Before and after school clubs?

conradmum

Rachie_B wrote: »

Before he started going i too would have said its too long a day "in school"

but in reality he loves it ! and its not as if they are still doing lessons lol

he has so much fun there! they do lots of outdoor activities,games,table top activities,trips,cooking ,PC games ,assistance with homework etc
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My ds3 loves his too! He's in Reception and stays after school until five o'clock two days a week.
He cries on the days he can't go, when he has to come home with boring old me instead. :rolleyes:

Rachie_B

lmao ,he sounds just like my son

in fact he started going one day per week when in reception,when i wasnt working ! just because he nagged so much to go ! lol

conradmum

Rachie_B wrote: »

lmao ,he sounds just like my son

in fact he started going one day per week when in reception,when i wasnt working ! just because he nagged so much to go ! lol

Lol, I always worry people must think I'm beating him, he hates going home with me so much!:rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

conradmum wrote: »

Lol, I always worry people must think I'm beating him, he hates going home with me so much!:rotfl:

Not just you, and mine was worse, it wasn't a club but SCHOOL he didn't want to leave!

DS3 was meant to be starting reception mornings only for a term as he's a Spring baby and I didn't want to push him into school. Got him home OK the first day, but as everyone else was staying all day he was most indignant and bent my ear all the way home and all afternoon. I told him, if he stayed all day he'd never go to the childminder again (I only worked during school hours), and once he started full days he couldn't change his mind and go back to just mornings! He LOVED his childminder, AND she had TV which we didn't, but he was ADAMANT. So he stayed at school all day after that.

Perfectly happy about it until the end of the Christmas term when he suddenly decided he'd had enough of full days and wanted mornings only. Too late, my son, they've got you now! :rotfl:

BTW, I have run clubs in the past, and it really is a lot for Reception children to cope with afterschool club every day. Even if they have a quiet area, the mere fact that a dozen children (or more) are there and having fun makes it very hard for a child to chill. Even though I wanted their money (I did say how hard it was to balance the books, didn't I?) I used to practically BEG parents not to send Reception children every day to begin with, if they could avoid it. By Friday afternoon you could see them drooping visibly ...

This is not a criticism of those who find they have to do this, just an observation. If you can avoid it, DO!

Rachie_B

conradmum wrote: »

Lol, I always worry people must think I'm beating him, he hates going home with me so much!:rotfl:

:rotfl: im sure they love us really :rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

Rachie_B wrote: »

:rotfl: im sure they love us really :rotfl:

Not any more he doesn't ... but then he is semi-grounded right now!