0:00:02 > 0:00:04ALARM RINGS
0:00:04 > 0:00:07# Rise and shine
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# A new day
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# Time for fun
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# School today
0:00:14 > 0:00:18# Meet new friends
0:00:18 > 0:00:20# Teachers too
0:00:20 > 0:00:23# Doing things, school bell rings
0:00:23 > 0:00:25# Time for school! #
0:00:29 > 0:00:31It's time for school
0:00:31 > 0:00:35and these children are going for the very first time.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39You can watch as they make new friends, learn, discover and play.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45The children go to two very different schools.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48One is in a big city
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and one is in a small village near the seaside.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Today we are going to the school in the small village.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Are you ready? It's time for school!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It is the first day of a new term.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Here come the children
0:01:05 > 0:01:08walking and running to get there on time.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12BOY YELLS
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Some children live on an island.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And when the tide is out and the sea doesn't cover the road to the
0:01:21 > 0:01:26mainland, Emma, Gabriel, Callum and Connor get a taxi to the school.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Connor is four years old and it is his first day at school.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Go on, in you go.- Thank you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48THEY CHAT
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Well, hello.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Here's the class teacher, Mrs Fieldhouse.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59She'll make sure the children are happy and have plenty to do.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02She looks friendly, doesn't she?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Mrs Fieldhouse shows Connor where to put his name on the tree.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09All the pears are on the tree, it means all these people are here.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Can you take Connor's pear, because that's you,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and put Connor
0:02:14 > 0:02:17so he's on the tree.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Just stick it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21That's it.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Now you're here. You are definitely here.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29It's someone else's first day as well. Four-year-old Abbey.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Abbey.- Abbey.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36So you have to pull it up and you have to stick it on the tree.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40How high can you go? Oh, my goodness!
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And Abbey, that means you are now in school!
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Where do you think Abbey, Connor and the rest of the children are going?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51To see their new classroom.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Oh! OK. Right.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Let's just talk about here for a second.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Everything is new. There are lots of new things to do.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06There's fantastic things everywhere. But what do we do here?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- We play.- Exactly.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We have a lovely time, don't we?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15We share everything and we do it together. Now...
0:03:15 > 0:03:19what about having a little explore?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23And what a lot there is to see and do.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Pandra wants to draw with Abbey.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Is that a glue stick? Is that a glue stick?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- No, that's a pen.- OK.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I'm doing a Noddy picture.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It's a hot balloon.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Hot-air balloon! - A hot-air balloon.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Three baskets.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47THEY CACKLE
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Davy, Mitchell and Charlie play outside.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Look at Mitchell. He's got a camera. Say cheese, everyone.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02What's Connor building?
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Here comes help. It's Alex and Pandra.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Doo-doo-doo-doo-dooo!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Make it as tall as me!
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Get in the water.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Ready? One, two, three... Hoy!
0:04:20 > 0:04:23You're going to fall overboard.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37It is lunchtime. Abbey finds a place to sit with some older children.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44She's brought some packed lunch from home and shows Dorrit.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Snack-A-Jacks!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49And salad.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Hey, get open, you silly box!
0:05:02 > 0:05:06After a busy morning, Connor is hungry.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Some children have hot lunches.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13They're cooked by Mrs Cornow.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- You OK, Tyler?- Yeah.- Super! Did you have a good holiday?- Yeah.- Good.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24THEY CHAT
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Abbey is finished her lunch. What do you think she'll do next?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Go out to play!
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Just look at that sandpit. What a great place for Connor to play.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Abbey has spotted the hula hoops and I think she'd like to try.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Look. One of the bigger girls, Justice, has given Abbey her hoop.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It is a bit big.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Maybe it will suit Emily.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Stand back!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Abbey?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Hurray! Miss Hay has a smaller one.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Abbey can hula hoop with the other children.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Well done! Yes!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Haven't the children had fun together?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47The children from the island - Gabriel, Emma, Callum and Connor -
0:06:47 > 0:06:49are leaving the mainland school early.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Connor in the middle. - In the middle, Connor.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Ryan the taxi driver
0:07:00 > 0:07:02has to take them back to the island
0:07:02 > 0:07:05before the tide comes in and covers the road.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14On the island, the children have their own small school.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18That's where they will go for their afternoon lessons.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Mr Sayer is waiting for them to arrive outside the school.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Good afternoon! Hello.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Come on, then.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Hello, Callum! You're growing fast, I hear!- Yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- I'm only five and I'm in Year One. - You are.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Shall I put your bags here with
0:07:39 > 0:07:43everyone else's? You find a safe place. Good idea. That's safe.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- In we come.- Connor hasn't seen the small school before.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- He has a good look around. - See what you can find.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Callum, you go with Connor and see what you want to show him.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, we call it a globe,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and it's a map of the whole world, isn't it?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Spin it?- You do. Just like that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- What would you like to do? - I would like to read a book.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16You'd like to read a book?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Connor, I have something to show you. Want to look?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I have a new toy for you. Come and have a look.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Yeah, that's it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Look, Connor!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- What would you like to build?- A man. - A man?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Are these his arms? - Connor's very creative.- He is.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Yes, there are some more blocks here. What's that man missing?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I think he needs a head.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Try that one.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47There you go.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- You just have to squash it on. There. - That's what I did.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Inside and out there is lots to do. - Come on, off you go.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Round to the side gate.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- What kind of ship's this, Connor? - Yo-ho-ho!- Pirate ship.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I think it is a pirate ship.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I can pull the cannon. You can pull the gate, Emma.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23You sit on the bottom. Well done, Connor.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Back at the big school, Abbey is drawing letters with
0:09:33 > 0:09:35the help of Mrs Fieldhouse.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Abbey, would you like to do an A?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41OK. I'll do a dotty one for you. Hold on.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Da-da-da-da-da!
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Right, starting there...
0:09:47 > 0:09:48..and up...
0:09:50 > 0:09:51..down...
0:09:52 > 0:09:55..flick. Perfect!
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Now can you do it without any lines? So, start there.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Go round...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04up...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06down...flick...
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Ha-haa!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Perfect. What a superstar!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13She's drawn a letter A.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17CHILDREN CHAT
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Outside, their mums and dads are waiting to take the children home.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- Davy, your mum's here.- Hello. - Abbey, your mummy's here.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Hiya!- Mama!
0:10:32 > 0:10:35What a busy day they have had at school.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38CROWD CHATTERS