Bournemouth aquarium

General 

Elliott was really good for all of today. 

Activities

In the morning we had a lazy time watching cartoon network before we went to Bournemouth with Granny. We went to the aquarium which we all really enjoyed and Elliott especially liked the crocodile, sting rays and sharks. There were otters there as well who were play fighting and playing with balls which we found funny. We also saw them feeding the giant turtles, sting rays and sharks which was interesting. He also bought a new pirate play sword and plastic fish set from the shop with his pocket money on our way out of the aquarium.

After the aquarium we had sandwiches for lunch by the beach. It was so hot after lunch that Elliott played on the beach and even went paddling in the sea:

On the way back to the car we popped back in to the aquarium to see another feeding session before driving home. After we got home Elliott played with Transformers while I cooked tea and we all had spaghetti bolognese for tea, which Elliott ate very nicely. After tea he had a bath and he read the first part of his school book "Battle with the Beast" before another good bed time. 

Finkley Down Farm

General 

Elliott was really good today. He did get upset briefly when it was time to leave Finkley Down Farm and I said he didn't have enough pocket money (until tomorrow) to buy something from the shop. However he didn't get too upset and calmed down quickly. 

Activities

In the morning after breakfast at Granny's we set off for Finkley Down Farm. Unfortunately due to an accident in Salisbury the traffic was very bad, but Elliott was patient and good. When we arrived we met up with Harry, Bertie, Matt and Lara Higgins. Elliott had dressed up as Anakin Skywalker and both Harry and Bertie had come as Halloween skeletons. The farm was really good and the boys saw lots of animals - goats, rabbits, horses, pigs, chameleon, snakes, chickens, etc. There was even sheep racing and they fed the goats and practiced milking cows with a dummy cow:

As well as the animals there was lots of outdoor play and trampolining, including some pedal carts to play on and some soft play indoors. There was also a wizard doing magic for Halloween which they watched for bit. And everyone had lunch there and Elliott was very good and ate his cheese sandwiches very sensibly.

After we got home we had sausage and mash with Granny for tea and then a bath. He read his school book "Ant's Pact" to Granny and watched some toy reviews on the iPad before bed time.

Sparkly poppy

General 

Elliott was very good on the journey to Downton and after we arrived.

Activities

After we got to Downton Elliott said hello to Granny and gave her the sparkly poppy he had made for her which went down well. He went to sleep very quickly after getting in to bed. 

Honey toast

General 

Elliott was good after I picked him up from the child minder.

Activities

After we got home Elliott had a snack of honey toast and then it was bath and bed time. 

Parents evening

General 

Elliott was good again after school today and well behaved for Andrea during parents evening. On the way to swimming after school he did ask me if we used to be married, so I explained we did but weren't anymore. He then asked why, so I explained that when we lived together we weren't making each other happy. He looked a little down about this and said he wished we lived together and that we liked each other. So I said that we did like each other and because we both loved him and when we saw each other it was to do things with him and that made things much easier now we don't live together. This seemed to help and he cheered up and we moved on to what Transformer I'd like to be most.

Activities

After school we went straight to swimming and he did well as usual. Then we went home for tea and I shot off to parents evening which I thought was really positive. I know handwriting is a bit behind track, but I think that will sort itself out and I'm really pleased to hear his ideas and creativity are really good and I enjoyed seeing so many house points in his Maths book. I also think it's really encouraging that when he does get upset it's not lasting for long before he moves on. While I was gone he finished off his homework with Andrea, read the whole of his school book "The Trap" and practiced his spellings. After I got back I told him how well parents evening had gone and how Mrs Davies had said his ideas were really good and his Maths and general work was good. I did mention that his handwriting was getting lots better and he needed to keep trying to improve it even more and that it was really good he was calming down so quickly after being upset and be good to practice not even getting upset and he seemed fine with this and generally quite pleased. I also told him that you were really pleased.