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1st Day Posted: 01-03-08 12:07pm
Yesterday was Harith and Rayyan's 1st day
of school, it's 1st grade for Harith and
playgroup for Rayyan. Poor thing, Rayyan
was crying because that was his first time
away from us, today the transport was late
he was supposed to start school at 2.30pm
however till 2.10pm the bus was still no
where in sight, I got to send him to
school, at the door he was quite
relucatant to go in then he saw one of the
other student crying he too then starts to
cry. Just wonder how is tomorrow? Will he
cry to. I would like to know how is your
child 1st day in school, how was it and
you deal with the crying etc.
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Becky
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Posted: 01-03-08 14:58pm
Aw I'm sorry to hear that. layla hated
pre-school when I first took her. She kept
crying for me and I would have to rush
back to nursery to be with her (not easy
with a 1 yr old aswell) it took about 2
weeks for her to settle in and she LOVES
it now!
Logan starts on 15th Jan and he is alot
more clingy to me so it's gonna be
harder.
I'd say give him a few weeks and he'll be
fine
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Hart74
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Posted: 01-04-08 00:06am
Thanks Becky I was trying to make him
familiar with the school life, my other
two children start school at the age of
four (nursery) with Rayyan I want to start
early. Even though I prepared him mentally
like telling him you're going to school
next year (last year) he seems to be
culture shock with enviroment. I'm trying
again today see how it goes. By the way I
am going to school today to see his
teacher. he got back yesterday with a cut
on his forehead. He can't afford to have
any more cut/injury on his head. He had a
bad fall last so the neurosurgeon told us
so.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 01-04-08 00:50am
Both my daughters started school when they
were 5, and both had really wanted to go
and we didn't have any crying problems.
My second oldest even didn't want to go
eventually because she was a little shy,
but she also said she was bored, but that
is because her knowledge is not
Kindergarten level. She is more
intelligent and has been doing first grade
work. We put her in kindergarten tho to
have children her age and for the social
atmosphere. She may be really smart, but
that doesn't mean she still isn't a kid.
I have heard that most boys aren't ready
as soon as many girls are for school and
that waiting really helps their
performance. I know many moms who have
held their sons back one year longer from
school than they do their girls just
because the boys don't seem to do as well
unless put in school a year later. If
they didn't hold them back in the
beginning, they eventually would be held
back later on for academic reasons.
My children won't be sent to preschool,
but it helps that I am married to a
teacher and they love to have their own
workbooks that they use here at home.
That is terrible that your son had a bad
cut on his head. Although boys will be
boys, there is no reason why he should be
ending up with something like this at his
age. I hope he is ok and that you can
resolve this with his teacher.
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Hart74
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Posted: 01-04-08 06:35am
It's true about what you said about girl
are more keen and looking forward to
school then boys my girl didn't cry at
all, my second child who's a boy cried for
a while only on the first day that was
because he saw some others are.
Today Rayyan went to school (by transport
- which was late again) he was okay. I
took a cab to see him at school, I reached
there first. I saw him crying upon coming
out of the bus. I hid when he saw me I got
hysterical. I pacified him a while then
let him go in.
The is spoke to the teacher about the cut
on his forehead. The teacher then wrote in
his book that he was crying and
accidentally cut his forehead with the
nametag that he used.
Anyway do anyone know whats the different
between a montessori education and a
normal kindergarten? What do the child
learn?
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Becky
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Posted: 01-04-08 08:04am
Maybe you should take him to school
everyday instead of the bus. I'm sure that
is making it more traumatic for him
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Hart74
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Posted: 01-04-08 12:06pm
I am afraid that if I were to do that he
will always wants me to do so, the first
day he went to school with us. The thing
is when he's on the way back, in the bus
he's okay.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 01-04-08 12:15pm
Maybe your son needs a little bit more
sleep? Going to school can be hard work
and it really wears them out especially
when they've just started. He might just
need an extra hour of sleep.
My husband went to a Montessori preschool.
I think it was more learning through
play. They used instructional toys and
games, rather than just using the
traditional "see it on paper, learn it"
methods.
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Posted: 01-04-08 13:12pm
Thanks I've heard of that method of
teaching but didn't know that is a
montessori. Yeah I guess you're right
about not sleeping enough. Sleep do plays
a part in a child's well being.
