in spite of the silence, a lot has gone on....
ugh!
these stupid 'defined local catchment areas' when it comes to schools is a RIDICULOUS PAIN IN THE ARSE!
i've been researching schools for the monkey to go to, and so far i've just been hit with loads of annoying crap. because of where i'm located i can't send him to the primary school i want him to go to, despit the fact that it is only a 20minute walk from here. and the school just around the corner deals with multiage classes, WHICH I DO NOT LIKE HAVING HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF EDUCATION WHEN I WAS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL. the real pain in the arse-ism about it is i'm only about a block and a half OUTSIDE this stupid 'defined local catchment' bullshit.
and when it comes to secondary school, unless he's brilliant and can score a huge pile of academic accolades wherein he can literally have the choice of which school he wants to attend, i'll be forced to send him to Grammar. i don't like the idea of being forced to send my kid to a private school, non denominational or not. i was already considering it, but if it were a case of finances, i'd rather send him to a state high school (BSH was my second choice, but again, it's a catchment thing).
and because of the introduction of prep, i probably won't be able to send sebastian to kindy until 2009, when in reality he should be allowed to go NEXT YEAR! but NO, they're phasing out preschool to introduce prep, and so they're changing it so kids don't need to go to kindy until they're 3 and a half. with the monkey being a 'first half of the year' birth, he'll be 4 before he starts any kind of schooling and socialising. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO FOR THAT INTERIM YEAR! it's bloody stupid!
i want to get my kid some social skills as early as i can, so i think to myself, "i'll enrol him in kindy when hes three, that's the usual age" then i discover there's nothing i can do, unless "there are unfilled spots on the list. but we're presently honouring our waiting list. and even if there are kids on the list AFTER you, if they turn out to be 3 and a half, they get priority". grrrrrrrr.
i don't know what to do now. at this rate i'm almost better off trying to home school him i think, but then that's going to mean me getting motivated and being a full time stay at home mum. *shudder*
stupid.
til next....
~Kits~ (really wishing i hadn't done this today)
these stupid 'defined local catchment areas' when it comes to schools is a RIDICULOUS PAIN IN THE ARSE!
i've been researching schools for the monkey to go to, and so far i've just been hit with loads of annoying crap. because of where i'm located i can't send him to the primary school i want him to go to, despit the fact that it is only a 20minute walk from here. and the school just around the corner deals with multiage classes, WHICH I DO NOT LIKE HAVING HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF EDUCATION WHEN I WAS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL. the real pain in the arse-ism about it is i'm only about a block and a half OUTSIDE this stupid 'defined local catchment' bullshit.
and when it comes to secondary school, unless he's brilliant and can score a huge pile of academic accolades wherein he can literally have the choice of which school he wants to attend, i'll be forced to send him to Grammar. i don't like the idea of being forced to send my kid to a private school, non denominational or not. i was already considering it, but if it were a case of finances, i'd rather send him to a state high school (BSH was my second choice, but again, it's a catchment thing).
and because of the introduction of prep, i probably won't be able to send sebastian to kindy until 2009, when in reality he should be allowed to go NEXT YEAR! but NO, they're phasing out preschool to introduce prep, and so they're changing it so kids don't need to go to kindy until they're 3 and a half. with the monkey being a 'first half of the year' birth, he'll be 4 before he starts any kind of schooling and socialising. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO FOR THAT INTERIM YEAR! it's bloody stupid!
i want to get my kid some social skills as early as i can, so i think to myself, "i'll enrol him in kindy when hes three, that's the usual age" then i discover there's nothing i can do, unless "there are unfilled spots on the list. but we're presently honouring our waiting list. and even if there are kids on the list AFTER you, if they turn out to be 3 and a half, they get priority". grrrrrrrr.
i don't know what to do now. at this rate i'm almost better off trying to home school him i think, but then that's going to mean me getting motivated and being a full time stay at home mum. *shudder*
stupid.
til next....
~Kits~ (really wishing i hadn't done this today)