The Recruit

General 

Elliott was good after school today and seemed very happy to have been back and seen his friends. 

Activities

After Homework Club we went home and he watched some You Yube videos about skateboarding. We had pizza for tea and then he had his bath, brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. He read more of his new library book "The Recruit" by Robert Muchamore which was recommended for him as it's on the accelerated reading list (rather than "Genesis Of The Daleks" by Terence Dicks which his English teacher said would be a good book to read in the holidays).

Inset Day

General 

Elliott was really good today, especially considering he didn't have much to do as I was working. 

Activities

In the morning he played his new Skateboard game and generally relaxed in his room. Then we had pasta with pepperoni sauce for tea.

After lunch we watched "Enders Game" and some toast for tea before it was time to leave for Whistling Woodwind which turned out not to be on. We turned back and drove home and he had a bath, brushed his teeth, got ready for be before reading more of "Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks" by Terence Dicks and going to sleep.

Hockey tournament

General 

Elliott was mainly good today. He did get upset with me during and after hockey when I was trying to advise him to concentrate on the opposition free hit taker and put his stick on the ground to block the ball (as a few times during the games he was wandering away, back turned when the opposition started playing). However after he'd calmed down we talked again and he did understand the point I was making.

Activities

In the morning we went to the hockey tournament at Reading Hockey Tournament. Unfortunately it wasn't a good tournament for the boys today and they lost all their matches and were comprehensively beaten in two out of four games. They played well in the first and third games but as there were two South Berkshire teams there sharing a coach they played the second and fourth games without a coach and it showed. Elliott played quite well at times and did set up most of the goals scored and score one himself but at other times was guilty of either tying to beat the whole opposition on his own or becoming despondent. He did also say he found my encouragement off putting (i did shout when he did good things and sometimes when his head was obviously not in the game) which is why we then had a chat after about tyring to stay alert and concentrating for the whole game. He did react badly to this at first but then did listen and we talked about how difficult it can be to adjust to being one of the best players and taking on more responsibility. He had a bacon roll for lunch.

After lunch he did some cubing and then we went to Graham Jenkins house to watch the Crystal Palace verses Leicester City game and he spent most of the time playing a game on his phone. After the football we went home and he did some more cubing before we had Roast Chicken for tea with roast potatoes and also a good quantity of broccoli. After tea he practice his Clarinet before doing some more cubing, brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed. Then we watched "His Dark Materials" before bed time and he did some quick reading of  "Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks" by Terence Dicks (again as this time he thinks he'll understand more of it) before going to sleep.

Star Wars

General 

Elliott was good today. 

Activities

In the morning Elliott watched a bit of the rugby and did some more animating. He also finished his Maths homework and watched some videos about Star Wars. We had spaghetti bolognese for lunch.

After lunch we packed and got ready to go home and Elliott did some Clarinet practice and played on the piano. Then we drove back home and he played a driving game on his phone. When we got home we unpacked and he had a light tea. After he'd unpacked he got all his Star Wars toys out and played a game on his phone. We decided to save his bath for after hockey tomorrow so he brushed his teeth, got ready for bed and then read more of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway" by Jeff Kinney before going to sleep.

Haircuts

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

In the morning he did his Science homework with Granny building a cell out of a number of different sized boxes. He also played his driving game and relaxed with his cubes. Peter Sladen came to visit for lunch and we had rolls with cheese.

After lunch we went to Salisbury for hair cuts and he looked in The Entertainer toy shop where we found a heavily reduced Black Series Obi Wan Kinobe figure that he could afford with his pocket money. We also bought a new bag for is hockey kit. After we came home he was inspired to start a new animation and he did some Clarinet practice before he had chicken nuggets, chips and a few peas for tea. After tea he had his bath, brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. Then he did some more animating before reading more of  “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway" by Jeff Kinney and then going to sleep.