Foundation (Prep/Kinder) 2014 Chat

I love that she wants to wear her uniform Nai!!

I however am too scared to buy a uniform until the week before school goes back. DD1 grew 2 sizes in the holidays before she started school lol, and DS has been sleeping and eating a lot lately.

I took DS with me to do readers in DD1's classroom this morning, and he slotted in like he'd been there 2 years with the rest of them. He even got a sticker from her teacher for being so good. :D He's going to be fine at school I reckon.

Will any of you find out your teacher before the school year starts?
We do here in the NT, but in NSW we never did.

I've only just discovered this thread!
DD's orientation is tomorrow morning. We find out which class she will be in and which sports house. She'll be going to my old primary school, so I'm a tad biased about the sports teams ;)

There are only 2 teachers at our school ;) 1 3 days a week, the other twice a week when the class gets spilt ;)

We will find out at some stage, thought I already knew, but there has been just enough enrolments to have a full prep and a prep/one. So are putting in feedback about friends, then they will work it out.

Already have uniforms (from DD1), just need to wait on school shoes and runners.

Nai - loads of kids were wearing part of their uniform on the transition day. They looked so grown up.
Kim - we find out on the last transition day who the teacher is and who else is in the class. I am also waiting to buy uniform as DS1 is not big and you never know when he's going to have a bit of a spurt.

We haven't had any transition days yet. I haven't heard anything. I was of the understanding that the kidy arranged this. There are about 18 kids from DS's kindy class going to his school next year. There is a parent info night tomorrow night. I'm hoping we'll be able to go to that. If so, I'll ask then.

I've got all DS's uniforms ordered. It's the smallest size & it's huge on him. Surely he couldn't grow that much in 2.5 months?! Even if he doesn't wear them for long, I at least have another to pass them on to.

We find out the teacher after the 4th session at an info night. Dd is getting all of her sisters uniform because dd1 has outgrown hers, it will be a bit big as she is still in 4 and it's a 6 but didn't want to have to buy two new sets.

lol My DD1 started in a size 8 and 10. Thankfully too large for DS (they wear the same polos).
We are very fortunate to get a $150 school allowance per child at the beginning of every year that can be put towards uniforms.

First transition session for DD tomorrow morning!!! She is a bit meh about it all :lol: More excited that she gets to go home afterwards with her BFF as mummy and the boys will be at music.

We've been looking at uniform. I'd buy something now except we're a bit strapped (please pay us, customers!) and I'm trying to decide if I should pay the extra for the school dress or buy the cheaper one from Target. The school is ok with the Target ones, I've checked.

I'll buy her size 6. I think ;)

She has had three "play dates" so far, but we missed the first, so she's only had two. They were just an hour of playing in the prep room. Tomorrow is the first transition session. Tbh I'm not sure how different it will be - we'll see.

Went to the prep info night last week and got a nice handout, our bible apparently. She will be off on Wednesdays for all of Feb, that must be a common thing.

We will find out her teacher at the end of the third (and final) transition session. She has one tomorrow, one next week and the final the week after. Then nothing til first day of school!

44 prep enrolments at her school so far. Two classes at this stage. They maybe split into three or have a P/1 composite if they get more enrolments but the principal doesn't think they will.

All happening!!!

Well she loved it and most of the kids had at least part of the uniform on :D I don't need to buy anything as it's all hand-me-downs from DD1. I did however get her a new school bag today and she was so happy. She met her buddy and they got along fabulously. She seems like a lovely girl.

We have 4 prep classes and we are at capacity with a waiting list - 84 kids in all I think.

That's great she loved it Nai!

We can use target/kmart/ big w too which is handy as dd1 has put holes in all her track suit pants. I got a few free lost / unnamed things from the uniform shop to put away as her dd is in prep with dd1 so that will help with spares and snow will be good for ds.

DS had his third transition today at his school, he starts at the end of January 2014 and is super excited and beside himself with excitement, it's going to be a long summer for him as he wants to start NOW!!

The existing reception children 'welcomed' them today, they had a mass and an official welcome and then the existing receptions came and took them all by the hand and welcomed them - had a song and dance and it was beautiful, made me feel pretty awesome about our school community. DS had the biggest smile on his face all day long.....!!!

We bought his uniform from the school shop today, he is mostly still in size 3, 4 in tops, so the smallest size (4) is huge on him, makes him look cuter though :)

Feeling emotional though, its our first starting school, so its a funny mix of feelings - pride, happiness, fear, and all the emotions that come when your LO is joining the big wide world of school. And DS doesn't turn 5 until late April, just made the cut off, so he is literally the smallest and youngest preppy...

**Sigh**

Darl there is already a thread started so I'm going to merge them
Xx

We had our last one today, dd2 is in a different class to the ones she was with for most of the sessions but she didn't like the teacher so I am not upset about it, she already adores her teacher she runs to say hello every time she sees her when we pick up dd1. She is so excited about starting next year too but she is saying she will really miss her kinder teacher.

Today was DS1 2nd transition day. There are 3 classes 2 are just prep and a prep/1 class. DS1 is in a class with 1 child he knows from kinder and 1 from mothers group, but not with the kids he asked to be with!! There are 4 from kinder in the other class with 2 of them being kids he asked to be with. Have asked for him to be changed but will see not a major issue but 1 of the kids we will walk to school with etc as live a few doors down.

We looked at uniforms think will need to get him the size 4 shorts as 6 will fall down as do not tie up!! and size 6 polos as figure was a better fit.

He was very excited today and they decorated library bags!

1 more day to go and a BBQ next week.

I don't think my DS will be doing any transition days :(

They don't really do transitions at our school. They had one orientation day, but we missed it, so I am taking her in next week for a morning and that is fine with the teachers.

Seeing as the name for prep/reception/kinder is changing to Foundation, is everyone happy if I change the title?