Moving to the UK, how far behind will my child be?

[thequeenofconfused]

My son is 5 has had no formal education of any kind as compulsory school doesn't start here for another couple of years.
He can recognizes numbers to about 10 but no letters or words, he knows English as we are a bilingual family but I'm sure his use will be far behind that of his peers.
potty training wise he is in pullups, still using them to poop, but okay for wee, he should be okay at school in underpants, what happens when he has an accident?
What should a 5 year old know to 'fit in' with other children of the same age in the uk?

[Thebravesisterstates]

@frenchnoodle

It may be better to start a new thread with these type of questions, this one is fairly old.

Thank you for this advise.

[frenchnoodle]

@Thebravesisterstates

Hello to the Original Poster, we are moving in the UK from slovakia due in the new year and will be in very almost same state. How did you adapt? Was your child integrated with no much trouble?

I am also have lots of worry about the gap in schooling when my 5 year old comes to the UK. My child is 5, similar situation and would like to know if things went smoothly?

It may be better to start a new thread with these type of questions, this one is fairly old.

[namechange10022002]

Sorry I only read the first part, have asked for post to be deleted.

[Thebravesisterstates]

If my 5 year old was to take in cakes and donuts to school on her name day would this be seen as strange?
Or would the school could use this as a learning time for more understanding other cultures?
Is it only birthdays to be celebrated?

[Thebravesisterstates]

@killingthyme

To the OP and anyone else worried, try not to be, over the last couple of years we've had many Ukrainian children join our school most knowing very little English, and even a couple in reception still in nappies (Seemingly shocking according to this thread but isn't, we've seen it all before). They've all caught up to the rest of the class in that time and are socialising without concerns.

It will be okay, try not to worry.

Thank you for re-assurance.

[killingthyme]

To the OP and anyone else worried, try not to be, over the last couple of years we've had many Ukrainian children join our school most knowing very little English, and even a couple in reception still in nappies (Seemingly shocking according to this thread but isn't, we've seen it all before). They've all caught up to the rest of the class in that time and are socialising without concerns.

It will be okay, try not to worry.

[alotoftutus]

Reading eggs is good for Phonics- we home educate and I'm using the phonics reception book alongside the online program for my 4 almost year old and it's brilliant.

Toilet wise: you can get that cracked quite quickly but he definitely should go to school in pull ups unless of course he has special needs x

[Thebravesisterstates]

Hello to the Original Poster, we are moving in the UK from slovakia due in the new year and will be in very almost same state. How did you adapt? Was your child integrated with no much trouble?

I am also have lots of worry about the gap in schooling when my 5 year old comes to the UK. My child is 5, similar situation and would like to know if things went smoothly?

[CaptainKirkssparetupee]

A year later, how are you getting on?

[hifi]

There are 2 boys in DDs class, joined in year Y2, no schooling at all and zero English. I was on a school trip and had one of the boys, he read all the latin names of the animals at London zoo, perfect English and one of the brightest in the class.The other boy is on a par with the average kids.
My DD would only poo in a nappy aged 4, i was on holiday with my sister and she suggested withholding the nappy. She held on for 2 days then finally went to the loo. good luck .

[Sittinginthesun]

Glad he is settling in, and the school are understanding.

He'll have the summer holidays soon, which may help you to drop the nap. Not sure what his usual routine us, but in the UK most children are in bed relatively early (7-7.30pm for his age, I would think), and so don't need a nap.

Hope he enjoys the rest of term.

[OliveOylsLongLegs]

Yay! I'm so pleased for you and DS.

[thequeenofconfused]

Hello everyone, Just for let you know school have start with staggered days for the few left of this term, so far all has gone really well. He is very cranky with no nap even though he is at home until midday at at school until 3.

he is liking underpants too, are are still having bowel movement trouble where he asks for a nappy, but so far this has not happened at school. he has wet twice the teacher has reassured that this is normal after moving and starting schools so not to worry, but having a bag of wet clothes come out is disheartening and embarrassing for us both.

Thank you for your time in helping me prepare for these current days.

[Shemozzle]

OP, try the website teachyourmonstertoread.co.uk it is a free online English phonics programme. Also the alphablocks app, and the phonics videos from kids123 on YouTube.

[OliveOylsLongLegs]

Well done on all the great progress!

[thequeenofconfused]

Thank you for your help.

[ReadySteady123]

As others have already said your priority should be sorting out his toileting issues and encouraging his independence skills so that he is able to cope in a busy classroom environment. You may find because of his age this is quite easy to resolve. If you want some tips on how to start him off with some phonics have a look at
readysteadyschool.org/blog/-our-top-tips-in-the-initial-stages-of-learning-to-read-and-write

[bitteroldhag]

If unsure you could always email back and ask them for clarification.

[theaprilfool]

I was also advised that he is able to bring in a comfort object at first, what is an example of this please? Is it like a toy or teddy bear, something that pacifies him?

They will mean a soft toy or something similar, obviously not too big. Don't send him with an actual pacifier he will get picked on.

[thequeenofconfused]

I was also advised that he is able to bring in a comfort object at first, what is an example of this please?
Is it like a toy or teddy bear, something that pacifies him?

[thequeenofconfused]

The attempts of getting him toilet trained have not been so success, but he is on his way with knowing his name by sight.

His proposed school emailed me so now i know what i have to do with a check list and can start working towards these specifics.
They mention that he will need to be under a continence nurse from the GP for his continence problem and that they will work with me but an immediate meeting will be needed to put plans in place for nappy changing.
They stress to me not to worry about phonics too much but he will need to recognizes his name and numbers. Other than that he seems to be on level with what they expect.
They also suggest i tell his current day care to start reducing his nap time so he is ready for a full day without a nap, but the will accommodate by finding a quiet art for classroom if he is sleepy.
I think not having a nap in the day will make him very tired at pick up time.

They seem to be of very understanding nature.

[bitteroldhag]

Well done with recognizing his name!

[Ghostofasmile]

Children only Pooping in nappies is actually really common and happens all over the world, i wouldn't worry too much.

[Mary21]

www.eric.org.uk/pdf-children-who-will-only-poo-in-a-nappy Maybe helpful