Predictably, Amelie wanted to go to nursery, right up to the point where we arrived. At that point she went all wobbly and sad and bottom lippy. Sigh. it seemed to be a genuine wobble rather than mummy-killing and i didn’t really know what to do. Fended off the instantly available arms and retreated for a brief conference with Amelie. No, she didn’t want to go home exactly, she just didn’t want to go to nursery on her own. So she agreed to go and sit with a staff member while i went and got the others from the car, then i said i’d stay while she decided what to do.
When i got back she was sat looking at a story on a lap, still looking rather woebegone but not crying and not looking for me either. Spent a bit of time observing, then went over and asked her if she’d decided what she wanted to do. She said she wanted to stay, so the rest of us left.
*Sigh* its not been this hard before, the others have gone to playgroup/nursery without a backwards glance. I’ll give it another week or so and then make some sort of decision i suppose. As it was, i went back to get her early and she was absolutely fine, clearly cheerfully into whatever was going on. I think its just a confidence thing.
Otherwise the rest of the day has been more of the same. I think everyone is enjoying a bit of routine after a busy summer and a varied year. Mornings seem to be passing in a haze of “basics” in the form of computer games, play and workbooks. I’m increasingly impressed by Singapore maths, its paced just right for Fran, i may get the First Grade stuff for Maddy.
Fran finished her Richard the Lionheart picture and this afternoon we read about him and King John in Tony Robinson’s book and added them to the timeline. Also read a bit about the Crusades in Storming Norman’s. Maddy and i have agreed to ignore estimating in her maths book (“what’s the point? I can just count them”) and now everyone is zonked infront of a dvd. I’ve got to parcel up beads.
Josie has been adorable today and impressed us all by standing, straight and unaided, for nearly one minute today.
I had a brilliant summer, it was excellent but i must admit i am enjoying a bit of mundanity right now. Its been highly pleasant to sleep at home for more than 2 weeks at a time!
I love the Singapore maths and so does Pea, I make Boo do them but they are a bit stretched out for her quick brain. Did you get them through Half Moon? I have ran out and wondered if their was a more local supplier.
We love singapore maths here too. We also get ours from halfmoon and the price is reasonable. Emma has completed the earlybird (level k) ones and they were almost too easy so grade one is probably just right for Maddy
Got them from Sonlight, but only because i was doing an order with my voucher anyway. I’ve used HalfMoon before, they are excellent.
I’ve just bought My Pals are Here from halfmoon but haven’t tried them out yet.They look good though
Wassat then?
another singapore one – i have it merry, so have a look.
i bought from seller esplanade on ebay -quite cheaply too. direct from singapore
Maybe Amelie just needs time to build her confidence? Being left was never an issue for SB, nursery, gym etc. she was perfectly happy. But when we moved, she lost that for a bit. Not just nursery, but things like Stagecoach as well. She didn’t want us to leave her. but by spending a little bit of time with her (not doing anything, just being there really) she gradually settled back down to happily waving goodbye, but it took a few months really
We have had some good results with Singapore. What level is Fran working on? Are you using the actual workbook/textbooks ones or more of the supplementary ones.
I hope that Amelie and you work out a happy solution to the nursery issues.
wrt estimating – I’ve skipped that in books with my lot too 😉
LOL! terrible grammer I have…
I have been using half Moon for years 🙂 Peter is a nice chap and I have met him irl which is nice when dealing with online companies. I shall place an order on Monday when I get paid.
We like Singapore too! Although to be fair we also quite like Miquon for a bit of a change. I’m planning on spending a lot at HalfMoon books just as soon as Tim gets his compensation money….