Daughter started school this morning.

too_much_debt

I'm sure your daughter will be fine, my middle daughter cried every day throughout Reception, Year 1 and the first part of Year 2, she is very sensitive and would always say she didn't want to leave me.

My youngest daughter starts in Reception on 19th, they are staggered in a few children every day, she will stay until 12 the first two days, until 1pm (will have packed lunch there) the week after and from 1st October she will go all day. My youngest is the toughest of my three daughters and I know she will love it, she won't want to come home early the first week and a half.

I have to take her on Monday for an hour so she can play there while I talk to her teacher (she has the same teacher my middle daughter had). I know she will cry when the hour is up and we have to come home.

It is draining having a child that cries and clings to you every day, and it breaks your heart to have to leave them like that but after a few minutes my middle daughter would be OK it was just the initial seeing me leaving that upset her.

pollyanna24

My big sproglette starts nursery tomorrow. They are doing it gradually, so only 5 starting tomorrow.

I have tried to get her prepared for it and her dad (who I'm not with anymore) and my mum are coming, but I'm dreading the initial leaving her there bit!

marisco_2

Awwww bless her. Your post took me back to when I worked in reception classes as a teaching assistant. I think walking into the noise and liveliness of the classroom can give even the hardiest kids a little wobble. I bet she was fine in no time, making new friends and has been enjoying her first day to the full. Look forward to picking her up soon and hearing all about it.

I now work in year 3 and there are no more tears from the kids. They are not exactly eager to be back in school at the start of term though :cool:

nuttywoman

I remember it well, i also remember the first few weeks when the come out of school exhausted and grumpy.Bless em xx

GraceJamesMum

My two have gone into Years 8 and 4, but I think everyone gets slightly nervous on the first day back to school in September ... I still get that 'new year feeling' even now on 1 September!

DD (Y4) 'lost' her two best friends this year (both moved to different schools) but I think I was more nervous that her when she lined up in the playground. She is a sociable little thing, so am hoping she will be fine (I'm too much of a fretter!! )

DS (Y8) was stressing over not trying hard enough last year and maybe moving into a lower set -happy to report that he has stayed up in top set, but have told him he should use this experience as a lesson and work harder on homework that PS3 :A

Good luck to all little uns starting at (new) schools this week ... and that includes my 18 year old niece who is off to Uni in Brighton on 22nd!! Still can't believe my 'little girl' is a grown up!!

xx

Janepig

thatgirlsam wrote: »

My son is having his first day in Junior school - he is 7

He is wearing aftershave. *embarressing*

DS(6) had his first day back today, he's gone into year 2 and he has to spike his own hair up with gel now, I'm not allowed to do it for him . He also didn't let me take a photo of him when we left the house and I wasn't permitted a kiss (at a safe enough distance from the classroom) either. Off he went, not a backward glance.

Similar story with DD(9), had to let her go (year 5) at a safe distance, no kiss also. She never had a problem on her first day in nursery, but in reception, year 1 and 2 she ran out after me when I deposited her in the classroom on the first day (I was allowed to accompany her back then!). I'm not sure whether it was because she knew what was coming or just that she wanted me to feel awful for the rest of the day!

Never mind, back to the normality of breakfast club tomorrow where I can rock up in the car, chuck them out and leave them make their own way into school.

Jx

WickedWitch123

Thank you so much everyone for your replies. I've had a down day today and arrived at school about half an hour early to pick her up.:rotfl:

Of course she came out full of smiles and didn't even remember crying. She got a sticker for being good and asked if she could go back again. I wanted to say "yes, for the next 12 years" but just said yes darling, you can go again tomorrow and the next day.

Glad day one is over though, and before we know it she'll be starting high school

All the best to all yours starting school over the next day or so.

WW.xx

MoonJelly

I am glad your day ended all right. My son is starting school tomorrow. He's been homeschooled so he's going into Year 2 without experience about the school routines or what it is like to be with 30 kids locked up in the same room for 6 hours. Can you tell I'm a bit anxious? :rotfl: Anyway, your post made me feel better. Thank you for sharing your story.

vickynleon

aww bless i remember the first day my son started, hes quite shy and had only been to a childminder with a few other kids so hadnt had the experience of being left with alot of people. well first day came he walked straight in and didnt cry or even glance back at me and his dad, to be honest with you i think that was harder than him not crying because i knew he didnt care that i wasnt staying lol

well tommorrow he's starting full time school he's going to be doing two half days so he'll have dinner there and then come home and do his first full day friday its going to break my heart because he's growing up soo fast i'm just lucky i have a 3 week old baby to concentre on and take my mind off my oldest son becoming a little man instead of my little baby. my hormones are all over the place today, not sure if its just because i've recently had a baby or knowing hes back in school tommorrow hahah