Starting Primary School 2013 Chat

[black_rose]

Andi we are having similar issues with parking, if I have dd2 and ds it can take 10 minutes to get to the school by the time we park and walk. Then I have them scream when we have to leave as they love playing there. We have to be there 30 minutes beforehand to be close which isn't very practical.

Hope your ds settles in soon, surprisingly dd1 is thriving and wants to go she was really anxious before school started. We do have Wednesdays off for first term though.

[Khaleesi]

We get there around 30mins earlier otherwise i got no chance at close parking.
Looking forward to the day where i can drive through the drop off line.

Trying to leave the school is nightmare. It took me 20 mins to get home yesterday & it's only a 2-3min drive.

[Cally]

It is faster for us to walk than drive so we're sticking with that.

DD is still really enjoying herself. My mum is down this week and asked yesterday if they needed any help in the classroom - she ended up spending 3/4 of the day there! She is a retired PS teacher so probably would have been really helpful. Found out from her that there is a teachers aide for all of first term between the 2 kindy classes, that DD seems to shadow the teacher and that we are a great bunch of parents because we can follow instructions and send in fruit for fruit time (apparently a big issue last year).

Starting after school care next week.

[~Trish~]

All is going well so far. Last week after having the Wednesday off he did say "I don't want to go to school" when he realised that he misses out on fun stuff with Mum! I promised him a treat from the Milk Bar straight after school for that day and he perked up immediately and had a great day lol! He had his assessment session this morning and his teacher said he is going well. He did get in trouble yesterday with two other boys for screaming and making loud noises in the toilets . She said ALL boys have to do that at some stage, she doesn't know why hahaha! Apart from that, he's been great.

We walk to school rather than drive. Parking is a pain in the backside and it's just as quick to walk anyway! It's only 550m from our house so it's good exercise for us all .

[diannescruffy]

DD is absolutely loving school, tomorrow the preps will be ruling the school, all the teachers are on strike apart from the prep teacher.

Regards,
Dianne

[sangie]

DD is loving it too. I thought she was going to be tired but she's not anymore tired than usual. She talks non-stop after school, I get an in depth description of her day (down to her toileting and when and what she did lol!).
She had her literacy test this morning and did really well and she's unhappy that she has to stay home tomorrow because the teachers are on strike. I'm happy not to have to rush around in the morning!

Parking is a pain in the butt at our school too. Due to DS's kinder schedule, I can't get there early enough on a couple of days to get a park anywhere near the school. Not so bad now but I'm dreading it in winter when it will be cold/raining and I'll have to walk a bazillion miles lol.

[MrsFabuloso]

My DD is loving school too, though it's all caught up with her today (her 3rd day). She is whining and grumping and being so rude and whingy! I have given them all a snack and then she can have a nice cool bath by herself to regroup a little bit. I am trying to be patient, but she's pushing my buttons!
We don't have an issue with drop off or pick ups, we live about 5 mins walk from the school so we just walk down there and all is well.

[Mum2SweetCs]

Good news

Dd found a friend and has not cried at school since friday. Mum is very relieved although she doesnt love school yet but likes school *baby steps*

Parking is a pain too and the traffic jam everywhere arrghhhhh.

I get there an hr early and wait in the car lol. The waiting time has started to decrease though and today managed to only have to wait 40 mins.

[Cassius2]

Our DD1 started prep this year too

So far she appears to be really loving it...not so sure about the learning aspect but DEFINITELY the socialising part

Her levels of tiredness however are astronomical. i am actually thankful for the day off tomorrow as that gives us a long weekend (our preps have fridays off) and i think DD needs it.

[No.5]

DS is loving school. Wish he was more tired but he's just as energetic as ever. I take him to the park next to the school sometimes but not even that helps Wish I had his energy..

His teacher said he's very distracted in class. He does the activity for a few minutes then wanders off to something else. I asked him about it and he says that they take too long..

[RhiChiChi]

DD is enjoying school and has made a friend.
Same here with the school traffic and parking. We arent within walking distance so we leave about 30 mins prior to first bell. That way I can get a park and get DD 2 out and settle in DD 1. Pickups are worst. The queue to get out of the carpark is a nightmare!

M2SCs - so glad to hear your DD is doing better!

[M D]

Thankfully we live a 7 minute walk from school so as long as it isn't raining we are walking, but it has rained all this week which has mentfigting for parking.

Howi s everyone going with snacks and lunches? It is driving me batty already. I do all package free (not that we have to but I find it only leaves me healthier options if I do). I'm just running pt of ideas, I thinki really need to do some cooking/baking to freeze. Does anyone have any ideas and knowledge of how much fat, carbs, protein kids should have each day?

[black_rose]

Kts there is a lunchbox thread on here I have found some awesome ideas on there. We have to be rubbish free so it has made me think about what kind of foods we use but dd is loving choosing things the strangest is a butter sandwich! We are supposed to pack 6 things which can be challenging.

[sangie]

LOL B-R I didn't know we were supposed to pack 6 things!

Kts the lunchbox thread has some awesome recipes. I also find the taste website really good for healthy recipes.

[MrsFabuloso]

I just wish we could give them nuts! My DD loves nuts and nut butters, I would so much rather give her crackers/rice thins with peanut/almond butter than vegemite. But she has a kid with severe allergies and anaphylaxis in her class. They even have to sanitise their hands and wipe faces before they go into the room.

kts64s, remember that kids are often happy with the same thing more than once, giving them the same or very similar things every day isn't a bad thing!

[~Trish~]

DS is loving school. Wish he was more tired but he's just as energetic as ever. I take him to the park next to the school sometimes but not even that helps Wish I had his energy..

His teacher said he's very distracted in class. He does the activity for a few minutes then wanders off to something else. I asked him about it and he says that they take too long..

I had to giggle at your post, you described my DS1 when he started school! I was expecting to bring home a tired boy, but he came home each day and rode his bike, jumped on the trampoline, climbed trees etc. like nothing had even happened lol! He also moved on from activity to activity in class very quickly. They sound very similar

DS2 is behaving the way I thought DS1 should have lol! He gets tired and needs his Wednesday off to regroup. DS1 could have gone to school 5 days a week and not batted an eye .

[No.5]

I had to giggle at your post, you described my DS1 when he started school! I was expecting to bring home a tired boy, but he came home each day and rode his bike, jumped on the trampoline, climbed trees etc. like nothing had even happened lol! He also moved on from activity to activity in class very quickly. They sound very similar

DS2 is behaving the way I thought DS1 should have lol! He gets tired and needs his Wednesday off to regroup. DS1 could have gone to school 5 days a week and not batted an eye .

Is your DS1 any better now?

[~Trish~]

He's been diagnosed with ADHD and sensory issues, but he's a great kid . Really easy going and well behaved at home. We have removed nasty additives and gluten from his diet and it makes a huge difference. He is much calmer without them. Please don't stress, just because your DS sounds like mine did at the same age, it doesn't mean he has ADHD! He sounds like a normal boy with lots of energy