End of Primary School

I don't think that any of us who have a DGC leaving primary school will be anything other that grateful that they are alive and well, nor will we think that their entire lives will be blighted because they haven't seen their friends since March, and in my DGC's case, will be going to a different secondary school from them.

My DGC has now left primary, as term ended this week, but was given a family party at home to mark the occasion, and as I said before, a couple of achievement certificates from the school. Nobody is "harping on" about anything, Hetty58, and I don't know why you think a bit of mild regret that they are missing out on what their siblings may have had is a problem. Of course children are adaptable, and they have no choice but to adapt, as is true for all of us just now.

I am absolutely with you. My twin granddaughters are yr 6 and I’m so sad for what they have missed . They will be gong to an independent senior school in Sept and there were all kinds of things planned, partly as a reward for their hard work in entrance exams.

Their junior school have done their best and have modified the end of year musical, prize giving and sports day as shortened versions with no audience filmed for adults to see on you tube but it is not the same. They went back to school when the government allowed in their bubbles , again not the same but the difference in their mental health was astounding, they were getting depressed.

Senior school have done video presentations for them to meet the head of year and are hoping they can have some kind of socially distanced meet in late August if possible but their anticipated fun year was spoilt

Not as bad as some families have had to deal with I know but I love them and feel sad on their behalf