Y7- 2023/24 support thread

My DS ended up in his dad’s bed again after another nightmare last night, so we aren’t doing much better here @gingeristhenewblack43 . It just all seems to come out at night and then of course he’s really tired and unsettled in the morning. Not quite sure what to do about it as he seems to be chatting to his friends and engaging in lessons and all the things you are supposed to do (well except getting to know new people but as his primary friends are right there I can appreciate that might take a while).
Glad your DS is doing a bit better @ElvenDreamer and sure he will get to some more engaging lessons soon.
Here on the plus side DC2 came home with no less than 3 different logins today! Thank goodness for that. I have now loaded up his lunch account and bribed him with hot chocolate into trying the canteen on Thursday.

It ls massively exhausting for all of them, such a big change, and then the tiredness makes everything 100 times harder. Things have steadily improved for DS here, we've gone from being unable to speak for 3 hours after school on the 1st day, to actually able to tell me some things that happened yesterday. Hoping this trajectory continues.

Ds is hoping he gets to actually learn something soon, so far most lessons have been very much of the dish put the books and write names on them and this is the ouline of your course variety.

@gingeristhenewblack43 sorry to hear she is still upset, I think we underestimate the toll that the transition takes on them. DD hasn't yet reached that stage but she is tired and last night we had her saying she wishes she had gone to the local state school with her friends. It was never an option but I think it's just the emotion of the past week + early starts and late finishes.
This week they start homework properly so more things to deal with!

Hugs for you and your DD @gingeristhenewblack43 - their brains must be so overloaded coping with all the newness.
DS has also not slept well for the last 4 nights or so - I thought it was mostly just the heat, but I also think his brain is running at 1,000mph

How does she like to decompress after school?

DD had tears again this morning. I think she is just tired and feeling a bit over whelmed. She's struggling to get off to sleep at night then struggling to wake in the mornings.

@Walkingbkwrm I found a paper with logins scrunched at the bottom of DS's schoolbag. But failing that I would ask other parents/ students if possible, to see if anyone else has got anything. Failing that I'd call school. Surely they should have them by now!

At 7_we found the picture dictionary open to all the sex organs drawings to dd had educated her self about all that. Lol.

Think I might need that class too @gingeristhenewblack43 . That sounds very um detailed.
We have a 2 week timetable too - what with that and a few cancelled lessons (replaced with extra tutor time) in the first week DS2 won’t have a couple of lessons until next week!
Bad morning here (didn’t want to go) but seemed happier by evening- think the number of teachers is starting to get to him though, he’s started complaining he can’t remember who they all are.
Still no logins to systems so no access to the canteen. How long do you guys think I should wait before emailing?

DD went to school without any tears this morn. Despite it being a 10 min walk from our house I dropped her off as I was passing on my way to work anyway.

She came out in good spirits but was a bit perturbed that in 'learning for life' they are going to be learning about 'the development of the vagina throughout puberty'.

I'm clocking on for 50 by the end of the year. The most we had at secondary was the period talk. I might ask to join the learning for life class!

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz I am reliably informed that drama doesn't usually start in a big way until after half term once they are starting to feel more settled and confident. Can't wait 🙄

@gingeristhenewblack43 maybe they are expecting the kids to just get on with Ito

@Walkingbkwrm luckily I work flexi so can start when I want (within reason!) but obvs the later I start the later I finish.

DD has gone off to sleep tonight without any tears. I've text the mum of the girl she has met every morning last week to check if we're still ok to meet this week but had no reply.

Good luck for the start of the new week, everyone!

I hate that Sunday night feeling too @Yoyo2021 😣 and I’ve aggravated my sciatica doing the ironing 🙈

So far, DS has waylaid a pair of PE shorts (which he hasn’t even worn yet, so that is impressive). Hopefully he can get away with his rugby shorts tomorrow… and I think I will stick up on 2nd spares of sports kit.

Fingers crossed that your DD isn’t too upset in the mornings @gingeristhenewblack43 . Does she leave before or after you now your hours have gone up?

Same here@Yoyo2021 . Uniform all hanging up, bags out. DC should be in bed and aren’t…..DC1 stressing over whether he is allowed to wear his pe kit in the morning as he has PE first thing (no idea), DC2 is stressed about going back to school full stop. Think it’s going to be a long week :(.

@Yoyo2021 ditto! My DD had a mixed bag of a half week. Came out of school happy each day but 2 out of 3 mornings she had tears at home and refused to get dressed. I'm really not looking forward to the coming week.

Not helped by the fact that my work hours increased last week. I tried to push it back a few more weeks but last week was as far as they would they would accept.

Aghhh getting that Sunday night, school tomorrow feeling!

Shirts and trousers all ironed. I will be worrying all day again hoping it went well as this will be the first full week x

No but have online homework and app.

@Busornobus67 do they use google classroom

@Busornobus67 I'm sure there will be lots of movement in sets throughout Yr 7 as the results of assessments come into play. So if your DC are in set 4 now then this may change by Christmas or possibly sooner.

Interesting thought re the other childs timetable. But unfortunately /fortunatelythat doesnt explain it. As the places.were.given up.by twins and the other child who got th e waitlist place wasnt in the same set. Also.they went t o private school so would assume they were higher than set 4 ? If they passed an assessment to get in.
i also doubt the sets were set up prior to mid july? Though its true it could be done straight away when they get the sats results.
The maths classes were the only ones not showing online early last week so seemed like it was done on the Wednesday.

It does sound like they move.kids in first few due to tests. But looked like just the ks2 arithmetic which wont tell them anything as at our primary almost all.the kids got 40/40 or 39.
Really need a level 6 paper to differentiate.

@Busornobus67
Don't over think sets at this stage, kids will move up and down a lot as the school makes own assessments. They'll spot eg the heavily tutored ones

Busornobus67 will it not just be that your child has for the timetable of another child who has not taken up their place?

I imagine if there is a waiting list, then all classes are full. They can only fit your children in where there is a slot. To put them in a higher set would mean another child would have to move out and could actually impact a number of children.

I am sure it will all even itself out over time. Some kids will move down sets and some will move up sets.

Glad your DS had a good day @Yoyo2021 . Not sure you can do anything about the disruptive boy but at least they are noticing that it’s a problem.
No clue on the maths sets but I would at least raise it @Busornobus67 even if it’s just a quick email asking for more info. Here they also seem to have been split into sets for maths despite explicitly telling us it wouldn’t be until after Christmas. Luckily think they have put DS2 in the right set and he likes his teacher so leaving it.
Hope your DD copes ok with the party and you get her back in time for some chill time @twistyizzy
Here we have had a frustrating morning due to more technology fail. Having sorted out the homework app, the maths website appears not to be working (for him or his brother) despite them being set homework on it (so that didn’t get done) and his login to the school system given to him yesterday also doesn’t work. Remind me - is technology supposed to make life easier or harder?