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Advice for starting in year 7

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littlenicky61 · 11/07/2014 14:52

Hi my daughter will be starting secondary school in September and just wondering for the parents who have ' been there done that ' what advise they would give to us newbies !

Many thanks for any tips , must haves , definite no no's etc !!!

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TeenAndTween · 11/07/2014 15:54
  • yes to what they said ^^
  • make sure she has somewhere to work at home, with glue scissors etc
  • do the journey in the holidays if possible/necessary
  • it will take time to find solid friendships
  • encourage everything to go in her planner, then you check her planner
  • help her pack her bag to start with, then ease off
AMumInScotland · 11/07/2014 15:54

Encourage her from the start to get her bag ready for tomorrow, the evening before.

And get her to work out a 'system' for making sure she has everything she needs - there is a lot more expectation that they can work these things out at secondary.

FWIW DS had 5 IKEA wooden magazine racks which he kept his various textbooks and papers etc in, one each for M to F. When he took stuff out of his bag, or after doing homework, he put it into the rack for the day he would need it next. That meant it was easy to find everything he needed in one go.

You can also keep something as a reminder for PE kit, cooking ingredients, or anything else that won't actually go in the folder.

Any system she likes is fine instead of course. But there has to be some system, or it's chaos in the mornings!

Preciousbane · 11/07/2014 15:50

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queenofthemountain · 11/07/2014 15:47

Oh and things like French dictionaries, scientific calculators, compasses etc can be bought much much cheaper through the school (here anyway) so might be worth checking that out
Also what they actually need on their first day.they will have enough on their plate without lugging full PE kit to school needlessly.

queenofthemountain · 11/07/2014 15:45

Stand near the gates and see what kind of bag , shoes etc they all have .Making sure they fit in with school regs of course

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