January 28, 2010: Bitten by a fierce classmate

Samuel is adapting well in school finally, this week was pretty much a breeze, no more whining and he seems to enjoy going school. He has however picked up a bad habit, everyday come home from school will cry and asked for biscuits! Am still cracking my brain how to break that habit or to let it be. Afterall, he will still polish off his bowl of macaroni/porridge or pasta soup.

Yesterday he came home with a ‘bite mark’ on his temple, grrrrh…whoever did that was really fierce and horrible. His teacher called me to inform that he was bitten by his classmate, apparently they were snatching toys and the end result is this. Hope this is the 1st and last of such violent act, not to his "porcelain" looking face pls. *hee* *hee*

January 15, 2010 On the road to recovery ....

Samuel has missed school for 6 days, he should be able to return to school next Monday. Our morning conversation before I left for work...

Samuel: Mummy wear shoes...
Mummy: Mummy going where?
Samuel: Mummy go work
Mummy: Why Samuel never go school?
Samuel: I sick, cannot go school
Mummy: Samuel take car or bus go school?
Samuel: Take bus go school!!

So smart, at least he associated sick cannot go school...hopefully after this 1 week break, he can still adjust well to going back to school.

His current favourite question to ask, "What's this?"...is driving me nuts! He kept on repeating same question even if we have answered him. Am waiting for next round of "What's this?"...to throw him back this question...hiak hiak...learnt from some experienced mummies...hope it works!

January 8, 2010: Defeated...no school today!

After 4 days of school, my little boy felt sick...down with fever today. He was actually dressed(as you see above) but I felt that he is abit warm than usual and took his temperature - 38deg.

Mummy: Samuel, you're sick...you can't go school today!
Samuel: I want go school!
Mummy: You're running a fever, touch your head, hot hot.
Samuel: I want go school!
Mummy: Change out your uniform and take your medicine.
(I get ready to leave house while my hubby searched for the medicine and samuel reached for his crocs - in his home attire. At least he associate home attire is crocs sandal, not the usual shoes for school...so smart!)
Mummy: Samuel...put back your shoes, you're not going out.
Samuel(whinning): I want wear shoes...

To pacify him, we let him wear a new pair of crocs in the house and off I went to work.

January 6, 2010: Day 3 in school

I decided the quicker way to go for Samuel to be independent is to cancel my planned leave yesterday morning and have him board the bus alone...off he went to school. Mrs Lim, the class teacher updated me yesterday's afternoon that he is doing better than previous day, cried abit at 11am..probably starting to feel tired, otherwise his attention span alittle longer but still likes to roam freely. Good headstart for him!

Mummy: Do you like school?
Sam: I like school
Mummy: You like to take school bus to school?
Sam: I like take school bus
Mummy: What did the auntie give you in the bus?
Sam: Auntie gives biscuits, auntie gives sweets

No wonder he likes taking school bus....bribes on the bus..hahahaha!

January 5, 2010: 2nd day of school

Today he did not do too well, Mummy sneaked off after his morning snack and the teacher told me he was wailing intermittently thereafter. I came back around 11am and heard a familiar loud wailing sound from the lobby waiting area. Wanted to go in take a peek but another friend told me not to go in as he was looking for mummy, haahaaa. I must confessed that girls these days are tougher than boys, the 3-4 'roses' in his class did not cry at all, those 'cry babies' are the boys! A big size boy was wailing badly after the mummy left and left us stunned cos' we thought he is a tough nut based on his built! Morale of the story: Don't judge a person by his outward appearance.

This is his timetable schedule for LOVE (N1) class:

8:30 - 8:45 Assembly
8:45 - 9:05 Snack Time
9:05 - 9:35 Chinese Lesson
9:35 - 10:05 Outdoor Play
10:05 - 10:35 Music & Movement/Bible Story/Art & Craft/Exercise Time
10:35 - 11:05 English Lesson
11:05 - 11:30 Story Telling/Rhymes/Sing-a-long

January 4, 2010: 1st day of school for Samuel

With much anticipation, the day finally arrived...our little boy is heading for pre-nursery school now, a 3 hourly daily fun filled activities lesson. His new school - Centre of New Life Kindergarten is about 10mins walk from my place but we opted for him to take the school bus for safety reason rather than having the domestic helper to accompany him. Took the school bus with him today to familiar with the route, he's the last to be picked up and 2nd to drop off after school...short bus ride but he enjoyed it. He behaves the same as in sunday nursery class in church, very active and likes to roam around freely in class. Fuss free, no crying...kept aiming at the door waiting to run out to have his hands on the tricycles and little tikes car(which are out of bound to all kids today!). After 2 hrs thru' his lesson, he toned down, energy soon depleted...haahaaha. He tried to snatch toys from a bigger size boy but was 'humptum'(not once but twice cos' he tried to snatch toys from the bigger size boy!)...serve him right for snatching toys, hope he learnt his lesson! There's only 3 'roses' among the 12 'thorns' in his class. :)

Dec 2009: Fun @ Polliwogs

Had fun at Polliwogs with Aloysius, posing above with my primary school mate, Felicia - friend for more than 20 years now. These are friends that I cherished and we can talk about anything and still feel very much at ease even when we meet ie. once or twice a year.