Homeschooling And School

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The end of term and our decision to find a new school

Sometimes finding the right school for your child is not easy but I’m glad we seem to have found the right school for my big boys.

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Tutoring

Finding out that so many children are being tutored at our local school leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable.

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School is tiring

Year 3 is really taking its toll.

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Starting school

Despite all sorts of reservations about sending my four year old off to school, he had a great day and this morning he ran to school, greeted his teacher with a shy smile and donned a painting shirt to start his favourite activity before registration had even begun. And, if I’m honest, none of them [...]

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Giving up homeschooling: starting school

Eldest Son, Harry, who is nearly 7, and Second Son, William, who is 5, started back at school last week. Harry was ready for school and we felt that they would both settle more easily if they had each other at school. Happily, this is the case so far. William is struggling a little bit [...]

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Starting homeschooling: the first weeks

We have completed three weeks of homeschooling. They have worked pretty well so far. We have hit on a system that suits us for now. I do formal work with Harry while William is at preschool every morning. This had been a problem time for us in the past as twenty-two month old Ben made [...]

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