AFTER more than two months, schools are finally reopening for kids in Reception, Year One and Year Six on Monday. But primary could look like a very different place compared with how it was before …
30 May 2020,AFTER more than two months, schools are finally reopening for kids in Reception, Year One and Year Six on Monday.
If your child has mixed feelings, make it clear that worrying is natural, and may help to keep them safe by reminding them to stick to the new rules.If you are positive and relaxed about them going back, they are more likely to be too. And it will help to keep things in perspective., remember that kids are still at very low risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus.
With Year Six children, go on to the school website and spend some time looking for answers together. Don’t dismiss any concerns, or tell your child they are being silly. Let them talk it out — and listen more than you speak.Explain that while there may be some new rules, there are lots of ways that school will still be the same. It will still be in the same building and there will still be lessons and break times.
Explain why these are all changes that clever teachers, doctors and scientists have come up with so we can all beat the virus together — and keep them safer too.Remind them of the new things they have learned during lockdown, by saying things such as: “I’ve noticed you’ve got really good at baking,” or “You’ve got really good at riding your bike.” When children feel competent and able to do things on their own they feel more confident about their abilities across their board.
Going back to school may feel overwhelming, especially on the first day. So turn up in plenty of time and don’t tell your child they must “run along” and go inside. Let them see you being friendly to teachers and parents, so they take their cue from you.Help your child decide on a new back-to-school song that they can sing while hand-washing for 20 seconds, or to make it more exciting by imagining their hands are monsters wrestling with each other.
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