Scottish parents whose child starts P1 this year...

[nailpolish]

have you heard from the school yet?
i havent and i starting to think i should have

[haggisaggis]

I know that dd has been accepted (ds already attends and I'm on the board) and I've also received a school pack for dd - only received last week though.
Give teh school a phone - tehy should be able to tell you.

[Tamum]

That does seem quite late- it's usually April here. I know all the high school letters came out ages ago- I agree, ring the school.

[nailpolish]

Tamum - i had a panic when they told me there was one space left - i had to get solictors letters because obviously we dont have any proof of address (move june 1st)

i have emailed them

i only applied 3 weeks ago remember when we got the house

[haggisaggis]

Nailpolish - I wonder then if they have mailed stuff to your new address rather than your existing one?

[nailpolish]

oh i didnt think of that

thanks

i think ill phone them tomorrow

(poor school secretary is fed up of me!)

[nailpolish]

do shcools usually have an open day or similar before the new term in august?

[hannahsaunt]

Ours had a special evening for all new P1 parents in about May followed by two induction sessions in June for the P1s, the second one being a party (for some reason) in the classroom.

[Tamum]

I'm sure it will be OK, but you could ring them and see. Yes, there are usually visits- ours has one with parents and one with nuresry groups that parents can also bring children too. Usually mid-June I think.

[Aimsmum]

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[haggisaggis]

Our inductions / open night are all June - so I don't think you'll have missed anything yet! Mind you, our uniform order had to be in last week (but we're a really small school so we only get once chance per year to order it)

[Tamum]

Aimsmum, I am imagining you being shown into a room and introduced to 17 teachers... (sorry, I know it's not funny)

[nailpolish]

ah, so i probably havent missed the open day thingy
thats good

now panicking about the uniform

argh

[Tamum]

Do you get the uniform from the school or from a shop, do you know? Loads of children start here in non-uniform and then get the actual gear in the first week, no-one minds.

[nailpolish]

ill ask, Tamum, when i phone tomorrow

oh here, tamum, long shot but did you ever use the nursery at George Sq, in the Psychology bit? dd2 starts there in august

[Tamum]

Ooh no but my best friend used it for her dd. She was really happy there and they were great with her- she was completely non-verbal until she was 3 but came on amazingly once she was there

[Aimsmum]

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[nailpolish]

that sounds great. dh popped over for a wee look and its was very impressed

[nailpolish]

its?? where did that come from...

he

[Tamum]

15 teachers in less than 3 months?? Blimey, that's going it some. Your poor dd, she must be wondering if she's coming or going.

Naily, I'm sure it will be great, it always looks lovely and presumably they have access to the gardens which are really nice. Ds's nursery used to have little field trips there because it's so nice and enclosed.

[nailpolish]

omg Aimsmum!!!

[Aimsmum]

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