Disturbance and joy of Emirati family sending child to school for the first time

British mum Lorien Irwin, 42, said she would leave a big star and a sweet message in her son’s lunchbox on the first day so that a smile would appear on her son’s face. Her three-year-old son, Jack David William Irwin, will join Regent International as an FS1 student. “It’s always a little sad to see your kids go to ‘big school,’ because it’s a realization that they’re growing up and not being little kids anymore. That being said, it’s great to see kids grow and develop,” she said.

She said Jack was excited to start school and good to see him getting ready for his big day. He has an older brother who goes to regent, so the environment is somewhat familiar. “It made his transition from kindergarten to college a lot easier.”

The second son of Indian father Abhijeet Adharyu will be at Aquila School next week and the whole family is working hard to ensure a smooth start.

“My eldest, a daughter is at the same school, so we’ve been doing a lot of hype for my son. We took them both to school this week and let them meet the teachers and the principal. We also showed them the classrooms and books My son is really excited now and asks every day if it’s time to go to school,” said Adharyu, a 41-year-old Abu Dhabi radio presenter.

Adharyu and his wife have also been telling their four-year-old, who had been to nursery before, how he will be able to enjoy sports at school and make more friends in preparation for his big day.

“For many children like my son, they were just born in [COVID-19] The pandemic has restricted social activities. So we’ve been trying to help him transition to “big school.” Last week, we instituted school routines and bedtimes so that next week’s early rise times wouldn’t be difficult for our kids,” Adharyu said.

Two Filipino siblings in Dubai – Lianna Faizunisha Reyes Faizuldeen, 3, and her brother Liam, 5 – are both going to school for the first time. The pair will head to the Indian Academy, which will be their first school.

Their mother Lyka said: “At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were concerned for the safety and health of our children during face-to-face lessons. As a family, we have been talking to our children and preparing them for a good time … They were lucky to have an older sibling who kept reassuring them that day one would be all right.”

Lebanese-American mother Chirine Nour Al Deen, a human resources director, said she has been preparing for her daughter Annabelle Hope Murad’s first day of school. Murad, who will be attending FS1 at Sunmarke School, is “super excited” to start school, according to her mother.

“It was very emotional for me as a mother because she was my youngest child. She has always been the baby of the family and now she is leaving the nest. But I also grew up for her to be such a smart one proud of the girls,” she said.

Al Deen added that as a family, they have been talking to their children about the first day. “We’ve been talking to her about her teachers, the routines she’s going to follow at school. First, as parents, our advice is about being safe and taking care of yourself. Next, we’ve been telling her that she’s going to make lots of friends, so She should talk to all her new class friends. Our last tip, and maybe the most important one, is that we ask her to listen to what the teacher has to say.”

British mother Anneka Evans, 37, a Dubai-based entrepreneur, said her son Thomas George Evans, 3, will also join Sunmarke’s FS1. Evans plans to send Thomas a family photo on his first day of school. “His older siblings have been told to carry a family photo with them and they love to show their friends and talk about who everyone is. It really helps with separation anxiety. This time we will send pictures again,” she added.

“Thomas is my third child, so this time feels like a major milestone. It will be the first time in nine years that I have no children at home. He looks very young and ready to start school because he It’s a summer baby who just turned three. But I’m very excited about his next phase.”

The son of Indian father Soraf Singh will head to the Global Indian International School in Abu Dhabi for the first time on Monday.

“Skandraj is our first and only child and we have put off sending him to school for as long as possible. But he is really excited, especially after we visited the school to collect his uniform and books,” Singh said .

Singh added that despite being a parent sending his child to school for the first time, he was concerned that the admissions process was going well. “I’m sure my wife and I will eventually learn a lot from our son because he seems to know a lot even now.”