First Day School of QQ's Life

Learning is a lifelong process and QQ is about to start hers.

In Singapore, one can start school as early as Nursery One (the year your child turn 3 years old). For QQ, we decided to let her start school at Nursery Two as we thought Nursery One is a little bit too young to be starting school (still a bit clingy to parents... hard to separate without a fight)

Even at Nursery Two, some would argue that it is still young but I felt that QQ has been increasingly in need for more activities at home (more than what i could provide). Why would i say that... well, just my personal thought that it has been increasingly difficult for her to nap and after some research, usually kids only shed their nap time at about 5-6 years old and QQ is only 3 years plus, so it is way before her nap shedding time. Therefore, I attributed this to her lack of activities... Plus I observe that if I played with her A LOT, as in really strenuous tonnes of activities, then only will she nap well. So I guess it is high time for her to start going to school... many people to play with her, she can learn some stuff as well I guess but mainly is to let her interacts with other children, have some different activities and learning to be independant.

And so began her lifelong learning journey...

2nd January 2015

On the first day of school, QQ has difficulty waking up (cause not used to waking up at 6 plus in the morning) but luckily still manage to drag her out from her bed.

Got into school bus with a shed of tears (lucky not big loud cry)... bus auntie told her later that QQ only cried for a while then start chatting with her bus-mate!

When we got to school to peep on QQ, she was happily coming out from her toilet trip with teachers and friend. Phew, I was really glad... seems that QQ is adapting well.

Since QQ is doing well, I went for breakfast nearby and got back to peep on QQ again before she finishes school. QQ was listening to story and even occasionally talk to her friend who was sitting next to her.

End of the day, QQ said she is happy to go to school... I was glad that we make the correct decision (cause initially kept thinking whether is it too early to subject QQ to schooling life so early). I do hope that she continue to love going to school as I just heard from a friend that kids have ups and downs when it comes to school .. They can love it for a moment then hate it.. OMG!