MSE Parent Club - Part 2

ladybirdintheuk

secular schools... that's the word you're looking for... but I'm not sure that is how to spell it!

I seem to have the hungriest baby in the world today. Which is resulting in a very hungry, and partly dessicated mummy. If she keeps up like this I will have to break out the emergency chocolate bar.

Sami_Bee

MoneyMaker I understand that more as it's in NI I get the impression there aren't as many non denominational primary's over there (I say impression coz I have no proof to base it on ) but my cousin still went to our local church school anyway.
The same school I plan on sending Chris to which is a CofE school, I'm CofE but Chris is Christened Methodist as he was Christened by FIL at his church :cool: I don't believe that God cares too much what you call it or how you do it as long as you believe in him

Ladybird I hope ur OH is helping you out by fetching you lots of drinks and snacks to keep you going xx

Becles

money_maker wrote: »

Where I am in N Ireland it was mostly catholic schools run by chapels or how to put it..... normal schools for everyone else????

That doesnt sound right, but you know what I mean !!!:rotfl:

People say that here! There's the Catholic primary school off the end of our street, and the other infant and junior schools are seperate. The infants is over the other side of the village and the juniors is out the back of our house.

People always ask if the children go to the Catholic school or the normal schools :rotfl:

keelykat

hey, we took elliot to hospital today and have finally got a referal to see a paediatrician about his reflux. the doctor there agreed there is a problem (reflux)-not major to be admitted (ie not dehydrated etc) but we do need something stronger/better to help keep the milk down. fingers crossed it wont be too long a wait.

keely.

Lu_T

Just got back from the birthday tea and OH told his big sis we'd prefer she didn't buy an Easter egg. Went down like a lead balloon with, "Whatever you want," apparently. Yes, exactly. Whatever we want!!

I don't think most church schools are too fussy these days if the catchment doesn't allow them to be. my mum was a deputy at a CofE primary which was 85% ethnic minority.

Personally I was christened CofE, confirmed Methodist, catholic schooled (from high school to uni) and had a civil wedding ceremony!

We aren't having Imogen christened as OH is a staunch aethiest (sp?) and I don't have strong views, so we're leaving her to make up her own mind. We will support whatever decision she takes when she's older, but don't want to make one for her. I'd feel a bit of a hypocryte getting her christened and then never taking her to church again. She goes to church with MIL if she stays over on a Sat eve so she's getting exposed to other beliefs.

Both infant schools in the village are secular, so is the juniors. There is a great CofE high school which it would be nice for her to go to, but I don't think they are too strict about being christened. Plus, that would be a pretty poor reason to have her christened (although I have thought about it :rolleyes: )

Lu_T

keelykat wrote: »

hey, we took elliot to hospital today and have finally got a referal to see a paediatrician about his reflux. the doctor there agreed there is a problem (reflux)-not major to be admitted (ie not dehydrated etc) but we do need something stronger/better to help keep the milk down. fingers crossed it wont be too long a wait.

keely.

Good for you for pushing it Keely. You know your baby better than anyone. Hope it gets sorted.

Bay - are you lurking? How are things?

Becles

Lu_T wrote: »

Both infant schools in the village are secular, so is the juniors. There is a great CofE high school which it would be nice for her to go to, but I don't think they are too strict about being christened. Plus, that would be a pretty poor reason to have her christened (although I have thought about it :rolleyes: )

Mine went to the Catholic primary school even though we are not Catholics. At the time it was because I liked the old head better than the infant school head, and the Catholic school just seemed nicer in general.

Joshua has since gone onto a Catholic secondary school which is one of the better schools in the area. He's still not Catholic, but the priest attached to the school wrote him a reference which was enough to get him into the secondary school. If you are thinking about secondary schools, check the admissions procedures for people who haven't been formally recieved into the church.

I did consider getting them both baptised into the Catholic church just to get into the school, but I couldn't go through with it as I would have been getting them done for all the wrong reasons.

Neither of the children have been recieved into any church, as I felt it's a decision they should make when they are old enough to do so.

janey_uk

I have been looking at this too. It is immensely frustrating as in a lot of areas we have considered the better schools are faith schools and as an athiest family we will be at a disadvantage in finding ours a good place. I can't believe that schools that receive my taxes are allowed to decide whether my kid gets the best education on a test of my personal religious beliefs.

I already looked at private schools as a (non-moneysaving!) alternative and they are even worse! Religion plays no part in my life, a choice I feel as comfortable about making as those that do choose it, but it seems the system puts us at a disadvantage. I just want the best for my daughter without facing a moral judgment.:rolleyes:

ladybirdintheuk

afaik the schools here are all secular (well, except for the ones you have to pay for ... but no chance on that one ). I suppose I should look into these things at some point, but hopefuly we will have moved by the time she goes to school, and I imagine the catchment areas are liable to change in the meantime. I think the primary school we live near is the worst in town, but worst is a relative thing - all the schools here are really good, just some are more so than others .

Becles

James loves the Mamma Mia film and was thrilled to get the CD soundtrack for his birthday. He's played it to death and him and Charlotte have spent hours dancing to it.

She now runs into his room, points at his CD player and shouts "Abba" when she wants to dance :rotfl: