On Friday, we had a clash, Sports day with one HE group, or a visit to Sacrewell Farm with another. SB chose the sports day, as she really enjoyed it last year, and the farm will always be there to go again to. So me and girls (H at work 
:-(? ) went to the second of the local home ed group CHEF sports days that we have attended. Last years was very hot. Not so today, though the weather was fine, sun even came out eventually.
Plenty of classic sports day things, like egg and spoon races,
3 legged race ,
tug of war etc.
and of course the obligatory ‘get the parents to do silly things dressing up race‘.
Finishing up with a ‘bash the watermelon’ game.
Butterbean wasn’t that interested in the sports, she just pottered about happily though 
And lots of chilling, eating, chatting, running around playing .
Rounded off the day up with a play at the playground/paddling pool area.
Met a chap there who is considering home edding his currently in school
daughter. So he’d chatted about that with various of us. At least we
will have answered the ‘socializing question’ quite comprehensively :-).
His daughter is quite happy in school, though the parents have concerns
about the education being provided in school. Seems a harder decision
to make than if child is obviously having problems with school.
It’s all good fun, and like the camps, a good way to enjoy and celebrate being part of the home ed community.
hm you wre happy that i was at work??? I note the smillie.
Ahh, wrong way round
best edit it.
that’s better my love
I had a new one on HE yesterday. Dad of one of the kids at the party (all schooled other than Clo) is an Educational Psychologist wanting to know how HE families could access his services should they want to as he gets referrals from school but there must be HE children who would need his services . . . I can’t exactly see Home Edders voluntarily asking the LA for an Educational Psychologist to see their child. I said funding would be an issue as the LA gets no funding for Home Educated children.
Sports Day looked lots of fun by the way. Who enjoyed it more? You or SB?
AIUI, You can be referred to an Ed Psych via the GP. Who enjoyed it more- dunno
Why would a home educated child need to see an educational psychologist? And wouldn’t he/she just suggest that the child would be better off in school? And so probably would the GP if you took your child there with an education related concern. Sorry, I’ve probably got the wrong idea of what an Ed Psych is, lol.
TY Will feed that back. Don’t like discussions without a conclusion.
Great pics! Haven’t they all grown!