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Fabulous news, so happy for you both. Xxx
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Hoping everything rights itself and he is home with you soon. Xx
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Sunnyday, thinking of you and Mr S and hoping all is well and on track. Xx
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Hope recovery and progress goes well. Xx
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It’s constant ups and downs with Dad, but he is still with us and still at home xxx
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90% of our children and one staff member have got colds a week within coming back together again. I do worry that we are all going to have zero immunity from normal bugs this year due the excessive cleaning hand washing and sanitising. I too spent the whole afternoon binge watching Ant Middleton’s Mutiny series yesterday cuddled up on the couch. It was lovely but feel so guilty. I was messaged by one of my parents with a bizarre message saying that she is scared about the second wave of COVID and what could I do to help her! 🤨. Ummm wait a moment and I will wave my magic wand! I was truly flummoxed what to reply as I really don’t understand what she thinks I can do. I am also worried about it and trying desperately to keep my own parents safe. So I tried ignoring it but I couldn’t, so replied we at school are following all government guidelines and doing all we can to keep children, staff and parents safe and will follow any updates as they develop. Also reminded her that pre-school is no statutory so she doesn’t have to send her child if she is that concerned! Not sure what else I could say really...
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Last week lulled us into a false sense of security with such a positive start! This week has been strange, think the excitement and novelty of being back at school has worn off! Most of the children have gone down with colds and have varying degrees of green noses! They don’t seem to have much concentration and seem to have a low boredom threshold! Is this because they have had so much technology over the last six months that they have forgotten how to play? And where oh where have the manners gone?😱 Be interesting to see what next week brings...
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Well I am team Sue! I braved a trip to B and M the other day (not done more than click and collect since lockdown) and the place is full of Ch*****as stuff🤬 I was the grumpy middle aged women wandering the aisles shaking my head and moaning about it only being September! Way to early for my liking!
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Oh yes, an evil pea emoji would be great.
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Welcome to the forum, you will get so much help and advice from everyone on here, it’s great.
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I love the term ‘free range’ children! That is such a polite way of meaning something totally different! Have a love,y day everyone.
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Well it’s not the money, or the recognition! I must admit the older I get the more I ask myself this question on a regular basis!
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I feel your pain, no literally I do, I put my hand between the biter and another child yesterday!😬New boy, started yesterday cannot stand another child having something that he might want and takes matters into his own hands. Does not like to be told no and will throw things and push you saying ‘shoo”. I did know that he rules the roost at home but he ain’t gonna do it here! He is quite a little character though, so am hoping we can work our magic quickly on this behaviour! Haven’t had a biter for a while now!
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Sunnyday all the very best of luck to Mr S keep us updated. I hope you are ok and that your week has started well.
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We had a child who did this many years ago. It definitely was not projectile but still unpleasant. You could set your watch by him! In the end we got Gran to stay with him and decreased the time that she stayed and also she would move out of the room to the cloakroom etc. It was very distressing (and unpleasant) seeing the child so upset. Glad to say we worked our magic and it didn’t last for too long. Yours sounds a slightly more complicated situation but I can’t help thinking that you really don’t want bodily fluids such as vomit in the current pandemic!
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Ahh Sunnyday so sorry to read this, what a difficult start back for you. I did pack a way years ago and it’s so much harder, I have nothing but respect for settings that do this on a daily basis. Do you know how long you will have to work like this? Your poor staff member, hope she has a quick recovery. It has such a knock on effect when you are missing a staff member, especially at the moment for you with all the additional cleaning and packing away. i am sure your new children will settle, but it’s upsetting whilst this happens isn’t it. Don’t be so hard on yourself, show yourself some kindness , try and take a break this weekend so you are ready for whatever next weeks brings. Take care lovely lady xx
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BUT on a really positive note, we have had a fabulously happy day. All returners so happy to come back and it was like they had never been away and new children settled quickly.
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It’s going to be really tricky for the next few months! My problem is that we always have some parents who arrive saying” they are poorly and I told them they shouldn’t come, but they wanted to” This drives me insane and makes me want to take a zero tolerance of any illness attitude. But I know this would cause uproar and to be fair not only would we be missing the kids half the time but staff as well. Colds just seem to go round and round! Not looking forward to being faced with this Dilema.
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Sweet dreams forum friends and all the very best of luck to everyone returning tomorrow. Hope your settings are filled with lots of laughter, mess and happy children. Xx
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Welcome to the funny dreams club!
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Well went in yesterday to finish off and the hoover blew up on me! Hope it’s not an omen😱
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Oh my goodness, I could have written this post! I was moaning to my Mum about exactly this just this morning. I am quite patient but nearly lost the plot with a couple of the questions. It’s all in the blooming letter and then drip fed to you through messenger and then just in case it’s on Tapestry as well!🤪
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Had my first back to work anxiety dream last night! It was very strange, I was running around looking for a measuring stick so I could chalk 2 metre circles in the playground and whilst doing this the children and parents filled the pre-school! There were no toys or activities out and children and parents wandering around inside crying! Goodness knows what my subconscious is thinking. I am not intending to chalk anything on the playground, the room is set up beautifully and parents will not be coming inside! I am not even back until Monday, wonder what tonight’s dream will bring!
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We have a big outdoor sandpit and the children, especially the younger ones love it and I have made the decision to have it again. Children will wash hands before and after and then we will spray with Milton and rake through. If we have sand indoors it will just be quarantined for 72 hours.
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I think it’s quite normal in the circumstances to be having these kind of dreams. Let’s hope once we have all been back for a week or two that we are feeling more confident and reassured that things are going ok. I also have those dreams where I am still working, wake up exhausted! My son is a chef and so busy at the moment and he spent the whole night sleep cooking the other night!
