The time is coming...

[sangie]

That's great BR, hopefully having some familiar faces from kinder will be good for you DD. How is she feeling about school now?

DD's friend from dance class is coming to the same school too, DD is so excited. Her mum is a bit concerned about high enrolments for next year so she rang the school last week and they told her that there are 106 preps and there will be 5 classes of 21 or 22 kids. She said she heard of a few dropouts due to large numbers and that they are going to the other smaller school up the road as they have capped enrolments due to their smaller size.

[~~Snoogans~~]

Hi Ladies!

I have only just had a chance to sit down and read this thread!

We have just moved house so it has been busy busy!

B_R hope your daughter is feeling better about school xx

Sangie, is E's lil friend the gorgeous tall blonde lil girl??

Tanstar - Any news yet?

Ginger - please about the school :P It Seems to be a popular lil place doesn't it!

The other thing I was going to tell you is that lunch at CHPS is late...1.30, recess is 11.30

Ohhhh I pity the teachers! Miss H has a tendency to *watch the clock* for lunchtime! As soon as it goes 12 all I hear is *Mum, it's lunch time! The clock says 12....MUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM*

Hope you wonderful ladies are doing well! xx

[black_rose]

We have lunch at 11.30! Dh and I were talking and figure dd will just eat her lunch at recess and have afternoon tea at lunch she bugs me to eat from 11 o'clock.

[Olive]

DD was the same lunch here was 11.30 (still is) but they do adjust! They often eat brain food in the morning from lunch box (fruit) I just make sure she has cereal and toast and a filling but easy to eat play lunch (from my understanding from DD they have a small amount of time to eat inside before going out to play ) lunch time they get 10 mins, though preps get 20 mins before going out.

[sangie]

We have lunch at 12 so I imagine DD will be so hungry by 1.30pm! Good idea to have a filling brekky and play lunch Olive, I might aim for that too.

Nikky - yes the tall blonde girl! Wow she is tall for a 5 year old isn't she? She's almost taller than me I reckon lol Where did you move to? Are you closer to school?
B_R - hope your DD is feeling better about starting school
Tan - still have fingers/toes crossed for you hun!

[~~Snoogans~~]

Yeah, we moved into Croydon Hills

Wanted to be closer to school So now we are only 5 mins drive away! yay yay yay

Hope everyone is going well!

[sangie]

That's great Nikky! Lucky you!

DD woke up with a fever this morning, going to be a long day me thinks

[black_rose]

Yay Nikky! We are 5 minutes too but too far to walk with the hills. Dd was scared again today so will have to get a tour organised.

[~~Snoogans~~]

Ohh the HILLS! there sure are a lot around this area!

Once the rain stops for longer than 5 minutes, we will hopefully get out and explore the area some more!

Nawwww your poor daughter hopefully the tour will help...xx

[Ginger]

right near my dad Nikky! lovely area

[~~Snoogans~~]

Yes it is a gorgeous area Ginger!

So close to the school and Eastlands!

[black_rose]

Love being close to Eastland did our fathers day shopping there this week.

[Beach Mama]

I went to Luther - hills girl all the way, although we lived in Croydon not CH!!

Still nothing here - can't wait to get Izzy's uniform, hair ties, books, bag etc.... SO excited! Will be done on the 27th January at this rate Arghhh can only laugh or else I might just cry!

[black_rose]

Argghhh we have just realised we are going to Fiji in Nov and will be missing the first two orientation sessions not telling dd as it will upset her hoping she can still settle in ok and that they can work out what class she will suit.

[sangie]

YAY for Fiji, how exciting for you all! I'm green with envy lol!
Bummer on missing the first two transition sessions but there are five all up so it should be fine if you can make those I would think?

Just realised its a little over a month until the first orientation session, wow that's gone quick

[Ginger]

i know i'm not officially part of this CH thread, but can i join in too?
we have just enrolled ds1 at billanook college - feeling v anxious and nervous about it all.

[sangie]

Of course Ginger, we are all in the same boat with a little one starting school regardless of which school!! The more the merrier

YAY for enrolling at Billanook, I've heard it's a great school. Are they the school that does prep/g1/g2 all together?
I'm also a little nervous and anxious for my DD but I really don't want her to pick on my feelings. She is super excited so hopefully it stays that way. She asked me this morning if we could go out today and buy school shoes lol!

[black_rose]

Hi Ginger I have heard good things about billanook too.

Sangie I keep pointing out how excited I am about Dd going to school and I have been encouraging her to play with two of the kinder girls who are going there too. I will talk to the school on Monday, hopefully she will go into a class with kids she knows.

I am trying to hold off on shoes until a bit later, does anyone know what's 'in' these days t bars or lace ups?