Maisie started primary school in September and we knew she’d be ok, what we didn’t know was just how happy she would be and how much she’d enjoy most of the school day. There were no tears, myself included. Her classroom looked wonderful and spacious and her teacher Ms Golden has certainly lived up to her name. She had a corner of the class devoted to a play kitchen and table with lots of items to play and interact with. Naturally Maisie made a beeline for it as it was the first thing she saw. In the first few weeks drop off transitions were tricky as she would cling on to me and she would have to be carried in by her lovely SNA who Maisie now calls Miss Debbie. Maisie quickly learned the names of lots of other girls in her class and loved waving goodbye to them at home time. In her second week she would say “school is scary” on the way in but I was assured by Debbie and Ms Golden of how happy she was once inside. Well done Maisie for adapting so well in a completely new and much bigger environment than what you were used to in playschool!
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