anyone feel sad that their September 2020 intake will not get to say bye?

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Just that really. Dd4 starts school in September. I feel so emotional that she probably won’t get to say goodbye to her teachers, or her friends who she adores!
Plus she won’t be able to have her birthday party that she speaks about daily in July.

She’s no where near ready for school. What about the practice days they do? 😩

I'm feeling a bit like that for DS who will be moving up to year 1 in sept. They have a fantastic homeroom teacher and TAs and I know they had so many lovely things planned and transition opportunities before they send them to the more academically structured year 1.
DS has also been receiving extra support and a new plan which has had to be scrapped.

We're having to self isolate since yesterday so he will also miss their activity and goodbyes tomorrow...

Schools surely cant shut for 18 months? If they did all the children due to start school in September (including my DD) wouldn't start school until September 2021?

That would be absolute madness and worse for any children who are already in school :O

No, of course they won't be shut for 18 months. DC's private school are expecting to be open again in April or May and we are being charged for school lunches and trips for he summer term as normal, They are taking bookings for clubs, music lessons etc as usual.

No, people who live outside the same household should not be seeing one another if not essential, so no playdates.

We don't know but from friends who are working in public health they are saying a peak in April

There wouldn’t be a bloody peak if we locked down! 😑

DS is in year 6 and it's been a big shock. Lots of the kids very emotional about the prospect they may never 'finish' school properly, and the ones whose parents are key workers are worried about having to go to school somewhere strange and / or without their friends. DS is going to a different secondary to all his friends so it's tough. Thinking of all you others in a similar position.

Ds will likely miss the rest of his preschool, however most of his class will be starting school with him in August (we're in Scotland) and of those who won't, I'm friends with their parents so we are still going to stay in touch. On the positive side, unlike me who went to six different primary schools in multiple countries, he's getting more consistency than that.

(I'm saying August because my mental health can not deal with the thought of 18 months living like this).

My two are Y6 so likely won’t get their end of year residential trip, they won’t get their prom, they won’t be able to have their end of year silliness.

My DS has been off school today due to fatigue but he was planning on going in to school tomorrow for the last day before they school closes, as he is in year 11. The school sent out an email this evening saying that as there was so many staff off school now that the year 11 students are not to go in tomorrow either. I feel a bit sad for him as he was looking forward to having a bit of "last day fun" with his mates as we live a fair few miles from the school.

Not as sad as I feel for my Year 11 DS and all the other Year 11 children who were told last night not to come into school today, coupled with the news they won't be taking their GCSE's.

Yes, same. My 11 year old is upset that he might not get to finish his last year in primary school. Their end of year trip to the Lake District has been cancelled too, so he's absolutely gutted