Supporting kids to return to school after lockdown

Hi @BPDSurvivor Going good so far. It's nice to have the peace and quiet back but afternoons are particularly noisy!

I really like that about going out into the sunshine instead of parents doing work (pretending their kids are doing it). I think it's so important for kids these days and I don't know if I'm remembering correctly but Kindy was much easier back in my day. There seems to be such a high standard these days. Will keep you posted

Teachers were warned that when kids return onsite, we can't press the 'mute' button... so true @Paperdaisy

I'm sure you are enjoying the quietness. I'm enjoying having the kids. Love seeing them onsite. I've been cooking with them and we are having our chicken hatching program at school in two weeks. The kids have been writing letters to the baby chicks.

@BPDSurvivor Your school sounds beautiful. I grew up in a small coastal town with lots of school trips to the beach less than 100m away. I really stuggle with the big city life and question if my kids are having enriching enough experiences. Something I will probably always worry about.

LOL @Paperdaisy . My school may sound beautiful, but it's not. It's a big city school with over 2000 students. That's why I bring what I can into it to engage the children. But yes, we've been making pancakes this week, and the kids are loving it.

I wish kids could just go bush and learn that way 🙂

Hi @ArraDreaming @MrsFahey @Bow ! How are your children settling back into school life?

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It's just not happening for us @BPDSurvivor We have tried different options all year, thought we were making progress now back to square one and he is not setting foot in those doors even with either my partner and I there with staying with him (which has worked in the past) At a loss, looking at what else we can instead, for the rest of term.

Hi @Daisydreamer

1. yes my daughter was at home here for about 2 months

2. we made it a bit of an adventure doing more bushwalking and beach walking than normal. I enjoyed having her here most of the time although sometimes it was hard to juggle my study and helping her even though she is pretty independant. I feel bad for the mothers with more than 1 child or if they work as well.

3. I felt a little sad actually but she has adjusted well as she missed her friends so much.

4. I'm not sure except for the department of educations advice.

Just wondering how everyone is going with their young ones this year with no lockdowns @Paperdaisy @Daisydreamer @pinklollipop15 @BPDSurvivor @MrsFahey

Ours has responded really well to kinder this year and loves to go, asks every night is tomorrow is a kinder day, it took us a while but we have got to a place where he enjoys going, but we’re not having the same experience getting ready for school next year. Trying to not to introduce the concept too early but also give him enough time.

Hey @ArraDreaming , it sounds like you and your family have done such an amazing job in supporting your little person through those anxieties around going to kinder, it's so great that he's asking if tomorrow is a kinder day! Our youngest is starting school next year too, he mostly loves kindy but he does still ask when "the cowonavirus" is going away (I hear you, buddy!)- there's been heaps of illness in the kindy this year too which I guess was to be expected.

Does your primary school do school readiness/ introduction to school days? We have a few of those later in the year, where the kids do a few hours with teachers, get their school uniform and get to know the school a bit.I think that seeing where they'll be going helps make it seem like less of a scary, unknown thing- but I totally hear you on not wanting to talk about it too much, too soon

@Former-Member hahaha

Ours just calls it “the virus”, he was staying at grandmas recently and apparently he said I’m tired I think I have the virus and will constantly say in public I’m sick I have the virus. I dread the day he says it at kinder or school. We’ve already had “THE VIRUS” twice mate just be quiet gahhh

We have 4 orientation days in November I think? so quiet a while away, we live right near the school so we mention it when we drive past or we go to play on the playground on weekends and we tell him this is school and he says “no im going to be a wombat at work” which makes absolutely no sense to anyone else but the mascot of my work is a wombat if that kinda helps.

Other times it’s bought up he has a meltdown over it.

He may need extra support getting ready for school and or possibly at school. That will help hopefully. Were going through that at the minute. We started the process earlier in the year but wanted to try a few different things before we went down this path fingers crossed they can help