DD is joining a secondary school where she knows no-one. Wonderibg whether to contact girl who she met on a transition day.

[bryte]

Around 40% of the intake are the only one from their primary school. When DD attended a transition day she met girl in her form and I exchanged numbers with her mother. I'm torn on having them meet up pre-start of term. Have other parents in this situation done that?

Sounds like a good idea.

I agree sounds like a good idea. Last year my DD was contacted by a girl she met at the transition visit (who like your daughter didn't know anyone in her new class) and met up with her during the school holidays. My daughter came from the largest feeder primary school and so was able to introduce the new girl to her friends and now one year later you wouldn't know that they hadn't all been friends since primary.

What did they do when they met up? I thought about suggesting swimming.

My DD was the only girl from her primary school to go to her secondary school and I also was worried. She met up with two girls who had gone to the transition day and they went to the cinema together. It just gave her that little bit of reassurance of a familiar face on the first day.

My daughter initially went to the cinema and then another time they went shopping to get school things along with another friend of my daughters. However swimming seems good too - our pool does special sessions during the school holidays with floats and slides which is always busy with pre-teens so chance to meet others too.

Thanks everyone.

Yes definitely a good idea. When my dd started secondary school one of my colleagues also had a dd starting. The girls had been to different primary schools but we live very close to each other. We set the girls up as a 'blind date' to walk to school together on their first day. Five years later they have walked together every morning
They were in completely different friendship groups at school but were genuinely fond of each other and enjoyed the walk each morning.