Oh! Oh! My firstborn starts secondary school in September. Surely that warrants a support thread?

Dd doesn't remember anyones name either!
maybe he will remember her as she is the smallest in the class and has blonde hair.

Hi Kid - DS1's name begins with O. He's hopeless with names, he can't remember what anyone in his form is called!

His socks had committed the cardinal sin of being navy blue rather than grey!

His Dad and DS2 took him, they rang to tell me just about the queue.

DS1 is very good at telling what he's done - just not at who was there - although he seems to have been very taken with his form teacher - he not only knew what she was called but gave me a lovely description of her dress!

thecheesealarm it's a small world!
Dd is in bed now (you'd hope so at 1:30am) but I reckon it's ls1. I can't imagine there being an ls1 and lsc1.
Dd's name starts with K. She said there weren't many boys in her class.

Glad you ds got a free pair of socks rather than being sent home. What was wrong with his socks?
Did you take him in this morning? The queue was huge, but I doubt it will be like that every morning.

Ds is very impressed about the birds on the school crest.

Kid - my DS1 is also at the same school as your DD. If she is in LS1 then your DD and my DS are in the same form. DS's socks failed the uniform test - but he was just impressed that they gave him a free pair! He's enjoyed his day - he's mainly talked talked about his bacon sandwich and the library.

Well DD had a great day, despite an initial confusion over which tutor group she was in.

She told me all about her day and is really enthusiastic after being pretty nervous before.

I am so relieved.

But it was only the first day

Lynnette, you mean your DS has only been stroppy for one day of the holiday.
I wish!

Ds' blazer is huge! We have most of the uniform apart from the PE kit, he's even had a hair cut!

I hope all of yours are well

Ok.
I hope he had a good day. I've asked dd about her day but she isn't giving hardly any information away so I stopped asking. She has since told me her form room and was impressed I knew it's on the 3rd floor. She also said they are having a fire drill practice on Monday.

Wonder what else they did today, she might tell me at some point but I won't force her to talk about her day

Yes dinosaur, they are at the same school then!
Dd told me her class name, think it's lsc1 (I think), wonder if they are in same class?

I took dd this morning and she clung to my arm!
Staff were on the gate inspecting the uniform and getting kids to remove earrings and lengthen skirts!

When dd had to leave me, she looked pnaic striken for a moment or two but the confidently strode off ready for registration.

She hasn't said much about her day yet, I get the feeling she wasn't very impressed but at least she doesn't hate it!

Well ds went off this morning- met a friend at the bus stop at 8am.
As soon as he got his travel card he was off on the bus- he goes to Kingston on his own or with friends.
He will also be going to Saturday football on the bus- which frees me up on a Saturday morning at last.
I don't worry about him at all- I really don't think it's worth getting in a state over.
Gorionine- why are you losing sleep- sorry if I've missed something earlier in this thread.
They will all be fine [reassuring face}

Yes, gorionine , he can catch the bus from just round the corner, and it takes him to the school.

Today DS1 has been quit stropy & contrary with us all, which I think is a good thing, as it shows that it's time for him to go back to school.

DD started today - they all looked so cute in their uniforms

Now I'm worrying that she will come home saying she doesn't like her form and hasn't made any friends. Still, only 2 hours to wait!

DD went to school, having age 4 years in her uniform. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it. But it did hit me that she will be independent now.

I only have one baby left (and she's at Juniors now).

Oh lynette, it is normal to feel like crying.

Is he getting dropped on his own school ground?

DD1 has never taken the bus on her own yet, reasonably often with me. She will take the school bus which litterally stops in front of our house and will get her on the school ground. I do worry but I definitely do not want DD to know I do I try to worry at night only, not sleeping much and I am pretty sure I will cry a bit once she is on the bus.

OK, ofr all of you putting your child on the bus to go to school..have they ever been on a bus by themselves before?

DS1 is going on a bus, (a school bus which goes to 2 schools in the next town). He has never been on a bus by himself before.

I will be definitely be putting him on the bus on the first day....and probably for the first week (term? year?)

He will be all on his new...he doesn't know anyone at his new school, but it's the bus bit that's worrying me most.

I'm about to cry.

DS went in for his first day at secondary today. He didn't want me to come with him so he's walking with a friend of his.

Y7 at his school spend most of their time in a separate building from the rest of the pupils, but I'm still fretting - he's gone from a small primary school to a secondary with 1,000 children(!)

Got the uniform yesterday, DS looks too young to wear it!!! It's too grown up and smart and posh looking - seeing him in it kinda reminded me of when little kids put on police man costumes etc trying to be grown up!

It does look nice though, hair cut today and then its just the bloody name tag things to sort out!!

Just a little hello Kid! Let us now how your first morning went! All the best For your DD today!

Castille that is so great, I hope it will be just the same for DD1!

Glad it went well.
Dd starts tomorrow, I need to iron her uniform and get her to pack her school bag.

We are home from DD2's introductory day and she is happy, she enjoyed it and isn't nervous about her first proper day on Monday any more.

She is in a class of only 18 , she has made several new friends already, her teachers all seemed pretty human, lunch wasn't bad, she has understood which buses she needs to get, and the sun was even shining

Phew. And hooray!