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Summer | 2021 education Education education and think about what you within plenty of time. Also, can do to help emotionally do not forget to apply for a Making the leap support them. bus pass if needed. CHECKLIST ● It is important to establish ● Encourage and support he transition from School uniform; Shirts/ a sincere and open your child’s independence primary school to Polo shirts, trousers, relationship with your child’s and free thinking – listen shorts/skirts, jumpers, secondary school is T new school. Be honest to their opinions and freely ties, blazer, fl eece a major step in your child’s about your child’s needs/ engage in conversation with Coat life. Although many children requirements and inform them. Not only will they Hat, scarves and will feel accustomed to the secondary school’s reinforce and share their gloves the change within the fi rst SENCO or your child’s Keepthoughts fit over about whatsummer they Socks couple of weeks, the new current primary school if are learning in secondary Comfortable shoes school transition can be BBQ Season you have any concerns. If school, it will also help them PE Kit; t-shirt, shorts, extremely daunting. Even Crafts: Fun Making the leap you consider your child to to develop social skills and trainers , socks and the most confi dent of - Get the Kids Involved! be vulnerable, ensure thatFishbowl help to encourage a strong gym bag children sometimes can feel to high school you have frequent contact sense of self. Rucksack/large bag overwhelmed when starting with a key member of sta Lunchbox and bottle secondary school and it’s at the secondary school Wash-proof fabric normal for the whole family to who you can work closely markers feel slightly apprehensive when A few tips from with you to help aid your School Supplies adjusting to the new routine. Christ the King child. Plain paper Secondary School, What is so di erent Southport: Notebooks about secondary ● Make sure to attend parent Pencil case school? induction evenings – it will ● If your child fi nds Pens help you and your child’s any of the homework Pencil set ● Larger school environment new teachers get to know assigned di cult, make Colouring pencils ● No personal desks/ one another. sure that they get in Colouring pens storage space touch with their subject Ruler ● Subject specifi c teachers ● Make sure that you are teacher as soon as Rubber ● Independent travel ● Meeting new teachers Our top tips familiar with the school’s possible. Pencil Sharpener ● A greater volume and ● Becoming accustomed to a ● Recognise that your prospectus and policies ● Make sure that all Handwriting Pen expectation of work and personal timetable child will be anxious and (including attendance). possessions have a Scientifi c Calculator homework ● Moving from class-to-class allow them to openly name on them – this Basic maths set ● Need for greater ● Keeping belongings on communicate their worries, ● Help your child take means that if something Exercise books organisational skills and their person throughout fears and thoughts with you responsibility for their gets lost, it can be Paper clips timekeeping the day and other close relatives. belongings and encourage returned straight back to Highlighters ● Independently organising Try to help them relax and them to use a locker. your child. Post-it Notes What are the work and homework reassure them that they will ● If your child is going to Diary main transitional ● Less supervision from become accustomed to ● Help your child practice be absent, you must ring Ring binder di culties that teaching sta at break and their new environment. It getting to school. Ensure the school on the fi rst Plastic wallets children face? lunchtimes is important to not dismiss that they are familiarised day. When your child USB stick ● Finding their way around a ● Coping with new, more any worries your child may with walking/cycling/bus comes back to school, Dictionary new, larger environment challenging topics and have – it is important that routes and reach school they must bring a note’ Thesaurus ● Meeting new children subjects you listen to their worries 38 | www.allabout-family.co.uk | All About Family | @family_allabout 16 | www.allabout-family.co.uk | All About Family | @family_allabout @family_allabout | All About Family | www.allabout-family.co.uk | 39 038_039_AAFsef_Q2017_ForSchool.indd.indd 38 16/06/2017 12:08 0669_AAF_National Magazine_Half term Summer_2021.indd 16 24/06/2021 17:30 038_039_AAFsef_Q2017_ForSchool.indd.indd 39 16/06/2017 12:08 Welcome ell, another school year is over and I would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the staff at all the schools. What a fantastic job you have W all done in keeping the schools open for our children. At Christmas, although most activities were not allowed, you still made it special for the children. You are all stars. It has been appreciated, plus, I couldn’t cope again with home schooling!! If I could give medals to everyone it still wouldn’t show enough gratitude. Hopefully the worst is over now and our children can get back to some kind of normality for the new school year. I’m sure we are all wanting to get back to normal as soon as possible but as a wise woman once said (my wife), “The speed limit is 70 mph on a motorway but do you still drive at that speed with ice on the road?”. Thank you too for reading our new magazines. Hopefully we have given some good, useable, information to parents, and if that information benefits one child’s life, then job done. Please keep reading to your child over the summer holidays, it is so important for children to enjoy books, for lots of reasons. You never know who will become the next David Walliams! 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