Anyone else dreading the end of primary school tomorrow?

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My oldest has her last day in primary tomorrow. I’m dreading it!! I know it’s part of growing up but it’s come too quick!!! I look at this little girl and see one who has just started primary school.

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Last day of infants for us tomorrow and that's hard enough op it just feels so sad 🫣🫣

Today was my youngest’s last day and I was unutterably sad. I know it’s ridiculous but altogether we’ve had 11 years at this primary and tbh I love the routine, the chats on the way to and from school. He is nervous about secondary although I do hope he will make more friends there. He has autistic traits and has struggled with friendships.

I have an interesting job, I ought to be more sensible about this! Given myself a migraine with crying.

I'm dreading it too, leavers assembly tomorrow and I'll be a wreck, I can't just let out the odd tear, I'm a bawler!

Dd doesn't want to leave primary either, it's a wonderful school with amazing teachers and we're both really going to miss it

I also have a child leaving year 6.
He is my middle child, but my eldest is 22, so a long time since I went through this!
This time it feels so much worse as he will be going to SEN high school. He will know no one.
He is unlikely to ever have contact with the children from primary. Until year 4 they were all friends with him. Since year 5 he hasn't had any friends at all. They just sort of tolerate him. Painful for a mother to watch, but absolutely nothing I can do. He is aware of this too, but even so he cried tonight not wanting to leave tomorrow. I asked him what he will miss - the teachers is what he said. And this is true, the teachers, ta's, support staff... they are all amazing and I know will miss him too.
Tomorrow is the last time I'll walk him to school, the last time I'll be able to hear how his day was... from September he will be on transport to his SEN school, so it will be a whole world that I'm not involved in. As an SEN parent, that's really tough. I don't know how I'll be able to support him without the regular contact I have now!
I hate school runs, so I don't know why I'm moaning! But either way, I'm just not ready for my children to be in separate schools (younger is NT so will be in mainstream secondary with all his friends from primary in 2 years). The thought that they are now going their separate ways in their schooling life just makes me very sad. Can't really explain it either! End of an era I guess. And more recognition that my ND child isn't coping in the world.

‘They just sort of tolerate him. Painful for a mother to watch, but absolutely nothing I can do. He is aware of this too, but even so he cried tonight not wanting to leave tomorrow. I asked him what he will miss - the teachers is what he said. And this is true, the teachers, ta's, support staff... they are all amazing and I know will miss him too.’

i could have written this - it breaks my heart. I tell myself that I struggled with friendships too and he has a lot to give the right friend. Desperately hoping he meets people who like him through the clubs he wants to join at secondary. He’s a really gregarious child and so lonely.

I thought you meant dreading the holidays. I'm Apprehensive. The dc are 13 and 10 and I'm WFH whilst dealing with them and building work. Sick family members asked us not to put them into clubs (eldest is too old anyway) so they'll be hanging around driving us nuts and toing and froing from family. Thankfully got holiday booked.

Mine had his leaving ceremony yesterday although they don't break up until Tuesday, there were lots of tears, although not from me

Just finished dd’s leaving ceremony. I cried. Not as much as I expected to but I did. It was seeing all the children crying that got to me. Dd however was a trooper. She didn’t shed a single tear. Was handing out tissues to everyone and even read out other peoples speeches when they couldn’t finish. I’m so proud of her. I’m betting she will have tears later on when it’s all finished.

My oldest leaves primary next year and I'm already dreading it.
She has SEN among health issues and I have a deep fear that she will not cope well. Academically and developmentally she is far behind her chronological age and I worry that even in a year's time, it will be too much for her. I know she can't stay in her small, friendly primary school forever. She will be placed on a lengthy and controlled transition period to help and I make sure I'm positive and cheerful when we talk about secondary school, but I wish I could hold back time.
Friends with children the same age don't understand my concerns because they have bright, confident and outgoing children, many of which seem to have outgrown primary already.
On top of these worries Im sure I will have the expected feelings of sadness and nostalgia too. I will cry on the last day for sure!😅

This is exactly how I feel about my DS. He had selective mutism for years and still really struggles. It's the sadness that he's leaving his safe friendly environment where everyone accepts him - and the worry of how he'll cope at secondary school.

I watched one of the leavers assembly at my own school on Thursday as I have done for the past few years and got emotional this year because it brought back memories of my own kids’ leavers assemblies so clearly. My kids’ one felt like just last year and it really rubbed it in how separate they are from me now. one’s going into year 3 of university and the other is about to start. So all is well but watching the little ones the other day and their proud parents wiping tears away all I could think of was “oh you poor poor parents, you have no idea how fast time will go from now on, and in a flash your lovely little children will be adults living away from you and choosing to spend holidays with their mates or girlfriends, WITHOUT YOU.” 😭😭😭.