How is it only Thursday???

**singingcactus** · 23-06-2016, 10:01 AM

This week has been going on for 374 days and it is still only Thursday!! How is that possible??????

**loocyloo** · 23-06-2016, 10:19 AM

:-) lol ... I was just thinking the exact same thing!

I'm at flamingoland ... I KNOW we've only been here 1 hr 20 mins but it feels like forever! Currently 3 little boys pretending to be penguins entertaining a coach party at the penguins!

**Maza** · 23-06-2016, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by loocyloo

:-) lol ... I was just thinking the exact same thing!

I'm at flamingoland ... I KNOW we've only been here 1 hr 20 mins but it feels like forever! Currently 3 little boys pretending to be penguins entertaining a coach party at the penguins!

Lucky children!

Today is my day off - spent the morning cleaning, now about to food shop and cook, but I am enjoying my day! I have tomorrow off too, but it only half qualifies as a day off because it's DD's sports day in the morning and then she comes home at lunchtime straight after it.

The school where I work should have had their Sports Day today, but it was cancelled due to the weather. I am really, really hoping that they don't reschedule it for a day when I'm working next week, as Sports Day was my absolute worst day as a teacher. I hated it. They've organised a really complicated system this year for it too and I was daydreaming in the staff meeting when they were discussing it, thinking "Oh, I don't need to listen because I don't work on Thursdays"

**singingcactus** · 23-06-2016, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Maza

Lucky children!

Today is my day off - spent the morning cleaning, now about to food shop and cook, but I am enjoying my day! I have tomorrow off too, but it only half qualifies as a day off because it's DD's sports day in the morning and then she comes home at lunchtime straight after it.

The school where I work should have had their Sports Day today, but it was cancelled due to the weather. I am really, really hoping that they don't reschedule it for a day when I'm working next week, as Sports Day was my absolute worst day as a teacher. I hated it. They've organised a really complicated system this year for it too and I was daydreaming in the staff meeting when they were discussing it, thinking "Oh, I don't need to listen because I don't work on Thursdays"

So it isn't only parents who hate sports day then? Why do schools do them. The majority of the kids don't enjoy them either. I have mine coming up soon too

**loocyloo** · 23-06-2016, 11:03 AM

I think that's why this week is soooo long ... we had sports day Tuesday and yesterday!
It was my last one as a parent! As a farewell gesture I even 'ran' the mothers race and came last with a friend!

Parents are not encouraged/expected at high school sports day and not all children take part. Ds only tells me when it's over and he always does long distance which i'd like to watch.

My dd LOVES sports day ... yr 6 , team captain and ' just a touch ' competitive!

**kellib** · 23-06-2016, 11:15 AM

I have a house full of kids today seeing as schools are closed for voting!

We've been out to the park and they're now all watching the minion movie so the little one could sleep in peace!!

One week and counting until summer holidays, they can't come quick enough

**mumofone** · 23-06-2016, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by kellib

I have a house full of kids today seeing as schools are closed for voting! We've been out to the park and they're now all watching the minion movie so the little one could sleep in peace!! One week and counting until summer holidays, they can't come quick enough

Schools are closed for voting?!

**mumofone** · 23-06-2016, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by loocyloo

I think that's why this week is soooo long ... we had sports day Tuesday and yesterday! It was my last one as a parent! As a farewell gesture I even 'ran' the mothers race and came last with a friend! Parents are not encouraged/expected at high school sports day and not all children take part. Ds only tells me when it's over and he always does long distance which i'd like to watch. My dd LOVES sports day ... yr 6 , team captain and ' just a touch ' competitive!

Sorry slightly off topic but what if one kids mother can't make sports day, would they not get upset their mum wasn't in the race? I hate stuff like this, seems so unfair?

**Maza** · 23-06-2016, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by kellib

I have a house full of kids today seeing as schools are closed for voting!

We've been out to the park and they're now all watching the minion movie so the little one could sleep in peace!!

One week and counting until summer holidays, they can't come quick enough

You 'like' Summer holidays??? I like them as a parent but not as a childminder. (Now that I'm working in a school for the moment I obviously love them!)

**Maza** · 23-06-2016, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by mumofone

Sorry slightly off topic but what if one kids mother can't make sports day, would they not get upset their mum wasn't in the race? I hate stuff like this, seems so unfair?

That's life, unfortunately. To be hones though, in my experience pretty much all of the parents manage to make it. Sadly these days a lot of them genuinely have to spend a lot of it on their phones communicating with work. That will be my hubby tomorrow unfortunately. The referendum results will mean that he will be busier than ever tomorrow, whatever the result.

**kellib** · 23-06-2016, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by mumofone

Schools are closed for voting?!

Yes, they are used as polling stations

**kellib** · 23-06-2016, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Maza

You 'like' Summer holidays??? I like them as a parent but not as a childminder. (Now that I'm working in a school for the moment I obviously love them!)

I like them because I don't work them!

**kellib** · 23-06-2016, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by mumofone

Sorry slightly off topic but what if one kids mother can't make sports day, would they not get upset their mum wasn't in the race? I hate stuff like this, seems so unfair?

I've been at every one of my sons sports day and never ever done the mums race, he doesn't care one jot!

**loocyloo** · 23-06-2016, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by mumofone

Sorry slightly off topic but what if one kids mother can't make sports day, would they not get upset their mum wasn't in the race? I hate stuff like this, seems so unfair?

Not all mums do the race .. at the infants sports day not one parent wanted to race! I've never done mothers race before but dd was determined and even though I had mindees with me, she and her friend came and sat with them and she had arranged for a friend of mine to watch mindees too ... With that much organisation, how could I not run!

Most children have a parent/relative at sports day, and generally, if a parent can't be then the parents friends cheer for that child , as do child's friend's parents. I always go as child's childminder and sometimes parents can't make it.

At our old school usually a good 1/3 or more couldn't make it but everyone cheers on all the children. The teachers/ta also know who doesn't have a parent there and can make an extra fuss.