Susan K Mann

Award Nominated Mummy & Parenting blogger. Blogging about the highs and lows of being a working mother of two princes & princess, living out our own fairytale in Scotland.

  • Home
  • About & Contact Me
    • Contact Me
    • Review, Disclosure & Privacy Policy
  • Parenting
  • Review
    • Review
    • Book Review
  • Travel
  • Crafts
  • Lifestyle
  • Recipe
  • Blog

Back to School And the Last Year

16th August 2016 By Susan Mann 9 Comments

I really meant to do a post about the end of the school year for both boys, but the summer holidays started and balancing those, having fun, making memories and well work… it all got away from me. So here we have the back to school post already. With Tyler going into Primary 4, good grief how did that happen. And Lucas going into Primary 6. Wow!!

First day back to school

And can you believe it, the sun was shinning. Typical. Honestly, the entire summer holidays of seven weeks, we’ve had 4 days like today, if that. But, it was a nice start to go in the sunshine. The boys are all kitted out, no jumpers or jackets as it’s as tropical as it gets in Scotland today, and you can see they are growing up with their choices of school wear, haircuts and bags. Very different from their first day of school for Lucas and Tyler.

Tyler had a great learning year last year, he came on leaps and bound with both reading and maths. He is certainly ready to move out of the infant section and into the bigger school. He is reading confidently on his own and it showed in the summer reading challenge. He read 9 books in total over the summer on his own. The library is a great resource for kids and the reading challenge is a great one for reluctant readers. I am one proud mama. I’m a huge book worm and couldn’t ever imagine life without books. They are my relaxation tool and escapism. I am a fiction and fantasy reader. This is what I love, but read a variety. I have loved nothing more than reading Harry Potter with the boys over the last year, this has been a huge parenting highlight for me. I will blog about this separately. Both boys with their summer reading challenge medals. I love to encourage them to read and hope they keep it with them always.

Reading Medals

Lucas had a few ups and downs this year. He joined the school football team and got picked, which he was delighted in, but it hasn’t went as smoothly as we hoped. He’s started to play the trumpet and loved it. He’s actually pretty good, I sound surprised. And to be honest, I am. The trumpet isn’t the easiest or nicest sounding when learning, but he’s stuck to it and really enjoyed it. I am so proud of this. I didn’t grow up with a huge interest in music. I learned to play the clarsach harp as an adult and ever since I’ve loved it.

Achievement in Excellence Medal

Lucas is a maths whizz, it comes naturally to him, which had huge advantages, but when it comes to showing your working, can prove to be a little difficult when you just KNOW the answer. His reading it coming along well too and he’s enjoying reading a variety of books. He’s loving Harry Potter the best, but mainly when I read with them so far. The biggest achievement and most memorable was that Lucas received a Headteacher award at prize giving, he won the Excellence in Achievement award for all his after school and during school clubs. His headteacher commended him on his commitment to the clubs, his technical skills for musical theatre sound and lighting and that he is an all round team player. He loves giving any sport or club a go, he’s not a thrill seeker in fact his hates them, but when it comes to sports, theatre, drawing, anything like that, he will be there 100%. What more can I ask? I am incredibly proud. And what a great medal it was.

Both boys have lovely and great friends, two being their twin cousins, and Tyler has a very close knit group. They play with each other’s friends which is great, both in and out of school. They are very close and that helps. Sometimes you have to take Tyler down a little and remind him he is not the same age as Lucas and his friends however. He is my street wise and full of common sense, but shy when he’s not comfortable. Don’t let his cheeky chappy image full you. Lucas on the other hand is quiet, but would play a game of football with anyone. He has very little inhibitions and doesn’t lack confidence. But, not quite as clued on as his little brother. I hope they will enhance each other’s strength’s and weaknesses and be as close as they are now for a long time to come.

Sun in the eyes

Yes the sun was shinning and we are used to not seeing the bright yellow ball in the sky, but I love this picture. I think it sums up their personalities even if it’s not a great picture. It makes me smile. Both boys had a great day, they were looking forward to going back to see their friends. They like their teachers and got no homework, so that was a win for them.

When do your kids go back to school? How are you feeling about it?

Related posts:

First School Show, School Discos And Summer Solstice Our Weekly Photos - Week 25
School Registration, Twilight And Birthday Preparations - Our Weekly Photos Week 4
Pregnancy - How's it all going?

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Achievements, back to school, Books, Boys, Family, Library, Parenting, Proud, Reading, school, Summer Holidays

Comments

  1. Kim Carberry says

    16th August 2016 at 9:57 am

    We had sunshine yesterday too….I said to my fella it’s because the kids are back at school in Scotland…hehehe
    It sounds like the boys are doing so well. You have every reason to be proud. They look so smart in their uniforms.

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      17th August 2016 at 3:02 pm

      lol it is so true Kim. They are doing well, it’s scary to think my oldest only has two years left at primary. Hoping I can find a pause button. xx

      Reply
  2. Jen Walshaw says

    16th August 2016 at 11:37 am

    They are growing up so fast and are both a real credit to you and Robert They are lovely boys. We have the sam issues with Maths, but you loose marks for not showing your working out!

    Reply
    • Susan Mann says

      17th August 2016 at 3:05 pm

      They are indeed, hoping i can find a pause button. When I do I’ll send it down. It is crazy with the maths, but guess they need it as they get older. xx

      Reply
  3. Emma says

    18th August 2016 at 10:58 am

    Wow growing up! Year 6 feels like the big one. Mine will be going into year 2 and 5! Sorry you’ve had such rubbish weather. Its actually been quite nice down here. I’m midlands ish. xx

    Reply
  4. Tas D says

    19th August 2016 at 3:16 pm

    Ahh it sounds like they had a wonderful year last year and hopefully it will be just as much fun this year for them. Is year 6 the last year in primary school there? Can you believe the sun decides to come out in Scotland the day they have to go back??

    Reply
  5. @BySarahMostly says

    19th August 2016 at 6:04 pm

    Wow back to school already! And they’re getting so big! I love reading your little updates like this x

    Reply
  6. Sarah MumofThree World says

    21st August 2016 at 6:22 am

    Such a lovely post. It sounds like both boys are doing so well at school. You must be so proud of them! I hope the coming school year goes really well for them.
    It’s two weeks until my kids go back – two and a half weeks for my younger son. We’re into some really big school years – GCSEs for my eldest and the last year of primary for my daughter.

    Reply
  7. Jeannette says

    27th September 2016 at 8:18 pm

    Lovely post and they’re doing so well, you must be mega proud of them 🙂
    Thanks for linking up with #SSAmazingAchievements

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow And Connect

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Email Subscribe to Blog Updates

Recent Posts

  • Climbing Frame, Football And Inktober Our Weekly Photos – Week 41
  • Birthday Cake, Autumn Skies And Gnomes Our Weekly Photos – Week 39 & 40
  • Present Pets Unboxing – Review
  • Sky, Batman and Comfy Cat Our Weekly Photos – Week 38
  • Busy, Cat, Chair And Illustrating Our Weekly Photos – Week 36 & 37
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Archives

Categories

Ranks

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100

BritMums - Leading the Conversation

Top Glasgow Blog

Glasgow Blogs

Top 20 UK Parent Blog

TOP 20 PARENT BLOGS 2020

Aspiring Author Member of SCBWI

Team

BlogOn

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2021 Susan K Mann · Log in