Bradley started school today. This year he’s in Grade 0… BIG school.
He was in the same school last year, so there aren’t that many changes for him from Pre-Primary. He has the same friends. He’s still in the same uniform apart from his new real school shoes (last year they could wear almost anything on their feet).
But even on the first day… the move to BIG school was very apparent…
- The lockers in the classroom are now organised alphabetically instead of randomly
- He has his own stationery that we spent ages marking with his name last night
- He has a chair bag for the first time!
- He attended assembly for the first time
… and the biggest change for him… “Mom, we had to wear our shoes ALL day, we weren’t allowed to take them off!”
I must tell you though, that some of the mom’s were really over the top with this BIG school thing. I mean please, they were in the same school last year and etc etc as I explained above. While I was waiting for the assembly to start, I cannot tell you how many mom’s standing around me were getting all emotional about their child starting big school. They were all going on about how they’re sad about their babies growing up.. and how much this means to them… and it’s so big etc etc.
I’m normally the one who cries at the drop of a hat… but please… it was ridiculous! The only major change is that they’ve moved to the other side of the school road!!
Aww bless! Hope Bradley settles into the big school routine well. 🙂
I’m sure half of them were doing that because the other half were too so it was kind of a.. but MY baby.. but MYY baby! haha just saw this randomly.. stop by my page if you want i’m a mother too. (:
.. and the shoes were still tied up neatly when I fetched him!! But they were first things to come off when we got home
Bless him! I remember when I was teaching Grade 1’s – the shoes were always an issue and in Bloem, the Afrikaans kids go to school bare foot – not at Grey though! Shoes were the order of the day!
That is an AWESOME photo!
My turn for BIG school is next year! What an awesome experience…
I remember taking my children to *real school* sub A, it feels like yesterday – and today they 30 and 29…I sure am getting old.
Now I wait the day my grandchildren start big school…but want them to stay little for as long as possible.
love the photo…says so much!!
sounds lovely. so now he is part of the big kids group thats so exciting!
Love the photos!
LOL there was a mom today with us who SOBBED! She SOBBED!!! It was a little dramatic 🙂
Congrats Bradley and enjoy the shoes dude. I find that even though I am so not a crier, I get a tad emotional from pride and the awe of the moment. No sad-sod sorry-for-myself because my baby is grown up stuff though. I don;t actually understand that to be honest.
again, just LOVE that photo. Shame, I can identify with him – I HATE wearing shoes!!
They actually HAVE to wear shoes? In this heat!? Here they are not allowed to!!! They practise athletics and they say it’s just too warm for the kids to wear shoes
I agree about being all emotional. Jason and his friends were in Grade R together and most of them are now together in Grade 1 (with a new teacher though). It doesn’t feel like much of a difference even though they are wearing school uniforms now 🙂
heh heh, i was never a mom to cry at the drop of a hat either- the big things of course could induce tears, but from one grade to the next?
nuh…
i do love that photograph!