by metoo » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:58 am
This isn't too outlandish a request. Speak to the school. My son was 4 on the 17th Aug which means he would have barely been 4 for 2 weeks when he started school so I asked the school if he could start in January - some allow this while others don't . Reception teachers aren't keen on this option as they like the children to have induction and orientation all at once. The extra term at an external nursery really helped my little boy but I do know some children who found it harder to make friends as little groups had already been formed (same goes for the parents unfortunately!) , also my son was left off the list of a few birthday parties.
This isn't too outlandish a request. Speak to the school. My son was 4 on the 17th Aug which means he would have barely been 4 for 2 weeks when he started school so I asked the school if he could start in January - some allow this while others don't . Reception teachers aren't keen on this option as they like the children to have induction and orientation all at once. The extra term at an external nursery really helped my little boy but I do know some children who found it harder to make friends as little groups had already been formed (same goes for the parents unfortunately!) , also my son was left off the list of a few birthday parties.