Ds1, my PFB, starts Reception at Big School tomorrow and although I have been awaiting this moment with bated breath for 2 months...

[EscapeFrom]

I am Not Impressed.

a) His new school shoes, and indeed his whole uniform, are far too big. They may fit, but they make him look like a schoolboy, a notion I find faintly ridiculous.

b) I only gave birth to him two or, maybe, three days ago. He isn't old enough to go to school yet. That would make me 27 years old, another idea I find faintly ridiculous.

c) The school cannot possibly know when he is hungry, and by lunch he will be ravenous; I have therefore packed a round of ham sandwiches, a cheese and onion pastry, 25g of cheese, a piece of flapjack, an apple and some carrot sticks. I am concerned that this is not enough.

d) What will happen if he is thirsty? Where will he get a drink? I have packed him one but I cannot imagine the teacher can allow endless toing and froing from lunchbags all day! Will he have to wait all day for a drink?

e) What happens about toilet supervision? Because given the slightest chance he will stay there all day flushing things into the bowl to watch the flush down.

Please tell me he'll be ok, PLEASE???!

To his face I am Cheerful and Relaxed about him going to school - and a bit excited too, because it is exciting - but underneath I am a boiling mass of PFB anxiety.

[TheodoresMummy]

Bless you !!!!

I would be exactly the same.

[Hulababy]

Oh I did this last year - my PFB and my only one too. It's hard, so hard!

He, however, will love it and have a fab time and by the end of the week he will be a pro at this school going malarky!

[Troutpout]

awww
He'll be fine Escape...he really will

[chankins]

Know how you feel - my first DD is off to school the week after next. How have 5 years gone that fast? Scary. Really excited for her too, because she will love it and she can't wait, but it feels bit sad too like the end of an era. Doesn't help that I packed up all her old baby clothes at long last this week and gave them to charity, on same day we bought her new school skirt - lump in my throat and tears in my eyes at that!

[Clary]

Oh he'll be fine

That lunch sounds fine, I think it might even be enough for mega-eater DS1 (tho he would want half a dozen tomatoes too)

At our school children take a water bottle and the children are encouraged to drink frequently (before break, after break, etc)

If he spends too long in the loos the TA will fetch him out. Are they en-suite to the classroom??

HTH!

[EscapeFrom]

SOBSOBSOB

He ran RIOT in the playground, then lined up nicely and filed in - I had to go in the classroom to give the TA his inhalers, but he barely even noticed me he was so busy flitting around Doing School, then when he DID notice me he didn't care ... which is of course a GOOD THING, It is, and I am sure the urge to run away to North Wales and make him take Growth Suppressant Hormones will fade, in time...

[shinyhappytonks]

This will be me a week on monday

He will only be going half days but i can't help feeling that its the end of an era. Dramatic i know, but i can't help how i feel

Glad to hear that he went off happily and enjoyed himself.

[Alambil]

oh, it's good to hear he enjoyed it so much.

How did his eating / drinking / loo things go ? Well ? hope so!

I am sort of like you - I can't wait for ds to go to school (He start next weds) but can NOT bear to see him in his uniform - it ages him SO much

Oh well, will get used to it soon I guess!!

[EscapeFrom]

he wasn't noticably thirsty when he came out, he had eaten most of his lunch, and hadn't weed himself - I'm happy!