For so many of us 2020 has been a bit of a strange one. With families in lockdown for months, people loosing jobs, and family members. (Although not us personally) we are all fed up to the back teeth of COVID-19 and with the winter upon us there will be no doubt more lockdowns and a more restricted way of living to come.
Jacob has coped well with the whole of this situation, taking it in his stride. However this September he started school in reception class and COVID-19 effected so many elements of his starting school experience but he has bounced through it and loved every minute of school.
The school both my boys attend implemented a staggered start system. To cut the amount of parents and children wanting to access the school site at any one time. A great idea but with a couple of us having kids at either end of the age groups we decided that Jacob would have to start at 8.30 with breakfast club or I would have to wait on the road for 30 mins each day with him till his start time at 9am.
I was initially worried that he would hate going to school. Never mind breakfast club, but with his best friend from nursery in toe he has been thrilled to go to school. And is loving it even more because he goes to breakfast club.
His head teacher collects Jacob and his best friend every morning and walks them through the playground to breakfast club as parents are not allowed on the playground while we wave at the gate.
Watching him skip into school with not so much as a backwards glance is truly priceless. Although I know it’s not always so easy to settle kids into school. If you are struggling here are some ideas to help them settle in school.
On the first day Jacob told his class teacher he didn’t like milk and when I questioned him at home he told me he would prefer chocolate milk instead. He has asked if I could please tell them that he would prefer the chocolate milk instead.
I knew from the moment he would have no problems settling and making himself at home in his new class. I think it has been me that have had more of an issue during his first term settling into school. Because as a parent there really are things you need to know about your kids starting school.
If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know that Jacob has been an *cough cough* interesting soul with his stubbornness to not follow rules and his obsession to make others laugh I was worried he would be on the ‘red’ everyday in class. His class operates a traffic light system for behaviour and thankfully there has only been one occasion on the yellow! … Thats far better than anticipated.
I think Jacob’s first term at school has gone so much better then I anticipated but I have to be honest and say we are thrilled half term is upon us to catch up as a family and get the both boys some fresh air and rest!
What do you have planned for half term?
He has grown so much xx he is a real cutie