Starting School in 2011

[joshnchloesmummy]

Yep my DS starts prep next year as well, they will do 9-1 the first two days then thurs onwards it will be full days. Im a bit nervous as he is my eldest so first time ive gone through this. My only worry is he is quite shy and isn't 5 until next April so will probably be one of the youngest in his class.

Ive got all the uniforms but still have to get school bag, lunch box etc. He is quite excited to go but i have a feeling we will both be a bit teary that first day!

[Tanya]

Little V starts next year too. They have every wednesday off for the first 6 weeks here. She can not wait! She would gone this year no worries if we had've let her! LOL

[Visitor9]

Eliza is off too..
She has had induction and thankfully she is so confident she had no troubles settling in with the 20 boys and 4 girls in her class. We have the first week of 9- 1 and then Wed off for 7 weeks and then full time. Kinder finishes next Monday and that will be a little sad but her thirst of knowledge will finally be answered when she heads off to school.
Uniform is all done except the winter kilt no point taking up more room in summer. Just got to get to the shoe shop for school shoes ohh and runners for sport uniform..but will wait till we get the starting school cheque or what ever they send out in the new year. This is traumatic for me ..my baby ..is big enough to go to school and mumma aint coping.
Feb will be here before I know it..sheshhh then going to have to learn to pack a school lunch.
Bec

[~Lashes~]

OH NO!! i hadnt thought of school lunch! he takes 2 sandwiches and 2 bits of fruit to kindy for "lunch" and thats only from 8:30 till 12!!
might have to check out some "healthy" snack options as top-ups i think!!

[Pandora]

DS1 starts on 1st feb too.
His school goes straight in to full days, 8:45 til 3:05. He is also going to be catching the bus whic Im more nervous about than he is, even though its a school/private bus ots a bit daunting for me - he thinks its fabulous though!

A few of the other schools locally have the wednesday off for the first month thing also.

[guccibabe]

My baby starts prep next year too I think i am still in denial! they have a 9-1pm schedule for the first week then full time for the rest of the year! I am really anxious about the 5 day full time because he is not 5 until April but I hope he will settle in really well, as he has about 8 of his preschool friends in his class. He is asking to go to school but not quite sure he really knows what its all about! ohhh its going to be so sad for us mums!

[aussienic]

*sniff sniff* I do.. and it is my 3rd baby starting and I am the one with the issues now Ds is starting to finally get excited about it.. Although he is quiet every now and then he makes a comment along the lines of.... when I go to school next year......

I will hold your hand if you hold mine My baby hasn't ever been away from me either I so hope he handles it well

[SugarDust]

OMG they all go to school this year! Just over 1 month to go

[Nai]

Arrrrgh! Things I need to do before school starts

- Get DD1's hair cut
- Do that pre-school medical checkup for her
- Dentist
- Organise her epi-pen and allergy kit
- Get her school bag

Now I'm starting to stress eeek!

[Amity]

My baby starts next year too. He's in a class which is half full of his kinder classmates, which is fabulous. He has the same teacher as DS1 and is in the same room, so it's hopefully going to be easier for him to settle in. He has some fairly significant emotional issues though, so I'm not working in February to make sure he settles in. This is on the advice of his kinder teacher and psychologist.

We do half day on 4 Feb, then full days but Wednesdays off until after the Labour Day weekend, so about 5-6 weeks of 4 days.

He's desperate to go, which I'm very grateful for. And I'm going to spend my spare time at the gym, getting fit. I'm not going to be the fat Mummy at school any more.

[Lulu]

Beth is starting too. She will be 5 in March and is still pretty shy but I'm sure she will be fine. She has had 3 orientation days at school so she has met her buddy a few times and her teacher as well as hanging out in the classroom pasting her head off.

CAN'T believe how exxy the school dresses are $33! When DD1 was at primary school, they all had the generic blue/red/green and white check dresses and there were about $13. I have no idea why they switched to the ummmm? "designer" hahahaha uniforms. It's a public school...

[Purple Penguin]

Erica starts school this year as well. I can't believe she's grown up so fast! She is looking forward to it though so that's good.

[Liz]

Hey everyone... are we counting down yet? I for one am looking forward it to it... DS is sooooo bored at home now LOL. School is exactly what he needs at the moment!

Just wondering if anyone was given a list of stuff to buy for school (glue, pencils etc etc) cos we haven't. Yet I was talking to a friend from another local school, and she said her daughter had a big list of stuff to get for starting school in kindy last year. I've just rummaged through all our 'starting school' stuff, the folders we've been given, the school website and newsletters etc, and there's nothing there about what they need to bring. I can see it now.. we'll go to the best start thing on the tuesday and ask, and then it'll be a mad rush getting everything by the time he starts on the Thursday LOL. I don't know any parents at our school to ask either, all our friends go to different schools. argh.

I've still got to go and get DS's lunchbox and uniform. Hopefully Big W or somewhere has their stock already, might have a look some time this week.

I've got DD starting 2 days of preschool this year too.. so it's exciting times in our house. I'm so glad they're both busting to go.. we're all looking forward to it

[littlelara]

Hi all, my Beth is starting this year too and I just can't get my head around it (and Jordy is going to miss her like a limb).
She will be fine, she knows a bunch of the bigger kids because her dad taught 3/4 there last year, so she's maybe over-confident.
When she met her buddy she got a little care package with a letter from her new friend, a drawing of them playing and a little present - cutest thing ever, I got all teary. I can't believe she's so big!
Liz, at our school you pay a lump sum for a box of stuff that is basically everything they will need. Maybe yours does that too?
I haven't even thought of uniforms yet, guess I had better.

[Pandora]

Liz, we had a booklist to either buy or order through the school but it seems uncommon, mist of the other school you pay a fee and it covers everything

[Liz]

Liz, at our school you pay a lump sum for a box of stuff that is basically everything they will need. Maybe yours does that too?

aaah.. ok... just re-read the note on fees. It talks about the voluntary contribution fee for each family, and then it says that "Text book and equipment fees are not voluntary and you will be requested to pay for these items. They are purchased on behalf of the students to retain uniformity of use." So I'm guessing we'll just be hit with a bill! LOL. Shame.. I love shopping for school stuff haha.

[Melly01]

DS will be starting school this year. At first at hie Headstart program last year he was so excited, but then he realised that none of his friends from LDC/preschool will be at his new school, so he's been a little upset about that. He does like the kids from his headstart program (even if I don't like all of them!)

The school gave us a little story book kind of thing about starting at the school, which I read with DS but I usually end up crying by the end of it, I'm such a sook haha!

In his bag of stuff he got from the school, they gave him a lunch box, library bag, pencil case with pencils etc.. But I haven't bought anything else apart from an exercise book. I can't find my list of stuff that the school gave me and now I'm freaking out. I had an appendectomy last week so haven't been feeling up to going out with him to get his uniform but hopefully I will be feeling well enough to take him out next week so we can get that sorted.

[BeautifulMadness]

ypu're all ma,ing me nervous...my Ds doesnt start school till next 2012....and im freaking out...