Put my mind at rest.....

pavlovs_dog

how does he seem compared to the other kids in his class at cylch? Have his teachers there expressed any concerns?

Not long after my nephew started nursery the staff expressed concern that he seemed to be withdrawing into himself. Whilst he can still be painfully shy around strangers, there's no stopping him from talking now. We get a constant chorus of 'why' and 'what's that?' whenever he's around :rotfl: I've also noticed his development seems to almost plateau and then the next thing you know you know he can do all these clever things that he couldn't do just the other day

if you're really worried Jane speak to your HV. personally i think you're worrying yourself because you're comparing him to his big sis. My mum did the same with me and my younger bro so i'm guessing it's pretty common (and we both turned out about as normal as can be expected )

Janepig

kr15snw wrote: »

Its definately a different system to down here! My neice is 4 in November and wont be starting school AT ALL until september 2010 when she is 4 (nearly 5). They also have 1 intake.

So will he do reception for 1 year and then into year 1? Just seems weird that its a year earlier than us.

He goes into nursery for a year (full time), then reception for a year, then year 1, etc... As I say, it's certainly not common practice in this area, there are some other schools that do it, but there are some other schools that don't have a nursery class at all and only have a reception intake. I know the local catholic primary school has the same intake ages and policy as DD's school.

PD, no-one has raised any concerns with me about him - it does just seem to stem from me looking at photos on the weekend of DD at his age, and younger, and a photo of her next to this face she'd drawn on her aquadraw, and there's no way he could do that!!! So I started to worry. He is still a bit smaller and baby-ish looking than alot of his friends - I don't know if you've seen some pics on my Facebook page of a party he went to after Christmas, but the boy whose party it was is a couple of days younger than him and is HUGE compared to him. I don't know whether it's still a bit of fall-out from him being born early, although me and DH aren't exactly tall. Hopefully he'll catch up at some point!

Jxx

vickyjayne

my dd is 3 in april and is starting school 14 days after her birthday, im am so nervous by thinking that she is too little, i know how you feel

Dormouse

I wouldn't worry about it, OP. It sounds like it's partly the boy/girl thing (have you read Raising Boys? I found it very helpful), as well as just the individual differences.

Also I think your DD must've been a genius as there's no way my DS1 drew proper people before 3! But then again, there's the boy/girl thing again!

Janepig

Dormouse wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it, OP. It sounds like it's partly the boy/girl thing (have you read Raising Boys? I found it very helpful), as well as just the individual differences.

Also I think your DD must've been a genius as there's no way my DS1 drew proper people before 3! But then again, there's the boy/girl thing again!

That's one word I wouldn't use to describe my DD :rolleyes::D. Although she really loves drawing and colouring and she brings scraps of paper with drawings on home from school nearly every day so that may account for her early face drawing ability - she embarassed me in the playground when I picked her up from school the other day because as soon as we started walking away from school she had her skirt up and her hand down her tights, digging away, only to produce several scrunched up scraps of paper with drawings on from the depths therein :rolleyes::D!!!! I don't think DS will ever sit still long enough to learn to draw!

Jxx

Red_Panda_2

My little boy was 3 in October, he sounds exactly the same as yours. Wont sit still long enough to concentrate on anything. The only writing he can do is H for Hayden!
Faces are just recognisable and when he speaks I have to translate most of it to other people!

I would not worry on his development, my 9 year old ds was pretty much the same.

I did think 3 is a bit young to start school, but as you said nursery for a year before reception that sounds fine. They are used to children of that age and the learning is mixed in with lots and lots of play. By the time reception comes I bet he will be the same as all the other little ones.

newlysingle_2

That sounds like my DS, when he was 2.5 I phoned the heath visitor as I was worried about his speech, she asked if I had any problems with his hearing- which I didn't. She trfd him to the hospital for a hearing test and to a speech therapist. At his hospital appointment we found out he had glue ear, this was why his speech was so bad. He has had his hearing monitored and luckly before christmas they started draining themselves. He still has speech therapy, he is in reception- all of his friends can understand him. His teacher was made fully aware when before he started school, one of my proudest moments was in October when he said saw instead of daw. His teacher has also said he tries the hardest in class and is not behind the other children. I would have a word with your health visitor even if it is just to ease your own mind. And as I said my DS friends have understood him from nursery so he should be fine.

pandas66

Janepig wrote: »

He goes into nursery for a year (full time)I'm happy to read its nursery for a year, then reception for a year, then year 1, etc... As I say, it's certainly not common practice in this area, there are some other schools that do it, but there are some other schools that don't have a nursery class at all and only have a reception intake. I know the local catholic primary school has the same intake ages and policy as DD's school.

PD, no-one has raised any concerns with me about him - it does just seem to stem from me looking at photos on the weekend of DD at his age, and younger, and a photo of her next to this face she'd drawn on her aquadraw, and there's no way he could do that!!! So I started to worry. He is still a bit smaller and baby-ish looking than alot of his friends - I don't know if you've seen some pics on my Facebook page of a party he went to after Christmas, but the boy whose party it was is a couple of days younger than him and is HUGE compared to him. I don't know whether it's still a bit of fall-out from him being born early, although me and DH aren't exactly tall. Hopefully he'll catch up at some point!

Jxx

Both of mine went to nursery..........more like a playgroup for a year before Reception and really enjoyed it
When I read off to school at 3 and a half I did feel sorry for the chap but nursery is much 'easier' than school, and then into reception. I should think he will love it.

Janepig

pandas66 wrote: »

Both of mine went to nursery..........more like a playgroup for a year before Reception and really enjoyed it
When I read off to school at 3 and a half I did feel sorry for the chap but nursery is much 'easier' than school, and then into reception. I should think he will love it.

The school nursery is like a zoo so he should feel at home! The purpose is just to get them used to the school setting, and it usually takes until Christmas to "tame" the boys!! They've got their own yard so they don't have to mix with the older kids and they've got bikes and slides and stuff out there. Reception isn't much different and they use the nursery yard for two playtimes. It's year 1 when they start to have to knuckle down a bit!!

I refer to it as "starting school" because he'll be there from nursery right through to year 6, so it's all in one school.

Jxx

Girlzmum

My dd turned 3 last week and had her nursery open day 2 days before her birthday - she refused to talk to any of the teachers or other children! I look at her and worry she isn't ready for it but I remember worrying about her older sister in exactly the same way but she settled in without any bother at all. Mind you, I'm sure on the first day it'll be me in tears and not her!