Wow, where has the time gone. My babies turned 5 a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow is their last day in reception!
I can't believe how far they have come and how much they have learnt since starting school. They went into school aged just 4 years and 2 months, could write a D and H, could recognise their name and the letter s (that was their letter sound in speech therapy) and could count to 10! Now they can write at the expected level for the end of reception, with Douglas writing at beyond the expected level, they are both reading at exceeding the expected level and their maths is also at the expected level. Douglas is also exceeding the expected level for moving and handling. Harry's speech has also come on leaps and bounds, although there are still times that he is difficult to understand. He also still sees his speech therapist.
I'd also like to know what I was being taught in reception and year 1 given that I only started school after Easter, so only did a term of reception!
The boys targets are also amazing - Harry for literacy is 'confidently and consistently use capital letters and full stops' and for mathematics 'know the addition and subtraction facts to 20' and Douglas for literacy 'use connectives such as because/so/when/while' and mathematics 'solve number problems using addition and subtraction including missing numbers'. Now I'm sure I was in middle school before I had to deal with missing numbers!
I am looking forward to having all their books home from school so I can see all their work.
Out of school the boys are also doing well. They have both received their 5 meter badges for swimming and are both doing well at gym.
They will always be my babies though, even if they are now proper little boys with big attitudes! I will always treasure my letter from Harry 'dir mummy I love you bcus you gif me cisis and cudools love Harry'. I doubt I'll get them in another few years!
