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?

Could it be the buttons were very tight and managed to come off?
Is there any sign of any damage to the blazer other than the missing buttons?

His badge is slightly coming off im really not sure if this is bullying or just what they do at the school like a culture thing?

Well its other year 7s and 8s doing it by the sounds of it so not like year 11s I dont think. Its all new to me because it just didnt happen to me we were in a different area back then and if i may say so wouldnt have dreamed of breaking the rules in my first few days or even year. Mabye times change quicky too. I just dont get how the coversation goes is it a more "do you want your badge ripping off" or "where ripping your badge off"? Just hate to think he was being forced into it or somthing it just never happend to me and im not that old! Really worried!

Sounds brutal, and like intimitation? I wondwer what the schools postions on it is?

Agree with Pixie - you really should let the school know - it sounds like a horrible way to begin a new school.

Watersports was good, SoupDragon - the only downside was that when they got back to the changing rooms some boys' clothes were on the floor!

So far ds has not managed to remember to check the lesson schedule at all so not a wonderful beginning!!!!

Hi sorry for my lack of spelling and punctuation I was actually typing this Friday night but didn?t get round to making an account and posting it but I knew here would be the place to go for advice hence the typo in my post implying it was Saturday that he had his first day of year 7! But am awake now and coffee filled thank god.
So now my parents will be staying for a few more days until mid-week (yer thanks for not telling me ), I haven?t mentioned to our parents yet don?t want to upset her with worry at such a time given the nature of their trip. So maybe I?ll call the school on Monday or ask to see someone when I walk down with him trust the school will speak to me about it given the circumstances? I?m quiet mature some people say so I think I could handle it.
My hesitation would be that if this is just a ?game? that?s been going on since the start of term and he caught the tail end of it coming to the new school later than planned should I really say anything I mean would that end up getting every year 7 without buttons/badge in a heap of trouble? My brother doesn?t seem bothered but it?s just not like him at all he always took pride in himself in primary school. As I said I?d call my mum but I don?t think it?s right to brother her right now unless it?s an emergency? I know Mum would be horrified to think something like this goes on to new intake at the school (I went to a grammar so stuff like this didn?t happen), brother is at the local comp so I?m just not sure if it?s even an issue to the school to be made a deal out of or its just what happends. It?s just I got bullied a lot in secondary I just don?t want him getting bullied too. As I said not like him to just shrug his shoulders and not give a proper answer? I?ll talk with him again see what he says?. He?s going to have to explain it all at the latest when parents get back anyway.

Oh thanks Pixie just a concerned one it?s just a bad turn of events how he was ill and parents being out of town at funeral it?s caused many headaches. I?ll give the school a call Monday and see how it goes. I know I?m most likely totally overreacting but parents sending him off on his belated first day in an immaculate uniform 6 hours or so late it?s partly trashed with no explanation, not happy what a problem has to be while I?m babysitting doesn?t it! PS: Have spoke to lil brother again on the subject all I got was along the lines of "What don't know just shut up going on ok." said very flippantly with overtones of anger! Have only mentioned it twice now since he got home friday...

Its worth speaking to the school about it. My DD complained of being threatened by an older girl. I got straight on to the school and it was dealt with. The girl did have another go at DD, just name calling but DD was told to tell an adult if anything happened, so she did! Not sure they literally want everything reported, but they did tell her if anything happens lol

Hope your brother's school are quick at sorting it out. Even if you don't get to the bottom of this incident, you can prevent it from happening further.

Help needed again from TheCheeseAlarm or dinosaur regarding geography homework.
DD thinks she has to cut out a photo, give it a title and name the features. I'm not convinced she has got that right, but could of course be wrong. Do your DC have similar H/W?

Hope you have enjoyed the weekend and are feeling all refreshed for the week ahead

Morning all, I have managed to speak to his form tutor whom didn?t seem very amused at me wanting to speak to her but the situation was explained to the school in advance and it?s only until Wednesday anyway as I said to her.
Anyway I spoke to her and she basically said yes it is against school rules to one, damage your own or other people property 2: To not wear the school badge and for the year 7s to not have their blazers done up. Yet she resolved to say that it?s really hard to actually stop because it is all done during break times etc. She did say that she would talk with my parents when they get back and look into the issue among years 7 and 8 particularly, and maybe have all forms in said years do uniform inspections at afternoon registration (his form tutor is also year of head). It sounds like she is going to get to the bottom of it find the ring leaders if any and stamp this out or try to anyway as I suspected she initially took a tone that suggested ?This is a comprehensive it?s what they all do?. As for my brother she said she will look into the issue see how wide spread it is and then consider if any sanction against all involved in this ?game? needs to happen but she understood this was his first day and I and our parents when they get back will be mortified.

Lee2010, the teachers response to you was a bit worrying - ?This is a comprehensive it?s what they all do?. Er, it's not like that in all comps.

Lucky he has you looking out for him

Can't believe it's week 3 already - worrying about her getting the bus seems a distant memory

Sadly she's still getting used to the homework!

dinosaur What exactly did he have to do for the photo? I don't see what the features of a photo are. I can understand the features of an article, but not a photo. Maybe I am just being thick?

bigTidnllyMint just to be clear she didnt say that but was just the impression I got.

trefusis

trefusis It's only a matter of time though...

Everything's going well for dd so far (fingers crossed), she thought she might have lost her english book but the teacher had them, and she got 9/9 for a short piece of writing and a special mention in class. She did get her days mixed up for her singing lesson so had to climb up 3 flights of stairs for nothing. Still, that's the way you learn...
Doing very well for friends in and out of her form, which is what I was most worried about
And she made me laugh today when she said a boy 'probably hit on her'. She wasn't even sure of his name, but he has great chat up lines: he said to her he can drive a kart but doesn't yet have a licence to drive a two seater kart! Cue bemused dd making polite noises at him (her heart is taken though!)
I guess this probably means everyone is starting to relax!
How are 'our' other year 7s doing?

Lol
thanks for the explanation. Dd has not asked her teacher yet so we may go along with your idea.
I've been dropping her very close to the sch each day but today may well have been the last day as I think I managed to get a parking ticket.
Does anyone know, do they have to print the ticket and issue it to me or can I get away with driving off

Hi All. This is my first time so be gentle with me! My son is now yr7 and I am really struggling to get him to do his homework without rushing it. What can I do to get him to take care and think about it?