There goes the bell

23 Oct

Thursday was the last day of school.  As we set off in the morning, the children were in high spirits.  They had lovely last days, their friends and teachers made lots of fuss and sent them home with armfuls of thoughtful cards and good luck messages.

I’m sad to be saying goodbye to such a great school.  They have been very supportive of our travel plans and provided lots of information about the curriculum and advice on reapplication.  We can only hope that our applications will be successful and are able to return in September.

So now the road schooling begins.  It can’t be that hard, can it?

17 Responses to “There goes the bell”

  1. English Grandma 23/10/2010 at 5:01 pm #

    I do wish you all a great adventure….enjoy it all and return full of memories and new knowledge…

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:16 pm #

      Thank you 🙂

  2. TheMadHouse 23/10/2010 at 5:05 pm #

    Oh yes, he is noise with muck on, just like Mini!

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:15 pm #

      I keep thinking of that expression, it’s a perfect description. We were on the tube today and he got filthy within minutes then commented loudly on a kissing couple!

  3. Paula 23/10/2010 at 5:32 pm #

    LOL!! I’m sure you have a whole stack of postcards prepared to keep you in their thoughts 😉 xx

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:04 pm #

      Have you seen them?!

  4. Rachel 24/10/2010 at 6:42 am #

    It’s piece of cake – I keep telling you!!

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:14 pm #

      I believe you, I think. I’ll get back to you on that one in a couple of months…

  5. andthenallithoughtaboutwasyou 24/10/2010 at 8:06 am #

    Wow I bet that made everything seem so real, it is going to be so amazing for you all xx

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:13 pm #

      It really did!

  6. jfb57 24/10/2010 at 9:00 am #

    You can always use me as the person with the red pen!!

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:04 pm #

      I might just do that!

  7. Laura 24/10/2010 at 11:18 am #

    You’ll have a blast, can’t wait to read about it. (Think I’ve said that a million times)

    BTW, before you go, could you read and record all of Roald Dahl’s books please? I could listen to your voice all day long.

    iamnotascarystalker.com

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 24/10/2010 at 7:13 pm #

      If I ever get my stupid flip software sorted, you’ll hear lots of my voice as I’m vlogging for a new iTV channel every week…

  8. Rosie Scribble 24/10/2010 at 9:01 pm #

    It’s the start of such an amazing adventure (and I expect they’ll learn so much more while they are away), and regarding returning to the same school – what will be, will be. Can’t wait to hear all about it. Not long now!

  9. MummyT 26/10/2010 at 12:19 pm #

    Road schooling is easy as… Check BBC bitesize if you haven’t already — http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize//.

    Also, I’d seriously consider unschooling… There’s some stuff on my site about it, and it’s working brilliantly for us…

    • itsasmallworldafterallfamily 26/10/2010 at 8:32 pm #

      I love the BBC website. And unschooling really appeals. But we want our children to go back to school in nine months and not be behind. So we won’t be doing loads and loads of schooling, just a little maths.

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