school worries

[mummyworries]

my little girl is 4 yrs old and is in her first year at school. she is the youngest in the class as her birthday isnt till august. but is forward in most things for her age! started off really well at school, didnt cry like i thought she would do,getting on well in class, but!!!!!,,,,,, in the mornings lately i have had 'i dont wanna go to school' when i asked why she says its boring, or thinks of something just to say like i dont like the home corner etc! please need some advice, i hated school so much when i was younger! but always been very positive when she is going to school! am i worring because of the way i felt and reading to much in to it???? spoken to her teacher and she says she is fine at school always busy so never bored!! and as im walking her to school she is fine skipps along road and never crys when i leave!! confused mum!!!!

Hello. Mine has just started reception too. She is saying similar things. I think in our case that the transition from pre-school was difficult for her. She was allowed free play there - did what she liked, when she liked. Suddenly she's expected to sit still and listen - for a lot of the time. There is "workshop time" which is meant to be free play - but she tells me she's being told not to play in wendy house now, she must go and do a self portrait or something. She also tells me people are missing playtime because they didn't concentrate hard enough. She has been using words like "boring" and "hateful" when they are not words we've used with her at home. I get the impression she gets very little attention - has gone from having a key worker who paid attention to 5 children to a teacher who has 30. I think what I'm hoping is that it's just a very big change for them and that they'll settle with time. They are also suddenly thrown into a class of 30 new faces and that must be stressful too.

They may both be getting very, very tired. If they seem to be OK while they're there, I wouldn't worry too much for now, and see how they get on after the Christmas break.

thanku, i think we forget they are only 4 sometimes perhaps!! x x