Hopkins Happenings

Even if your child has been in nursery school or day care, starting kindergarten or first grade can be scary. Here’s how to make the transition easier. Get the new school year off to a super start with these beginning of the year suggestions.

• Be sure that your child gets 8-10 hours of sleep each night.

• Prepare a nourishing breakfast. Suggestions include milk, fruit, granola and honey, peanut butter and toast, open-faced grilled cheese sandwich, bagel and cream cheese.
  

• Avoid wake-up battles: a clock radio will wake your child to his favorite music.
  

• Make sure your youngster knows her full name, address and phone number. Include a tag with this information in her lunchbox.
  

• Put a picture of the family in your child’s jacket pocket. It will be a reminder that home is waiting for her at the end of the day.
  

• Visit our Bear library and look for children’s books about starting school. Perfect choices are First Day Jitters and The Kissing Hand. Both are available in paperback.
  

• Help your youngster look forward to school. Talk about it as a friendly place and answer all questions in a positive, reassuring way.
  

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