Category: School

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What Kinda Mountain Goat Are You..??

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Chloe is finally well enough to go to school .. but it had been snowing overnite.. and the day before .. so we had quite a bit of snow.. where her school is. But being a kid and all .. she wanted to walk down that little slope.. instead of going to the pavement.. and who am i to deprive her of it right.. ?? afterall, she is the kid.. who insisted that ipods was the next thing we had to get for her. Anyways, of course i didn’t wanna slip and fall on my butt .. like i did a few years ago, during Boxing day in Hectanooga, so i held onto PB’s hand .. and he helped me. He then asked me.. ” what kinda mountain goat are you..??” in which i promptly replied.. ” a city one!” muahahahahha!!!

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Learning The Fun Way

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Chloe comes home with work sheets. .and songs she had learned in pre-school, this is one of her craft work she did at the pre-school. Unlike her other school, she really seems to enjoy it.. because she said .. it was so much more fun. So yes, learning the fun way should be the way to go .. in the very first place.

Please note that i’m writing my experience here .. so that you won’t make the same mistake we did with Chloe. We were very brave to had thrown her into school.. without giving her anything to bring along in terms of preparation and knowledge beyond the everyday stuff. She must really enjoy school now, since she puked this morning. .and still wanted to go to school. It is also a nice change to see .. both teachers eagerly greeting us first thing in the morning.. whereby .. it wasn’t the same in chloe’s old school. A talk with one of our customer tonight .. may see Chloe attending not her old school but another — but we’ll see.

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New Teachers Said They Are More and More Confused Each Day

Chloe settled nicely into her new school this time. No crying goodbyes.. no waving till the classroom door is closed, no asking why i didn’t go pick her up from school and after just 1 hug each.. she didn’t even look back when we closed the door behind us.

On Monday, her new teachers handed out the worksheets that they worked on that day.. and told PB that they were more and more confused everyday. Confused about what..?? Confused that Chloe’s old teacher/s didn’t think that Chloe was ready or that she needed special help – with speech and other aspect. As far as her new teachers can see, they felt that Chloe could understand them.. and them her.

But having said that, I am really glad we pulled her out of grade primary because I was reading another blogger’s blog.. and her daughter is a few months older than Chloe.. yet she is still in Kindergarten .. but she can write full sentences already.. because she had been in a child care that nurtures the kids and prepares them for Primary School in North Carolina.

So for those in Canada, I just hope you take note that Pre-school does play a very important part in preparing your kid for real school. Even if your spouse did not go for pre-school when he was a kid.. nor his cousins or brothers and sisters.. please note that we are in a different time now. I wished i had done it differently but better late than never right.

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Why Chloe Likes Her New School?

We’ve chatted with a few parents from different schools and chloe’s old school.. and all of them feels that we’ve made the right choice to pull Chloe outta school now and return this fall. But having said that.. and having heard from a parent from Chloe’s old school where they are encouraged to use only french for show and tell, we might not go back to the old school for French. And because of where we lived.. we just might have to send Chloe to the closest school which is what is expected if she was gonna be in just English.

I took Mandarin as my 2nd language .. and English is compulsory as first language back home but my teachers back home didn’t say we can’t speak in other languages when we were in school. Over the last week or so, we had spoken to several parents who have had kids in high school doing French too, and from what’ve heard.. the French classes were quite NAZIs . .if you know what i mean. That kinda scare me a little.. because .. hey..!! we spoke in English & Mandarin and dialects plus a little of Malay back home.. and we all coped.. and none whatsoever gave me the feeling while growing up.. that the schools or teachers were NAZIs about the language. And here i thought .. Singapore was a NAZI country.. muahhahahahaha!!!! I guess i was wrong eh.

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First Day At New School

So I’m sure you want to know how Chloe coped with her new school and new environment. She didn’t wanna wake up in the morning, due to the fact that she didn’t go to bed till late, even though we had warned her about waking up early to go to school the next day. She even choked a little this morning and tried to puke.. but having said that.. she said she wants to go to school (which is a real change because before she would try all means to NOT go to school).

We sent her to school.. and she didn’t fuss or cry.. just changed to her new school’s shoes .. and went along with her friends.. hugged us twice and didn’t look back. No calls from the school either.. and when PB went to pick her up.. she didn’t wanna leave. The teacher in the new school said she did fine.. no crying nor any fuss. I have a video to put up later.. so come back and see what she thinks of her new school eh. I’m happy she is happy.

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A Very Hard Decision

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It was a very hard decision to pull Chloe out of grade primary now and send her to a private pre-school for the next six months, then send her back to grade primary again in September this year. I know she likes school, she likes her teacher and she is learning really well. From singing Christmas carols to writing out our phone number this evening. But as parents we need to make sure she is adequate and is prepared for the school environment, instead of struggling with her lessons.

We already knew that she didn’t recognize all her ABCs and 123s, but we had thought that that was the whole point of Grade primary, a place to learn the early stuff. Alas, we were so ill-informed and for that I feel terribly sorry for my daughter. Had we known that they had expected so many things of the little ones, we would not have let her go to Grade Primary this year. See, due to her age she normally wouldn’t have been able to start regular school yet this year anyway. As much as Chloe wants to go back to her current teachers class on some days and speaks well of her, we feel that another 6 months in the class is not gonna do her well and in fact may scar her. Having a child stressed up about school is not a good thing and during the last few days, the closer we got to school going back in session after the holiday, the more she would complain of tummy aches, and make frequent trips to the bathroom.

So we hunted down some pre-schools and chose one which we felt comfy with, a woman with 23 yrs of experience under her belt, so we trust that Chloe will excel. The setting of this private pre-school is almost classroom like but in a more relaxed atmosphere, I can see how understanding this teacher is just from talking with her for a half hour. So I just want to let everyone know that this decision was a very hard one for us, and we only confirmed the placement at the pre-school today, so yes we have given it a lot of thought. We thank everyone for their support during this very trying time and appreciate everyones concern. I will update with Chloe’s progress in this new & private pre-school.

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Who Is George Washington?

There is no denial of the fact that Chloe learned a lot from school. From singing to drawing and even becoming very independent. For the last 2 days, she didn’t need us to clean her poop, unlike a few weeks ago. I’m truly amazed that she picked up so much from a mere 4 months in school. She enjoys her craft work a lot and as you all can see, she had a lot of Christmas ornaments made by herself in school and it is now hanging on our tree.

We are still contemplating if we should pull her out now.. and put her into Grade primary again next year, where she will be more prepared after doing 6 months in pre-school. We’ll have to see after visiting the 2 pre-schools tomorrow, weather permitting for it is storming here. So who is George Washington to Chloe..?? since she keeps singing his name in one of the Christmas song learned in school.

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So Distracted

This week .. i was so distracted.. by what i saw at Chloe’s school.. that when i left the school grounds.. i went into someone else’s car. Muahahahhaha!!! yup..!! have you done that before..?? the car right at the back of our red Ford Focus.. was red too.. but i wasn’t even thinking.. and walked right up to the car.. and wanted to go into the car. Luckily, PB asked me.. “what are you doing..??” from his side of the car.. and then i realized what happened… muahahhaha!!! too funny..!! I bet the guy in the guy must be thinking.. “wats the crazy chinese woman doing..?? ” Quite the embarrassing.. even more embarrassing then thinking my diet pill was vitamins. But that is another story for another day.

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Chloe Is Sick Again !

When they said.. “Wait till she goes to school.. you will have her coming back sick every other week” .. and they are so NOT kidding .. i tell yer..!! Chloe had just recovered less than a week.. and she is down with a cold again. What a shame..!! just when she is ready and not fussing to go back to school.. she had to get sick.. 🙁

Like any parent.. we are going to do the right thing.. and not let her go to school and spread her germs. But having said that.. how many other parents would do the same eh..?? Today, when we sent Chloe to school.. her class teacher.. just came back from a cold too.. and her voice was definitely still very hoarse. Poor teacher..!! wait a minute..!! Poor Chloe more..!!

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You Want Yogurt..?

It was after dinner .. and i was in the kitchen getting something for Chloe.. since she didn’t wanna eat the peaches.. that i had bought specially for her. She tried it . .and spit it out. Yup..! very fussy eater..!! that girl..!!! Anyhow.. i was in the kitchen. .and asked her.. “You want yogurt . .Chloe..??” .. no reply. I asked again.. “you want yogurt Chloe..??” .. and yes.. she replied this time.. she said.. “Weee”.

For those who are not aware of this.. Chloe is in French Immersion in Grade Primary School.. and she doesn’t count her 1,2,3s in English these days.. but does not hesitate to count them in French. I bet her teacher would be really pleased to know that she answered me in French. Pretty awesome..!!