Oh! Oh! My firstborn starts secondary school in September. Surely that warrants a support thread?

[Cadelaide]

Am I a bit too early for this?

I mean it's months away yet, isn't it?

My DS can't tie shoe laces either! So I'm sure our DS's are not the only ones Dinosaur.

I specifically bought him slip on shoes for this reason and it wasn't until I was checking through his PE kit that I realised his football boots are laces!!!

So we've had intensive shoe lace tying sessions for the past few weeks.

Well not football boots as such, I just got him some astroturf trainers for pe, they'll do for football and any other outdoor sports really

Less than two weeks to go now, how are we all feeling?!
We have been shopping, bought the pencil case, bag, pe shoes etc etc.Its all starting to feel real now

[weeps].

mine goes next Friday. thankfully for half a day and not in uniform. I'm not ready for him to be in blazer/tie/long trousers.

[wail]

long trousers?! Has he been in primary school uniform of shorts and "just william" type cap?

Not quite :). He's been wearing polo shirt and shorts all summer term though. The whole blazer/trouser combo is rather too like a business suit and thus too grown up for my PFB baby. no shorts allowed any more.

I am coming at this whole secondary school lark from the position of a neglected third born child. I had to get the bus alone on my very first day, no molly coddling for me! I think its made me let go of DS1 rather more easily.

I just want the chubby cheeked Reception aged child back!

Me too. marking place to read later...

Eeek - its next week for DS - still haven't bought the full uniform as I had a feeling he was due a growth spurt - good job I didn't as he's grown best part of 3 inches since breaking up - how did that happen???

Just marking my place... Only 2 weeks until the big day.

We have everything except the bus pass...without which he won't be able to get to school 13 miles away. I keep phoning to find out about it, and apparently it's on it's way.....

Ds has his settling in day a week on Friday (like SoupDragon) then starts properly the following Monday. We have bought the tons of regalia and I had a minor meltdown in the shop over the utter hideousness of the rugby shirt . His journey is easy, thank goodness - he could walk it if he wanted!!!!

Caoimhe, am i right in thinking it's actually the same school as my DS?

Just got DD her school bag, after MUCH deliberation. And she chose a new lunch bag, even though she is going to give the school dinners a try.

I suddenly felt quite worried that she chose something cool enough. DH advised her to use her old bag (from Primary School) for the first week and then spot the kid with the coolest bag and get the same one!

Just got to plough through the name-tapes now.

haha see I signed in under old name ages ago.

Uniform and sports kit bought, all the induction days were done and dusted last term: he loved it. All his new form were put together and did loads of activities. He loves his form tutor who is an art teacher (yay! he's such a science geek so will be good for him)

Can we talk about homework? I think DS is going to have at least an hour a day. I think I am going to start firm...

I am fully expecting homework to be A Battle. it is going to be a terrible shock for the poor boy coming from a school which had one piece per week.

I know DS will start off keen with homework, but will probably then lose interest when he realises it eats into his boarding/scooting time.

Will he get a detention for not doing his homework? He's never really um....done any homework.

Oh yes homework was one 30 minute piece once a week and that was the cause of much stress (mine) and anger (his)

Dreading what it will be like when its an hour a night [scared]

KNow how you feel my pfb is starting high school in 2 weeks and my panic is starting to set in. Doesnt help that shes not keen to go - shes worrying about the size of the place and she is currently waiting for final assements for aspergers so im even more nervous of how she will cope and shes not good at concentrating.

It will be like reliving that first day at primary school all those years ago, except I wont even get to walk her to and from school (although she hasnt yet said I cant). She also starts a day earlier than her younger sisters so it will seem strange to send her to school but not the others.

Anyone had a "my PFB is lost" anxiety dream yet?
While ds has been a bit anxious, I've been relaxed because I know he will love the school once he is settled. But for the last two nights I've had HORRIBLE dreams about missing children, wrong schools, etc etc

Hellooo

2 weeks to go here, I'm a little worried as I have PE stuff to get and have massivly overspent as I've been ill. I'm getting a tad tired of ds saying how sad he is that he'll never see his friends again (despite the fact that they are all on facebook and he'll see them once a week at a youth club). Are they all like this?

My DD starts on 8th Sept. We bought the uniform a couple of weeks ago. Got school shoes and trainers at the weekend.

Not looking forward to letting her go off to school alone on the public bus (and wondering if she'll get home). 1-1.5 hrs homework a night after hardly having any at primary school will be a challenge. I've never met her form tutor and don't know the layout of the school (got in at the end of July).

DD on the other hand is very excited and looking forward to her independence. Conned me into buying her some new pens she doesn't need at the weekend.