Comments | tiggsybabes: Back to School

tiggsybabes

Back to School

Sep 10, 2009 15:54

Day 3 wasn't that harmonious in the morning. Kate got up late & was still in her nightie 10 minutes before we had to leave. She moaned & shouted a lot & won't be getting her 5p reward chart prize for getting dressed, brushing hair & cleaning teeth without complaint. She's done well apart from this & has collected 2 morning 5ps & 3 night-time ones ( Read more... )

school, school run, music, guitar, kate, clarinet, reading, dancing, recorder, oxford reading tree, holly

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lissy351 September 10 2009, 15:30:19 UTC

We have the same story around here between Hannah and Phoebe. Hannah fights me on everything and Phoebe is usually, "meh...sure..."

seren September 10 2009, 18:43:18 UTC

Do you know if all schools offer musical instrument lessons in KS2, and is it free?

tiggsybabes September 10 2009, 19:10:29 UTC

I have no idea. Mine were free in Jersey, but only from the last year of primary school, so I wazn't expecting Kate to be able to do it yet. £145 a year for the lessons (yikes!) plus from talking to other parents, you pay for the Saturday morning band & orchestra practice once they are good enough to go along. I had all that free too.

I've seen the percussion lessons at school, as I bake in the same room (go figure! lack of space) There are about 6 children & they each only get a few minutes with the teacher. At least if she does clarinet, I can expand on what she's taught.

classy_bird September 10 2009, 22:04:45 UTC

They have to pay up here too, and did when I was at school too. I think they might have reduced rates though for people on is!

tiggsybabes September 11 2009, 06:43:08 UTC

The letter doesn't say anything about that, but it would be worth asking. I need to cut back a lot to afford Kate's new activities, plus Holly is now starting some of the same things.

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classy_bird September 10 2009, 22:04:04 UTC

Adams really upset as they told his class they could learn an instrument this year but only if they were 8, he's not 8 till November so he can't learn till next year, hardly seem fair though that half the class get to if they want!

tiggsybabes September 11 2009, 06:36:18 UTC

Thta's a shame, they can't help when their birthdays are. I know that with the brass & clarient, tehy need their front teeth for postitioning, but Kate has hers as she did that early.

Sending teh form back today, am excited, yes, I am sad :p