General Chat Thread for all of you who have little darlings starting Primary School in 2013!
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General Chat Thread for all of you who have little darlings starting Primary School in 2013!
My last baby is starting next year and I'm not ready lol.
Regards,
Dianne
My 1st born is start next year, so happy/excited but sad at the same time.
We have her last day at kinder break up party tomorrow, i feel so sad about it.
None of her friends are going to the same school & i know she will make new friends but it's just one more thing that i worry about.
My little man. 1st born is off to school aswell next year I'm nervous for him as he has asperges and we also just moved inter state so will not have any familiar faces from pre school. Can not believe he's off to school.
My eldest little man is also starting next year, I can't believe how quickly the last 5 years have gone! I cried at his kindy graduation, lol, it seems like yesterday I dropped him off for the first time.
He's very excited, and whilst I'm a little sad, I'm also really excited for him!
My 2nd starts Kindergarten in NSW 2013. We are very excited about it. dD almost started this year but we held her back and now she is so ready. My eldest starts year 7 also so lots of changes.
my little babies are starting school in 2013. They look so cute in their uniforms (they wore them for orientation) and are so excited about starting. People keep commenting on how much free time I will have once they start though, and not even just from SAHM's, teachers at the school say the same thing which is weird because most people know they have been in daycare for 2 years whilst I've been at uni. Does anyone else with kids moving from daycare to school get the same comments and find it a bit strange?
ds1 starts prep next year. i am excited and can see that he is ready and needs more stimulation than he is getting at home with me/at kinder.
i also feel sad though that he has grown up so quick. where has the time gone?
he is going to a different school than all his kinder friends, although he met a couple of lovely kids at orientation and we have had some play dates that have gone really well. fingers crossed it's a smooth transition.
My last baby is starting prep. She is so ready but I am not.
Yep! My 2nd is off to school next year. Sooooo ready. Think we might have a few settling in issues initially.. she puts on her stubborn 'i'm not moving, talking or co-operating' mood a lot when she's a bit nervous. But I'm sure the teachers will snap her out of it :) She'll have her big brother there though, so hopefully it's not a long settling period. Learning-wise though, she is very very ready.
My Ds2 starts kindergarten in 2013. He has his pre school graduation tomorrow and I am predicting loads of tears from me & DH!
DS is really looking forward to starting big school and loved his orientation days. I'm worried how he is going to go in regards to attending 5 days a week rather than just the 2 days he has been used to with pre school.
Mine is starting in WA too! I'm so excited.
He's been at school here in the UK from September, so I feel like he's already done the first day thing, started learning, made friends and all that, but I'm just so happy that our move home came when it did and that he can start again in an Australian school in Feb with all the other kids.
I guess I'm a little worried about him having to start again, but I know how well he handled it in sept and he can do it again
We are in the same situation. I know my DD will be fine. I don't make a big deal about her not knowing anyone, it is what it is and she'll make friends like she did at kinder and creche. Her last day of kinder is on Wednesday.:
My DS starts next year. I'm excited about school starting :) He has been doing pre-prep one day a week there this year so he knows the school and the other kids that will be in his class which definitely helps!
Got his book list. $102 later... Plus I need to get him more uniforms and his library bag; book bag.. The list goes on. All for prep!
DD starts next year too. Preschool concert tomorrow night, last day of day care on Thursday - her carers are quite sad about it, she's been going full time during term time since she was 13 months old and one of them had a little tear about it the other day.
She's super excited about going though, had a ball at her Orientation days and really bonded with her buddy.
SO excited about DD starting next year! We have sold our house and are moving to seachange town in about a month so lots happening but she has her uniform and looks SO cute in it and so grown up - I feel a bit sad but really excited about it because she is so ready, being a May baby has been good! Looking forward to just hanging out and chilling over the holidays with her before she starts!
I have very mixed feelings about it. I've been reflecting a lot lately. I'm sad that I haven't spent as much time as I 'should' playing with her instead of fretting about housework BUT compared to my second DD, she was a very demanding child. But I'm glad I spent so much time with her and we did heaps of stuff together like playgrounds, story time, kindergym etc..
Lately, I've been so proud that the things I've been trying to teach/role model to her about the importance of helping other people, not getting upset about silly stuff all seems to have been gelling in her little head.
She's super excited about the whole thing, knows 13 out of the 48 kids starting in prep and will be absolutely fine.
I'm another whose eldest DS is starting Prep next year.
We've got him kitted out already, and the school organises his books (including covering them) ... so we're actually all set for him to start.
He's an adaptable little fella, so I know he'll be fine ... I "think" I'm fine, but I'm sure I'll be more anxious/nervous about his first day than he will be ;)
my DD2 is of to school next year, she is so ready and so am I, might feel a bit different when DS starts in a few years time.
My eldest is starting Year 1 next year, and my second will be in pre primary. They've both been at school this year - preprimary 5 days per week for DD1 and kindy 3 days for DD2 - and they are continuing at the same school but it still feels like a huge step. DD1 is so excited to be wearing a "real uniform" (ie a dress, not sports clothes that the preprimaries wear) and they are both so excited. I think I would have been a bit more sad about it had DD3 not come along, so I know I've still got one of my babies at home with me ;-)
As for the having so much more time when they go to school, after two years I still don't understand this comment. I feel like I have less time. I find school drop offs and pick ups far more disruptive to my day than just simply having the kids home all day
I'm with you luluHB - I'm commuting ds to his school 10km a day (as the school is in the suburb where we will rebuild our house and has tenants in till June) - its going to be so time consuming.... But worth it :)
Wow that's awesome!!!! Moving away from here means Iz doesn't know anyone at her new school but she made 2 new little friends at transition! Hoping she fits in quickly considering its a small town and everyone knows everyone!:
I am hoping the school drop offs & pick ups are easier than this year with DD kinder and creche drop offs & pick ups. I am not looking forward to the peak hour commute but I figure I will have some more time b/c they are at school longer than they are for kinder - I dunno I guess I'll see.
I purchased most of DD school uniform last week, bar the hat (had to order that). School books are available for pick up in the last week of January.
Had our final day at Kinder, was bitter sweet.
DD1 & her bestie almost had me in tears, they were both asking us if they could change schools so they could be together.
Then there was tears & hugging and when can we see each other again & then more hugging.
So we promised them they could up during the holidays & have play dates & maybe go to the movies.
Otherwise it was a great day, so much food & lots of photos & presents!
We have everything for DD1 but a school jacket/jumper, also have some extra clothes on lay by. We don't get a book list it's included in her fees so that's good but we will get her some things for home.
I'm sure she'll be fine Tan - if anything she'll get more attention because she's new!
Oh Cheshire that's so sad!! My DD2 was in a really tight knit group of 4 in kindy and while all the kids are continuing at the same school, three of the kids are together in one class and the other one has been put into a different class. They will all still be able to play together at recess and lunch, but her mum is too scared to tell her that her little friends won't be with her in class next year. Seems very harsh but I'm sure the teachers had good reasons for it.
My gorgeous girl goes to school next year. She is so excited and more than ready. I am excited for her! I don't think I will have any tears or sadness. I remember starting school and thinking it was the best thing ever! I think she will be the same too. She loved her smooth start days (the days they have at school to get used to it, meet teachers, see the classrooms etc...) We live in a small town and she has gone to pre school this year with most of the kids she will start school with. And she loves the teachers who will be teaching kindy next year too!
Tan she will probably be the centre of attention!
My little girl is off to prep next year. It's her last day of kindy tomorrow, wonder if I can hold back the tears!
I am so happy for her though, she is so ready for school and she loved her school transition days. Fingers crossed she settles in well and makes lots of lovely friends. I'm a little sad for her that her best friend is going to a different school, so far she has taken it all in her stride but that could change once reality sets in and her little bestie isn't there at the first day of school.
Dd1 is off to school next year we have had a bumpy road as we discovered she was scared about it as she has been at the same cc/kinder since she was one. With the help of some lovely bb girls including sangie she met some of the girls she is going to school with and is excited about going now. Her bestie is staying at kinder she is sad about that but she will she her besties sister every day so that will help.
We have all the uniform and books now just have shoe shopping to go in January. I am excited for her but sad to see her growing up I still remember my teenie tiny prem!
My baby will be leaving me next year :( As much as I am looking forward to this new stage in our lives (with our Biggest boy off to boarding school for year 7 next year too) it is still such a bittersweet moment. he is totally ready to be at school and talks about it all the time. I've gotten most of his uniform already so he could wear it during his orientation program, but will need to get the last bits and pieces in January. This will also mean that I have no more babies at home with me :( I've had kids at home for the past 12 years and it's going to be so different. DS2 goes to preschool two days a week, and one of those I'm at home all day because he travels on the bus and even though I love being alone, its a novelty to me and I think that will wear off soon enough.
Oh Trill that would be hard! I have three years until I am all alone although I will have few hours this year which will be nice.
We have got sneakers for dd just have to work out if her black shoes are suitable as they have little black flowers.
Black rose, I think they should be fine. Most of the time anything goes in terms of shoes so long as they have a closed in toe. I'm not game to get shoes just yet. Will probably wait till the last week before school goes back. DS2 will only wear boots anyway so that's easy. Just have to convince him to get a black pair LOL. I ordered him the cutest lunch box today from limetreekids. I don't have much longer before he is too grown up to have a lunchbox like the one I picked :lol:
will get DD2's shoes in Forbes next week, love the shoe shop there always have shoes to fit my little foot and the girls. Still to get the lunch box, I have no doubt she will ask for purple.
Got DD shoes at DFO on Friday, still need to get runners but will do that later this month. Will look at limetreekids for a lunchbox - thanks for sharing Trillian.
I have a newborn so am not home alone for another 5 years!
We got shoes last week. Now just need to name the hat and jumper and we are ready to roll!
I got some bike shorts for DD today at Kmart - they are a size 7 :o and are a bit tight, and some skorts that were size 6 and HUGE on her- thinking I will need to take her with me to do that stuff. She's able to wear runners and the ones she has still fit so that is easy - just need to get a hat, dress, labels and lunch box stuff now! So excited for her - oh and we need to pack our house and move to Seachange town in the next 2 weeks as well, should be right mate :rofl:
We have a school dress and a few pairs of skorts for DD. I have to get the rest of her uniform online, since we live remotely and have no stores which supply any of it. I am worried about getting shoes online, but hey, what can I do?! We have a bag, lunch box and drink bottle too. She is so excited and keeps on talking about when she goes to school, and how things will be. She is just too cute!
Tan the slazenger skorts are the best ones! I got a new one for DD from target.
Cool will have a look tomorrow hun, target have 30% school stuff, yay!
So DD1 is off to school this year. Very mixed emotions, Im so excited for her, but so worried for her at the same time.
So today we got her raincoat, her tights and her shoes. We have her uniform too, bag and hat.
I just wanted to ask, DD is going to a public school. Is it the norm now that the uniform has to be bought from the school, with the school logo on it? Everything, the uniform (white shirt, blue shirt, pants, hat, bag) all have the school logo and such on them. Even the socks come from the uniform shop, which is at the school, no other places where you can buy them. Is this normal? I want to buy dd some shirts and skorts and such from target but they dont have the school details on them and am worried that they wont be allowed to be worn.
I think it's pretty normal these days, but I know most schools won't mind if they don't always have the emblem on their shirts. So long as you have at least one with the emblem to wear for school pics/excursions/special event days at school then you will be fine.