Son disappointed with school

[4noth3rn4me]

We have been allocated our second choice primary school which we, as parents, are happy with and we're sure our son will love when we starts.

Unfortunately our son had set his heart on a school that we drive past daily, despite us telling him that there are lots of nice schools, we don't know which one he will go to yet and that he will go to the best school for him every time he mentioned it.

He is really disappointed and now seems generally unsettled because of it.

Has anyone got any tips for getting him excited about his school?

I'm close to driving hugely out of my way every time I leave the house with him to avoid seeing the school he wanted!

Do you know if any of his friends or anyone you know that has children going to the allocated school?
Maybe taking about so and so going there might excite him.

Or could you arrange a visit with the school, when my older DD was about to start reception we missed the general open day but the school were quite happy to arrange a separate visit and we walked around with the head teacher.
Give them a call and explain your son is a little worried.

Unfortunately we're fairly new to the area so don't know anyone there.

Talking to the school about another visit is a great idea, though. I can't remember if they have a specific day for the reception class to visit before the summer holiday - a few of the ones we saw did. Either way, arranging to visit would probably help.

See if there is a parents Facebook group, there might be people already at the school with siblings starting reception and ask if anyone would like to meet up in the local park or play cafe if you have one nearby, I've seen that a few times on our school group

Thanks for that suggestion. I'll do that too.

I think he just got into so much of a panic that he's going to hate his first day and that will make him hate the next 7 years, that I'm not thinking straight!