Imagine... By the time she finishes her education there, she'll be a teenager...
This orientation day, she'll meet her new friends, the new teachers that will help shape her future, her character, let her experience new culture...etc.
All this time, she's been avoiding the subject of going to primary 1, she misses her friends in Kindergarten and she knows that its the beginning of a very competitive academic journey.
Once in the main hall, she started to get sticky and refused to line up in her class. After much persuasion by us, she finally sat in with the rest of the children.
I can understand her anxiety... new environment, new faces, zero friends...At first I thought she was doing ok...
But when she turned to look in our direction, then we realized she was still crying...But as the program got started, she was soon distracted by the performances of the older kids in the school.
After she was brought around the school compound by her Form Teacher, she was much better.Although this is not our very top choice of school... or the second... or third... But still, I have to put faith in the Singapore education system.
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My girl's starting primary school next year too but her orientation isn't until January next year!
actually i think the orientation is a bit too early to be in Nov.
They shows the kids their classroom, toilets, canteen and the school compound. But i don't think the children can remember by the time they start school.
Same here...I just have to keep reminding myself that Singapore's education system can't be that bad right? ;)
Hope she'll enjoy school as time goes by... :)
Looks like you finally managed to get Isabel into Rivervale Primary School heh? :)
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