The Trinity-Whitgift thread of 2013 continued

Yes, am slightly embarrassed to say that a further grilling of ds (with accompanying headlocks, hehe) has revealed that PE kit not, in fact, necessary tomorrow.

But possibly necessary on Thursday. According to my head-in-the-clouds ds. So you may wish to disregard that information on the grounds of staggering unreliability .

It occurs to me that, in the wealth of paperwork we've had so far, an Idiots Guide To What To Bring On The First Day Of School would be v helpful!

They are allowed combination ones at T - they give the tutor the combination rather than a spare key.

I asked DSs teacher on Friday if they needed to bring any sports kit on Wednesday - she said they're only getting their timetables this week and won't know what days they're doing PE, so no need to bring it in tomorrow. He is U1, but I'm pretty sure that will apply to all of them.

I still have to get the padlocks. Does anyone know if they are allowed combination locks? I know they're supposed to hand in a spare key, but DS will lose keys faster than what I'm pulling out my hair.

I can't believe they're actually starting tomorrow. It's been such a long process... let's face it, if they (and us!) have survived the tears over the Bond books, the exams, the wait for the envelopes and the interviews, the first few days should be a walk in the park. Right?

That sounds best option re. PE Kit FatelFlowerGarden....will keep it simple.

Oh yes - Primary. Mine didn't even really need to take a bag in at all! So much easier :o

Update - have asked ds again and he now says they need to take the white PE kit in. So, white kit, non-marking shoes, maybe trainers too?

Primary was so much simpler!

I wasn't intending to send ds with PE kit tomorrow (tomorrow! Eeek!) as was going to wait until we'd got a timetable. I somehow didn't imagine that they would need kit on their first day, but could be wrong! Ds doesn't know, of course...

Anyone got any thoughts on whether W boys need to take full P.E kit on Wednesday? DS will be making his own way there and seems an awful lot of it.

Thanks for reviving the thread, everyone!

DS is under orders to study the school rules, but has only made it to page 2. Apparently the small print hurts his eyes. It seems not only has he lost the ability to read, but also to use any capital letters or other punctuation. May his lovely teacher (I think) have patience...

Good luck to all the boys - and parents!

Oh don't worry - we're already following you . Hope all the boys have a great week! They'll all seem very grown up by the end of it!

fatal glad it's not just me in a panic then. I keep thinking I've forgotten something major and he'll be in trouble on his first day. Then when I reassure myself on that point start panicking that we'll arrive late. I'll be glad when wednesdays over then I can start panicking about lake Garda! Anyway ds had such a lovely time last week and seems really happy with his class so I'm sure it will all be ok although I suspect there will be a few hiccups along the way. Good luck to all both W and T boys. Imagine next years group will be starting to read this soon!

Good point about the snacks, thanks! Will make sure ds has something on him for break

also heard from "unofficial source" tuck shop is available to year 8s and upwards - so both L1 and U1 should bring a snack for break (or they can buy one from breakfast before school for later or use the vending machine for drinks, crisps and chocolate bars etc ..)

Hott - I have heard L1 don't get access to the tuck shop but this isn't from an "official source". DS is get the 7:12 am Bus to W so I can't see how he can last the whole morning to lunch. So, I'll be giving him a snack box for most days ( but def NO sandwiches!!)

I've still got padlocks, phonecard and fountain pen to buy. Sooo excited for him but crazing a normal routine.
DS has chosen all his co-curricular activities already

My Ds usually arrives at about 8 if I take him. He usually wanders into the Boys entrance - but I don't think they are allowed any further than that until 8.15 unless they have a specific activity/club. Lots of the boys are playing ball outside as well.

I'll have to send DSs in with some kind of MN identification :)

DS1 says he waits in the boys foyer before his form room is open.

Apparently they "play outside".

Soup-what happens if your ds arrives significantly earlier than 8.15am? Having looked at the timings, he's likely to arrive at around 7.45am. I note that you can have breakfast from 7.30am but he won't be doing that. Will he be able to go to his form room or is there some kind of 'holding area'?

They need to be at T before 8:30am, preferably before 8:15am, and the bell goes at the end of the day at 3:45. If you want to park in the carpark to collect, I would recommend getting there well before 3:30 though. Boys tend to amble out in their own good time - I think 4:15 is our current record!

If I met anyone from this thread today (and I have a funny feeling I may have done) - hi!

It was a lovely afternoon, and ds has come home even more excited than before. I asked him if he thought he would enjoy W, and he said 'Mum, I'm going to absolutely RELISH every minute of it! And then went off to terrorise some peacocks... .

I honestly don't think he has given his primary school a second thought since Tuesday.

T parents - I've realised I don't know the exact start and finish times to the school day, and recommended time to arrive each morning. Hopefully he will be coming on the 466 after the first week, thanks

DS1 appears to have been stuck in manure over the last few months and has shot up. He didn't have much new last year though :)

sorry Hectic - my last post should have been to EyesWide - Oops

Soup As I was really cruel last year and got ridicuously big sizes, DS seems to be able to fit into most of his uniform [smug smiley]