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.
DS starts Prep this year! We've bought his bag, and one pair of shorts (that are a bit small, but fit ok). I didn't think about it, but I left getting his school uniform until the day before school starts! DH is coming to his first day of school, and I'm going to need him coz I'll be a mess (like Kindy breakup!).
Apparently, our school books will be delivered to our door! I'm still waiting though!
DD1 goes back on 4 February but I'm not actually sure when DD2 goes back - the school is fantastic for teaching but the admin leaves a lot to be desired and I got the letter with details for year 1, not pre-primary!!
What is everyone doing about shoes? Kindy and pre-primary they wear black sneakers, so I just got some velcro ones but DD1 needs proper black leather shoes this year. They're supposed to be lace up, but there's a fair bit of leniency given for the littlies and they're allowed to have buckles, but DD1 is determined to have laces. Can anyone's 5 year old do them up by themselves??
We've gone with buckles. She'll wear sneakers on sports day. DD hasn't learnt to tie laces yet, but DS was able to at the start of school (tho not really tight enough). He insisted on laces, and he managed I think (with double bows & knots etc). But he's opted for velcro since then LOL. Altho actually he just got lace ups again for this year. See how we go this time LOL.
If you sit them down to learn it, they can get it fairly quickly. It's the motivation to practice it that I found hard. There are books with shoes/laces on them that might help them practice.
On our info night tho, they encouraged velcro for the kindys cos the teachers get sick of tying laces LOL.
My DS can't do laces so we're going with Velcro. Our school info said they needed closed in shoes so not sure if that's sneakers or some other type. They've left it pretty open!
I don't think DD can do laces - we've haven't had the need yet. My niece also starts school this year and her (private) school insists on laces. Apparently she got it pretty much straight away (she will be 5 in March).
Good to know most kids struggle still at this age - hopefully I'll be able to use that sort of argument with Miss I to get some buckles on her feet.
I bought her one of those laces books and she's been "practising" for a week now but she's such an independent little miss that she thinks if you show her once then that's enough. I guess sometime very soon she will accept that she needs a little more help. We still have four full weeks before school starts so lots of practise time
DD1 wanted to learn to tie her own laces a while back, I had a go at teaching her but she wasnt ready to pick it up. So we got her a pair of buckle shoes. But I suppose I shall go back to teaching her, cause her joggers will have laces to be done up lol
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