Contents
- Before starting the first year of school, explain to them what will change
- CP apprenticeships: we anticipate
- Back to CP: D-day, our advice to make sure everything goes well
- And then, how can you help her feel good at CP?
- In video: My ex-wife wants to register our daughters in the private sector.
- Connect with teachers
Before starting the first year of school, explain to them what will change
That’s it, your child is entering “big school”. He will learn to read, write, count to 100, and he will have “homework” to do in the evening. And in the courtyard, he, the old kindergarten senior, will be the smallest! Reassure him, tell him the experiences of his brothers and sisters, who have been there and who have come out of it. And as for kindergarten, take a walk together to his future school : it will seem more familiar to him on D-day.
CP apprenticeships: we anticipate
CP is a giant leap in the school system in which it will evolve for many years. The change is also physical: he will have to stay seated and attentive longer, do more work. Highlight all the positive that this new stage will bring him, it is he who will be able to read stories to Mom and Dad! Introduce him to the readingwek partiyek for him, not a chore. He will be able to count the coins he has in his piggy bank, write a letter to his grandparents. Go easy on the recommendations like: “You have to be very wise, work well, have good grades, do not speak …” No need to put the pressure on and describe CP to him as a long series of boring constraints!
Back to CP: D-day, our advice to make sure everything goes well
Accompanying him for this first day of school is a reassuring ritual for a child. Check that he has everything he needs, leave a little early so as not to arrive late. If he finds friends in front of the school, offer to join them if he wishes. It is important that he feels that you consider him a big one, while being by his side to support him. Present but not sticky, that is the secret of your new life as a mom! Pick it up and go for an ice cream and relax in the park, just to unwind from this emotionally intense first day.
No unnecessary pressure!
To live this stage serenely, do not project your own anxieties about school onto your child, it is he, you it is you. Don’t put unnecessary pressure or make a big deal out of it. Of course, CP is important, school issues are decisive for his future, but if all the adults around him only talk to him about that, he will have stage fright, that’s for sure. Do a little work on yourself to find the right distance. And try telling him about your fond memories instead.
And then, how can you help her feel good at CP?
At CP, there is usually little homework, but it is regular. They often consist of reading a few lines. Establish a routine with your child, while respecting his rhythm. After afternoon tea, for example, or before dinner, sit down together for homework. A quarter of an hour is more than enough.
Another small revolution, at CP, your child will be graded and assessed more accurately. Do not focus on the notes, if you put too much pressure you risk creating a blockage. The main thing is that they have fun learning and make efforts to improve. Ji berhevdanan dûr bixin with his classmates, his big brother or your friend’s daughter.
Ji bo dîtina di vîdyoyê de: My ex-wife wants to register our daughters in the private sector.
In video: My ex-wife wants to register our daughters in the private sector.
Connect with teachers
It is not because you have an abhorrent memory of Madame Pichon, your teacher of CP, that you should boycott the teaching staff in general. Your child’s teacher is there to share his knowledge with him, supporting him is his job. Go on at the back-to-school meeting, get to know the master or mistress, wî bawer bikin, apply its recommendations, the requested revisions. In short, get involved in your child’s school life. It is essential that he understands that there is a link between school and home.