My School Buddy

My School Buddy

A kinder way to understand your child's week.

My School Buddy is a simple app that helps you understand how your child is doing at school, both what they are learning and how they feel about it. Children often answer "how was school" with a shrug. This gives you a clearer, kinder way in.

Your child writes a quick note about the subject they attended each day and taps a face to show how it felt. Over time those notes build into a real picture of their week, and the app turns that into something you can read at a glance.

Open it and the wellbeing marker at the top tells you straight away how your child is feeling about what they are working on at school. Look down and every subject shows an average feeling, so you can see that Maths has been tricky while English has been great. In seconds you can see where your child is thriving, where they are struggling, and exactly where to step in with help, encouragement, or a conversation. You are not guessing anymore.

Entries are sorted by subject, so you can look back at one subject on its own and spot a pattern before it becomes a problem. There is also a place for things your child wants to remember, like a spelling or a fact, and a reminders list for the small stuff like bringing a gym kit. You can save or print a copy of the journal to keep or to share with a teacher.

It works best used together. The honest picture comes when your child feels good about writing in it, so it is something to look at side by side, a shared moment rather than a report card. That is also what keeps it accurate. The wellbeing marker and the subject feelings are there to help you notice, ask, and help, so a hard week never slips by unseen.

It is free and works on a phone like a normal app. One simple idea sits behind it: give your child an easy place to notice their own week, and give you a clear, caring way to understand how they really are.