My below little girl starts school tomorrow (she is just 5 years old and will be prep student- zerówka in Poland).
From few months everybody asks her, if she is exited about going to school ?
She used to replied with a timid smile, that yes...but inside her much more was going on.
I think she nodded , because everyone expected from her this happy, positive and exiting feelings about school.
Her big brother introduced her already with school rutine, even with homework ;).
Believe me it didn't reassure her dilemmas.
So far she asked me a lot of questions. She feels a bit unsure. I try to prepare her for a lot of possibilities:
How to behave when something not quite ok will going on?
We talk - what is school for?
That it's ok that she doesn't know everything...and much more.
The most important for me is to comfort her, give her a sense of security that no matter what she feels she can share this with me.
I think that all this talking helped her a lot. Now she really feels excited and can't wait till the sound of school bell :)
I'm sure that this whole new chapter will be great experience for her, that she will grow in confidence, knowledge, new friendships...
All the best my dear girl!!!