Spy Dog

General 

Elliott was good after school. He said he'd quite enjoyed hockey club but was a bit frustrated because Years 5 and 6 got to play a game but he'd had to carry on practicing skills. 

Activities

We went straight to swimming after hockey for his lesson. After he'd showered and got changed we went home and he had toast for tea. He watched some Pokemon on the iPad and then finished reading his snakes book so he could start reading his new fiction book Spy Dog. Then it was time to get changed for bed, brush his teeth and go to sleep.

Snakes

General 

Elliott was good today after school and enjoyed hockey club again. 

Activities

We went straight to swimming after hockey and he enjoyed his lesson. After he'd showered and got changed in to his pyjamas we headed home and after we got in he had some toast for tea. Then he played his Clarinet for a bit, before watching Pokemon on the iPad. Then he had his bedtime squash, brushed his teeth and read his school book about snakes before bed time (he's keen to finish reading his snakes book as he has to read a non fiction book before he can read his new fiction book).

Tracy Island

General 

Elliott was in a good mood after school today. He'd had spaghetti bolognese for lunch, enjoyed choir and enjoyed an experiment about whether sound passes through objects or the air quicker (objects is the answer apparently). 

Activities

When we got in from school he played with his Thunderbirds toys for a while and we had a chat about Christmas presents from Father Christmas and I think I persuaded him not to focus completely on Pokemon cards (so Star Wars, Thunderbirds Tracy Island and a smaller Pokemon card pack). He seemed a bit worried about changing his list and Father Christmas knowing so we might write a letter tomorrow. Then it was toast for tea before football training. Football training tonight was a bit disheveled and they were all messing around more than usual. Elliott also got hurt when the ball bent back his finger but he was fine after an ice pack. After football we went home, he had a quick bath and then bedtime squash, teeth brushing and read to the end of his school book about Greek myths.

Hieroglyphics

General 

Elliott was good again today.

Activities

We had a lazy time before hockey and Elliott watched some Pokemon episodes on the iPad. He played really well in hockey again and said he got 35 points for the exercise where they were passing it between cones (5 points for between green, 2 points for between red and 1 point for between yellows). He was also pleased with his 2 goals. After hockey we went to Costa in Wokingham for a snack and to warm up and then we played some Pokemon Go. When we got home we had ham sandwiches for lunch.

After lunch he finished his Maths sums homework and we researched Egyptian Hieroglyphics for home learning. Then he played with his Thunderbirds toys for a while before we watched Planet Earth 2 (which was about wildlife in mountains). We had chicken and rice for tea and then he had a bath, bedtime squash, brushed his teeth and read another 10 pages of his school book (about Greek myths) before bed time.

Symmetry

General 

Elliott was very good today.

Activities

Before we went to football Elliott did his Maths symmetry homework (recreating mirror images of shapes in a grid) and his first set of Maths sums. Then we went to Reading Station to pick up Granny and then on to football. We really enjoyed today's match and I thought the Panthers all played towards their best. The result certainly didn't reflect how well the Panthers played and afterwards he seemed very happy with today's game. After football when we got home Elliott had a quick bath and then we had spaghetti bolognese for lunch.

After lunch we went for a walk from the house around Arborfield Garrison with Granny and Elliott did a lot of scootering and Pokemon hunting. When we got back from the walk Elliott showed Granny his Pokemon cards and then we drove Granny back to Reading station. We popped in to Tescos on the way home and after we got home we had ham and cheese sandwiches for tea. Then we watched Strictly Come Dancing before he brushed his teeth and read some of his school book before it was time to go to sleep.

Chocolate sheep

General 

Elliott was in good spirits after school. Miss Woods did come and speak to me after school because Elliott had hurt his finger by shutting it in a door after lunch and we also had a quick chat about Thursday's and Mrs Hema. It sounds like there won't be a phone call but she said that some of the class have problems adjusting to Mrs Hema's different style and Elliott says she is more impatient than Miss Woods. So Miss Woods said it's good to try and remind him that different people in life can act differently. 

Activities

On our way home from school we sent shopping at Sainsburys and Elliott used his pocket money to buy a magazine for him and one for Libby (to give her at Christmas). After we got home I gave him some presents from The Lake District (a bookmark, a fossil and some a white chocolate sheep) and then he played for a while and read his new magazine. Then it was time for toast before he got ready for bed, read some of his school book, brushed his teeth and went to bed.

Nativity

General 

Elliott was very good after school again today and said they'd been to the Baptist Church during the day to learn more about the real meaning of the nativity. 

Activities

I picked him up after Hockey Club and he'd really enjoyed himself. Then we went straight to swimming where he did really well before we got home for some relaxation time and some toast. Before bed he played his clarinet and read some of his school book and then he brushed his teeth and went to bed.

Listening to sounds

General 

Elliott was good after school today and had enjoyed his day at school where they'd had to go and write down sounds they could here in one of their exercises. 

Activities

After I picked him up we went home and he got changed in to his football kit for training and then chilled out for a while watching the iPad, practicing his clarinet and playing with Poe Dameron toys. Then we had some toast for tea and headed out to training. It was really cold at training but he did well and did some good passing in the sessions and in a little game they had at the end. After training we went home as quick as possible and he had a quick bath, read some of his school book, brushed his teeth and then it was time for bed.

George's Marvellous Medicine

General 

Elliott was good today.

Activities

In the morning we got going early to get to the hockey tournament in Bracknell, only to find after a pitch inspection there that the pitch was too frozen to be safe and the tournament was cancelled. Elliott was disappointed but took it in good spirits and when we got home he did another lot of his Maths sums and then had a bath to make up for not having one the night before. After his bath we went to Reading where we went to Subway for lunch and he had salami and ham in Italian bread.

After lunch we wandered around the shops for a bit and did some Pokemon hunting before we met up with Andrea to go and see George's Marvellous Medicine in the Hexagon. George's Marvellous Medicine was really good and he laughed and joined in. After the play we went home and had spaghetti bolognese for tea. Then he did his final set of Maths homework and wrote down some facts about Earthquakes for his home learning. Then he brushed his teeth, read some of his school book and went to sleep and he didn't have another bath after having had one earlier in the day.

Fireworks

General 

Elliott was really good today.

Activities

Before we went to football Elliott did his first set of Maths sums for his homework and did them quickly and well. Then we went to football and he played really well I thought, particularly in the second half when he was defending. He said afterwards that he'd enjoyed it and felt more confident. After football when we got home we had some home made hot dogs for lunch.

After lunch we went to Forbury retail park in Reading to go sofa shopping. It must have been quite boring for him (I was bored of sitting on the sofas myself) but he was well behaved and played Pokemon Go while he followed us around. At the end we went to Toys R Us and he bought a pack of Pokemon cards with his pocket money. Then we round to see friends to celebrate a birthday. Elliott has spent time with the other children there before (Gus, Evan, Beth and Emma) and had a lot of fun, particularly with Gus). We all went to the fireworks display at Cantley Park in Wokingham which was really good and they played the Star Wars music during it. Then it was back to Beth and Emma's house where they played some Fifa on the Playstation and watched Boxtrolls before Elliott put on his pyjamas and had a snooze while we finished dinner. Then we drove home and he went straight to bed himself.

Disco

General 

Elliott was really good after school today. 

Activities

We went straight home after school and Elliott had some toast for tea and got changed for his disco. Then we headed back to school for the discos. Elliott was really good while I helped out at the disco and then really enjoyed his disco and did a lot of dancing with Isaac, Aaron, Sam, Cameron and Thomas. After we got home he went straight to bed without having a bath (but he did brush his teeth) because it was getting quite late.

Canopic Jar

General 

Elliott was good after school today and told me all about his trip to the URE museum where they'd seen lots of ancient Egyptian and Greek archaeological artefacts. 

Activities

After school we went straight to swimming. He did well and was really pleased with his head above water jump again. After swimming he got a bit upset because he'd realised at the museum he had home learning to do - making his own Canopic Jar. So on the way home from Tescos we picked up a pringles tube, some gold wrapping paper and star stickers to stick on it and some glue. When we got home we wrapped the pringles tube in the wrapping paper and glued it on before Elliott made a horse head with a toilet roll to put on the top as the lid. Then he had some toast for tea and read some of his school book. Then he brushed his teeth and went to bed (he'd had a shower after swimming).