Thursday, 24 April 2014
How can you forget when your first GCSE exam is?
Many years ago when I did my O-levels (equivalent of GCSEs in those days) the date of the first exam was seared into my mind for weeks if not months beforehand, ever moving closer with a terrible stomach-churning inevitability.
Fast forward to my son starting his GCSE exams:
Phone call to Mum on his way home from school 'Can you email my German teacher cos I've just found out my Art exams aren't next week they start tomorrow and clash with my German assessment?'
His first proper GCSE exam and he forgot when it was ???!!!!!
The Art exams, which last 3 days, weren't on the timetable emailed to us by the school, the teacher told them when they were and they wrote it down.
It's been sorted with German teacher - assessment is today after Art.
I just feel a bit sort of traumatised by this.
Fast forward to my son starting his GCSE exams:
Phone call to Mum on his way home from school 'Can you email my German teacher cos I've just found out my Art exams aren't next week they start tomorrow and clash with my German assessment?'
His first proper GCSE exam and he forgot when it was ???!!!!!
The Art exams, which last 3 days, weren't on the timetable emailed to us by the school, the teacher told them when they were and they wrote it down.
It's been sorted with German teacher - assessment is today after Art.
I just feel a bit sort of traumatised by this.
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Happy Easter
Happy Easter!
Hope you've had a good day.
We spent a week with my brother in Wales where the weather was wonderful in contrast to last Easter's Arctic weather. Had such a good time. My younger niece's boyfriend (both have Down's sydrome) developed double pneumonia and was very ill for a while which was a concern but he is now on the mend, thankfully. Coudn't stay for Easter Sunday as J is back at school Tuesday so would have had to drive home on Bank Holiday Monday - no thanks. Actually we had quite a bad journey home on Wednesday - lots of delays.
On Good Friday our church was handing out chocolate eggs and stickers in the High Street, hoping this would lead to conversations about Jesus. We very nobly volunteered to go in the coffee shop where the management were happy for us to go ahead (we gave them some eggs). Felt we ought to buy some drinks so basically I sat drinking decaff flat whites and praying while P went round with the eggs. He had some good conversations and several parents were willing for him to explain about Easter to their children. Three families whom he told about the 'Churches Together Service' a bit later actually turned up at the church.
The service was packed, short, simple and very moving. The traditional Easter hymns just make me cry. Each year it just gets a bit harder to even begin to think of what Jesus went through for me.
For some reason I had a tummy ache last night and hardly slept so didn't feel too good at church this morning especially as I had to be a 'welcomer'. Made a huge effort to smile and look cheerful. Good meeting anyway. Afterwards we picked up Mavis and had her here for the day. She is quite undemanding and happy to sit and knit/watch TV and didn't mind me having an afternoon nap.
P cooked a lovely roast chicken dinner, followed by some plum pudding (I only had a tiny piece) and some Easter egg. Yum.
Hope you've had a good day.
We spent a week with my brother in Wales where the weather was wonderful in contrast to last Easter's Arctic weather. Had such a good time. My younger niece's boyfriend (both have Down's sydrome) developed double pneumonia and was very ill for a while which was a concern but he is now on the mend, thankfully. Coudn't stay for Easter Sunday as J is back at school Tuesday so would have had to drive home on Bank Holiday Monday - no thanks. Actually we had quite a bad journey home on Wednesday - lots of delays.
On Good Friday our church was handing out chocolate eggs and stickers in the High Street, hoping this would lead to conversations about Jesus. We very nobly volunteered to go in the coffee shop where the management were happy for us to go ahead (we gave them some eggs). Felt we ought to buy some drinks so basically I sat drinking decaff flat whites and praying while P went round with the eggs. He had some good conversations and several parents were willing for him to explain about Easter to their children. Three families whom he told about the 'Churches Together Service' a bit later actually turned up at the church.
The service was packed, short, simple and very moving. The traditional Easter hymns just make me cry. Each year it just gets a bit harder to even begin to think of what Jesus went through for me.
For some reason I had a tummy ache last night and hardly slept so didn't feel too good at church this morning especially as I had to be a 'welcomer'. Made a huge effort to smile and look cheerful. Good meeting anyway. Afterwards we picked up Mavis and had her here for the day. She is quite undemanding and happy to sit and knit/watch TV and didn't mind me having an afternoon nap.
P cooked a lovely roast chicken dinner, followed by some plum pudding (I only had a tiny piece) and some Easter egg. Yum.
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Triple yay
School concert last night - J on steel pans. One of drummers was missing cos she's on holiday. Ahem. What's all this about attendance and about how lack of it affects academic results and sending stiff letters to parents who are already stressed about their sick child.? She's taking time off school to go on holiday? Just before her GCSEs?
Anyway now that's off my chest it was a very good concert. A brilliant Year 13 flautist. reckon we'll see her on TV before long.
P is putting in my bath tap. Yay!
Lovely sunny weather. Yay!
Went on really good healing course on Sat. Even more Yay!
Anyway now that's off my chest it was a very good concert. A brilliant Year 13 flautist. reckon we'll see her on TV before long.
P is putting in my bath tap. Yay!
Lovely sunny weather. Yay!
Went on really good healing course on Sat. Even more Yay!
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Pheasant
Took these pictures of a pheasant through our bathroom window - a bit gormless looking but beautiful.
Hail and revision
J managed to stay at school all day Tues and then had a day off yesterday due to teachers being on strike. Had what could be last German tutor session yesterday. His overall mark for his speaking assessments was A* - so pleased for him. His tutor has obviously helped him a lot.
Got an email to say they've got to go in for compulsory English revision sessions when thery're on study leave - how do I break it to him?
Had massive hail storm yesterday. J looked out of window and said 'Hope this turns into snow so school's shut.'
Lounging around in bed cos I'm tired. P busy sorting out loft in order to turn it into workshop.
Got an email to say they've got to go in for compulsory English revision sessions when thery're on study leave - how do I break it to him?
Had massive hail storm yesterday. J looked out of window and said 'Hope this turns into snow so school's shut.'
Lounging around in bed cos I'm tired. P busy sorting out loft in order to turn it into workshop.
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