Tuesday
Our Tudor project is still full on at school. We spent a good part of the day doing Tudor art, drawing wooden artists dummies and then adorning them with authentic period costumes, I loved it.
Mum had a meeting at school in the morning, all about what we'll be learning this year. Bit of a shame, means I can't really fob her off about what we're supposed to be doing.
Wednesday
It's that time of year again, school council elections! I really need to work on my manifesto for next year as apparently being a good listener and not being afraid to voice the concerns raised by my fellow classmates is seemingly not enough to get you elected in the face of an offer of Ipads for everyone to use at school. Needless to say I didn't win, and the Ipad promiser did, lets see how he delivers on that one.......
It was aslo Maxim's last day as he's moved to Falkland school. Although we didn't always see eye to eye (probably down to our competitve sporting nature) i'll really miss him. Still, i'm sure our paths will cross frequently enough what with team Kennet and the various schools athletics competitions.
We had to have a quick dash to the sports shop after school as well, football club starts at lunchtimes on Thursdays instead of after school, meaning I can go! Exciting stuff eh? I had to get some shinpads and some football socks. The socks were hilarious, they were soooooo long.
Right, maybe I can get a word in now Ned? I was awarded a marble for my writing today, one and a half sides! That must be a record?
I also made a lovely present for Owen, comprising some bubble wrap, brightly coloured pipecleaners, some folded strips of coloured paper and a healthy dose of sticky tape. Dad gave it to him that evening when they went out, he was apparently very pleased with it.
Thursday
Even though lunch itself was a bit of a rush, football club was really good fun.
We also had a few extra viewers for our our after school dance club, with a selection of teachers having a watch. It was cool to see my teacher among them. Especially as after the dancing had finished she told Dad how brilliant I was at our P,S,H & E workshop earlier in the day. Apparently I was very enthusiastic, very poite (it was with teachers from outside the school) and I had a lot of valuable input to the session. Predictably, Dad asked if she'd got me mixed up with another pupil somehow.
Friday
We went swimming by bike.
Brilliant!
The lesson went by in a flash as usual and we made sure we had time for a few laps of the wafty pump track at the top of the hill....
....and of course a high speed trip whizzing back down the hill.
Once tea was done and dusted we decided to have a game of monopoly.
It didn't go too well and ended up with Mum losing the plot and us getting packed off to bed rather earlier than we woud have liked.
Saturday
Off to Newbury show, with the lure of the animals I was well up for it,
I on the other hand did not want to go at all. After the pure drudgery of the craft tent, my fears appeared to be justified....dull city. But, then there was the food tent, with all it's delicious freebies. From cheese and marmite bread, to chocolate, to fudge to chili sauce I was all over it. I was converted to the show there and then.
Then there was he animals of course, starting off with these doggies:
There was hundreds of them! I then got to help in a sheepdog show too.
Then there was the slightly not so real piggies:
But the real ones were much more cute it has to be said:
We really wanted to buy a piglet, although seeing the full grown versions made us reconsider this idea, they were massive!
There were all orts of other weird and wonderful things to see:
And one of my favourite things of the whole day, this little dog, who worked for the Fire brigade:
He loved a game of fetch and never seemed to tire of it at all.
Another real highlight was the sports area.
We got to bounce:
We got to climb:
We got play some football:
And then we picked our own specialist activities, I went for badminton.
And I went for wrestling. It was totally brilliant, the emphasis was on technique and skill rather than brute force and mindless violence with games involving snatching a tag from each others ankles or belt loops. I took on various challengers and lapped it up, the chaps teaching it were super cool as well.
And while he was grappling I got a baminton lesson, which I was really into. I'm stimll a bit too young for their club but i'm dead keen to go when i'm old enough.
I think my real highlight of the day was our Land Rover ride though.
Yeah, fortunatley the man let me on even though I wasn't actually tall enough. Good job I was wearing my Reading Football club crown to give me a few extra centimetres.
We got to pick where we sat too, I couldn't believe I got the front seat uncontested.
Me and mum sat in the two seats right at the back, leaving Dad in the middle on his own.
Our driver was really cool, apparently he made the special edition versions in the week and then got to drive them at the weekends. He revved it up and took off around the test track route, it was steep, deep and pretty wild.
I couldn't believe how crazy it was and I think Dad was terrified we were going to tip over sideways on more than one occasion.
It was awesome, me, Ellis and Dad would have gone and bought a Land Rover right there and then given half a chance.
We rounded out the day watching a cattle parade in the main ring. I loved all the baby cows and bulls.
And Mum and I laughed our heads off at the bulls massive nadgers!
Auntie Trish was on babysitting duties in the evening, we were suitably tired out for her.
Although we managed a rather late night of course. We wathched the war film the great escape, which we totally loved, especially the motorbike jump!
And then we also managed to watch Through the Keyhole with Keith Lemon who we find totally hilarious.
Great night, thanks Autie Trish.
Sunday
We had Alan, Hayley and Anne round for Sunday lunch, we do love having visitors round.
Even if I did manage to sneak off down the prk with Hugo shortly after lunch.....
Monday
After a few days of complaining on and off about my ear hurting, I finally succumbed to it big style. I was in tears when Dad came to get me from dancing after school. It was not a good nights sleep on Monday it has to said......
Tuesday
So after last nights ear related trauma, I had the day off school. Oh dear.
So I had to go in alone. I had a good day though, my Tudor art was deemed so good it was paraded around in front of the class. They must have been impressed with it, most of them copied it!
I went to the doctors in the afternoon, ear infection confirmed. Nasty banana medicine given, not that nice orange flavoured stuff Ned had!
Wednesday
Our last outdoor team Kennet session of the summer. Just as well really, it was pretty dark by home time. Dad reckons I was on fire this week though and was looking faster than ever in the running he saw me do.
Thursday
We may be a year early with this but we decided to vsit the Park House open evening. It was seriously impressive. We listened to a talk from some pupils and the headmaster and then got a guided tour by a current 6th former. Wow, what a load of cool stuff you get to do at big school. We got to try all sorts, from setting fire to stuff in the science lab, tasting food in the cookery area, playing keyboards in the music room, watching dance performances in the studio to test driving sewing machines in the textiles area.
I loved the gym too, exercise equipment and loud thumping music.
It was quite an eye opener thats for sure. I need to see what St Barts has to offer now.
Friday
After last weeks Monopoly row being put down to tiredness after riding to and from swimming after a busy week at school, we were back in the car.
Yeah, we weren't happy about that at all, but on the plus side we did get to play a couple of games of monopoly in a much better frame of mind!
Saturday
We had an early-ish appointment for Mums phone to be looked at in Basingstoke.
So we hit a few shops as well, got myself a lovely new purple winter coat.
And I bought my black tights for Ufton Court.
The Apple shop was next, we'd never been in one before and it was pretty snazzy it has to be said. I got myself a little bean bag thing and got busy on some low level Ipads.
There were computers, Ipads, Ipad mini's and Iphones all over the place, I loved it and geeked out big time.
It was a bit of a shame Mum got her phone sorted out quite quickly really.
We let Mum try a few items of clothing on in a few shops beore heading to the golden arches for lunch....it's been a while.
In the afternoon it was Luca's party.
I got an invite too, as a friend for Hugo.
It was at Eddie Katz, we had a great time as you can imagine.
For a second week running, Auntie Trish came round to babysit!
I know, we couldn't believe our luck either.
We played Monopoly, ate sweets and enjoyed some Saturday night telly and conversation, brilliant.
Thanks again.
Sunday
Legoland!
For a full day out this time, we wrre pretty excited about it as it may well have been our last trip of the season, it closes next month.
It was the usual fun and games, even though mine and dads boat breakingdown on the boating school was a bit of a low point, still, we got another go as compensation.
A very pleasant surprise in the afternoon, we ran into the Halfords on Leo's birthday outing.
We had a ride on the pirate ship with them:
We also had a wander around the model village with them which was cool.
We headed off in our separate ways after that though, Leo had some birthday money to spend in the lego shop.
And we had to go on the dragon rollercoaster, right at the front:
We decided to round our day out in a soggy way, two goes on the Viking river rapids and a trip on the log flume made sure we were very soggy indeed.
Monday
No after school clubs for either of us today, just some quality sofa time with the telly.
And then some homework. I'm making a castle, I have some very grand ideas for it so hopefully it comes to fruitionthe way I want it to.
I've got noticably more this year. Spellings, sentences, maths problems and our learning log projects.....grumble, grumble, grumbe.
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