Peanut butter sandwiches

General 

Elliott was a bit down after school today. It turned out that at hockey squad practice over lunch break Mr Smaje had said a few things which made him think Mr Smaje didn't think he was very good at hockey. So we had a chat about how sometimes sports coaches focus on where people can improve and normally it;s because they really do think the person is good and want them to get even better. Also, later, I had a look at his homework and challenged him to write a little bit more than he had (which was a few lines) and correct the sentences that didn't start with a capital letter and he got quite upset at first about this, though did eventually respond after we'd talked about having to try a bit harder now he's getting older and wanting him to do the best he can, though that not meaning he has to be the best.

Activities

After school I picked him up from hockey and we went home where he practiced skateboarding outside for a while and showed me how he can now do an ollie. Then he had peanut butter sandwiches for tea before we had a look at his homework and he did some more after at first he wasn't keen (but he did then do a good job). Then he practiced Clarinet and he had his bath. After his bath he did some music theory homework and we practiced some spellings (with him saying the spelling out loud, and he got most of the words right from his list). After that he read more of his "Charlie Bone and the Hidden King" school book before going to sleep.