Thanks for your replies. I'm still procrastinating about telling them
Miss 7 will be fine once she works out that she's going into grade 4 with another little friend. I think she may feel awkward leaving some of her friends downstairs (literally) in the 1-2-3 class, but I suspect that she'll be fine with the move.
I haven't broached the subject with Miss 4. I'm really looking forward to doing the optimism program with the girls next term. We're taking a day out of school to do the program and implement it within the home. I'm hoping that this may address confidence, self-esteem and being "different" and give us some tools to talk about any school issues...
jojo
