so Caelyns settled in really well at school now. She went haring in today without so much as a backwards look. Not hurt in the slightest
Shes currently doing 2x3 hour sessions a week and wont be going up to 5 til sept 2012 when im planning on two days at 9-3 and a single morning session.
But im thinking of adding in an extra activity from new year and cant decide between ballet, gym or an extra school session. Money isnt really the issue as now Im working again I can afford either.
There seems to be pros and cons to both. School is obviously the most expensive but I can do salary sacrifice to lower the cost and spread it out to make it affordable and having seen how good it is for her its very tempting to put her in 1 full day and 1 half day. Would help childcare too if someones only having Awen that day. And would give me a bit more one on one time with monkeychops as well as going up a step to prepare her for 5 sessions rather than jumping straight from 2 to 5.
Ballet or gym are cheaper per month though they have hidden costs if she gets into them but it means juggling her and Awen at the classes. I feel I put on my family enough as it is without asking them to have Awen to take C to ballet. But i would be able to do an activity just with c if I could organise it and she does want to do ballet particularly. And with gym i could probably take A and let her play there too on the kiddy section while C does the bigger stuff.
But then Im also thinking once her free sessions kick in I could let her do the extra ballet or gym with the money i will then be saving and it just means waiting til sept when she will be bigger and more likely to be able to take direction from a dance or gym teacher anyway. I do worry about having her do 'too mcuh' if she does school and ballet but cos im putting her in full days its only 3 days a week in school so probs not tat much on her anyway.
Im having to consider it now cos schools sent a letter home offering tuesday afternoon places and shes currently in tuesdays and fridays so its ideal and i dont wanna miss out.
what would you lot do?