tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798127422146818508.post1263908594078018678..comments2023-03-25T08:43:02.686-07:00Comments on UK to New Zealand - The Brunts Big Move: Life takes over.MrsBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03303736987661850198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798127422146818508.post-11966653243150644442009-09-27T18:36:44.388-07:002009-09-27T18:36:44.388-07:00Haha, our kids have just been told to stay behind ...Haha, our kids have just been told to stay behind the red line too! It's weird, because during the day back home, the school gates would be locked and you had to go through the office and get signed in etc to visit. Here, the gates are open all day. Having said that, after school there is a second bell 15 minutes after pick-up. Anyone who has not been picked up is then rounded up and taken to the office and the staff call parents to come and get them. Kind of like that. I'm never late though, because my daughter would panic if I wasn't there.<br />It's kind of nice volunteering, and the teachers really appreciate it. Unlike home, the kids always make thank-you cards, and at the end of the year, there is a morning tea for all the regular helpers. It's a good way of getting to know their friends too.MrsDesperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763059885982353875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798127422146818508.post-22503031902807890382009-09-27T15:26:11.747-07:002009-09-27T15:26:11.747-07:00I love it that the Kiwi kids have so much freedom....I love it that the Kiwi kids have so much freedom. It reminds me of how things used to be when I was a (suburban) kid in the US (ie, when the world was a smaller, safer, more trusting place).Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798127422146818508.post-38549831258293973922009-09-27T09:21:19.453-07:002009-09-27T09:21:19.453-07:00I always wanted Mum to stay behind the red line bu...I always wanted Mum to stay behind the red line but she never would!!Gadunstan Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508795294475385954noreply@blogger.com