Starting School in 2011

can I join Jack starts kindy in 17 days :eek:

he will go mon,tue, wed one week next week is tue, wed he goes from 8.45am till 2.45pm :sigh: he needs to go but I think I will miss him like crazy :(

we picked up his back pack the other day bought a matching insulated lunch box and his kindy sheet set, he has to take a ream of paper, a box of tissues and cup ..so we just need ot buy the tissues and we are good to go...

he starts on the 24th so we have put the ole advent calender to good use and each morning he moves the marker he is so excited ... me well I was but now not so much :lol:

Rach - someone asked me the other night if I'll cry when he starts school. I was like... no?? We're both too excited about it I think! But then I thought it'll probably hit me the following monday when both are at school and I'm at home floating around by myself LOL. The first week is a bit messy with Kayla starting preschool on the Mon/Tues, but Tallon not starting full days til the Thursday.

We did our school shopping yesterday, got uniform and school shoes. He insisted on having proper school shoes.. with laces!! as much as I was pushing him to have black velcro runners LOL. He's been madly practicing his laces tho, so hopefully he'll almost have it by the time school starts! So we're pretty much set.

I didn't realise the states were so different with the terms. I think our term officially starts on 28th Jan which is a friday, but is usually a pupil-free day, so school starts the next monday. I think Canberra starts the week after that... and you guys up in Qld are starting the week before! Too confusing! LOL.

far as I know most schools here are starting the 24th I do think some have a pupil free day the first day and others may have 2 free

so strange

my son is starting feb 4th, the whole school is going back then. he will have each wensday off untill march they have called it "pupil free day for prep student evaluation" only the preps get that day off. just wish i could find the paper that has the date i need to pick up his book pack... i know its is the end of jan, but cant remember when exactly!

The school should start back before the students, you might be able
To call and ask

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We start on Monday!!
Imran is getting very excited. We stopped by the school on our way home from our morning coffee this morning and he had a play on the play ground.
I'm kind of torn now - I thought I would be haooy to have some spare time in the days but now I think it might be a bit lonely at home. I'll have to hurry up and get a PT or tennis coach to have an affair with :p
I guess I should find all uniform and make sure that everything is washed and fits. We still don't have a back-pack, we're waiting until the clothing shop at school opens to see if we buy one from them or the shop.

I still have the backpack and art smock and white socks to buy and everything to label. Maria starts next Tuesday.

We are ready to go for Thursday... Physically LOL! I'm going to cry I know it :(

We're all ready to go too. Had the best start interview today, which I wish I hadn't sat in on... I was inwardly saying "come on.. you know that" LOL. So walked away feeling like he should have known this & that :doh: But he did quite well with a lot of the other stuff, so I shouldn't really be worried LOL.

We start on Thursday at 10.15. Kayla has done well so far with preschool yesterday & she's there today as well. Next week I'll feel the silence in the house when they're both off to school/preschool together :(

We start Monday too - I am getting a bit emotional already :(

my eldest starts thursday, 2 more days then he is off, im looking forward to some days of no fighting!! i was realy nervouse, but spoke to one of the prep teachers when i went to organise his books, and well im not worried now, except maybe ill take him to the wrong room!!

I just want to say congratulations to everyone with little ones starting school!
How exciting for them and what a scary step in the parenting 'continuum'!

B starts Monday. I thought I had everything organised but totally forgot I was meant to pay for books and fees yesterday *ulp!*
Going to have to go in tomorrow to do it on the way to taking ds to transition at his new daycare.
There's just so much to get my head around.

Hope everyone is settling in well. Jacob is in his 2nd week and doing ok (told me he was sick yesterday and I believed him as he wasn't well on the weekend but he lied :lol:) He was fine as soon as the boys left..

We only had a few tears the first couple of days and today none at all :)

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We're all ready to go too. Had the best start interview today, which I wish I hadn't sat in on... I was inwardly saying "come on.. you know that" LOL. So walked away feeling like he should have known this & that :doh: But he did quite well with a lot of the other stuff, so I shouldn't really be worried LOL.

We start on Thursday at 10.15. Kayla has done well so far with preschool yesterday & she's there today as well. Next week I'll feel the silence in the house when they're both off to school/preschool together :(

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OMG that school will be in trouble there is no way parents are allowed to sit in at the best start assessment!!

Lol really? I was the other end of the classroom :)

The 2nd half of it will be done in a few weeks time.

well Jack is in his 2nd week of kindy he had a 6 day break from last week, and all I got was a see ya mum and a blow kiss today...he is loving it, making friends this morning he had 5 little boys all vying for his attention jack didn't know which way to go LOL

DD had best start today and her first day is Thursday too. She starts at 9.55am, they've staggered all the start times. She gets a Yr 6 buddy as well. The kindies finish earlier at 2.45pm for the first term. DD is so excited and everything is ready. We bought her stationery as a pack from the school and there's no Big W shopping for uniforms here. Even the socks have the school colored stripes. Let's just say I walked out of the uniform shop over $300 poorer... At least the backpack and stuff was included, I guess. This is a public school too.