Our blog will bring you stories from our journey through the school years from pre-school to the GCSE years, with a bit of Home Education thrown in with my 4 year old.
Firstly there is me Jess (Mummy or Mum) my first and most rewarding job in life is of course being Mummy to my 5 gorgeous children.. I started my journey as a parent at only 17, it has not been easy but sometimes I amaze myself at how far I have come, but that is very much Thanks to my Mum and Dad for everything they taught me (right enough of the soppy stuff). I also run my own business around the kids. This September I am starting a completely new journey home educating Faryl, my 4 year old only son. So very excited and pretty nervous to see how it works out!
Tegan my 14 year old that has all the usual attributes of a teenage girl, but also the most loving and caring big sister her sibling’s could ask for. She loves music (yes she is forever singing whilst I’m trying to talk to her, I’m sure this is pretty normal for a teenager), dancing, shopping, doing her hair and most importantly of course taking Selfies with her friends, me, siblings, well anyone really Tegan is currently studying towards her GCSEs, so you will probably read a few moans from me trying to get her to study.
Lexia is 9, she is the craft queen, usually found at the dining room table drawing, colouring, painting, well anything messy really. Also she has inherited a wicked sense of rhythm from her West Indian roots, boi can that girl dance! Lexia sees school as somewhere to socialise and see her friends, school work is not very often on the top of her agenda.
Jolie my very strong charactered 6 year old middle child, who definitely has a mind of her own. Usually found making her way through the bookshelves to read anything and everything, but would never tidy up after herself!!! She is the thinker of the family, maybe a budding genius, well you never know. Jolie is storming it at school and well about the national average, she enjoys learning and loves to ask questions, but it is a bit of a challenge to keep her entertained.
Faryl, The Man of the House, but doesn’t he know it he has his sisters (and me for a fact) wrapped around his little finger, pretty impressive considering he’s only 4! He is fireman obsessed, so would quite happily watch Fireman Sam on repeat all day. But also has a love for outdoors and can quite often be found getting muddy jumping in puddles and generally teaching me what parenting a boy is all about. He will now be home schooled, so you will read alot about our journey and things we learn along the way.
Then we have the Baby of the family Aliza, 2 years old, she is all of ours little ray of sunshine, always ready with a smile to cheer us up. She loves noisy toys, chewing everything and pulling her siblings hair. Her giggle is infectious and she is darn cute too, ok I know I’m biased but isn’t every mum. She is now starting to talk and everyday seems to have new words. She currently attends pre-school and loves it.
We look forward to sharing our stories with you.
Jess xx
The School Mum 