About to start year 7?

How did everyone’s DD/DS’s first term go, in the end. Overall for DS1 it went well but he still seems to be terribly worn out by the end of the day - I was expecting that to improve after a few weeks, but sadly not. Think they get set for Maths next term so bit nervous about where they will put him as he is terrible at arithmetic but quite good at geometry and basic algebra…

How is your DS doing Phox? (sorry I missed your last post).

Thanks Phox, I'll suggest that. We've had a chat before he left today about what he can do to try and join in more with the others, so hopefully he'll speak to them a bit more today but he's so shy and nervous he finds it hard and was looking quite unhappy when he left.

My DS started today, it didn't go that well, he is very shy and seemed to be on his own a bit at break and lunch. He has friends from primary but they're not in the same form, and seems to think most of the boys in his form already know each other. I've encouraged him to try and join in with them tomorrow anyway, but he gets very anxious in social situations.

Glad it seems to be going well for everyone, DD still seems happy, loving all the new lessons, she's seems a bit hyper at the moment so expecting a crash soon.

Navigating the canteen has been interesting, she's worked out the cold food queue is quicker so unless she spies her sister who is a sixth former and gets to go straight in, she's been sticking with this. Not loving the book covering

Letter about a test next week to set them for Maths and Science already!

Not a great first day DS forgot his water I told him to buy some from canteen but he purchased a slushy instead so dehydrated and miserable at pick up. Day 2 so much better happier even if his teachers did struggle with the new timetable,

Glad a few more people have had good first days. Here still all good except DS running on fumes already so increasingly concerned about later in the week. First try at the canteen tomorrow as they needed to get their fingerprints set up. I will have to warn him in case it works like @Hellocatshome’s DS’s school system!

DS had his first day to day as well despite the school emailing us at 5:30 yesterday evening to say year us were to use a different entrance to the main entrance. An entrance that was not at all easy to explain to DS how to get there after he had done so many practice walks to the main entrance! Anyway first day went OK apart from he panicked he had spent £8 on a toasty at lunch time. We worked out what happened though, apparently when you tap you card it shows how much you have left on it not as DS thought how much you had spent!

Good first day here. A few of the people he met at summer school are in his form and no issues with finding his way round etc. Apparently the only bad thing was the queue for the canteen and even that was worth it as the food's "loads better than primary school"

Depends on the school how mixed up they are. From DS1’s timetable he is in his form group for everything except technology, PE and maths. Interesting that some schools mix for everything straight away. Hope mini @Simplyclean is doing a bit better though.

Here DS1 went off happily for day 2 - and DS2 cried on the way to day1 back in primary as his brother wasn’t there too ....

@Simplyclean how as they rest of the week? Ours are only in form classes for form time then mixed up all day long anyway like others have said. Hopefully she's found a new friend or two.

My dd started Friday. Big school 2300 in from 11 to 18.
She knows no one. As I sent her to my catchment school and she attended a primary near my inlaws for childcare reasons. She made friends during summer school there as they did one week. She got lost and was 20 min late for a lesson. But she had a good day.
See how it goes tomorrow.

The first week is always exhausting for year 7s. I also wouldn't book anywhere for October half term because they always seem to get ill around then, a bit like freshers flu as so many children from different schools mixing during their first 'flu' season it's not so bad in subsequent years.

Thank you. I will do😊

@Sunnyside77 you need to start a new thread

I need some advise regarding Emanuel and their sports facilities, pls. My son is into football (kind of only sport he wants to play and is good at) and seeing that football was introduced quite recently will he be playing football each term and have fixtures? Or do they all have to do f.ex Rugby first term, hockey second and then football? Or is it all year round if you are selected for their team? Can anyone tell me a bit about it. Many thanks 😊

Ds not starting until Tuesday so we’re still waiting patiently here, although I’ve just dropped him off at scout camp for the day & night. Glad he has Monday to just chill afterwards - will be particularly nice as dd is back that day so can spend the day with him. This weekend looks like lots of name label sewing for me!

@Walkingbkwrm it is a lot I agree! No idea re instruction/stamina I don't watch just drop off and pick up, I try to know as little about it as possible so I'm not tempted to analyse what he's doing. I just provide the transport and the food.

That’s a lot of swimming @Hellocatshome. How much is instruction and how much stamina building? Maybe a lot of the tiredness is mental due to taking in all the new stuff. So if it’s just building their fitness back up after the summer your DS will be ok. Fingers crossed.
DS has scouts too @Taswama - also doesn’t start next week but I think that’s so leaders can meet next week to plan the term rather than anything else.
I imagine there’s a lot of unofficial “rules” like the back of the bus one - lucky your DS catches on quick @MsWalterMitty!

DD was shattered last night after the two days and I remember DD1 being the same. It's an incredible amount to take in alongside the adrenaline and nerves, some of the Y7s at my school were physically shaking.

I feel like it takes them to about half term to really get used to the routines and expectations, the teachers, learning their way around. Glad it's the weekend.

I can understand your concerns re tiredness @Hellocatshome . I'm glad that Scouts doesn't restart until 17 September. (DS2's only weekday activity).