End of term means visiting the school to watch the end of term assembly.
And Report Time.
The assembly was OK. Not on a par with the productions put on at the school in Tokyo, but there are far fewer people here. I was also a little perturbed that a certain level of strictness wasn't carried out so children and teachers chatted throughout the presentations. Somewhat disrespectful, in my opinion.
Yes, I have very high expectations of schools!
Prize-giving commenced, with certificates of merit given for various achievements. I was as proud as punch when Rhiannon's name was called for the Best Non-Native German Language award! She's only been learning it for two months and had very little confidence in her abilities, saying she had found Japanese easier to learn. This recognition boosted her morale significantly. Clever girl!
School finished directly after so we drove home in high spirits listening to loud music.
Then it was time to read her report.
Very good indeed, I'm happy to say. 'A's across the board apart from a couple of 'B's - for science and geography. But to my horror a 'C' for PE. How on earth can anyone get a 'C' for PE? (Yes, I can get a little bit "Tiger Mother" sometimes. Especially with the only two subjects dear to my heart - English and PE.). I shall attempt to instill some competitive spirit into her this summer.
The rest of the day was spent frantically doing laundry and packing ready for our trip to the UK tomorrow.
Regarding my post yesterday on the changes due to happen at the school, I've come to a decision.
As it's too late to talk to anyone at school about the changes, and with us going away for a while, I've decided Rhiannon will go back to the school in the new term as normal. We'll see how it goes and take it in stages. I have other schools bookmarked, but on the whole I'm not impressed with any of them. You may probably gather, I do not like schools very much. (One day I'll spill the beans on the horrible experiences we had in Tokyo!!)
With Rhiannon's newly commended language skills I have confidence that she will cope well. And if class sizes remain extremely low, there will be plenty of assistance for her.
It's pretty much all I can do for now.