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gothams3rdrobin...my son's in the Junior School.
Today was freaky.
It's been strange enough standing outside the Infants building of my old primary school twice a weekday, but this was the first time I've ever collected him from the Junior building. And I have still-retained memories regarding his new classroom; it was my first classroom when I went up to the Juniors myself, and belonged to Mr Lepore, who taught mostly science and maths along with being the regular PE teacher. The other classroom he taught me in - the year he forced down our throats that seven sevens is forty-nine (that's vital, apparently) - is now the staff room. The year I left the school, Rowan's new classroom had been assigned to Mr Knight, the music teacher; I can remember trying to learn to play the drums in that room. *chuckles*
First day back is always a little odd; not only have you not seen the kids for six weeks, and suddenly notice how much they're growing, you haven't seen their parents either. So there's a great deal of "How are you! How was your holiday?" Lewis's mother is very close to her due date now, and is actually showing these days, and Mark's baby brother Jonathan has grown quite a bit - though I was a little perturbed by his bare feet, especially since it's been a very cold, wet day today. And Isaac's brother Aaron started Reception class this year...
I've known these kids for five years or so now. September is always a weird time for me.
I was a little cheesed off when we left the school this afternoon; I'd popped into the secretary's office to pick up some new polo shirts for Rowan, and to get him a backpack for his stuff. I've been wanting to get him one for the last year, since his book-bag we bought when he started Reception has gotten very, very tatty, and it's been hard to fit his books, his lunchbag and his PE kit into it. The secretary told me last year that it was too difficult to store the backpacks safely in the Infants school, since they prefer to keep them in stored in a plastic crate during the day - I was irritated, but I let it drop. So this year I tried again, since he's in the Juniors and there's more room - but apparently this only applies to Year 3 students, not Year 2's like Rowan! *rolls eyes*
The frustrating thing is that I could send him to school with a backpack I bought in town, and there'd be nothing they could do about it! And I'm not buying another of those bookbags this year, it drove me nuts - last year he was scheduled for PE the same day he had football after school, so you can imagine the nightmare that caused.
*sighs*
I had the last two days off work, since there's no holiday camps once September comes. It was nice to get to spend some quiet time with Rowan; we went bowling on Monday, down the Bay, and spent Tuesday afternoon in the Natural History section of the Museum. We'd initially gone in because Rowan wanted to go look at the rocks and crystals (he has a new book about them), but he was far more fascinated by the plant and animal exhibits. Quite a difference from last year, when he wasn't the least bit interested by anything. We must have been there for about an hour and a half.
Nice to see he's taking interest in the world around him.
Today was freaky.
It's been strange enough standing outside the Infants building of my old primary school twice a weekday, but this was the first time I've ever collected him from the Junior building. And I have still-retained memories regarding his new classroom; it was my first classroom when I went up to the Juniors myself, and belonged to Mr Lepore, who taught mostly science and maths along with being the regular PE teacher. The other classroom he taught me in - the year he forced down our throats that seven sevens is forty-nine (that's vital, apparently) - is now the staff room. The year I left the school, Rowan's new classroom had been assigned to Mr Knight, the music teacher; I can remember trying to learn to play the drums in that room. *chuckles*
First day back is always a little odd; not only have you not seen the kids for six weeks, and suddenly notice how much they're growing, you haven't seen their parents either. So there's a great deal of "How are you! How was your holiday?" Lewis's mother is very close to her due date now, and is actually showing these days, and Mark's baby brother Jonathan has grown quite a bit - though I was a little perturbed by his bare feet, especially since it's been a very cold, wet day today. And Isaac's brother Aaron started Reception class this year...
I've known these kids for five years or so now. September is always a weird time for me.
I was a little cheesed off when we left the school this afternoon; I'd popped into the secretary's office to pick up some new polo shirts for Rowan, and to get him a backpack for his stuff. I've been wanting to get him one for the last year, since his book-bag we bought when he started Reception has gotten very, very tatty, and it's been hard to fit his books, his lunchbag and his PE kit into it. The secretary told me last year that it was too difficult to store the backpacks safely in the Infants school, since they prefer to keep them in stored in a plastic crate during the day - I was irritated, but I let it drop. So this year I tried again, since he's in the Juniors and there's more room - but apparently this only applies to Year 3 students, not Year 2's like Rowan! *rolls eyes*
The frustrating thing is that I could send him to school with a backpack I bought in town, and there'd be nothing they could do about it! And I'm not buying another of those bookbags this year, it drove me nuts - last year he was scheduled for PE the same day he had football after school, so you can imagine the nightmare that caused.
*sighs*
I had the last two days off work, since there's no holiday camps once September comes. It was nice to get to spend some quiet time with Rowan; we went bowling on Monday, down the Bay, and spent Tuesday afternoon in the Natural History section of the Museum. We'd initially gone in because Rowan wanted to go look at the rocks and crystals (he has a new book about them), but he was far more fascinated by the plant and animal exhibits. Quite a difference from last year, when he wasn't the least bit interested by anything. We must have been there for about an hour and a half.
Nice to see he's taking interest in the world around him.
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Date: 2008-09-04 09:51 am (UTC)