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Saturday, January 12th, 2008Meet an ‘odd girl out’
Five-year-old Mikayla Nelson is one of the many Campbelltown youngsters who will front up to kindergarten for the first time when school starts on Monday, February 4.
Mikayla will go to St John’s Primary School.
What makes her an odd girl out, in a sense, is that she’s actually looking forward to homework.
“I’ll love homework,” Mikayla said.
“I’m looking forward to playing with friends because I already know some people who are going to the school.
“Some of the people are bigger than I am too.”
Mikayla said she was preparing herself for kindergarten in two ways.
“I’ve helped people who got hurt and I’ve played with people,” she said.
“I think school will be fun.”
Phinemm Nelson, her mother, said: “This is the first introduction to what school is going to be like.
“It’s an important time for children to learn, because they are built like sponges at this age.
“I think Mikayla will be fine.
“She’ll probably be an assistant teacher.”
Mrs Nelson said her husband Michael had had tears in his eyes when Mikayla was trying on her uniform.
“I’ll miss not having her around though, because I won’t have a `coffee buddy’ to keep me company in my day any more,” she said.