Eleventh birthday

General 

Elliott was good today. He was a bit down before bed because it sounds like the hockey tournament didn't go quite as well as their first game and he was worried about being scared of the ball and sticks too much and letting Mr Smaje and the team down. It sounds like Mr Smaje was quite direct in his advice to the whole team and that he'd given each of them some personal advice as well. So we talked about how things not going so well can be positive for learning and you learn more from mistakes as long as you keep trying again and don't give up. It also sounds like Josh Thornton had quite a lot to say but I told Elliott to brush it off and ask Josh to concentrate on his own mistakes until he's perfect himself.

Activities

Elliott woke up early today to open his birthday presents (Starscream, Transformers 1980s cartoon series 1, a Nerf gun, a quick change Transformer and money). Then he headed to school for his hockey tournament in high spirits. When he arrived back after his birthday tea swimming went well and he was in a good mood and enjoyed a visit from Graham, Harry and Jack Jenkins with a birthday card and some more money. As he'd had a shower after swimming he just got ready for bed and brushed his teeth before then talking about the tournament. Then he read more of "The Wizards Of Once" and was much more positive before going to sleep.

Spelling test

General 

Elliott was good after school today. However he did get a bit upset after we first got home as he asked me to give him a spelling test (which he got 8 out of 12 for) and he then said he felt bad that he hadn't done better and that he didn't want to have to go in to special spelling group. We then looked at the words he got wrong and he got upset again and was giving up easily when he got them wrong again so I encouraged him, asked him to really try and concentrate and focus and told him that you have to keep trying to learn. He soon cheered up though (and got all the words right).

Activities

After school we went home and did Elliott's spelling test. Then he had luncheon meat sandwiches for tea before going to Whistling Woodwind at Emmbrook. Then he had a bath when he got back, brushed his teeth and was very excited about his birthday tomorrow. He read some more of "The Wizards Of Once" before going to sleep.

Fortnite

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

The boys woke up at around 7am and started playing Fortnite on their devices. At about 8am they had breakfast (cereal and toast) and then moved to the lounge until their parents arrived around 10am to collect them. Then Elliott left for his Arnold birthday lunch.

After I picked Elliott up we drove back and then he watched Transformers toy reviews on You Tube before having margherita pizza and birthday cake for tea. Then he did some Clarinet practice before bath and brushing teeth. When he'd got ready for bed he read more of "The Wizards Of Once" before it was time to go to sleep.

Reading Brick Show and birthday sleepover

General 

Elliott was very good today. 

Activities

After breakfast we set off with Jack Jenkins to go to the Reading Brick Show at the Rivermead Leisure Centre. The show was really good with lots of interactive stalls and Elliott and Jack really enjoyed themselves. They made some Lego cars to race, wrote their names in Lego, made some Central Park objects (a tree and some gates) with Lego and made some Lego mosaic pictures. There was also a Lego Robot Wars show and lots of Lego models to see and Lego stalls:

After the show we went for a late lunch to MacDonalds and Elliott had a bacon cheeseburger and we stopped on the way home at Sainsburys to buy chicken nuggets, pizza and potato waffles for Elliott's sleepover party.

After we got home Jack went home and Elliott's friends began arriving for the sleepover. Charlie (Elguezabal), Thomas, Sammi and Yash all came with devices. They went upstairs to Elliott's room and all played Fortnite together before it was time for chicken nuggets, pizza and potato waffles for tea. For pudding they all had birthday cake and Elliott was laughing so much he found it hard to blow out the candles on the cake:

After tea they went upstairs and brushed their teeth and got ready for bed and then played more Fortnite for a while. At 9pm we asked them to stop using their devices (which they did) and then they all read for 20 minutes before we switched off the light. They didn't go straight to sleep (which wasn't a surprise) but they did quiten down and by the time we went to bed it sounded like they were asleep.

World War One material

General 

Elliott was really good today. 

Activities

In the morning after breakfast Elliott did some more Clarinet practice with Grandpa before having packing to go home and having a relaxing morning watching the iPad and playing Fortnite. He had chiken nuggets, chips and peas for lunch.

After lunch Granny showed us her Grandfather's First World War medals, letters, postcards and photos. Then we drove home. After we got home we unpacked and had toast for tea. Then Elliott played some more Fortnite, had his bath, brushed his teeth, got ready for bed and then read more of "The Wizards Of Once".