It's less than 12 hours before wake up time as I am writing this (in TRU, with Jakjak no less).
Jakjak had made it through the first week of school, although not un-scathed. He still managed to fall and scratch his knee while playing with his new classmates. At least he is confident while in school. He has a buddy in P5 who tags along during breaks and free periods (we're only assuming this of course, as mum only saw him a couple of times during recess). For those short moments though, we felt relieved that he seems to be coping well in his new environment.
It's getting him into his service that is proving to be the challenge. Since his K2 days, he has been having separation woes everytime the service comes to pick him up. It still is the same today.
The change doesn't just go for him though. Everybody now has to wake up at the same time as Jakjak. One of us needs to bathe him while the other prepares breakfast. Then we need to help him get into his uniform and then bring him down to his pick up point. We would have wanted him to be doing it himself (well, at least some of it anyway), but it would take him ages to do it. He just seems to have this thing for getting distracted in just about anything he does.
The first week allowed the children to familiarize themselves with the school. They got to know their teachers and their classmates. Parents (first time parents anyway) learned to wake up and get their kids ready for school. All of this has been good so far for everyone. All for one and one for all!
Jakjak had made it through the first week of school, although not un-scathed. He still managed to fall and scratch his knee while playing with his new classmates. At least he is confident while in school. He has a buddy in P5 who tags along during breaks and free periods (we're only assuming this of course, as mum only saw him a couple of times during recess). For those short moments though, we felt relieved that he seems to be coping well in his new environment.
It's getting him into his service that is proving to be the challenge. Since his K2 days, he has been having separation woes everytime the service comes to pick him up. It still is the same today.
The change doesn't just go for him though. Everybody now has to wake up at the same time as Jakjak. One of us needs to bathe him while the other prepares breakfast. Then we need to help him get into his uniform and then bring him down to his pick up point. We would have wanted him to be doing it himself (well, at least some of it anyway), but it would take him ages to do it. He just seems to have this thing for getting distracted in just about anything he does.
The first week allowed the children to familiarize themselves with the school. They got to know their teachers and their classmates. Parents (first time parents anyway) learned to wake up and get their kids ready for school. All of this has been good so far for everyone. All for one and one for all!
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