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Secondary education

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Anyone want a secondary transfer support thread?

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HarrietJones · 13/06/2011 09:19

dd1 is going up in September, had an interview with her year tutor last week and induction days in a couple of weeks.
I've started looking at uniform & it's getting closer!

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swanriver · 22/09/2011 10:05

Ds1 helped at Open Evening at his new school too I was so pleased he wanted to be part of it, and clearly had so much enthusiasm for the place! He also did his homework in homework club there for first time (as he was staying all afternoon and had inset the next day) and I think he liked that too! Unfortunately homework club is usually only for the challenged or those whose homelife is too chaotic, so can't make it a regular thing.
But it was interesting to see how much he enjoys the whole WORLD of school.

ragged · 22/09/2011 16:55

DS's bag (backpack) weighs a tonne (about 3.2kg, with 8+ workbooks, a small bottle of water, packed lunch & swim kit 4 tomorrow).
He doesn't need all those workbooks every day, but refuses to get organised about only bringing in the ones he needs that day and nothing more.

Arrrgggh.
Just need to heave that off my chest.

3monkeys · 22/09/2011 22:02

DS1 had a problem with a book today - he handed it in last week for his homework to be marked, teacher didn't give it back today and said he didn't have it.Such a small issue but it's stressed me! DS seems ok though.
Can't keep up this level of anxiety - am starting to annoy DH!

swanriver · 22/09/2011 22:21

Ds won't even carry waterbottle, because he says it makes bag too heavy relies on drinkig fountain.

Lost book sounds v.stressful. Hopefully as beginning of term there wasn't much written in it.

takeonboard · 23/09/2011 08:26

DS bag is heavy too, today he put it on his bag then toppled over when he tried to tie his shoe lace! I am not sure he needs to carry around everything in his bag, lots of it could stay in his locker but he is scared of not having what is needed for lessons/homework I think, I hope this anxiousness settles down soon.

He had a meltdown last night, which always means there is something wrong but he just would not talk to me about it - he always used to

Fennel · 23/09/2011 09:15

dd1 has had a few meltdowns, and she's normally pretty chillled about life, I think it's just very stressful all round for them. But dd3 (7) has been stressing and tantrumming away this week too, I think this time of year in new classes is always very tiring for them.

I have been getting anxious on dd1's behalf about forgetting homework, PE kit etc and getting into trouble, but her form tutor assures me that they do go easy on them at first, and they can work out who is chaotic and who is deliberately not doing the homework etc. I do hope so.

takeonboard · 23/09/2011 09:37

Thanks Fennel, my DS has lost a few things too, but I have a hunch that it isn't the organisation etc that is bothering him, I think it will be friendships and feeling part of the class/group he always struggles with that and I'm really at a loss as to how to help. It was different at primary when we there at the school gates and knew the other parents etc, i just hope he finds a good friend soon.......

3monkeys · 05/10/2011 23:17

How is everyone getting on? I fear the novelty is wearing off - very tired and his form tutor is off sick which he doesn't like. I worked late today so haven't seen him and feel so anxious!

whoknowswho · 08/10/2011 19:33

DS seems to have really settled now. He's getting into the swing of getting his homework done as soon as he gets it and he's packing his bag the night before - which is brilliant. He slept in until 10am today though (thats the first time ever he's not been up before 8.30) so I think the early mornings and extra work are really tiring him out! Roll on half term!!

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HarrietJones · 08/10/2011 19:38

We had the first parents evening this week. Only meet with the form tutor, everything is ok but dd1 worries a lot but I knew that! Teacher kept telling me not to worry & I eventually had to say I wasnt!

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maypole1 · 08/10/2011 20:43

Now my dd is settling in very well he has the most house point in the whole of year 7 and he was made pupil of the week in the third week

My only gripe is that they are not allowed to have showers after pe gurr they are going trough puberty and I find it very unhygienic I don't like it at all.

Yes my dd is finding the heavyness of the bags a big issue were have all the lockers gone we had lockers when we were at school is it just a hassle free thing eg not having to search them ECt

maypole1 · 08/10/2011 20:49

Re homework dd is getting on it with it very well also clubs dd has taken up chess club and a book group he is also is the eco manger for his class what ever that is i told him as long as I don't do anything then its fine seems to have the right balance between clubs and homework

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HarrietJones · 03/12/2011 18:25

Nearly first term over. How's everyone doing now?

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maypole1 · 03/12/2011 22:28

My dd is love love loving it he's in the top 10 for well behaved in year 7 and in line for £20 voucher and on course for a end of year trip you have to average 500 positive points per term he has 410:)

H has more friends than he has had In his whole life and only hates one teacher

Home work is not been a massive challenge all in all so far I would say

Winning :)

whoknowswho · 05/12/2011 21:13

Thats great maypole1 - My DS is love love loving it too!! He's even found a sport he enjoys and is quite good at which we never thought could happen! He also has only one teacher that he hates has not quite taken too! and has made some lovely friends too. So guess we're winning here too. How about everyone else?

3monkeys · 05/12/2011 21:52

Doing fine in terms of day to day and enjoying it. However last week he lost a PE bag and trainers, then a rugby sock and shin pad. Replaced stuff yesterday and today he's come home without his whole PE kit!! Apparently he lost his locker key and forgot to tell me. Tell me yours have all lost stuff too! Don't want to shout too much and make him stressed cos he's coped really well

OhYouBadBadReindeer · 06/12/2011 13:17

dd loves it :) I was so scared that she was going to be lonely and bullied and she is neither. She has a good set of friends who take her as she is. Homework has settled down too - much less than the bonkers amount that was set at the start.

dd has lost a lunch box and sometimes forgets things like keys. Her main issue is having minor panic attacks every morning when she double checks her bag, finds that there is a book missing and then can't remember whether it was collected in at the last lesson or not - this despite her writing down in her journal if a book was collected in. It is getting slightly wearying!

Beginningtoffeealotlikexmas · 15/12/2011 21:30

DS1 is doing much better than we ever thought possible. I can't fault the school. They have put him in a small class (he has special needs) where they understand his issues and are endlessly patient with him. He likes the teachers and he has made two good new friends. He loves being independent and walking to and from school every day. Like the others on this thread, he has lost stuff: his dance kit (in a bag with his name printed on it ); and his entire PE kit, including trainers and football boots (found in his maths classroom, eventually); and his scooter. He also managed to ruin his English dictionary and everything in his pencil case by not screwing the water back on his bottle one day before he put it in his bag.

Oh, and his bag, which I splashed out on because I wanted him to look cool (it's a Gola bag) now has holes in it from where he's dragged it along the pavement. And he's doodled all over it.

But he's basically happy at school and attending 3/4 of the time, which is a vast improvement on not going at all (I was home educating him last year because he couldn't cope at primary). I thought secondary would be much worse than primary, but it's actually better. So a thumbs up from me .

OhYouBadBadReindeer · 15/12/2011 21:37

That's brilliant Toffee :)

Beginningtoffeealotlikexmas · 16/12/2011 12:40

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