Anyone with a year 7 starting today?

Well it's all good here... enjoyed today much more as it was busier, but lugged full games kit around all day and turned out not to need it!

RE homework is ask a young person, and old person and a person your age what 'religion' means to them.

Geography is think of a subject you don't think is to do with geography and tell her it next week. Presumably so the teacher can say 'aaaah my poor fool, but do you not see that everything is geography and geography is in all things?'

English is bring in a newspaper article. Then they'll know who to put in what English set next year .

MY DS started today - rest of school went in later in the morning , so the whole school will be coming out together in approx 10 mins !

He was all smiles this morning and looking very smart in blazer etc - interesting to see what state he comes home in - as long as he doesn't screw his blazer up in his bag as it is too hot !

My PFB started today too. He got up and dressed at 6.30 am! I think he has generally been looking forward to today but looked a little nervous as he left. We are lucky in that school is a 10 minue walk from our house so I haven't had to worry much about him getting himself there. I took lots of photos of him in his uniform standing in exactly the same spot in the garden as when he started reception 7 years ago - I am going to compare them later . Not long now until home time .

Mine started today and I have been recieving regular updates via text despite the fact that phones are supposed to be in lockers. Was told about progress on the bus and when she got there. Then another at lunch "Eating lunch now, bought a drink for a pound. Yummy Scrummy". Then most recently "Exhaustingly hot in corridors and not allowed to take our blazers off" !!!

Suspect next one will be from teacher "Have confiscated phone" .

I'm fairly chilled about it, looking forward to hearing all about it at 3.30pm or whenever she trundles through the door. The school feels right for her, she was bored last year so is well ready to move on. She said she was too excited to be nervous this morning (she got up at 5.50am!) and four friends came round to our house so they all walked together.

Mine went in ok and was full of her day when we picked her up. Parking at the school though was hillarious!!

She was very excited to go today!!

Hope everyone elses went well

First day at Upper School today, need to leave to pick her up soon as they finish at 2.40.

Spag Bol in slow cooker, DH primed to deal with DS who isn't back until tomorrow , packed lunches etc done. Pick up will incorporate chocolate run. I am practising radiating calm from my every pore, whatever has happened we're going to have a calm night. Well, that's the plan !

We were awake at the crack of dawn to ensure DS had enough time to get himself ready before his 7.15 am off time . He needed a lot of coaxing and had to be reminded to take his locker key from under his pillow (WTF??) to put in his blazer..... meanwhile younger DD was left to her own devices....Hmmmm.

Walked him to the bus-stop and he was a bit quiet - focussing on his first bus trip on his own methinks - but thinking that by the end of the week it will be second nature - hopefully!

It's the organisational elements which are going to be difficult for him to adapt to methinks....especially with school being away away....

DD loved her first day yesterday and came home with french homework which i didnt have to nag her to do, i bet that won't last!
She seemed so grown up already chatting none stop about various teachers , lab partners etc.
I hope today, her first "proper"day is going as well...

Oooh- this has made a "thread of the day" slot!

My pfb started today!

I was awake from 3.00am to 5.30am thinking about it all.

DD2 started yesterday and seems to have had fun. Moaned because I insisted she told me all about it.

I've promised I won't give her the Spanish inquisition everyday.

She's got DD1 and a friend from primary on the bus and several boys from her old top group in lessons. So plenty of familiar faces.

Always tricky at first Shazjack1, but I'm sure things will shake down and he will settle in soon. I remember people clinging to people in their class at primary at first when i started high school, but then moving on to make real friends they had something in common with after a bit.

DS2 started today. I didn't have to tie his tie, he has a clip on one because of health and safety!

He's been ok about it, he knows where he's going and his classes etc as he was there for the last week of term. But I think he is going to find it hard.
He panics, he doesn't like change and he's not very good at writing, so I can see remembering homework being a problem and he will start his sentence with "i can't do it" or "I don't get it" before anyone has a chance to explain.
I hope he doesn't fall behind.

Ds started yesterday and hates it already. Doesn't know anyone in his tutor group but they all know at least 2 or 3 each so no one bothered to speak to him. I didn't sleep last night for worrying about him. Hope things get better

Nit I must admit I did a bit of code-breaking yesterday too, or triedto!!

I'm trying to work out if everyone does the same MFL or if a certain language indicates that you are destined for top/bottom/middle sets etc! Daft I know but I can't help it.

Only in Maths, which is then your set for MFL as well - other stuff not set 'til year 8 (or wasn't when dd1 was y7, anyway). Her form is 7 and then two letters of teacher's name - it's all the other stuff that's insanely complicated. To be fair, we're not even clear sometimes whether MUS3 is group 3 for music, or music room 3, and so on!

ah, no then, mine doesn't have the other subjects you mention today. Her form is 7 letter letter. Does yours set from day one then?

Iam she also has English, Maths and PE....! She has no idea what she'll be doing in PE but dd1 says it'll be a kit check, so she's taken the lot.

Do all schools have insane names for form and teaching groups? IE - 7ab1 and 7Eng3 etc? We're trying to work out whether Ma1 and Ge1 means she's in top set maths and German - but if it does, she's in set 4 for all technical subjects and no set at all for English!

DS1 went off this morning, after being awake since 6am.

He was so nervous and excited, and I cant wait til 3pm.

The OriginalSteamingNit Mine has R.E and geography today too. Hmm ; are we nearby, I wonder?

My DD trotted off to meet her friend who has older siblings at the school so they all got the bus together.

Her biggest worry is getting lost. They gave her a map on transistion day so she was thrilled when she found a smaller laminated version in her bag this morning (a rare mummy-brainwave moment!).

"ready" , raday indeed!