Ok, so every year I write up a letter to the new teacher my daughter gets. Just a nice note saying hello, telling her a bit about my daughter, her quirks and such, and our family....so far I've always received a positive thanks for taking the time to do so, and will do it for this year.
I am honestly quite nervous about her starting grade one for a few reasons. The school, while pretty secure, isn't locked during school times. Many here are (Ontario Canada). There is a huge recent rise of strangers/pedophiles hiding in bathrooms accosting small children, so........not a great thing to have to think of when preparing them for school.
We have spoekn to her many times with regards to strangers and what to do. We're not worried about HER. But, she is a more timid sort of child, not one to really draw attention to herself, yell, ask for stuff.........and she is small, skinny, so not very strong. This year they have to use *big kid* washrooms....the past 2 yrs have been in the classroom.
I want to go next week into school with dd and do a dry run. Watch her open the big doors of bathrooms, use the stalls, teach her on the locks etc, the whole *if someone grown up is in bathroom you don't know or scares you* bit.....
Am I over the top? I don't want everything to just be done first day of school. There is no plan, we don't even know where to line her up in yard.......! I hate the unknown and know my child, she needs preparation.
Any thoughts? Have any of you done this? I know if the secretary balks at me I may freak out. They tend to be so laid back.
Just a side note. Last fall my dd fell at lunch recess and fractured her elbow. She was being chased and chasing friends with jump rope. SUPERVISED! They are still sucking up to me to say they wish it hadn't happened, and I had to complain to to higher-ups to get lunch supervisor to STOP the kids using ropes in this way.
So you see my concern? I know I am over protective but I feel if we don't cover all bases something WILL go wrong........sigh.
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UPDATE
Well, the school secretary called me today (I'd left a message) and told me it was no problem at all. She said she understood and for me to come in tomorrow-even with noisy toddler in tow! :LOL I said we wouldn't be more than 15 min to a half hour if even that......she said no problem. (breathing sigh of relief I really didn't want to cause an issue nor look like a total dork-mom)
So tomorrow early morning we'll drop over there, walk to her classroom which she already got to see last week of school and she met her new teacher then too so at least that is all cared for and done. We'll do a bathroom practice and such, and discuss a few things with the school yard (her only worry LOL)
I'm also writing my usual beginning-of-school-year note to new teacher.
Overall I feel instinctually this was a good plan and dd is all set basically now..she is excited.
Thanks to all who replied!
I am honestly quite nervous about her starting grade one for a few reasons. The school, while pretty secure, isn't locked during school times. Many here are (Ontario Canada). There is a huge recent rise of strangers/pedophiles hiding in bathrooms accosting small children, so........not a great thing to have to think of when preparing them for school.
We have spoekn to her many times with regards to strangers and what to do. We're not worried about HER. But, she is a more timid sort of child, not one to really draw attention to herself, yell, ask for stuff.........and she is small, skinny, so not very strong. This year they have to use *big kid* washrooms....the past 2 yrs have been in the classroom.
I want to go next week into school with dd and do a dry run. Watch her open the big doors of bathrooms, use the stalls, teach her on the locks etc, the whole *if someone grown up is in bathroom you don't know or scares you* bit.....
Am I over the top? I don't want everything to just be done first day of school. There is no plan, we don't even know where to line her up in yard.......! I hate the unknown and know my child, she needs preparation.
Any thoughts? Have any of you done this? I know if the secretary balks at me I may freak out. They tend to be so laid back.
Just a side note. Last fall my dd fell at lunch recess and fractured her elbow. She was being chased and chasing friends with jump rope. SUPERVISED! They are still sucking up to me to say they wish it hadn't happened, and I had to complain to to higher-ups to get lunch supervisor to STOP the kids using ropes in this way.
So you see my concern? I know I am over protective but I feel if we don't cover all bases something WILL go wrong........sigh.
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UPDATE
Well, the school secretary called me today (I'd left a message) and told me it was no problem at all. She said she understood and for me to come in tomorrow-even with noisy toddler in tow! :LOL I said we wouldn't be more than 15 min to a half hour if even that......she said no problem. (breathing sigh of relief I really didn't want to cause an issue nor look like a total dork-mom)
So tomorrow early morning we'll drop over there, walk to her classroom which she already got to see last week of school and she met her new teacher then too so at least that is all cared for and done. We'll do a bathroom practice and such, and discuss a few things with the school yard (her only worry LOL)
I'm also writing my usual beginning-of-school-year note to new teacher.
Overall I feel instinctually this was a good plan and dd is all set basically now..she is excited.
Thanks to all who replied!
