Secondary School

she's growing up. such a compliment to you that she asked you to stay.

ah year 7 - terrifying and exciting in equal measures. I remember my mum realising that morning she sent me off to the bus stop that I'd never taken a bus anywhere alone in my life...

Thank you both.

swamprose: She's always saying stuff like that. I was talking to BS about where we should go on holiday when she no longer wants to come with us and she was horrified! *Why wouldn't I want to come!?*. In some ways she is ridiculously grown up but in others she is very much a little girl and can't imagine us being anything other than we 3.

AmF: She has BS's brown velvet eyes and thick lashes. Mine are green with really sparse lashes. She's got the Twiglet family chin though.

Sorry Kel, you comment must've come in while I was replying to the other ones. Indeed, DD hasn't been on a fare paying trip on her own either. But she has been on school journey and stuff. When I started secondary school I had to get a bus from Tooting to Fulham. But it certainly wasn't my first time alone on public transport. I don't say they were particularly safer times, the Moors murderers had committed their crimes in the then recent past and I can remember being flashed at at least twice, but we ourselves seemed more street wise.

Middle 540 daughter will be doing the same on Friday morning and the icklest one starts school on Monday. Scary times!!

She looks so grown up in these and I hope she had a terrific first day. Last year when middle 540 son started at secondary school, we waited for him to come home, asked him how it was when he came through the door and the only thing he could say was "There's so many stairs...." :)

Thank you 540. I remember SLG saying that the ickle one was starting school this September. I didn't realise middle one was going up.. Scary times indeed.

DD is home now and full of what she's been doing.

Good luck for your starters on Friday and Monday. I'm sure that ickle one will be missed around the house.

Thanks, I'm sure she will be missed charging around the place :)

Did DD have a great first day?

Yes, seems so. I however managed to give myself a headache stressing about her. She's lovely but such a funny little individual. I do worry about her, she's no team player and that's a huge school.

Transitions are always coming and make for very reflective moments.

She will do well.....

She'll breeze-it.
Growing up so fast.

Mine are now 15 & 17, totally at ease in their surroundings.
Eldest starts a new course in Arnhem Monday, a bit jacked that he'll have to cycle in every day, (2x10 miles) doesn't get a student train-pass till he's 18 for some reason.
Youngest has just bought himself a drum-kit.
I'm so glad they live with their mother.

I can't remember my first day (am I getting old?!) at secondary school but knowing me I was a nervous wreck. Hope her first day went well.

Funny you should say that rhys because I can remember getting lost on my first day and DD got lost today too. Apparently, she was nearly crying when she got found. Oh and she got on the wrong bus at home time... As the evening has worn on and BS has got home from work all these little things are coming out.

Edit: Please don't mention that drum kit to BS, he'll only want one.

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Our year 7's are due on Friday ..... we have a day at the beginning of term when just the Year 7's are in. A day when they can look around the school, orientate themselves without feeling intimidated by the presence of the older children.

I have to admit to a certain motherly instinct at the beginning of every new academic year .... and I am not the only one, most teachers are the same, I am sure DD will be fine.

She might not be a 'team player' but from what I have seen and heard, she has a strength of character that will see her through :)

Thank you Eye_C and Maggie. I don't know why Maggie but I thought you taught the little 'uns like BS does. He has a class of Y4s this time. Taking a break from the SENs.

My worse (working) nightmare would be teaching little 'uns ..... the older the better as far as I am concerned ....

Really? BS used to do nursery and he 'd like to have ago with Y1s.

My worst nightmare would be working with children at all but if I had to I'd prefer the teenagers.

I never actually had to get a school bus. I lived about 200 yards from the school. Naturally I was always the last to arrive! Neither of our kids has had to get a school bus either.

We only have one year left of either of our children being in school.

Nursery, Year 1 ..... they are still wetting themselves !

Funny that, we lived about 100 yards from her primary school in Putney and we were always late!

Maggie, this doesn't worry BS. Apparently this is why TAs were invented (if you're a bloke teacher).