school – Triple Trouble Tribe

Attendance

Friday school pick up is never straight forward. This week three girls came running out of school. Sam was waving a piece of paper at me, “Mummy, my class won the attendance cup and we are going to the movies on Monday! That’s our prize – a trip to the movies!” Emily is also wavingContinue reading “Attendance”

Headteacher Job Description

Walking home from school today, Anna told me about her new class teacher for next year. She is this, she is that, she is everything, she is better than anyone. I, of course, was not listening to the detail. Instead I was fretting about what to do with the kids when we got home soContinue reading “Headteacher Job Description”

Morning triumph

I get up at 3.45am to do some work before the rest of the house wakes up. The early bird catches the worm. I tick so many things off my ‘to do’ list before 6.10am when my first riser comes downstairs. A triumph. I feel great. I have already made a significant dent in today’sContinue reading “Morning triumph”

Nit in Denial

See what I did there? My witty pun. Although there is nothing witty about nits. They are disgusting. I see Anna itching her head. I read the first What’s App message from the honest mum who confesses she has found lice in her child’s hair and is really so sorry if they’ve been passed on.Continue reading “Nit in Denial”

Happy Valentine’s Day

One of the most beautiful things about children is the love they give – and also, that they go to school. At school, the teachers do all sorts of different activities including things like using Valentine’s Day as a theme for arts and crafts. So in their classes the children draw cute cards, paint picturesContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day”

Testing, Testing, 1 2 3

The school held a zoominar (zoom) today about testing in year 2. Phonics, Key Stage 2. The focus was how the school will do everything it can to support the children, ensuring a safe space to sit the tests so they are not intimidated, and a low key approach to reduce stress and worry. ItContinue reading “Testing, Testing, 1 2 3”

Health and Safety

Every time one of the girls has to visit the ‘medical’ at school (I think the ‘medical’ is just a room set aside for a bit of first aid and a lovely member of staff called Gloria, who may or may not be a nurse though I presume and hope has some kind of firstContinue reading “Health and Safety”

Bribery and Bitter Lemons

I gave all three children a cookie today. Nothing very unusual about that. Except that it was 7.55am. It was a bribe. I was bribing them out of the house to go to school. When that only partially worked, I gave them another cookie each. Before I knew it, I had three girls, in uniform,Continue reading “Bribery and Bitter Lemons”

Hurray! the girls are on my side!

Daddy took them to school this morning. This is rare. I waved them off despite their protestations – which of course made me feel guilty and loved to the point of triumph. Lingering at the door, I waited long enough to hear Sam say, “It’s this way, dad, I’ll show you because you don’t knowContinue reading “Hurray! the girls are on my side!”

This is how I do it…

A what’s app message landed at 9.05am. It was from my friend Eleanor. It read; I only have to get one to school on time, in uniform, homework done, packed lunch and PE kit in hand, and I know we are supposed to walk but most mornings it’s the car for us…. and all thisContinue reading “This is how I do it…”