My 5 year old is in her 4th term of kindy and loves it. However, I'm moving towns due to expensive living and personal reasons. Ideally I would like to stick this town out until she finishes kindy but I don't know if i can.
She is a fairly shy child who is not very social until she comes out of her shell. She has only recently learnt to write her name etc.
My question is, do you think that moving her and changing Kindys will affect her poorly? I don't want to have troubles adjusting and to go backwards in what she has learnt so far. The new town has our family in it so she will go ok with the move I believe. It's just the kindy aspect that concerns me
From what I've seen in my DDs' kindy and pp classes (ages 4-6 over here) a big fuss is made of any new classmate and they seem to settle in very well. I think I would be inclined to move now, and then that way your little girl might make the start of friendships that you can help strengthen over the summer holidays with playdays.
What school will your DD be going to next year and does the kinder you are planning on switching her to have a program for introducing them to the school? If it does, then I would be inclined to move the new kinder. It will also give her a chance to make some friends that will go with her to primary school.
Her school doesn't have a 'feeder' program as such but I was told the name of a few Kindys that have kids moving onto prep next year. It looks like we will be staying here for a bit longer to work some stuff out so will try to hang out the 8 weeks left of kindy. Her cousin will be attending the same school so she'll have at least one other kid that she will gravitate towards. Hopefully with the more structured environment of prep she'll overcome her shyness quicker
DS1 changed schools at the start of Term 4 in Kindergarten. He was also a quiet achiever but ended up fitting in very well. I was more worried/concerned over the move than he was.
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Changing Kindys in term 4?
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