Support for child in year 1

[Mindy81]

My daughter, september born, has just started year 1. I know it is early days but her behaviour has been out of sorts since starting, especially at bedtime. She has said multiple times that she doesnt like school anymore. Being one of the oldest, her and half of the reception class have been split and grouped with the youngest of year 2, so she no longer has some of her friends in her class but has made new ones and this doesnt seem to be an issue, but worth noting as it may have added to the disruption. She is very energetic so to compensate for the lack of movement, she does Swimming; Beavers and Football as extra curricular activities, all of which she loves. Academically, there are no issues.
How can we support her so that she is excited for school again and we can limit the tantrums?

It's early days yet @Mindy81 and she's likely to be very tired. I'd try and get a couple of early nights in if you can, or at least get her to have some hot chocolate and listen to you read downstairs and then try and have a quiet weekend too. She's still very little

My DS is exactly the same! Very energetic and curious about everything and adored school in reception. Yet now, as soon as he sees the gates, he’s insecure and doesn’t want to go. He doesn’t have a full blown tantrum but I have had refusal and refusing eye contact or just sobbing at the door looking at me multiple times.

The change to a more academic approach to the learning as in structured ‘lessons’ rather than themes and also their reading programs (depending which one they are on) has also changed focus. Lots of them are whole class focused so rather than letting them go at their own pace, they are dropped down to the lowest point so rather than can they read it, it’s can they read it fluently without any phonetic breakdown. To a bright and inquisitive child, talk about snoresville 😂

If it helps, I took DS to Dunelm etc to redo his room so he can have control over his things and he picked Sonic bedding, clothes boxes etc for his uniform and a bookcase that I then made into a little snug where we read together or whatever he wants to do. This is also where we talk about what’s happens at school that day etc.. This has made bedtime and his room more his space so that’s overcoming the reluctance for bedtime.

Hope this helps x