The new term of school has finally started for Calvin. He just can’t wait to go to school! I pray and hope he will feel the same way about school 5 years later. 🙂
He is in pre-primary this year, just next door to his previous class. He can still see his former teachers whom he loves. In fact, he kept saying he wanted to go back to Mrs D’s (kindy teacher) class! Thank goodness his friends from last year are all in the same class as him this year. This helps. To help the children adjust to the new routine (5 full days of school now) as well as helping the teachers to get to know them better, the class has been split into 2 groups on the first day of school. The first group has the morning session while the second has the afternoon session. Calvin has been assigned to the afternoon session (12.30pm – 3.10pm).
We were nice and early on the first day of school. He was excited, but went all quiet when we met his new teachers Miss B and Mrs J. He was quietly observing his new teachers and new environment — very typical of Calvin (he has been this way since he was a baby). When the bell rang, a cue for the parents to leave, I looked at my boy who looked back at me and said “I won’t cry, mum”. He seemed to know I was going to ask him whether he was going to cry. I felt very emotional at that moment and at the same time, I was so proud of my little boy! He seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. I knew he would do just fine in his new class and I left.
The rest of the week will be half-day school, slowly building up to full day every day over the next 2 weeks. I know Calvin will take time to adjust to his new routine, he will be quiet for the first term, he probably will be teary at times when I leave him etc etc. BUT I also know that he will eventually get used to the new routine, new teachers, new classrooms and make new friends. If you can, do pray for my little boy. Thanks.
 p.s: I did not take any photo because I have left the camera R’s car!