The time is coming...

**black_rose** · August 14th, 2012, 03:55 PM

My poor baby girl

after trying on the uniform she freaked out about school and regressed with tting, she had 5 accidents at kinder. She finally told me she is scared of school, she has been at her kinder/daycare for 4 years and hates changes to her routine. We are talking to her about how fun school is and have shown her photos of the school and will get her to talk her cousins who go to school.

**Olive** · August 14th, 2012, 07:36 PM

Oh no BR

poor chook

can you are her to the school during school hours to try and reduce her anxiety?
There are lots of preps next year.....116 enrolled so far

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

**sangie** · August 14th, 2012, 07:41 PM

Oh no BR, I hope talking to her cousins helps.
Yikes Olive 116 preps!!! I hope that doesn't mean bigger class sizes. Where are they going to put them all do u think?

**Olive** · August 14th, 2012, 08:04 PM

I think it will mean 6 prep classes, they have spare classrooms!!

**sangie** · August 14th, 2012, 08:09 PM

Ah ok, I didn't know they had spare rooms. I bet that is way more than they were expecting. At the info night they were predicting 4 prep classes.

**~~Snoogans~~** · August 25th, 2012, 06:53 AM

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** · August 14th, 2012, 08:56 PM

Wow that's a lot of preppies! Olive that is a great idea, will give the school a call and see if we can go and have a look.

**Beach Mama** · August 14th, 2012, 09:09 PM

Our country town school where DD is going has 4 prep classes! More than the burbs school I teach at now!

Have I mentioned I'm frustrated!?!? Leaving now and telling myself it will only take a few days to sort uniforms etc one we know where we are going to live

**sangie** · August 14th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Yeah my first thought was that they must be doing something right! I wonder if other schools close by will have lower than normal prep intake? Crossing my fingers that they won't increase class sizes too much.

Arte that sound like enough uniform wise. You could always get more later if you feel you need it?

Tan hugs darl, hope it all falls into place ASAP.

**Ginger** · August 15th, 2012, 08:38 AM

geez i better shut my mouth! been telling so many people to go there that i've added 2 extra classes! LOL

**sangie** · August 15th, 2012, 01:20 PM

LOL Ginger yes shut your mouth please

Or maybe start telling people what a bad school it is and maybe a few dozen or so will drop out!

**black_rose** · August 15th, 2012, 07:34 PM

Found out today there are at least 5 from dd's kinder coming to the school. I have had only one person say negative things about the school and I didn't go into it with her as its only a casual acquaintance and it's her brother's ds who is going somewhere else instead.

**sangie** · August 17th, 2012, 11:36 AM

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.

**black_rose** · August 25th, 2012, 07:06 AM

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** · August 25th, 2012, 08:12 AM

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** · August 30th, 2012, 10:10 AM

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!