My First Day in School (Again!)

Yes, it's another school again. Mama counted I attended school at 3 different locations this year. We started off with StarTots a 8 minute-bus trip away, then transferred to the branch 5 minutes walk away (depending on how fast we walk) and now, this new school called Amazing Star Montessorri just 2 bus stops away from Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange.

The adults call it a childcare centre but I call it "new school". Mama had tried not to mention to me it's a childcare centre as there were several occasions when she said she will send me to a childcare centre when she was very very frustrated with me. Now that I am really attending one, the last thing she wants for me is to think I am being sent there as a punishment. It certainly is not.

On my first day of school, Papa was at home to bring me there. See, the above is the picture he took for me before we left. I was wearing my long sleeved Angry Bird pyjamas inside the uniform as the sky seemed overcast and Mama wanted me to be kept warm in case it rains and gets cold.

This time round, I went to school with a small entourage. Papa, Mama and Nai Nai went to school with me.

We picked Nai Nai up from her place before we went to school. Nai nai had expressed her intention to go with us to take a look on my first day. She actually asked Teacher Karen if she could tour the kitchen but was denied access very politely by Teacher Karen as my parents already toured the school when they went school-shopping some time ago.

The children who arrived before me was at the assembly area and they were singing kiddy songs projected on a screen. This is Teacher Karen, my new teacher. She actually had me helped click the mouse of the computer soon after I arrived as I wanted to be part of the action. I was allowed to click the mouse to start the next song but once the song starts to play, I was supposed to be seated. Not bad for a start. :D

As I am new to attending a childcare centre, I am given lots of personal attention by the teachers. The teacher who is showing her palm in the picture below is Teacher Karen who is probably my main caregiver. She gives lots of positive feedback to my parents when they pick me up. The other teacher next to me is Teacher Yati and I always say, "I don't want Teacher Yati" but more of that in another post. This is the bag area where I am supposed to leave my bag after I arrive. Mama has no idea why the whole group of us is made to sit there. Not that she cares to find out either. ;p

Here's the weekly schedule as well as the menu for my first 2 days in school. Mama had no time to process so much information and so she took pictures to read at leisure.

She was really surprised Nai Nai had memorised what I would be eating for breakfast and lunch for the next 2 days after looking at the menu. We are indeed treading on her area of expertise as she used to be a cook at a childcare centre.

Mama had always imagined she will just drop and go for my first day at childcare but at Teacher Karen's "invitation", she stayed with me until I had my breakfast. Though I was registered for full day childcare, Teacher Karen had advised us to start slow with my first 2 days ending after lunch at about 1230pm. So far, so good for my first 2 days in school. However, the best is yet to be... ;p