**Weekend Chat 4&5 Sept - It may be grey outside but there's a warm welcome in here**

Pooky

Redsam - My courgette plants have been naff this year, I'm over run with beans and tomatoes though.

DD1 called in a state - she'd been hit in the face with a rock (some younger kids chancing their arm against a group of 30odd 14/15 year olds in a park)...DD was walking away from the unfolding trouble and got a rock in the face.....luckily her friends took her straight to the nearest place to get ice and got her calmed down before one of them brought her home on the bus...Huge fat lip and the inside looks like one big blood blister and some lovely brusing to go with! She's a bit shaken but ok.

Teenagers get such a bad press but they all acted quickly to make sure she was ok whilst the 9/10 year old yobs that did it just ran away laughing. I'm very proud of how her friends dealt with it. :T

scaredy_cat

have you reported it to the police, Pooky?

beanielou

Blimey thats scarey Pooky.
Glad that she is ok-ish

Pooky

No Scaredy - we've no idea who the kids were, there's no CCTV in the area so I don't think there's much point.

sallyx

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

The ones you mentioned last night aren't worth considering particularly with the drive each day still. Is Merley First an option? I don't know if it's a good school though. Have you considered a faith school such as St Marys with then progression to St Edwards? Obviously that caters to a specific sector of pupils and I don't know if a Roman Catholic or C of E school would be appropriate for you but they are supposed to be good schools in Poole.

No space BB
The 10 closest schools to us are all full :mad: In fast the only 3 schools in the whole of the poole borough that have space are
Hamworthy
Turlin Moor and Hillside/Hillbourne (think thats the one, down by Rossmore:eek:)

scaredy_cat

Pooky wrote: »

No Scaredy - we've no idea who the kids were, there's no CCTV in the area so I don't think there's much point.

it might be worth while mentioning it incase this mob have been doing other things.

Some kids need a bleeding good hiding.......

sallyx

Pooky that is just awful....I had some attitude from kids outside the shop today they were only about 9

Burlesque_Babe

hmmmm................that isn't good Sally although Hamworthy is only just over the bridge so isn't at the Turlin Moor end. My colleague's son and friend are the 2 deputy heads there........actually........they got a 2 in their last Ofsted report.......and quite a few grade 1's, including a 1 for their Early Years provision.........that's really good!!

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/105336/(as)/113689_325864.pdf

SuzySu

Pooky - sorry to hear about DD1. I'd have been livid!!

Sal - not sure what to say, but thinking of you and keeping everything crossed that a miracle happens for you hun x

Had a productive day today so am feeling very pleased with myself. Bought a new phone and got a good package deal at the same time. Phone was worth £79 but I only paid £20 thanks to Tesco doubling-up vouchers and signing up for the £10 per month deal. Details are on my diary thread...........I said details are on MY DIARY THREAD (shameless plug) if anyone's interested.

In case you're not interested (although I'd find that very hard to believe lol) I pay £10 per month DD and get 500 mins, unlimited texts and unlimited internet usage. I'm chuffed to bits. No contract, no credit check and can cancel at any time. Sorted.

Bunnyinthelights

2 things...

I now know I need to avoid lentils *parp*

I will go read diary now SuzyQ