Surviving the first week

Yipeeee...... it is friday and this morning P didnt cry at all and she walked frm side gate all the way to parade sq on her own with smile on her face. We survived the first week, P managed to buy her own lunch today. I supposed it is a very small portion as she has lunch again when she went to student care. She told me she has 2 serving of beehoon ard 4pm then cake and green bean soup for teabreak ard 445pm... OMG...

Today she brought home the spelling list. Thats the beginning of stress.... We will survive.....

Less time to watch tv

She has started P1, slowly settling into the routine. Though she is still having separation anxiety but is getting better. Teachers from student care said tt she is doing fine now. I can see that she is enjoying herself....

After her daily reading, she told me her tv time is getting shorter now.... I feel sad for her, as watching tv is her form of relaxation.... Sigh......

Nervous

P has a great day playing with her cousins today. After shower, can see that she is nervous, cried a bit. Took awhile to fall asleep....

Me too, is nervous for her. But i have confident that she be ok.... At the same time i m excited that she is going to P1.

Hope she will enjoy school......

Stress

Sometimes i wonder if i m goin to P1 with P.... I m feeling the stresss especially when she refuse to go student care....

I still remember when i was in P1, I was nt prepared... I only know the alphabets, tt all since i hav never attend kindy..... but i survive......

The combination of laziness n kiasuness on P really press my button. A trip down to tcm, the doc told me i have slight high BP. Great.... tt is something i not looking forward to, which will mean long term medication.

Just praying very hard that everything will be ok........

Student care

P started in student care in mid of dec, hoping that she will get used to the routine of nt napping. The first 2 days was cool, she was excited. Came the 3rd day, she refused to go. The chinese teacher feedbacked to me on 2nd day that P chinese is nt good n asked if i considering tuition for her. What the heck, it is only her 2nd day attending student care and she has such high expectation.

Had a chat with the teacher again this morning, she told me whatever they did in student care is k2 foundation.... Indeed she has high expectation.

Perhaps we nt doing enuff to prepare P for P1, but then again y stressing a 6yo so much.... Just wana see her enjoys goin to school. She no need to be top 10 in class but will be a bonus if she is.....

Friday will be her first day, hope she will enjoy her first day in P1. Partly P is a stuborn kid, plus a bit of laziness.... It is time  we need to stop MIO plan....

P1 orientation

P cried when we took her to oriention. She is the only 1 out of the 240 P1 kids who cry..... Sigh..... Partly is because she is tired.... Saw her classmates, she is nt the shortest....

I m impressed with the principal, she is very practical. She kept emphasising that we parents ought to believe in our kids as all of them have hidden talents. She told parents to encourage the children to read books rather than ipad, all great men and women read alot. She actually reminded me again about the rolls of a parents to nurture rather than pushing them to do what i wnt them to......

All books and uniforms are ready. The chances of getting into school after school care is zero. The after school care that i have in mind is full..... No choice but to sign up for another one, which is just opposite home, provide transport to after school care. They emphasize on spelling and maths (no complaining there).

I just hope P will enjoys her primary school life.

Making new frens

Told P tt none of classmates is going to the same school as her and asked how she felt abt it. To my surprise she told m its OK, i will just make new frens like making new frens in playground.

I m shocked by her reply, she is optimistic abt it rather than worried abt change of environment. She is looking forward to Primary. Her daycare has prepared her for primary very well.