Sounds like an awesome day. And where is the stretching time and or homework time slotted in for your back and shoulder?Good morning all. It's Friday and I haven't got a clue what today holds... I really must check my diary!
* Nips off to check Google Calendar *
Ooh! I have today to myself
So that's laundry, organise a lunch date with my friend, pick up JoesDad's suit from the dry cleaner... and watch tennis at Roland Garros on the tv
Those figures are looking encouraging. We won't uncross our fingers yet... there's a long eay to go to get those reservoirs full.
Here in the UK, a child must be in full time education by their 5th birthday. Prior to that, children can optionally attend a pre-school. The government actively encourages parents to send their child to a pre-school for at least two years, but places are expensive and the government's voucher scheme to pay for some of it doesn't cover the costs fully for many pre-schools.
That's routine now. I just do it. I don't count it in my plans
Whoop Whoop. Good Luck to your daughter for her singing, to you for the Russian MomsGood mornooning, roommates! “Kindergarten” day for me — three kids to pick up instead of one. Planning to keep them outdoors as much as possible.
We’re heading to Aarhus tomorrow — the second largest city in Denmark — for a two-day festival. Daughter will sing on both days, but then I’ll be done with the hyper-stressed Russian moms until September. Something to look forward to!
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Okay. That is slightly different and confusing. But then I suppose it is because we work on a different system. But at the end of the day the kids seem to spend about the same amount of time in the schooling system. Yours start earlier and finish at an earlier age, whereas ours start and end later. If one of your children came to SA they would end up skipping a few grades but if ours went there to you, they would then have to repeat a grade or two most likely. Personally I would rather skip a few.Here in the UK, a child must be in full time education by their 5th birthday. Prior to that, children can optionally attend a pre-school. The government actively encourages parents to send their child to a pre-school for at least two years, but places are expensive and the government's voucher scheme to pay for some of it doesn't cover the costs fully for many pre-schools.
Our academic year runs September to July, so this translates into children going into Reception Class in the year in which they turn 5. Some schools have a January intake for summer babies, but most take children only in September so some children are only just 4 when they start school.
English formal education (it's slightly different in Scotland) is divided into Key Stages (KS)
KS1 - Years 1 and 2 - follows on from Reception - in some towns an Infant School will just cover Reception and KS1
KS2 - Years 3 to 6 - so if your town has an infant school, your child will move to a Junior School the September after they turn 7
Many/most areas have Primary Schools, rather than separate Infant and Junior Schools, that cover Reception to Year 6.
KS3 - Years 7 to 9 - this is the start of Secondary School education
KS4 - Years 10 and 11 - the public exam (GCSE) years of Secondary School... at the end you will be aged 16 and can leave for employment, eg an apprenticeship, or continue your education.
KS5 - Years 12 and 13 - If you continue your studies to sit more public exams (A Level) you may continue at Secondary School or move to a college to study.
After this, if you get the qualifications, you can go to University.
NB Some counties have a Middle School System rather than Primary/Secondary. The Key Stages are the same, but I won't confuse you any further
Oh Wow, Those look rather frightening. Do they not have insurance which covers those kind of disasters? Actually come to think about it I need to check if ours covers natural disasters.
It's always the poorest members if any community that suffer worst. They have the homes least likely to withstand whatever has hit them and can't afford the insurance to rebuild their lives and possibly their health.
Here in the UK, a child must be in full time education by their 5th birthday. Prior to that, children can optionally attend a pre-school. The government actively encourages parents to send their child to a pre-school for at least two years, but places are expensive and the government's voucher scheme to pay for some of it doesn't cover the costs fully for many pre-schools.
Our academic year runs September to July, so this translates into children going into Reception Class in the year in which they turn 5. Some schools have a January intake for summer babies, but most take children only in September so some children are only just 4 when they start school.
English formal education (it's slightly different in Scotland) is divided into Key Stages (KS)
KS1 - Years 1 and 2 - follows on from Reception - in some towns an Infant School will just cover Reception and KS1
KS2 - Years 3 to 6 - so if your town has an infant school, your child will move to a Junior School the September after they turn 7
Many/most areas have Primary Schools, rather than separate Infant and Junior Schools, that cover Reception to Year 6.
KS3 - Years 7 to 9 - this is the start of Secondary School education
KS4 - Years 10 and 11 - the public exam (GCSE) years of Secondary School... at the end you will be aged 16 and can leave for employment, eg an apprenticeship, or continue your education.
KS5 - Years 12 and 13 - If you continue your studies to sit more public exams (A Level) you may continue at Secondary School or move to a college to study.
After this, if you get the qualifications, you can go to University.
NB Some counties have a Middle School System rather than Primary/Secondary. The Key Stages are the same, but I won't confuse you any further
Shame yes, That is always the really sad part about these disasters.It's always the poorest members if any community that suffer worst. They have the homes least likely to withstand whatever has hit them and can't afford the insurance to rebuild their lives and possibly their health.
Businesses will be closed meaning that people can't earn an income, so there will be people struggling who were above the poverty line too
Interesting. I think the division sort of creates a sort of right of passage which is a nice thing for the kids.Daughter’s is a Cambridge-system international school, so it’s similar to the KS Linda described. In Turkey they had the 4+4+4 system for a while, kids starting at 6 years old and staying in the primary, middle, and high school for 4 years each. But they change the system every couple of years.
When I was at school in Central Asia and Russia (for a year), it was Grade 1 through 10 (later 11), without dividing the school into primary, middle, and high school.
That's good. Breaks are important.
Well, I've just delivered the three little monkeys to their art teacher. I took them on a picnic and then... geocaching. And I managed to wear them out! Feeling so proud of myself, lol.
Well done, Lena. Building up your fitness to cope with the Russian Moms this weekend is good
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