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SCHOOL- starting in sept..anyone?

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laneydaye · 07/04/2005 16:13

my ds is........ and wont be 5 till january...
scary..
im exited i think, but a little scAred!
how do you feel?

got dd at home so wont be bored though....xx

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lou33 · 07/04/2005 16:35

we will have 4 kids at 4 diff schools all starting and finishing within 5 mins of each other!

Pinotmum · 07/04/2005 16:35

Aimsmum, she'll be reading and writing by the time the rest of us start

Kayleigh · 07/04/2005 16:37

god lou, nightmare !

the junior school starts and finishes 10 minutes later than infants and is a 5 min drive. There are loads of mums with children at both and they seem to run rotas that work most of the time, so i guess i'll join one of those.

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laneydaye · 07/04/2005 16:37

when ds starts wk 1 till 11.am
week 2 have lunch then home
week 3 this is it all day long....

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elliedragon · 07/04/2005 16:38

Lou 33 I hope they are close to each other, or you dont need to collect them all, otherwise it sounds like quite a challenge!

lou33 · 07/04/2005 16:43

2 are close to each other. ds2 has to go to one in the next village, because they couldn't make the necessary adaptions in our local school to accommodate his wheelchair.

Dd1 will have to walk to and from school, she is old enough. Dd2 will have to wait while we pick up ds1 from his school, then we can go and get her. Ds2 is supposed to be getting transport for him, as the school he is going to is not our first choice, and beig disabled he qualifies for it. That in itself is a whole other issue because i know for a fcat he will not like going off on hs own with people he doesn't know.

elliedragon · 07/04/2005 16:49

I am not looking forward to doing the school run and fighting for parking spaces. How do you all feel about it if you have to drive?

LIZS · 07/04/2005 17:10

Think the school ours would go to (ds, 7, also moving to join same one in Sept all being well ) operates a drive through drop-off - so you don't have to park. dd starts a bit later than ds and finishes half an hour earlier so we'll probably make use of the extended care facility.

Issymum · 07/04/2005 17:14

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LIZS · 07/04/2005 17:32

We're going to have uniform issues too - sounds like our dd's are similar sort of size - tiny! The uniform is specific to pre-prep age, nursery class has different one, and am awaiting the full list. Got a friend on the case already for spotting very small second hand stuff !

As to regulation black shoes - there are only 2 styles available in her size between Clarks and Startrite (see the "Where do you buy your kids' shoes ? " thread) which coupled with very narrow feet is going to prove a nightmare come August.

SoupDragon · 07/04/2005 18:14

DS2 starts in Sept (was 4 last month). Can't wait, he's been ready to go for a year now.

Twiglett · 07/04/2005 18:20

DS starts in Sept - 5 in February

I am torn - half of me really can't wait and half of me just wants to say 'no.o.o.o.'

funnily enough the half that can't wait has got bigger over this school holiday (he currently goes 2.5 hours a day)

Pamina3 · 07/04/2005 18:21

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Twiglett · 07/04/2005 18:21

DS is so not a baby its untrue - I couldn't imagine anyone treating him like one tbh

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laneydaye · 07/04/2005 18:33

im lucky i can walk to ds school in 3 mins.... and have 2 friends whos lo's attend so any probs and im ok for that side of things too.....

dont like the rd its on though, have already wrote a letter to the government regarding a bus (school one) mounting the pavement right outside the school gates......
thats my main worry i suppose...

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binkie · 07/04/2005 18:37

dd starting reception in Sept too - one of the older ones, 5 in Oct. Doesn't feel like she's starting though - she's already in the "transition" class b/w nursery and reception (all at same school) and does full days (8.45 am to 3 pm). She thrives-to-bursting on it, and so now do the other children who weren't originally quite so, shall we say, ebullient - it may have taken them longer to get used to it, but the whole class is such a happy bunch now.

Issymum, just noticed your note about getting to know the other parents - will your work timing let you be the one who takes her each morning? That's been the essential for me.

Issymum · 07/04/2005 18:58

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firestorm · 07/04/2005 19:47

my dd2 starts school this september too i wont have a baby anymore. ive no idea what im going to do with myself all day, ill have to find a job or go back to college or something.
i hate the school run with a vengence & often wish i had chosen a school that we could walk to. our local council obviously had money to spend before the end of the financial year & have spent the last few months ripping up & narrowing the roads, this almost doubles my journey time. im certainly not looking forward to going back on tuesday.

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laneydaye · 07/04/2005 19:48

youll have to have another one firestorm!!!!!
then you can start all over again

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Shazzler · 07/04/2005 20:13

My dd is 5 in May and starts in August. We are in Scotland too.

I don't think he is too bothered. He is quite bright though and I am a bit worried he will be bored. He can read and spell a few words and his numbers are great. He gets his brains from his dad.

I'm not too worried, maybe because he is already at the nursery at the school and I went to school there and was always happy at school.

Gobbledigook · 07/04/2005 20:17

DS1 starts in September (my first one to go to school) and he was 4 in March. Looking forward to it and so is he I think, but I know I'll cry!! I can't believe he'll be going off in his little uniform when it only seems like 5 mins since he arrived.

Still got ds2 and ds3 at home so not going to have much time on my hands even with ds1 in school!

LGJ · 07/04/2005 20:25

DS is going in September, he will be four at the end of May.

He will be part time until January.

He is more than ready and his vocabulary leaves people giggling, at the gym the other day one of the girls said to the other re the coffee grinder, just pull that thing there....cue small voice, s'cuse me, that is a lever and that is a funnel.

They had to go to reception to laugh.

I vote we all meet on here on their start days and have a good weep together.

lou33 · 07/04/2005 20:27

Ds will be part time as well, probably until Jan too.

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laneydaye · 07/04/2005 20:34

good idea lgj

cant believe its come around so fast..... seems only 2 mins ago he said his 1st word
got his 1st tooth etc.etc.....

boo hoo

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Earlybird · 07/04/2005 20:52

Count us in too! DD will start reception in September. I have a close friend who has an older child at the school dd will go to, and she has been explaining all the "ins and outs" to me. It's an invaluable help. She has promised to take me along to the "nearly new" school uniform sale this spring. DD turns 5 in Feb, and she's already in 5 year old clothes - so with the expense of uniforms I'm hoping her growth spurt will slow down a bit!

When the weather is good, it will be possible to walk to school in 15-20 minutes....and luckily, dd is a good little walker. When the weather is bad, we'll probably take a taxi. It will save the drama of trying to park at the school, which isn't easy with resident's permits/over zealous parking wardens, etc. A taxi will also save me messing about with the congestion zone charges as we must pass the border to get from our flat to dd's school. And then I can walk back home, which will guarantee some exercise every day.

Issymum - dd's school holds a summer party so all the incoming students/parents can meet each other and the teachers. Will your dd's school do something similar? Do you know any other parents at your dd's new school? There are 4 children from dd's nursery moving on to the new school, and I think having that in common will bring us closer. Maybe that could work for you too. The other way I've gotten to know other parents is by taking dd to birthday parties, and then staying to chat...rather than simply dropping off. As parties are usually on the weekends, perhaps that could be a way for a working mum to get to know other parents - and it's more sustained/relaxed time than the frantic school run. I find that dropping off in the morning is not usually a way to get to know other mums unless you have the flexibility to hang about and chat or go on for a coffee (we're never early! ). Not too sure about the afternoon pickup as nanny currently does it 4x per week.

I agree that this will be a fun way for us to share experiences/compare notes. Thanks for starting the thread laneydaye!