As preparation for the next academic year, we like to organise time for all the children to visit their new classes and teachers. This week, we had a special Transition Day, where all the classes spent a morning with their new teachers. They met the English and Vietnamese teachers and learnt a little bit about the activities they will be doing when they return in August.
There is a bigger transition for F3 as they will be moving to the Primary building. To help the children feel comfortable and more confident with this move we organized a variety of transitional activities and events over the month. These involved going to the Primary building for swimming, library, art and outdoor play times. The Year 1 teachers also came to Early Years’ to read stories and join in with their activities.
There are lots of ways that you as parents can help support your child with these transitions. Here are some of the things that I would suggest some of the following:
Everyone one has different things that they feel helps their child to adjust to these transitional changes and the website below notes what a variety of different parents felt was important.
https://www.theschoolrun.com/how-to-prepare-your-child-for-primary-school
I would say preparing your child to socialise with other children and learning to share are two areas that many parents commented on and came up more than once on the website. Jonathan Douglas, the director of the National Literacy Trust, also emphasizes the importance of talking to your child. He says research shows that talking as a family helps children become more confident communicators. ‘Conversation at home is vital to the future success of children and will help them gain the skills they need for a successful and happy life.’
I am sure the children are excited about their new classes in the next academic year and I hope this will help you a little to support them when they return.
Good Luck!
Miss Julie Walton
Head of Early Years
