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A follow on thread..........for all those with DD/DS going into........YEAR.......7........

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RTKangaMummy · 12/08/2006 13:14

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I thought I would start another thread as our "little ones" are about to go into Year 7

And all that will involve for us and them

I wish them all well and good luck in their new schools and hope they all make lots of new friends

Otherwise the old thread may get confusing iyswim

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RTKangaMummy · 11/09/2006 12:28

We went to a social evening on Sat night to meet DS Form Tutor, House Tutor and House Master.

They all said DS was settling in well

We met up with the parents of his new friends, everybody was wearing name labels, and they came up and said "you are parents aren't you?" and so we got chatting, And DS had been talking about their DSs as they had been talking about DS

So it is lovely that there is a group of 4 boys who have made new friends

BUT boy oh boy the homework!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE had 1 hours English on Friday as well as 30 mins Latin and 30 mins Science.

And we made the mistake of not doing it on Friday and so it seemed to hang over the whole weekend

So next week it will be done in the library after school.

It wasn't that he couldn't do it, it was the fact that he started at a new theatre/drama group on saturday morning and we were out saturday evening, then out for lunch on sunday. And it was "getting round to it"

So we have learnt our lesson,

How is your homework going????

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cooperflykiller · 11/09/2006 13:09

I hope we have a 'social' evening soon; the difference between Years 6 (with lots of parents dropping off and chatting) and Year 7 (absolutely no-one... sound of whistling wind and tumble weed) is so strange. Naturally DS1 doesn't tell me much about his day so it is just weird.

I guess I just need to grow up (like DS1, sniff...)

Hallgerda · 11/09/2006 13:36

The homework's not been too bad so far but I suspect it was fairly light for the first week. There's a social evening next week, but DS1 isn't being terribly prompt about handing in the acceptance slip and money. But on the whole he's coping quite well with organising himself (well, far better than I did!).

mumblechum · 11/09/2006 14:00

I get v. little info from my ds either, but have gleaned (from listening at door while he's on phone to best friend from Y6) that so far he's witnessed a cool fight between Y11s involving one going to hospital for brain surgery (yeah, right!) and almost blowing up the chemistry block by forgetting to light his bunsen burner (that I do believe).

cooperflykiller · 11/09/2006 20:43

Sounds very exciting! Brain surgery - LoL

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RTKangaMummy · 12/09/2006 23:22
Grin
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Milliways · 15/09/2006 16:21

Well, we were doing well with early starts (leaves at 7:10am), changing buses, packing bags, doing homework etc etc, and have just had a run of upsets:

Wed - forgot to bring home a book needed for homework. Phoned a friend who dictated Q's, so DS could at least do the work & stick in his book the next day. Teacher was fine.

Thurs - forgot to take in Physics homework (no physics lesson but H/W to be handed in next day). Teacher OK, says bring in on Friday. THEN looses his Bus Pass with a 3 month ticket on it! Tearful phonecall home, friend lent him money for one bus, driver let him on the next (grudgingly). HOPEFULLY he will have found it today or we have to get a replacement this weekend!

Heigh Ho - growing up is so fun!

MarsLady · 15/09/2006 16:50

Ah the joys of starting senior school. I'm really glad that DS1 has been there and done that. It helps whenever something happens with DD1. I just stop and think... hang on I remember this.

DD1 is truly loving her new school. She comes home each day full of the new stuff that she has learnt and excited about what she will be learning. She's doing French and Mandarin as standard and other language will be offered from next year. She looks gorgeous in her uniform. She's finding the travelling easy. The tube line she needed wasn't fully working on Wednesday so, with her friend, they worked out the best route home and were only 20 mins later than normal. [proud mum emoticon]

I know and anticipate the half term crash when the longer days and heavier workload cause a bit of crash and burn. I remember DS1 was fully into it all (without the tears) by the February half term.

Now if only I can persuade her to go to bed a wee bit earlier...... still, she's happy and that's all I wanted. I'm so pleased with the school I chose for her. It suits her down to the ground.

rustybear · 15/09/2006 22:05

Hi Milliways - I was wondering how your DS was getting on at 'Hogwarts' We've just come back from the Presentation evening, where DS got 2 of the endowed prizes for History & the English essay prize. Have you heard the chair of governors speak yet? Treat in store!!

rustybear · 15/09/2006 22:07

Just thought - with my luck the chair of governors is probably your oldest friend or something! Sorry if so!!

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Milliways · 18/09/2006 16:38

Hi Rustybear- & huge congratulations to your 2 on their results btw. Especially your DS on his prizes.

DS is loving it - but bus pass never turned up so have has to replace it already . Will probably turn up today now!

Er no - we don't know anyone at the school of any worth. Did you ever go to the Parents Ass AGM's etc? I was secretary of primary PTA for 5 years and quite like not doing anything for a bit!

rustybear · 18/09/2006 17:51

I'm afraid I totally avoided all PA involvement - like you I'd had my fill at Primary school. In fact if they hadn't sent their communications by post and later email, I probably would never have known what was going on - DD was not the best at passing on student mail - I usually found the school newsletters crumpled in his jacket pocket when I was taking it to be cleaned!
I don't know if they're still doing them, but when DS was in Y7 he bought some lovely Xmas cards with a picture of the school in the snow - now that was really Hogwarts!

Milliways · 18/09/2006 17:59

Will look forward to it!

Has your DS got a uni place ready?

rustybear · 18/09/2006 19:11

Yes, he's off to Warwick (History & Politics) in 2 weeks!
I was quite sad to think I wouldn't be back to Hogwarts again - we actually only parked there on Friday as the ceremony was in the University building in London Road - I think that since they put the new stage in Big School it isn't big enough for all the people they had there.

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RTKangaMummy · 18/09/2006 19:14

DS is loving Senior school

The only slight problem we had was that he had his trumpet lesson during French last week

And as he hasn't got his friends phone numbers couldn't phone them up to ask about the work

The trumpet lesson will be in different period each week so he misses different lesson iyswim

Do you have your DS/DD new friends phone numbers yet?

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MarsLady · 19/09/2006 17:05

Poor DD1 had to miss school today (as did DS1). Yucky stomach bug... still looking bright enough to return tomorrow.

I don't think DD has collected any new numbers yet, but she does have a couple of favourite new friends.

I love seeing her bouncing in in the evenings. She's far more chatty about the whole thing than her brother ever was.

She's going to try out for the sports and athletic clubs.

Oh and she's rubbish at bringing home letters. Sigh....... she was so good at that in primary school.

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RTKangaMummy · 20/09/2006 15:37

Hope DD1 and DS1 are able to go to school today

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MarsLady · 20/09/2006 16:51

All back at school praise God! So life resumes, except that I've lost a second day of work so as not to pass anything on. Sigh........... still I have a revision weekend to pack for and revision to do!

Wearing a lovely tee shirt with my DD1 on it.

Well DS1 has come home from school and looks completely normal, just waiting on DD1 to come in to be sure that she's fine, but had no calls all day so I'm guessing she's fine. Thanks for asking RTKM.

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RTKangaMummy · 20/09/2006 17:00

Do you mean her photo?

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MarsLady · 20/09/2006 17:32

Yes! It's sweet, but an advertiser's dream. Far too much text for my liking and my DD's picture is far too small lol

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RTKangaMummy · 20/09/2006 17:33

deffo brill

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RTKangaMummy · 22/09/2006 15:18

Loshad

My DTs were born at 27 weeks + 5 days, {they are identical twins}

DT1 died when he was 5.5 hours old

DT2 = DS = Kangaboy, he was in hospital for 3 months, on oxygen, antibiotic drips, intravenous feeding then tube fed, phototherapy.

Incidently Frogs DD1 was in the NNU ITU with us.

{small world isn't it}

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mumblechum · 22/09/2006 17:18

for you kangamummy. We also lost ds1, he was severely braindamaged at birth & died aged 7. Thanks for your help over ds2 in Y7, now all sorted.

figroll · 05/10/2006 16:53

Just found this and thought I would add my dds experiences. She is really enjoying secondary school and has already developed a good little group of friends. My only problem is that she has also developed a good sense of independence and keeps wanting to go to see friends on the bus - have bus pass will travel, as they say. I haven;t had this with dd1, as she is a geeky swot and never goes anywhere. My dd2 is a tiny little skinny dot, and she loves going on the bus - but I am worrying myself silly about it. I know I will get used to it in the end, and I have always complained about dd1 being so swotty, but actually, I think I prefer it and I won't ever grumble about dd1 again.

Hope everyone else's kids are happy in their new schools too. We haven't had mountains of homework yet, either despite it being a grammar school.

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