Back to school 2022 COVID style + a favour
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Good morning!
I hope you have had some time to relax before we head back into the new school year. There is certainly a different feeling for back to school this year with the COVID pandemic still ongoing. We are not just thinking about making sure the kids have new school shoes and all their stationery but also masks and rapid antigen tests!
Hopefully, these additional items will only be needed for a short time but while they are needed it is a good idea to give some consideration to how you are going to manage them. I cannot offer tips on testing the kids with rapid antigen tests twice a week as I am not sure how it is going to work in our house yet until we hear more from out school. But I do have some tips on organising the masks for the kids as they head back to school and helping kids with their emotions. You can head to the blog to read them here.
If you are after your more standard type back to school posts, these ones are popular on the blog:
11 steps for a calm back to school – a calm back to school doesn’t happen without some solid work behind the scenes. In this post I take you step by step through some simple plans and tips that we use to make sure our return to school mornings are not only calm but also a positive start to our day.
My new school shoes feel weird and other back to school sagas! – Back to school time and the new school new shoes that go with it, can cause issues for little ones. Here are some tips on how to handle some common back to school issues like school shoes feeling weird, scratchy t-shirts and I don’t like my class.
Managing the transition from summer holidays to back to school – for parents! – The end of the summer school holidays can be a challenging time for parents as well as kids. These are some strategies I use to help make this time of transition as smooth as possible for me, including managing my expectations.
7 tips for new school mums – Along with the new school year for 2019, comes a batch of new school mums. I think that the first year of school for your first child, is just as big of a learning experience for mum as it is for the child! These are my tips for new school mums to help them get organised around school life.
Getting ready for year 7 – Some simple tips and ideas on how to approach getting your child ready for the transition from primary to school to secondary school.
Thanks so much for reading and have a great last weekend of school holidays!
Nic
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