{"id":245791,"date":"2022-12-16T16:38:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=126521"},"modified":"2022-12-16T16:38:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:38:58","slug":"january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early\/","title":{"rendered":"January is a giant leap for parents and school starters; get involved early"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126522\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=126522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"wp-image-126522 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126522 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/january-is-a-giant-leap-for-parents-and-school-starters-get-involved-early.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"156\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">School starters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>January is a giant leap for parents and school starters; get involved early<\/p>\n<p>In January thousands of young minds will make the giant leap from pre-school to a formal education. Starting Grade 1 is a big moment for parents and children and being well prepared beforehand can pay significant dividends.<\/p>\n<p>Grade 1 teacher at St Martins Preparatory School, Kaylee Randall, recommended that parents should start conversation with their children about school as soon as possible. She said: \u201cIt\u2019s all in the preparation. And parents need to get their minds around the idea of \u2018big school\u2019 before stepping up to the task of preparing youngsters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randall added that it\u2019s all about building positive expectations. She said: \u201cHave positive conversations about their new teacher, about learning new things. It\u2019s really important to get a child excited about the first day, and their first experience of what a formal learning environment will be like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Encouragement plays a significant role, too. Randall said that children should look forward to their first day at school and veer away from separation anxiety, from both child and parent\u2019s perspectives. She said: \u201cIt is a giant leap in letting go for parents, and a huge step for children toward independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cA sense of independence is just as important as positive affirmations before the big day.\u201d Randall suggested that teaching pre-Grade 1\u2019s to dress themselves, tying their own shoelaces and doing up buttons and zipping up things could go a long way to creating the level of independent confidence that a child would need as they move into a new learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cAlso responsibilities like packing their own school bags, getting themselves ready before school and creating their own routine.\u201d Randall said that these small influences are equally as relevant for children entering Grade Naught.<\/p>\n<p>Homework will also be a new addition to a young learner\u2019s life. Randall said that it does not have to be a burden, but rather an opportunity for parents to be engaged with their children. In fact, she said, it is very important. She said: \u201cBy making learning fun at school and at home, especially at such a young age, it engenders a love and thirst for education that will stand children in good stead later in life. Reading, spelling and numbers can be fun, and it\u2019s such a beautiful part of a child\u2019s journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Every learning is a milestone, and every milestone should be celebrated, she said. 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