Category: School

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Private Student Loan For Keegan

As you all know, Keegan (our babysitter) will be going away to nursing school next year. I’m sure you also know that we treat Keegan as family and therefore I am on the look out for some private student loans to help bridge the gap with the loan she is already getting from the government. Keegan, being a smart girl, had started saving for her nursing school a while ago but you and I know that when you are away from home, there are lots of expenses incurred.

Private student loans are therefore the best option for teenagers like Keegan because the interest rates are low and there are no payments till she is done school. No fees are involved and a there’s a 2% graduation reward. It is pretty simple to apply and it’s done online. If you are planning for college anytime soon, check this site out because you don’t want to get stressed up in the middle of your school year just because you don’t have enough money for other unexpected expenses.

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Motor Skills

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Up to a few months ago, my Chloe had never used a real scissors to cut anything before. She did use those craft scissors .. but not the real/sharp ones and because we are always busy at the store and can’t watch her like a hawk if she uses the scissors on her own, we didn’t want to take the chances of her losing her pinkie or a thumb. Yes, I admit we are slacker parents.

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Two weeks into school, her teachers called for a meeting in regards to her lack of motor skills, in which we tried to explain that Chloe had no idea how to maneuver the scissors at all…. not because she is lack of motor skills .. but because we never let her use it before.

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So here we are .. 3 months into school.. and she can use the scissors perfectly well.. and cut her snowman really well.. as you can see in the above picture.

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Chloe’s snowman.

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All done within a few mins. And she said this to me.. when i asked her to look up for a picture. “But mama, children need to be careful when they are using their scissors, I can’t look up now..! For soon ok..??” muahhahahahaha!!! how cute is that..?? and pretty smart as well eh.

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Friday @ School

Well.. Thursday came and went.. and we are at Friday today. Chloe’s form teacher was sick since yesterday.. and it got me more worried today.. because I was afraid that the relieve teacher didn’t know what was going on. And fearing that Chloe might stumble again.. I decided to quickly ask the relieve teacher if she knew about Chloe’s special need for the bathroom help, in which she replied she did. As i was walking outta the school, i took another look at Chloe. .and she had my photo frame on her desk and staring at it. *sob*… oh it breaks my heart.

During break time at about 10.15am, we were at the school to visit.. and they didn’t get to eat inside the class like they always do.. and in the end.. Chloe didn’t get to run around at all, she only had time to finish eating. I was devastated. *sigh*. Maybe, we are wrong to push her to school so early, she is barely 5 yrs old.. and doing what a 6 or 7 years old is doing. I feel like a really bad mother right now and i’m so not kidding.. coz’ as I’m writing this.. i’m sobbing as well. This is so hard .. we want what is best for her.. but i really feel she may not be ready for the pressure.. and the long separation from us. I am seriously considering taking her out .. and putting her in pre-school for the rest of the year. Heart breaking .. to see her so longing for me.

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Giving In

As you all know .. we have been having a little trouble with chloe wanting to go to school. Even though today was not such a bad morning.. we have been quite worried about it. And like any parent.. we try to her every whim and fancies.. because we didn’t want to stress her anymore than she already is.

But the girl sure knows how to manipulate us.. as I came to realize this evening. She would ask for junk food, from chips to french fries.. and then lollipop or a Simpsons tv show .. even some english saddles for the horse that Santa was gonna bring her this Christmas. Now of course, at that time.. i agreed.. but after this evening… i realized that i shouldn’t be doing this.. because then she knows we are gonna try and bribe her to go to school.

So tonite.. i’ve decided.. that if Chloe cannot cope in school .. after her Christmas break.. i’m gonna pull her out.. and send her to pre-school.. and wait for another year .. before sending her again. Afterall, it is not fair to the poor kid right..?? so if she is not ready.. she is not ready. I’ve already spoken to 2 pre-schools today.. no thanks to PB (for he was put to tasks for more than 2 years for it).. and am ready to move chloe once Christmas is over.

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Wednesday Morning @ School

This morning.. we had a little bit of crying.. but she was alright.. after we reached school. At recess time, we went to visit her.. although PB stayed in the car.. for most of the time .. go figure..! Anyways.. i also got to see some of the things.. that Chloe had been telling me about .. with her school friends.. and how one would pull on her jacket.. to not let her slide down the slide. I was there when it happened.. and Chloe looked at me helpless. I guess one of the reasons she didn’t like school that much was the rough play.

To some parents.. it is ok.. because their kids can handle it. But chloe had never learned to play rough with anyone… so i think i must come as a shock for her. And when chloe first told me about it.. I had told Chloe what to say to her friend.. if she did that.. but Chloe didn’t want to say anything to her friend.. and had asked me to talk to her friend’s mother. Once again, I’m gonna have to bring this up to her form teacher today or tomorrow… when i see her.

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Birthday Party For Ruby

Chloe was invited for a birthday party on Saturday .. a day before her own.. and we sent Keegan to go with her, it was at Jungle Jims. But I had forgotten to give Kate an extra flash memory and the camera she had with her ran outta space to store new pictures.. so we ended up having only a few. Poor me .. i was really hoping to get loads of pictures to post up. Didn’t even get the picture of the birthday cake. What a bummer…!! if you want to see some of the pictures.. you can head over to Chloe’s blog.

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Somewhat Good Morning

We had a somewhat good morning this morning.. and only had to visit the princess once at school.. at about 10.15am.. to bring her lunch. We didn’t go at lunch.. but she knew that.. we had explained to her the reason. We also had a meeting with her principal, her form teacher, her guardian counselor, her speech therapist, another teacher who had helped during these difficult few weeks.. to brain storm how we can help with Chloe’s anxiety for not wanting to go to school.

We figured it was toilet related.. so all of us.. are trying to do everything we can.. to help her along. One of the things .. the principal had mentioned was to wait another year.. to see if she would be more ready then.. in which we had agreed to wait .. till after Christmas.. and we will go from there.

And tonite .. she never mentioned a word about not wanting to go to school. I think maybe.. we were pushing her too hard at home as well. So we are gonna back off for abit.. and wait it out.

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It Breaks My Heart

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It breaks my heart to see that after so many hours .. her eyes still looked so swollen.. from her crying this morning.. and more crying from yesterday.. because she didn’t wanna go to school. We still cannot figure out why.. and i really hope this doesn’t continue.. else i will either have to quit the store..and go to school with her.. or let her stay home for another year. Heartbreaking..! I think if PB leaves me.. for another woman.. it wouldn’t be as heartbreaking as this.

You see lah..!! and the teachers think she is not smart.??? she can make her own song some more.. tune and lyrics. We didn’t even teach her .. to do the song .. and all. Happy as ever ..as if nothing happened earlier this morning.. but i know she wasn’t truly showing how she feels. Like we spend every waking hour with her .. by our side.. besides the going to school time.. so i don’t understand this at all.

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I Don’t Wanna Go To School..!!! Part 2

Well.. we had another meltdown yesterday at school.. where the Principal had to call us into the school.. because Chloe was crying so bad.. she was turning hysterical. But from the time we hung up the phone.. till we arrived at school.. they had managed to calm her down again. And according to her teacher, it was 1.5hrs.. and then she was ok.. for the rest of the day. But when we picked her up.. she was noticeably upset and had been crying.

This morning.. while having breakfast.. she again started crying that she didn’t wanna go to school. We broke down.. with threats .. about canceling her birthday party and throwing out her toys. She claimed that she can do her learning at home.. and that she remembered what to do .. for writing and all. And more crying. We arrived in school at 8.36am… after much huffing and puffing from PB and me. And she still was crying when we handed her over to her teacher. It had been almost an hour now.. and we haven’t heard from the school… so we’ll see what happens next. Read on.. because you might have kids going to school soon.

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Chloe @ The Town Hall

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Chloe was at the town hall with her school decorating the Christmas Tree. She had such a wonderful time.. and if you want to see more pictures.. you should go over to her blog : www.monsterbrat.com. I really liked that the school is so gung-ho about bringing them out.. to experience new things all the time. Can you spot Chloe..??

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Chloe all hurdle up with the big friend she had for partner for the day. It was really good planning on the school part to bring the older kids to look after the younger ones.. because they did have a traffic light to cross. I am pretty pleased with the organisation .. and truly believed that Chloe will do good in this school. Afterall, there is only 12 students in her class eh.