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Only boy in the class

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Smarteenie · 14/02/2008 18:37

I don't know if I am making too much of it but my son is due to start primary in Sept and have just found out he is the only boy in his class. There is space at another nearby primary where there are more boys. I don't know whether to move him (I already have a child at the school already) and see how things go or move him now fearing the worst. Any advice you could give would be great. Thanks.

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3andnomore · 14/02/2008 19:05

how do you know already?

Christywhisty · 14/02/2008 19:05

Will there be another intake in January?

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Smarteenie · 14/02/2008 19:48

Hi, very small village school and only one intake. All the preschool kids going up are girls and it doesn't look like there will be any more. Final figures not thru yet. Do you think I am making too much out of it? He is a real boy and I can see him being really disruptive if he is left with his girls.

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Furball · 14/02/2008 19:59

difficult one smarteenie. personally my ds only has 3 other boys in his class and I feel that that is not enough. Is it just girls at the moment with him at pre school? I suppose the classes through the school are mixed is there alot of boys currently in reception who hi can tag along with at break etc.

LIZS · 14/02/2008 20:03

If it is small do they teach mixed classes ? Not necessarily a problem imho and others could move into the area before Autumn.

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Smarteenie · 14/02/2008 22:44

It's just girls with him at preschool and he is already conscious of the fact that all his male friends are already at school and he won't be in the same class. I think it will be mixed classes but I just don't feel it's fair sending him off to be only the boy. To make things worse he is 100% all action boy and although I can see it would have some advantages (ie. concentration) I think he would miss out on having friends that are boys.

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Furball · 15/02/2008 07:05

sorry smarteenie - I don't know what to advise, but like I said ds struggles with having only 3 other boys in the class. At least with a fuller school you do get a wider choice of friends and it doesn't matter if you don't get on with a few of them as there are others to choose from. Funnily enough at ds' school there is only 1 girl starting and 6 boys in september.

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ChipButty · 15/02/2008 08:52

Can't see this as a problem really as long as he is mixing with other children at playtime.

brimfull · 15/02/2008 09:06

will he be the same class next yr as well?

What I mean is will he always be in a yr group with all girls?

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Smarteenie · 15/02/2008 17:57

Yes, he will be in the same class. Thanks for your comments - I think it's put it all in perspective for me and I am worrying for no reason. You're right, there will be playtime and footie after school. I think we will go ahead and see how he gets on. We can always move him if things don't work out. Thanks guys .

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ulB · 15/02/2008 18:01

Not surprising that you are thinking about it, though. DS is not at all at the extreme of the boy - girl continuum, far from it, but from Yr 1 there has been a very maeked identification of 'boys play with boys'.

Vinegar · 15/02/2008 18:06

I would be worried if dd was in a class of only boys. She is in a mixed school, but the boys and girls do mainly play separately. She would really miss having friends of the same sex. They also tend to play more with children in their own class, personally I wouldn't want her to be the only girl in the class.

FuriousGeorge · 17/02/2008 22:05

DD1 is in reception,at a small village school.There are 8 girls & 2 boys in the class.DD1 and the other girls play with both boys,but the two boys do not play together.The mum of one boy said that he doesn't have much in common with the other one.My feeling is that at this age,friends are friends & they don't really think about whether they are boys or girls.

ingles2 · 18/02/2008 22:41

you're right, furious george but they will worry soon. my two boys are in a small v. school as well. again, not enough boys, ds2 has struggled to make friends, and we're moving them. not a good idea IME smarteenie, sorry.

snorkle · 19/02/2008 11:45

Aeons ago when ds was in reception there were just two boys in his year. It was OK but not ideal. He changed school for year 1(as did the other boy). I think as they get older they do better with more male peers.

jillsgymkhana · 24/02/2008 18:00

Smarteenie sorry to pick up this thread after so long but just wanted to say IMO you should find a school with boys in his year. My older ds had 13 boys in class of 18, really enjoyed himself. Second ds started in reception this year with 5 boys in class of 19, and the difference is really noticeable, definitely not as happy.

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