DD starts 4th Feb at 8.45am finishing 3.15pm with every Wednesday off until Vic Labour Day holiday in March. TBH I hoped they were just going to do the 5 full days. She is used to having two full days for creche when I worked (and she is still going until she starts school) and she had kinder three half days last year so she will be ok with the extra time at school. I know it will be different given they are 'learning' - she'll probably be more tired etc.... But I am confident she will transition easily.
I know for DD school the other year levels start on the 30th January.
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DS is starting full time Feb 4. How exciting! Not sure how DD will cope with 5 full days without her buddy. I think she may need to find some friends. Just hoping she'll comply with being wrapped on my back for school runs as going at toddler-pace doesn't really appeal.
DD starts on the 4th of feb, the kindy's start later and finish earlier than everyone else for feb then its normal times for them.
On the 1st of feb DD has a best start test though, and that will be interesting.
We're starting at 9:30 on the 4th but all other mornings after that will be 9 through until 3:30 and we have wednesdays off until labour day also. The beginners will also play at different times to the rest of the school until it is felt that they are comfortable enough to mingle in.
DD has her 20min best start interview on Thurs 31st (they're doing them all over the 2 days, Wed & Thurs) and then they all start on Monday 4th. I'm not sure if they're staggering the start times or if they all just arrive for 9.00am. They staggered it for DS class, so they arrived in groups of 5 or 6 every 1/2 hr or so.
The other years all go back on Wed 30th tho. So DS will be back and settled by the time DD starts kindy properly.
Yeah, our school is doing the same thing - older kids will go back on the 30th and DS2 will have his best start on the 31st and then start school on the 1st. Works out well because we have to take DS1 to his school on the 30th too, so we can get the girls on the bus and then take him to his school. I was really worried that both DS's would have to start school on the same day.
DD starts on the 30th (staggered start, yet to find out the time). Then 2 days at home with a Best Start assessment at some stage, then back properly on the 4th. Seems silly to me to start, then be home again, before going back the next week. Trillian, your school sounds much better.
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