Thames Valley Hockey Under 10 Boys A Tournament in Marlow

General 

Elliott was mainly good today. He did get a bit sulky at the end of hockey and also later he was reluctant to do his Maths Study Ladder homework at first, but I helped him make sure he input the numbers he meant to and he seemed much happier with Study Ladder. 

Activities

In the morning we went to the Thames Valley Under 10 Boys A Tournament in Marlow. He played really well and the team played really well against some teams that looked like they might have more experience playing together as teams. Afterwards he got lots of compliments from the Dads who had been running the team and his partnership with Gareth in defence looked good, with some calm and assured tackling and passing out from the back. Unfortunately he was a bit miffed that Richard from midfield had blamed him and Garent for letting some of the other sides score but it was good to hear Richard had been gently put in his place and we talked about how it was the whole team's responsibility and that defence starts with not losing the ball in midfield if possible. Fortunately he said he didn't think it would ruin their team spirit or him wanting to be part of the team. After the tournament we headed home and did his Maths Study Ladder homework which he was not keenon starting, but once we got going he worked out on paper and then we carefully put the answers in to the iPad. After homework we had sasusages, rice and broccolli for lunch and watched Transformers Dark of the Moon.

After lunch he had a bath and practiced his Clarinet before he drew a squirrel called "Par" as his entry to the Blue Peter Awesome Animation competition. For this he had to design and draw an original non human character that could exist in the Early Man (Nick Park) animated film being made at the moment. He described "Par" as mostly kind, but can be vicious and can beat a Transformer on the entry form. Then we watched some of the England football match verses Lithuania game while we ate ham sandwiches for tea. He made his own sandwiches for tea to be helpful. Finally he brushed his teeth and read more of his latest Darren Shan school book before going to sleep.