As a child, I used to hate it, during the first week of term, when the teacher gave us a sheet of paper and told us to write an essay about our holiday activities. As a Supply Teacher, I recognised that many staff used it as a useful way of keeping the class occupied while they sorted out other things!
The first week of her holiday, Rosie stayed with us, whilst Mum and Dad were at work - then we were all together for a week or so. The Manchester family had a long Easter Weekend break with their other grandparents and cousins. A good time was had by all.
George was riding, driving, and visiting all sorts of places
We picnicked on a very quiet Holkham Beach on quite a blustery day.
The grandchildren really did enjoy themselves, and wore their parents out with their enthusiasm for life [and ice cream] That's Jacob, cheerful as ever, with his other grandad.
Roll on the May Half Term!
I used to dread this question at school, my parents worked so my answer to this question was, I did nothing! I was always punished for this. Eventually I learned to lie. Writing about fictitious day trips and imaginary food seemed the best way.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I was very conscious of the fact that there was such diversity - some children had holidays abroad, others had to fend for themselves because parents were out at work, others were expected to help out with the family business - the farm, the shop, and the restaurant etc. Helping to run holiday clubs has therefore become an important part of my life.
DeleteLovely photos,and memories for you and your family. Our,now adult grandkids often talk about their memories of our taking them to stay in our caravan in North Yorkshire. We had fun by the sea, and did little things,like building little beds of leaves and ferns in a nearby woodland,for the animals to find and sleep in. They were sure,the next morning that they had been used. They recall those memories as”magical “. Yours will too. Love Isabel
ReplyDeleteBuilding memories is an important part of the holidays, isn't it?
DeleteI was that child like Rosie-if I was at the sea, I had to be in it! Looks like a good, healthy, outdoor holiday was had by all. Not long now til all the May holidays! As a teacher, I really hated how disruptive they were to the summer term. We were always rushing to prepare end of term activities and reports as we stopped at the end of June. Now w try to fit in our holidays when the schools are in. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to a few days in Scotland in May (avoiding all the Bank Holidays) Yes, the summer term was always disrupted by Bank Holidays, Sat's, sports days (rescheduled due to weather) end of term productions and School Trips.. And of course, writing reports.
DeleteSounds like the family had a wonderful time during the holidays. :)
ReplyDeleteAlmost all of our school wrote very similar essays after the holidays, we lived on the coast with nobody being more than a 30 minute walk from a beach!
ReplyDeleteSome of the essays were about spending time at the 'funfair', but mine were tales of days on the beach and hiding in the sand dunes!
One of my favourite things was to build a really big sandcastle with a moat, dig a channel down towards the waterline, then wait on the dunes for the tide to come in and fill the moat, before washing the castle away!
I did dislocate my knee for the first time by falling down a sand dune though, on an evening trip to the dunes with my Brownie troop! X
I think that maybe we had more freedom to do things without too much adult supervision. When I was 8, I walked to and from school by myself [admittedly just up the road, only two minor roads to cross] and I could cross the Big Road on the zebra crossing, and walk through the park to my friend's house. But I never let my own children do that sort of thing till the final year of primary school.
DeleteMy dear MIL used to say that the best thing parents could do for their children is to love each other and to help the kids make happy memories. So true and your family is doing both!
ReplyDeleteLoved the cartoon!
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DeleteI love all the photos of your family's holiday activity. You did well with your bowling! The cartoon is cute. Category 9 indeed!
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a staple teacher activity! I've had very busy exciting holidays and it sounds like yours did too!
ReplyDeleteIm just like Rosie! I must be in the water!
I'm dreading all the disrupted Mondays that you mentioned above. My year 3 kids have missed SO many lessons this year. September was the Queen 's funeral. In December, the snow missed a day and then I was ill. They missed 3 lessons in the Spring term due to starting on a Tues, the Albert hall and a school training day. This term, they'll miss today as we have an extra day, then 2 bank holidays! That's the equivalent of a whole half term or more-9 missed music lessons!!! Kx
It is SO hard for teachers to cover everything with all these days off. My first school adopted a 6day rolling timetable to compensate for missed Mondays etc. It worked surprisingly well (although not popular with part time staff whose day's I school varied each week)
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