It’s funny how looking back at photos of your children, you have completely forgotten how they looked back then. This was R during his early weeks at primary school; bright eyed and rosy cheeked, he still has that same cheeky grin now, although we see less of it these days, now that he is a cool ten year old. This photo was taken six years ago and it seems like a lifetime ago.
R moved school at the end of Reception and spent five happy years at his next primary school and that all came to an end last week. There was a lovely leaver assembly and I may have shed a few tears; tears of sadness for the end of an era along with tears of pride at what an amazing son I have.
We have middle schools here and so children move to a secondary middle school at the end of Year 5 to spend the next three years at middle school, before moving to high school in Year 9. Last week, I wished we were in the normal two tier school system and then he would have another year at primary school.
R is happy to be moving on, he has outgrown the confines of the small village school that has played such an important part in making him the confident young man he is now. He is ready for the next challenge. I’m not sure I am, but then I don’t think I ever would be. I know from experience that once they leave primary school, they change and develop so quickly and I miss the regular contact and feedback that you get at primary level. There will be more homework, more sport, more challenges for us all. R can’t wait though and I know that the school he is going to is perfect for him and he will love it. That is the important thing.
There was another person moving on in this family too.
Just after her third birthday A started at playgroup and this is her first morning. Clutching my hand and her ‘muzzy’, a vision in pink, A went into playgroup and never looked back. She has spent two happy years there and has made lots of friends. She isn’t going to the same school as the other children there and only in the last week did she have a bit of a wobble about going to a different school to everyone else. I explained to her that her big brother would be there and she has already made friends with children who will be in her class in September and hopefully we will keep in touch with a couple of her close friends.
Like her brother, A is completely ready for the next stage in her life and has loved her move up sessions at school.
She had a lovely final morning with her friends and had a great party. Each child was given a photo of the leavers and she has spent a lot of time looking at this photo and telling me over and over who is who (even though I do actually know). She has grown a lot in the last two years, but one thing hasn’t changed, she is still a vision in pink.
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What a lovely post. Time really does go too fast doesn’t it?
Thank you, yes it does!
Bless them! Time really does fly, doesn’t it? R is still very recognisable from that first pic. I’m glad my son has another year at primary – I think I need another year to recover from eldest’s leavers’ assembly!
Good luck to them for the next stage in their lives, I’m sure they will do brilliantly!
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I so wished we had another year and it would have been lovely to have had all three children in one place for a year. Thank you, I know they will all do well but it doesn’t make it any less emotional. I am relieved that it is all over now though
Ooh I was a mess at Max’s leavers do last year, and I wasn’t the only one either! For us it was particularly sad as Betsy went there too, but Syd won’t as we have moved out of the village now, so it was a goodbye to a lovely school after 9 years of having children there. We have the middle school system too, though Max moved up at the end of year 4, and like yours will go to his next school for year 9 – baffles me still as I went through an infant, junior, senior system where you moved up at 11!
Such a gorgeous pair, I hope they both settle in well in September xx
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Oh yes that must have been tough. I will be like that when A leaves in six years. Yes the middle school system is quite unusual isn’t it? I quite like it though as it keeps them younger that bit longer
Gorgeous post. They do grow up so fast huh?
We have three tier system here, I didn’t know any other counties still did.
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Too fast
Aaaw it’s so emotional to see them moving on isn’t it? I had a Y6 leavers assembly for my 11 y/o and I shed a tear or two aswell x x
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I have found it so emotional; I am quite relieved that it is all over now.
Time seems to pass so quickly and it’s only looking back at photos do we the change in our children. Good luck to R and A in the next chapters of their lives
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Thank you, I’m sure that they will be fine. Hopefully I will be too.
This was beautiful to read. It’s crazy how quickly they develop and pass all those milestones. I can’t even picture Amy at school yet x
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Thank you and yes, it is surprising how quickly it comes and goes
What a lovely post. We’re just at the other end of all this with one just properly starting reception and another upping their days at nursery. I can’t bear thinking about leaving yet – already makes me want to cry!
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To be honest, I got upset just thinking about it too. I’m quite relieved that it is all over now.
The only time I really went for a blub fest was when Kieran left pre-school, I was fine with his sisters.It’s funny how as parents to don’t handle the transition as well as the kids do.
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Yes my son wasn’t at all emotional about his last day; I think I cried for him