I've just finished filling out Yasin's enrollment forms to start kindy next year.
I can't believe that my baby is starting school next year.
He'll be 'going to' the Sydney Distance Education Primary School for the first six months while we are in France and the the local public school when we come back to Australia (or NZ if we decide to go there).
Who else has a littlie (or two) starting school next year?
What are you doing to help them prepare?
DS1 starts prep next year. We are still choosing a school. We've narrowed it down to two, but one might be out because unless we aren't in the catchment area and there are a few ahead of us on the waiting list. DS1 has been to both schools already and knows what it's all about (in fact he wants to start in term 4 instead of doing another term at kindy first LOL!).
How does it work in Sydney Brontide - is kindy instead of prep? DS1 is at kindy this year but we don't count that as school. It's not at the same location.
MR, kindy is the same as prep but in NSW it's compulsary. When I was looking at QLD schools (in case we move there next year) I got the impression that prep is recommended but not compulsorary. Is that correct?
We don't have much choice about schools - there's only one distance education school in Sydney. Since we'll be in the public system I figure we may as well stick with it when we get back so that he has more continuity with the sylabus and teaching. Also the local public school is in walking distance and the private school is a drive away and I prefer the idea of walking to school.
If it doesn't work out we can always pull him out and go private.
Kindy is the NSW prep.
Some tips to prepare your child for school (from a kindy teacher!)
Teach them to recognise their name when it is written on clothes etc.
Try and get them to learn to tie their shoe laces!! You wouldn't believe how many kids at school even in yrs 1 & 2 that can't.
Let them practice being more independent eg packing their bag for preschool, unpacking it when they get home, remembering simple messages etc.
The academic stuff we can teach at school so don't stress about that, its the little things that make the difference like being able to put on their own jumper or being able to get their lunch out of their bag etc.
mrsmac, I'm a really lazy Mum. I always buy velcro shoes so that my boys don't have to fiddle with laces. I guess I should teach them to tie them soon
I've just started making Yasin find his shelf at cc (it has a tag with his name) but I'll start making him unpack his bag too
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