Chloe's Assessment

Chloe will be joining Lucas in his school September this year, hopefully. This school for whatever reason requires the kids to go through assessment for all grades, even kindergartens. So, Chloe had hers yesterday. The cutoff age is the child has to be 3 year old by 31 August. Chloe is turning 3 in July. So, that poor girl had to go for the assessment. I have prepared her for this assessment since long long ago....I started her potty training after she turned 2, sent her to playschools so that she is used to classroom environment....and .....and I must said I partially failed!! She cried (more like wailed) for 20 seconds when I left her in the classroom with the teacher. That was not good. I know the school looks for mature and independent child and I am worried sick. The consolation is the teacher who assessed her was Lucas's former teacher and Lucas was her pet. I hope she has some leniency and discredit her crying. Chloe calmed down after that 20 seconds and she did all the activities....painting, drawing, cutting (the child must know how to use the scissor-the most advance test for motor skill-to be admitted), recognize some letters, numbers, shapes and colours. The last test was the child has to go to the toilet to show that she can pee and wash hands on her own. Frankly, very stressful for the parents. The other reason is she is probably the youngest. She is a July 2009 baby and some of the kids there are September or October 2008. These 2008 kids are a lot more mature and steadier. Now, I am worried sick if she will be accepted. If she does not make it, it will be a big headache.....can't have 2 kids in 2 different schools right?


After all the anxiety (and still is),yesterday, she said, "I don't want to go to kor-kor school. I want to go to my school". And this morning, when I almost at her school, she said 'I don't want to go to my school. I want to go to kor-kor school". I was like, make your mind, girl. 
 
This morning, on the way to school, while the player was playing her nursery song,
Chloe: Mum, do you have that Lady Gaga?
Me: Lady Gaga??
Chloe: Yes.
Me: Do you want to listen to her song?
Chloe: Yes.
[Played the CD and the first song was Bad Romance. After the song]
Me: Do you like that song?
Chloe: Yes.
 
She is starting young!
 
Then when I get home from work later the day,
Chloe: Mummy, kor kor smacked me.
Me: Did you disturb kor kor?
Chloe: No.
Me: Then, why did kor kor smack you?
Chloe: It was only an accident.
Me: Ah...so, you did disturb kor kor.
Chloe: [quiet].

Chloe First Day in Nursery

Last Thursday, Chloe started her first day in Nursery. It is the same school as her Playschool, so she is familiar with the place and the teachers. The difference is in Playschool, I was in the class with her all the time. Now in Nursery, I am not in the classroom with her.
The first day was as expected. Tears. The second day was also as expected, more tears. However, today, her seventh day. the tears are even more and the wailing is even louder!! For the past few days, during her journey to school, she started saying 'I don't want to go to school'. When I entered the carpark, she started sobbing. When I passed her to the teacher, she started wailing. Today, she cried the loudest in her class. Wonder when the tears are going to stop.
When I picked her up to go home, she is in very jovial mode. The teacher said she cried for a few mins and then settled down. She is very bubbly after that and do all her activities.

In her uniform on the first day of school. Her uniform is so big even after alteration. I bought her shoes 2 size bigger as her previous shoes only lasted 4 months before she outgrown them. She is 'swimming' in her clothes and shoes at the moment.