First week of school - almost done

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So, DS has been at school now for 4 days. No tears, tantrums or dramas from him or us and apart from getting snared up in traffic on Monday, it's gone pretty well.

We know what he's eaten each day and that's about as much as we've gotten from him.

He hasn't talked about any friends in class but nor has he said he's sad or unhappy so I take that as a good thing.

Drop off is like organised chaos - classroom doors open, children go in and parents escape. I believe from DH that pick up is the reverse. No handover so to speak from teachers....

So, how has your first week gone?

Just a heads up that all the yr intake when mine started that had been great going in no tears etc had a total breakdown going in on the Friday - I think they were all just completely shattered. One of mine had to be prised off me like a baby monkey.

By the time Monday came around they were all running in!

aperolspritzplease Yes, I have noticed that as the week has wore on, his excitement in the morning has been less. He's woken twice this week with bad dreams and this morning said he wasn't getting dressed, or going to school. :( He's used to 3 full days at nursery and 2 days with my parents so I think by tomorrow night, he'll be ready for the weekend!!

My ds started last Thursday and it's gone well, no tears from him (plenty from me on his first day)and he seems to enjoy it. He has a jacket potato everyday apparently, except the cheese at school is orange- not like ours at home. He has some hospital appointments tomorrow so he only has at 4 day week this week. Dp dropped him off yesterday and today and said that there were quite a few dc crying in the queue today.

We got a homework folder for him yesterday. I'm strangely anxious about 'doing school wrong'!

Ds has had bad dreams too. He ended up up our bed over the weekend- something he hasn't done in ages. He's been waking up very early too, everyone else has said that their dc are wanting to go to bed early and getting up late whereas we've found the opposite. I think he might be missing being home a bit. Or at least missing his lego!

DD is still on half days, her first full day tomorrow.

Next week will be the killer as the wraparound care starts so she will have breakfast club and afterschool club so 7.30 till 5.30 . She should be used to this because of nursery but its been 3 weeks since she left and I think she has regressed. Still trying to mentally work out how to ease this in without missing anymore work (This is my second week off because of staggered starts due to summer born DD).

DD started last Wednesday. She was fine, if a bit hyperactive, afterwards for the first few days. Wanted to re-enact the entire school day.

Yesterday she came out very subdued. Cried when we got home and I said we wouldn't change out of her uniform because she was going in the bath at 4. Then she curled up under a blanket and watched TV for awhile, and was fine after that.

This morning she was a bit stroppy but nothing too bad. It's starting to hit her, I think. And we have 9 week old DS who prob does disturb her sleep even if she doesn't realise it...

Staggered start here so half days all this week (and next week ).

DS is used to busy days with lots of exercise and isn't tired now at bedtime so takes forever to fall asleep and has ended up sleeping less and becoming a bit grumpy. He likes school and is OK about breakfast club. He has been going back to nursery for couple hours after half day but isn't funding that as much fun as friends gone to school.

Well ds seemed absolutely fine when I picked him up then had a tantrum the like of which we haven't seen for 2.5 years over a fishcake.

We're into week 2, as DS started last Thursday, but obviously the first full week.

He seems OK actually. He's a bit knackered but not hideously so, and he's eating alright and also going to the loo when he needs to, so they're little successes! I've no idea about friends etc, but they still have 10 more to start on Monday, so he's not got a full class to befriend yet.

I'm pleased, all in all.

Ds started this week and has had a week of 2hr stints. He's finding them a bit short, as am I. He would be fine going in full time I think. I am convinced I'm going to be missed off some vital mailing list and just miss loads of info (I quite often am overlooked).
Also not much communication with the teachers at drop off so feeling a bit out of the loop.

Second week for us. Bedtime getting earlier and earlier. Tonight he went to bed at 8pm completely knackered. I’m talking about my dh who is a teacher!

Second week for us, although first week of full days.

She's quite happy; skips in, sorts out all her stuff, feedback from staff is good and seems to have a great time.

Absolutely shattered though - complete meltdowns by 6pm 😬

My dc both had total meltdowns tonight...! I think they are exhausted and whilst happy to be back at school, it takes a little time to get into a routine again. Yes, bed times are getting earlier!

My dd when she's tired basically will have a tantrum over anything. Tonight it was because I served her a jacket potato for dinner. She had asked for a jacket potato for dinner

First full week here too, DD wanted cuddles & bed at 6pm today, dreading how she'll be tomorrow. She's been so stroppy with her older brother all week & it's been quite draining. She doesn't really know what she's been eating & she's not mentioned many friends yet