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Home Learning Round Two

a snapperwack made from bark, sticks and ferns
10th Jan 202110th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 26 Comments

Ding ding ding, seconds out! We're on our own again, well sort of. As everyone suspected would be the case, English schools closed for the spring term. No, not at the end of the winter term, during the holidays, or just before reopening. No, they closed after one day of the children being back - … Continue reading Home Learning Round Two

Reflecting on 2020

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4th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 28 Comments

A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Reflecting on 2020

The homework dilemma

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25th Sep 202025th Sep 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 25 Comments

I know homework for primary school children can be a contentious topic. In 2017 an OFSTED report stated that more than 30% of parents don't think its helpful. Indeed, its recently caused lots of chat in large boy's class parent's Facebook group. I certainly found in year 1 that there was a lot to deal … Continue reading The homework dilemma

29 hours and a test

Caption "29 Hours and a test" with the backdrop of a stock photo with a COVID test
12th Sep 202018th Sep 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 56 Comments

So the boys went back to school the first Wednesday of September 2020. On the first Monday of September 2020, 6 days later after just 4 days in school, amounting to 29 hours including their breakfast and afterschool clubs, large boy spiked a 39.4°C temperature and they were both sent home. Booking a test After … Continue reading 29 hours and a test

Back to school countdown 2020

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2nd Sep 20202nd Sep 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 18 Comments

Back to school 2020 isn't quite the same as 2019 was. It's been so much longer since they were in and we still aren't quite sure what school will look like next Wednesday. School have sent us an email with some information but there are still plenty of questions. Here's how we prepare for R-day, … Continue reading Back to school countdown 2020

Staying home, staying safe – week 17

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19th Jul 202028th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 18 Comments

This is a little diary of our seventeenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning's last week, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. With the end of term on Friday, this is going … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 17

Staying home, staying safe – week 16

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12th Jul 202030th Aug 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 19 Comments

This is a little diary of our sixteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 15. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 16

Staying home, staying safe – week 15

a snapperwack made from bark, sticks and ferns
5th Jul 202012th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 23 Comments

This is a little diary of our fifteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 14. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 15

Staying home, staying safe – week 14

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28th Jun 202018th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 23 Comments

This is a little diary of our fourteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 13. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 14

Staying home, staying safe – week 13

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21st Jun 20201st Oct 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 25 Comments

This is a little diary of our thirteenth week in social isolation, encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work a few days. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 12. What will week 14 bring? Stay … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 13

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