Yesterday marked the end of another year at school for Chloe where she really is thriving.. Her school report contained 13 A's and 2B's!!!! ( I almost fainted!)We attended the parents party in the local pub on Thursday night while Sophie and Connor stayed with friends, it was lovely to catch up with her frinds parents ( many of whom are now our friends) and the staff informally!
Friday was the 'big deal' as Chloe calls it.... 'parents morning' .
Her teachers all talked about her in such complimentary terms and have said she always works really hard and gives 100%. She was rewarded with a trophy "for excellence in all areas of school life" and was really pleased. ( pics above)
The guy in the wheelchair in the pic above was the guest speaker... a truly inspirational guy who lost his Dad as a toddler, like our kids is Dyslexic, he suffered a spinal injury, was paralysed and yet completed his degree after rehab and then planned and drove Cairo-Capetown in an adapted vehicle raising £500,000 for spinal research!
He told the kids "You dream something, you want it badly enough you chase it and you WILL do it" He was funny,honest ( particularly about the bodily effects of spinal injury- kids were squirming in horror) very matter of fact, moving and at the end every person in the marquee was on their feet wiping their eyes or struggling with a lump in their throat.
She moves to the 'big school' this year (LOL- 100 kids) and although shes looking forward to it shes a bit scared so the OT took us round and reminded her again where everything is. Shes got colour coded maps and her timetable, once worked out- will also be colour coded. We took pictures to help her remember where everything is and these will also be used by the OT and speech therapy team to help other kids moving who also cant manage without visual prompts. Our request for this sort of help was met with a very matter of fact response and as always the teachers were quick to arrange things for her. ( they are complete angels!)
She will be absolutely fine after the first few days I'm sure. Its a big deal for her though, new houseparents, mostly new teachers, new buildings and friends ( though she knows the Y10's pretty well from before they moved)
We've spent today recovering from the late nights,doing endless mounds of her dirty washing and mooching about. Thanks goodness I got today off!
3 comments:
Well done Chloe!
It sounds like you have good teachers. I sincerly hope everything works out well.
Congratulations Chloe on doing so well and getting prizes. I always hated prizegiving at my school as I never won anything. Keep up the good work!
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