It was certainly not always the case but nowadays schools pay a lot of attention to the business of transition. There are meetings and visits - even home visits. It's all about helping children to overcome their anxieties and get off to a good start.
Today Phoebe spent the morning in her new school, including time in her assigned classroom. Frances took a couple of hours off work so that she could be there with her. Father Stewart is currently away in Stockholm, Sweden on a work-related trip.
Phoebe can be very shy with strangers - often clamming up like a mute but today all went well and she was happy as the accompanying photograph perhaps reveals.
Having been enrolled at a nearby nursery school when she was eighteen months old, Phoebe is already quite familiar with classrooms and the way that educational institutions operate so I expect that her transition to the primary school will be quite painless. However, sadly, she will no longer be coming to Grandma and Grandpa's house every Thursday. I freely admit that we will miss those days and the special influx of joy she has always brought us.
Time marches on.
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