Swimming lesson

General 

Elliott was very good after school today and talked again about liking Bohunt School after looking around.

Activities

After hockey club we drove home and Elliott got ready for swimming. Then it was off to his swimming lesson which he enjoyed. He had a shower afterwards and then we came home for ham sandwiches for tea. After tea he did some more animating with his Transformers before reading some of his Diary of a Wimpy Kid school book and then going to sleep.

Whistling Woodwind

General 

Elliott was really good after school today.

Activities

After school we had to pop in to work where I had a meeting I had to go to so Elliott sat in with us and did his Music Theory homework. He was really good and got lots of his homework done. Then we went to Costa Coffee for tea and Elliott had a ham and cheese panini. After tea it was time for the first Whistling Woodwind of the term that he can make and it's a much smaller group this year with a new teacher called Emily who he says he likes. There was a lot of laughter coming from the room where they were practicing as well as music which sounded good. Afterwards we went home and he had a bath, brushed his teeth and then read more of Spiderman before filling in his reading record for the last few nights and going to sleep.

Buffet Curry

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott did some more animating and put some new episodes up on his You Tube channel before we went to hockey training. He did well in hockey training and he enjoyed it, though the team he was on were a bit too good and he didn't have as much defending to do as sometimes. Thought maybe this wasn't such a bad thing given he's still recovering from his week away. When we got back from hockey unfortunately he slipped on a drain on his way back in to the house and fell quite painfully on to his back. He took a while to recover but said after a while that no harm was done and he had a quick bath before we went to meet Andrea's Dad, Graham Jenkins and a friend called Barbara for lunch in Wokingham. We went to Baranda Curry House for the buffet lunch and Elliott had pieces of dry chicken tikka with rice and naan bread and ended up having 3 helpings. 

After lunch we went back to Andrea's Dad's house for a while and he showed everyone his animations and told them about his week at the Manor. Then we headed home and he did some more animating and Clarinet practice before having toast for tea. After tea he got ready for bed, brushed his teeth and then read some Spiderman before it was time to go to sleep.

Batman Verses Superman

General 

Elliott was good today though quite tired and recovering from The Manor I think. 

Activities

We had a very lazy morning and Elliott made some more animations and watched some of his favourite You Tubers. I thought the Bumblebee Vlog animation of Bumblebee dancing was really good. We had pepperoni pizza for lunch and finished watching Batman Verses Superman. 

After Batman Verses Superman had finished we went to Tescos and Elliott helped me recycle the bottles in the bottle banks there and with the shopping. After we got back from Tescos he had some toast for tea before using a You Tube video to learn how to solve his Rubix Cube. Then it was time for his bath and after his bath he did some Clarinet practice before brushing his teeth and settling down to go to sleep. 

The Manor

General 

Elliott was good after he got back from The Manor trip to school today and had clearly had a brilliant time and lots of amazing experiences.

Activities

After I picked him up we stopped at the garage on the way home and he had a Subway for tea (ham, pepperoni and salami with cheese on Italian bread). After we got home he had a bath and then it was straight to bed where he relaxed for a while before going to sleep.

School hockey trials

General 

Elliott was good after school today and at first seemed to think his hockey trials for the school team went well, although he then seemed to get less confident and became worried about how many boys from Year 6 had tried out for the team.

Activities

After school we went home and had ham sandwiches and toast for tea. Then Elliott got ready for swimming and we headed to his swimming lesson. After swimming he had a shower and put his pyjamas on and then we went home and he practiced his Clarinet. Then it was time for him to brush his teeth before he read some of "what's for dinner Mr Gum" out loud to me and then it was time to go to sleep.

Curriculum evening

General 

Elliott was really good after school today.

Activities

After school we went home and Elliott did some animating before we watched some more of Batman Verses Superman while Elliott had ham sandwiches for tea. After tea we headed back to Hawkedon for the curriculum evening which was interesting and Elliott will be getting two lots of homework per week now (one lot during the week and one lot at the weekend) and they're advising he should spend 20 to 30 minutes doing this. They also talked about SATs in May and how they build up to these gently At the end they talked some more about the Manor Trip and it does look really good. They also emphasised that if there's anything that the children don't want to do they can just ask not to do it and Elliott certainly seems to be a bit less concerned and a bit more excited. They also made some bold claims about how independent the children will become thanks to the trip (apparently he'll be washing his own clothes when he returns) but they were joking and said that it does help and it helps all the children and teachers get to know each other before the last year. After the curriculum evening finished we picked up a few bits of shopping in ASDA on the way home and then he did some Clarinet practice when we got in. After Clarinet he had a bath, brushed his teeth and then read more of "what's for dinner Mr Gum" before it was time to go to sleep.

Hockey training

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

After he'd had breakfast Elliott got ready for hockey training and then did some more animating and added a new video to his You Tube channel. Then we went to hockey training at Wellington School which is now at 11.30am and on the other astroturf. Training was good and there were about 20 boys there for Under 12s training with only Gareth, Jack and Max there from last year (Lucas has joined Maidenhead, Noah will probably join Phoenix and Ranelagh and Josh has apparently decided to give hockey a miss but they've asked Elliott to try and persuade him to play again because they need another goalkeeper). Elliott was a bit shy due to the new coach and so many new people but the training was good and they did some good exercises before having a game. He did some good tackles but I think was a bit subdued. Afterwards we talked about trying to keep both hands on his hockey stick during play (the coach was emphasising this so that at Under 12s level everyone is ready and invovled whenever the ball is in play). I was thinking he might not like the chat but actually he seemed to listen and understand. Then we headed off to Tescos where we had lunch at Costa Coffee (he had a ham and cheese toastie). 

After lunch we did the food shopping at Tescos and then we headed home where Elliott finished off his Ben 10 animation. Then we watched the first part of Batman Verses Superman until it was time for tea and he helped out by laying out the table. He had pasta with Dolmio stir in bacon sauce for tea. After tea he did some Clarinet practice and then had a bath. After his bath he brushed his teeth, got ready for bed and read some more of "what's for dinner MR Gum" before going to sleep. 

Decathlon

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott did some animation and had a shower before he got dressed to make up for not having a bath last night. Then we left to go shopping. We had lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Elliott had popcorn chicken and chips. 

After lunch we went to Decathlon and bought some new trainers and a gum shield for hockey and a waterproof and walking trainers for The Manor trip. On our way home we popped in to Smiths Toys Superstore to have a look round (no purchase) and then Sainsburys. After we got home Elliott did his homework. This was filling in an application to be a House Captain at school. After that he carried on with his latest animation and then he had toast for tea wit a fig roll while we watched the cricket highlights. After tea he practiced his Clarinet before brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed. After he'd got in to bed he read some of his new school book "what's for dinner Mr Gum" before going to sleep.

Birthday meal

General 

Elliott was good after school again today and is still enjoying Year 6.

Activities

After we got home Elliott relaxed and watched some You Tube videos and played a few games on his tablet. Then we went out to The Leathern Bottle for tea to celebrate Andrea's Dad's birthday. Elliott had a lot of fun socialising with Harry and Jack Jenkins while he ate. After we got home it was a bit later than bath time so he skipped his bath and got ready for bed without it (but he did brush his teeth). After he was ready for bed he read more of "The Midnight Gang" before going to sleep.

The Midnight Gang

General 

Elliott was good after school today and had enjoyed his first day back at school.

Activities

After we got home Elliott added his animations to a new You Tube channel we've set up for his animations and he was pleased to find some of his school friends have subscribed to the channel. Then he had some toast for tea before we went to his swimming lesson. After swimming he had a shower and after we got home he brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. Once he was ready for bed he read some of his David Walliams book "The Midnight Gang" before going to sleep.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

General 

Elliott was good again today. 

Activities

After breakfast Elliott did some animation before we went to see Ant-Man and the Wasp with Angus Walker. We had a cinema hot dog during the film for lunch. 

After the film we headed home and Elliott practiced his Clarinet before doing some more animation. He had pepperoni pizza for tea and then I left to meet up with friends in London so Andrea made sure he had his bath and brushed his teeth. When he was ready for bed he read more of his new Doctor Who book before going to sleep.