Morning all! Thought I’d update you on my lifely happenings. Elder Minipeeler has started at his new school and it’s been great so far! The first morning he really tried to get out of it and I had to chase after him a couple of times because he was so strongly reluctant to go in. But the boy who greeted me at the train station in the afternoon was a different person; relaxed, relieved, happy and even a little confident. He’s chosen Fitness as his elective subject for the term, which is a huge departure for a kid who’s not really into sports etc, which shows me he’s interested in improving himself. He’s kicking goals and I’m so proud 🥲

Now Miniest is having issues with school 🤦🏻‍♀️As well as getting a sniffle the first 2 days back, she’s been getting headaches from the rowdy noisy class she’s in. There’s a cohort of disruptive boys in the class who are in grade 6 (it’s a 5/6 mixed class) so the school has no motivation to deal with it as they’ll be gone soon. The teacher is really lovely but seems to have no authority or method of dealing with it (seems new to the job). I feel like he needs to show some assertiveness and calm strong leadership and “grow a pair”, or 12 year olds will take full advantage of the lack of repercussions. I can see some parent - teacher/school communication in my 🔮