May 13th. I did two FaceTime calls today with younger childrenfrom school. Firstly my friends Charlotte and Alice (they are 3 and 5). I read to them, and then Alice read to me! It was SO CUTE! Then I did the same with my friend Lily Rose, she’s 6. She read to me too, she…
May 12th. For my English today, we had to write a presentation on Shakespeare and present it in an unusual way. I dressed up like one of my teachers and videoed presenting it. Here on YouTube. It was very funny (and educational!!).
May 3rd. I did another Live Stream Bedtime Story this evening. It was SO much fun. You can find it on my Ava Reads page, or watch a replay of it here: https://youtu.be/UbskruAFFMI. If you want to watch live next week, let me know and we’ll send you the link to the Live Stream! It is nerve-wracking being…
May 2nd. We watched Karate Kid! We had an 80’s movie night and watched Karate Kid from 1984, nearly forty years old! It’s about a young boy that has his world turned upside down by moving from New Jersey to California, and it really unsettles him. But he fights back, and overcomes the problems his…
April 29th. Inspired by my Ava Reads series, today my whole class got given a ‘buddy’ from Reception to Video Call to read a story to and have a conversation, like we do some days when we are in school. I got to hang out with my friend Shepard (and his brother Otis). It was so nice…
April 28th. Forty Days of lockdown! We all sat and talked about it. It’s actually been mostly OK. School has been OK, it hasn’t felt like we’ve been stopped from going out because the weather has been OK so we’ve been out in the garden, and out on our bikes, I’ve been able to talk…
April 19th. Today was……eventful. My dad and I went out for a distanced walk with some friends, dressed up! My dad was Bananaman, our friend Jon was dressed a Dinosaur and another friend, Jack was dressed as the Fat Controller from Thomas the Tank Engine! We all walked around Wilmslow to cheer people up. Hundreds…
April 14th. I’ve decided to give the rest of my Easter Eggs to the NHS doctors & nurses who are fighting the Coronavirus. My Daddy is an ambassador at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity so has set it up though them to reach the Doctors and Nurses on the frontline. I got the idea from…
April 6th. Today we made Brownies. Definitely an essential food for lockdown/isolation. I’ve put the recipe below, its flour-less and Dairy-Free, but they are the nicest, goo-iest Brownies ever, and really easy to make. It took 10 minutes to make and 30 minutes to bake. They are so good, there is only one small piece…
April 5th. It was my Grannie’s birthday today, my Daddy’s Mum. Of course, we couldn’t see her, but instead my Daddy arranged for a Zoom call with us, them and my family from Chicago. He arranged for a bottle of Champagne to be sent to his parent’s house so we could all toast my Grannie…
April 4th. We should have been going to Chicago today. And going to Disneyland Florida while we were there. My cousins have lived in Chicago for over 8 years. I don’t remember them not living there. I only get to see them once a year, sometimes twice. I look forward to our trips SO much,…
April 3rd. Today was the last day of ‘school’ before the Easter holiday. We usually end the Lent Term with an Easter Egg hunt as well as the celebration for the end of the School Production; instead we finished the term by signing off our computers, not sure if the new term would see us…
April 2nd. Today I wanted to make just a little difference. I realised that every Friday I usually read to the younger children at my school. I missed it. So I recorded my reading a Little Miss book on my phone and got my Daddy to send it out to some of the parents of…
April 1st. April Fools Day. Wouldn’t it be nice if this thing was just one big prank? We usually love April Fools Day in our house, my Daddy and I trying to out trick each other. But today, nothing would seem unbelievable after Covid-19. It still doesn’t feel real to me, or to anyone really.…
March 30th. Week two of our online schooling. It actually gave me some comfort to have a familiar routine and be with a familiar group of people. It’s funny, even though we are only together ‘virtually’, it is like being in the class. The funny ones are still funny. The naughty ones, are still naughty.…
March 29th. We had a very relaxed day today. My mum and I had a long lie-in while my daddy went out on his bike for his one-a-day exercise. We watched ‘Music with Myleene’ on YouTube, we both did a Joe Wicks workout and watched few mini-concerts that pop stars had put on Instagram and…
March 28th. Our first lockdown weekend. Today, my daddy and I went out for our ‘one a day’ exercise. As we went passed our local Waitrose, there was a queue all the way around the carpark. Same with our butcher. People were wearing masks, and everyone was spread out across the pavement keeping 2 metres…
March 27th It’s been a week since we finished school. Our first week of home-school. Our first week of isolation. Our first week of really understanding how serious this is becoming. It’s also been my first week of doing Joe Wicks PE-workout. My first week of going out everyday with my daddy cycling. My first…
March 26th. Today was very similar to yesterday. Our new normal. It felt even more normal. At least it was still sunny. You could see it helped everyone’s mood and mental health, especially when we were doing our ‘one a day exercise’, everyone actually looked happy and said hello. So nice. Even nicer, my daddy…
March 25th. This is the new normal. Don’t go outside unless it’s absolutely necessary….or for your ‘one a day’ exercise. It’s already a bit like Groundhog Day. Wake up. Look at the news. Eat breakfast. Take vitamins. Log on ready for school. Do School. Finish School. Do my daily exercise. Eat Dinner. Talk about our…
March 24th. My first day of full Lockdown. Everywhere was so quiet. It didn’t really change what we did, my family hasn’t really been going out since school got cancelled last Friday, but it feels different. I did my school lessons and my Daddy worked. It really helped that it was warm and sunny, so…
March 23rd. Today was my first day of online school. We have a full day timetable, with morning break and lunchtime (but no School Dinner, which may be a good thing 😉 ) It was very strange and quite good fun, I was with my class, chatting with them, and the teacher, but whilst sat…
March 22nd. Today was Mother’s Day, although it didn’t feel like it. We usually see my grandparents, but at the last minute decided we couldn’t as they are in their 80s. We were stuck inside the house for most of the day, with just a short walk with the dog to get some fresh air,…
21st March. I am feeling a little bit better today, better than yesterday anyway. We went to the supermarket with my daddy to get some food for my Mummy’s parents; they’re 83 years old and shouldn’t be going out. We arrived at M&S; the car park was almost full! The shop had only been open for…
20th March. Today was my last day at school before the Covid-19 break but it shouldn’t be. We should still have two weeks before the Easter holiday. Instead we are off school, with almost no notice. I still don’t believe it. Even worse, it could be the last day of the academic year, which means it…
An 11 year old on Lockdown 