Anyone want a secondary transfer support thread?

Hello all.
Well done to all todays starters :) nightmare about the bus ladygago!

dd was quite tired this evening (shes just gone off to orchestra now). Lots of fiddly bits of homework and the second night in a row where she and I have wrestled with sticky back plastic grrrrrr. There must be a knack to it.

How on earth do people keep this pace up day after day forevermore?

Hope everyone's Dc had a good day.

Coffee, how did DS get on?

DS2 had a good day and no homework. He has gone out to play.

hello! well the boys and 1 girl all went off quite happily together from our house this morning. We had taken pics of DS and DD in their new uniforms and once the boys and the girlie friends were all together we took some of them together.

No tears, just chit chat.

Walked DD to her new school as 'new mum' chatted to 1 mum and said hello to another.

So all 3 of us were newbies today. Hope the kids have fantastic first starts to their new year.

First day for my son - school bus turned up 30 minutes late tho which added tension to an otherwise fairly relaxed mother and son!
Good luck to all DC starting this week!

oops, I meant packed off

Any room for another? My DD has just been backed off to the school bus for her first day and is the last in the family to go to secondary. She is v excited and, being and early september birthday, is already 12 so not as little as some of the others! A couple of her friends from primary are at the same school as her but none in her form or going on the same bus :( hopefully she will meet new people and make some friends! It may be my fourth DC going to secondary but I'm still as nervous for her as I was for the first. Is it too early to text her :o

Well, today's the day here!
Glad he's finally started but very anxious! He's not, he's fine. Walked up with a friend. Who knows who, DS was like that at primary school at first, it feels awful but I don't think they feel it the same as us! Hope he has a good day today

Going well so far. First day of lessons yesterday and particularly enjoyed the DT lesson in the afternoon which as fab! Had first batch of homework already - DT and English.
Seems to be making new friends and is keen to go to school. Wanted to set off even earlier this morning!

Good luck for you DS Coffee - Mine started Monday (just Y7) and he's the only one from his primary. Last night he said he played football with a large group of boys but after lunch he just walked around playground on his own my heart sunk. He has skipped off again this morning he's got a full timetable today which he is so excited about but I know he's worried about the "friends" situation. We'll see what today brings...

well today is the day! And yes, it is 5.43am... the dogs had me up at 5, then the cat was meowing to get in - because she saw one of the dogs out... so I gave up at 5.30, came downstairs made a cuppa, fed dogs and the day has begun.

Children all still asleep which is good.

DD had a lovely day - pasta & tomato/cheese for lunch and one lesson - Science with Mr Bland (yes that was really his name - poor man, really shouldn't have gone into teaching )
She's looking forward to Maths tomorrow - they seem to have 'setted' them for nearly everything so she reckons she'll be with the Level 5 boys from her primary school
It's all good though - give it a few weeks until the HW kicks in!

Yay for all the starters today!

DS2 has talked non stop since I got in from work. A small incident... a yr8 boy decided that DS2 couldn't get off the bus before him. Two Yr10 boys sat upstairs had a word with this lad (DS1 sat downstairs and unaware).DS2 went to get off the bus and was pushed by said boy. He had mud splashes on his trousers from a puddle, but he now has a hole in his knee on his new trousers . Boys again had words with him. DS2 is going to have a word with his HOY tomorrow.

He has one lot of homework, which he had done in the 40 mins between getting in from school and me getting home from work.

meeting dds teacher on friday eek hope she is nice

Ingles - thanks for the information re CATs :)

DS seems happy again today, 2 more lots of homework, including Art, for which he needs to buy a sketchpad at school tomorrow. Would have been helpful to know he needed one before the summer, could have bought one at the uniform trying on day and had one ready!

Glad your DS has enjoyed his day ThePaxton.

DS1 has a great day, the little I've heard about it!! DS2 and I met him and he was like a drowned rat. All he's talked about is the timetable and thats it. I'll have a longer chat with him later at dinner. He's bouncing now and on skype talking to his friends.
Parents have a meeting next week about KS3, and he gets his first homework tomorrow. eek.
How did everyone else's get on?

Hi all newbies. How did your DCs first day at High School go?
Hope there is lots of positive feedback

sorry forgot you need 2

link for info about CATs [http://www.satsguide.co.uk/help__other_exams_and_subjects/cats__cognitive_abilities_tests.htm here]

CATS are cognitive ability tests, so verbal and non verbal reasoning and maths usually.They're meant to test raw ability/intelligence I think and it's what they use in the 11+.

not heard of midyis, DS will be doing CATs shortly. I have heard of those, but not entirely sure what they are. Have information evening tomorrow night, so may find out then!

For those who have them starting today - not long now before they are home :)

dd had tests on the computer yesterday - midyis? hadnt heard of them before. No homework although other yr 7 classes did.

DS enjoyed his day yesterday, has a couple of friends inhis class (but best mate in the other half of teh year so will never have lessons together, will join simialr clubs and have lunch together I think)

First piece of homework took ages, he was finding writing a real drag after nothing for so long. PE today and it is chucking it down, I can see I will have kit to get clean and dry overnight ready for tomorrow!

oh god i feel sick dd went off this morning asked if his dad could take him he said he wont make any friends if i am crying all over the shop by the school gates

oh didn't have any detail about his going off he cant even say for sure if he looked nervous gurr
i not sure if he need his pe bag but made him take it any way hopefully they will be given lockers

he will be fishing at 2;15 and will be hone by 2;45 so i cant wait really
had a bit of trouble unlocking the door yesterday i really should have shown him that during the summer

dd was very philosophical about the whole thing really
he was just like well mum if i dont like it what can i do i will just have to make the best of things

btw got dd a pac o mac and loves it wearing it today on the way didnt want to get to school looking like a soggy lemon as he says

I got a text...Science is fab
That's all it said, bless him.
Hope all is going well for all our newbies