Join me in the final Year 6 countdown (if you're celebrating it being over)

[JadziaD]

Anyone want to do a "Yay primary school is finally over" thread with me as we start the final countdown to the end of Year 6?

I am exhausted by primary school and am so happy that my DD is almost done and we now only need to do high school. Our primary is, I suspect, particularly irritating but the endless emails, requests, money. The drama. The ridiculousness of all the leaver events. I'm completely and totally exhausted and can't wait for it to be over.

Sports Day. Final performance. Final assembly. Leavers party. No one has started the collection for the teachers yet but I'm fully expecting that to be a drama filled event too.

And half the parents on the class whatsapp are clearly feeeling super sad it's all coming to an end so I can't say anything there.

But I CAN'T Wait. No more "Do you have Billy's jumper" or "What time do they finish today".
No more endless letters from the school about singin gon th eplayground, bringing in bottle caps, behaviour expectations.

Thank god SATS are over. The drama was off the charts. We had bloody MEMEs in the class whatsapp group.

I’m with you!!
My youngest is leaving Y6 and we’ve both been ready for about 18 months!!

Our leavers party is being planned by people with far too much time on their hands… less effort goes into a festival I think

Yep my youngest DD is coming to the end of year 6. Little bit sad but mostly relieved and she’s so ready to move up.
Have already paid £10 for leavers hoodie and £20 towards leavers party, plus supplying a costume for the leavers “movie” (ffs).
Daily watsapps this week on the leavers party group.
DH has had to go in to school for an open afternoon this week, I have to go to sports day next week, there is also and information session at the secondary school next week that’s just been announced (at 3.30 pm on a day I’m usually in the office and DH is away that week)

My eldest is Y6 and I can’t wait. She just needs a bigger pond desperately. The bitchiness has been off the scale this year. I’m sure there’ll be more to come in year 7 but they just all need a change now I think.

You, the "big dog" energy of a couple of the children is exhausting. Although, from experience when ds started secondary, I actually feel sorry for those kids because the shock of being small fish in a much bigger pond is quite overwhelming. Without a doubt, a few of those from DS' year have struggled.

And there's one in particular in dd's year - teacher favourite, tricky mum, bit of a bully - who i can see going the same way.

None of those children are going to dd's school though so we are just happy to almost be done with them vs with ds where we had a front row seat to the downward spiral as they tried (and failed) to take ds down with them.

This is my second DD in year 6, I can confirm year 6 girl dramas are the absolute worst!

Kids are at a brilliant primary; no drama, very little sats pressure, moderate fundraising, near dormant WhatsApp group (impressive in 5 form entry school) but I’m ready for him to move on and he is too.

Yep, youngest is leaving and I'm not feeling emotional at all. They are as they have an absolute amazing teacher and it's a fabulous school.

Hardly any SATs stress just a poem about how they're special however they do and a care package the Friday before.

What I'm struggling with is the endless email traffic from current school re leaving stuff, be it hoodies, book, service, assembly, show and party then endless email traffic from new school re lockers, transition days, language choices, tutor group, uniform etc etc etc.

I'm done.

5 weeks to go

For us, its not just the endless stream.of comms... but the very one way nature of it. So endless requests for us to do things, pay for things, rearrange schedules etc. But I sent en email asking about the end of year performance a week ago and I've heard nothing. Another parent had a post sports day issue because she didnt fill in a form correctly and the school was completely unwilling to help her.

I think, to be fair, I am tired of this particular school as there are lots of issues with the way they interact with parents. But I think even a school that didnt irritate me, I would be at the end of my tether.

Dd has good friends so at least some of the drama is low key for her.