. I’m going to bite my tongue at minor issues that I’d normally complain about. I’m going to be nice to my family all the time (oh wow! how tough is that?)
And I’m definitely not going to be posting Facebook Status’ full of gripes and woe.

No, it’s positivity all the way for me, well, at least for the next forty days….and then it will be Easter, my favourite time of year (not just because of the chocolate!)

I’d like to start my positive Lent with the kid’s parents evenings.
As always Star and Boo have been really good at school, always trying their best and on their best behaviour. They may not be the most intelligent in their classes but they always make me proud and their teacher’s always have such good things to say about them.
I’m really proud of my Little Man though. I was worried because he has been in trouble recently for his behaviour. Thankfully, his teacher realises that he is mostly immature because he is in fact immature! He is an August baby and the youngest in the class. Most of his classmates are already a year older than him. However, despite his little mishap he is a kind, caring and helpful little boy which has his teacher wrapped around his little finger with his charming personality. Best news of all though was that he may be immature in age and behaviour, but his actual work is well above average and he is one of the top learners in the class. Well done Little Man!
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Parents Evening

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I’ve always believed Parent’s Evening at school to be the opportunity to talk about how well (or not in some cases) your child has done. Then why do we have them just weeks after starting a new year, with a new teacher and new class? In fact, for the Little Man, it’s his very first year at school. So there is not much to say about how well he’s doing, or getting on with the other children.

However, if you look at it another way it does give you an opportunity to get to know the new teacher and tell them what they need to know about your child. So, they can’t tell you much, but you can inform them.

First impressions of both Boo and Little Man were positive by their new teacher’s. Boo’s teacher said that Boo was kind, considerate, friendly and also very spiritual. She gets on well with the other children in the class and looks after those that are feeling shy or lonely. I was able to tell her teacher that Boo does have a problem with listening, it’s not that she is being naughty but she can phase out  from her surrounding and even though you think she can hear you, she actually can’t, so it’s easier if you make sure that you have her attention before thinking she is being naughty or ignorant. We’ve had her hearing tested and it’s fine, so it’s probably a neurological problem, a little bit of faulty wiring.

The Little Man’s teacher said he was bright and bubbly and always on the go. I replied ‘that’s one way of putting it!’
I am increasingly being led to believe that the Little Man may have an attention deficit disorder. He cannot concentrate on anything for very long. It’s a big difference from the girls who can play the same thing for ages. The Little Man flits from one thing to another and often forgets that he was having fun doing something else when he’s moving on to something else. He cannot even watch a complete short tv animation, whereas the girls were watching movies at his age.
He is very confident and friendly and I’m sure he’ll always have an entourage of buddies around him. He’s kind and sharing but can get a little stressed if he doesn’t get what he wants straight away.

All my children are very different from each other, it makes for a very interesting household.

I want to link up this post to Small Step Amazing Achievements, so I’m going to tell you about two little things that have made me proud of Boo and The Little Man this week.

Boo has been very poorly with tonsilitis and on Monday I took her to visit the GP. While sat in the surgery she began reading the posters on the wall. I was amazed at how well she can read now. Just over a year ago she was on an Individual Education Plan because she wasn’t as good as her peers at reading. Now she can take really difficult words and break them up until she can understand them. Well done Boo!

The Little Man is just beginning his education but has the approach of Guerilla Learning. He constantly asks questions and wants everything explained in detail. He even knows how the washing machine works! We were at a 4th Birthday on Saturday and they had a bouncy castle. The Little Man was bouncing around when he decided to get off. He said to me ‘there were five of us on the bouncy castle then two of us got off, so then there were three’
Clever Little Man!

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Parents Evening

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Every year I attend parents evening at the littlies school and every year I know exactly what to expect. This year however was a little different. First up, I had the Little Man’s first ever parents evening, plus the girls have just changed schools so things are very different for them.

The Little Man is now in nursery. He has attended pre-school before so he is comfortable in a school environment. He settled in quite well from the beginning, although he did keep asking for his old school and Margaret his carer there. However, just a few weeks in and he was fine. His nursery teacher is happy with his progress. He is the youngest in the class being an August baby, this means he is a little behind in some things, but she believes that starting school late (because of moving house) has more to do with this than his age. He plays well with the other children and is well behaved. So a good report there, well done Little Man.

Boo was very popular in her old school so I thought she would have difficulty settling in to a new school and making new friends. Her teacher (who is most definitely young enough to be my daughter) said that she settled almost straight away and has lots of friends. At her old school she struggled a little with her work but always tried hard even when it was difficult for her. Now she is not struggling so much and managing to keep up with the other children. She is very determined to get things right and works very hard. She strives on praise so if her work doesn’t get her praise she will try even more to get it right. Her teacher said she is well behaved, kind, caring, friendly and very well mannered. Well done Boo, I’m so proud of you.

Star’s story is a little different. She has found it harder to adjust to the change. At her old school they understood her needs and she had a fantastic support system in place. At her new school her teacher had only just found out about her autism. She had noticed that Star did not relate to the other children and preferred to be on her own, but she thought this was just because she was having difficulty adjusting to a new school. Star has never really had many friends. She is also falling behind in her work because of starting the term late and having so many hospital appointments for her neck. She still tries very hard though. In her old school she was on the ‘top table’ for all subjects but mathematics, now she is nearer the bottom of the class and has actually been moved down a class for math. They are starting to get her support back in place after liaising with her old school, and once she is more settled and her neck is sorted, I have no doubt that she will catch up again. She is a clever girl, she’s just suffered a lot of setbacks. Her teacher said she is well behaved, good mannered and works really hard when she puts her mind to it. I know Star has found the move and all the changes the most difficult to deal with so I’m really proud that she is able to behave at school and try her best.

I am currently a very proud mummy.

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