Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Goodbye to a primary school....

Today I am going to watch Ellie's leavers assembly. I know it's going to be emotional. Not only is she saying goodbye to the school, I am too!....Both my girls started in the nursery. Becky when she had just turned 4 and Ellie when she had just turned 3....At the end of the week it is the end of my time at the school too....


I have seen 4 head teachers and many teachers come and go. I think there is only about 4 or 5 of the original teaching staff left.....All of the teachers in our little school were fantastic and the one's which taught my girls have a special place in my heart...

There was one which we didn't get along with. Shortly after Stu's mam passed away Stu's dad did too....Becky had to take the day off for the funeral and for Stu's mam's that was fine but when it came to taking it off for Stu's dad's funeral we were made to feel like we were lying for a sneaky day off....The teachers exact words to Stu were if you want Becky to stay off school you have to prove your father is dead! Stu showed amazing self control! The teacher didn't stay for long after that. Apparently he had kids lined up against a wall shouting at them like a drill sergeant and disappeared soon after.


 I have watched so many plays, assemblies and performances...They have all been fantastic in their own way.....We haven't see a lot of sports day's, they were always rained off....I will always remember when Becky won first place at the egg and spoon race at her last sports day. She is the most un-sporty child and she was so proud of herself and rightly so....Ellie did well in her last sports day too! 

My girls haven't all been angels at school....They have both tested the patience of their teachers. Becky when she was in Year 1. She really played up being disruptive in class, not doing as she was told and refusing to do work....The teacher would come out early every day to have a word with me about what she had been up to. I was mortified each day for about 6 months....I put it down to the fact it was the first male teacher she had and it just didn't sit right with her....lol

Ellie used to be a little devil....She made the softest, sweetest teacher shout so much that another child ended up in tears because she was scared....Ellie didn't care.....She has never like writing and did all she could to get out of it including flooding the girls toilets. She's had detentions, red cards, written lines and telling's off.....I am so glad her behaviour has improved over the last few of years!


In the school yard I met three of my closest friends....After this week there will only be one left with a child in primary school but we will still continue to meet up every week for coffee and a gossip.....

I had a time helping out with the PTA which was fun....It is so interesting seeing kids in the school when their parents are not around.....hehehe The school discos were headache inducing though....I was very glad that they were always on a Friday so I could come home and have a large glass of wine!

Last year I blogged about how we were saying goodbye to a headteacher and I wondered how the new one would fare. She has done an amazing job and has brought about so many positive changes.....I will be sad to say goodbye to her. She has been a fantastic help with Ellie and her suspected autism. If it wasn't for her we would have fallen at the first hurdle. She really cares about the school and I hope she stays for many years to come.....

There will be tears on Friday....I am dreading it. I think Ellie is ready for the next step in her education but I really don't want to say goodbye to the primary school....

2 comments :

  1. Some lovely (and funny) memories here. But how awful to say to a grieving son ‘prove your father is dead’! It is so hard saying goodbye! Primary school is as much a part of our lives as our kids’ lives. It’s great that you will still stay in touch with your friends. I do miss some of the mums, even though I wasn’t close to many.
    Hope the leavers’ assembly goes well. X

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  2. Awww I think leaving primary is such an emotional time, this is a lovely look back at your girls time in primary school. x

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