Back To School after Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker has been lifted! Oh but not all at once. Singapore is turning on one switch at a time and working hard to not trip the circuit breaker with Phase 1.
Phase 1 requires the return of students to school. There are two camps to this decision - (1) It's too soon and (2) YAY!
Faye was on the (1) It's too soon camp and although I had her school bag packed, uniform ironed, hair clips picked, masks and sanitisers sorted, she threw us a curveball the night before school. She was apprehensive. I believe she was also feeling insecure with Ewan starting school only a week later. We were assuring her that school would have proper procedures to keep the kids safe but she was still not convinced. She added, "Actually, I don't have to go to school. How about I go to school only in Primary One?"
I laughed in disbelief at this little girl's decisiveness. I stole a glance at daddy and daddy said, "I'm fine. She can decide."
She pontang-ed school for a week and stayed home with us while her brother "went to school" via Home-Based Learning.
Late into the week, Faye turned excited, “I am ready for school! I wasn’t ready then but I’m ready now. It’s like First Day of School but it isn’t you know? It is called BACK TO SCHOOL!”
We will have our first weird quiet morning from tomorrow!
But before that, everything has to be prepared before the new school term starts.
Faye, on the other hand, hasn’t been much of a breakfast person. We do not usually have enough time to cajole her to eat in the mornings and she has her breakfast at school during snack break. She told us to pack her a snack box from now on because in her words, “COVID mama. Maybe I shouldn’t eat the food prepared in school.” Her dad and I nearly pengsan. So much headache to feed this fussy pot! How can we do this? What do we pack?
So early this morning [the morning before school starts], I got her to sit with me to do up a Breakfast and Snack Box plan she would agree to. Consensus from her is super important if we don’t want to get into morning tantrums.
She sounds happy with this plan!
I hope I can keep up with new riddles and encouragement after this stack is fully utilised! Definitely going to rotate them between the two kiddos.
They are so much more compliant and easier to manage. Most importantly, it’s because they were the ones who came up with the plan knowing mommy would still want to include Revisions thrice a week because they are tuition-free. While they agree to mine, I had to agree to theirs!
Weekends are strictly dedicated to PLAY. I am loving this age-group for that matter and I wonder if we can continue to keep weekends free from academic enrichments [whether tuition or self-taught] in upper primary.
Looks like we are all ready for the new school term!
And I'm already missing their company. Thank goodness daddy will still be working from home! My source of human interaction.
[After School Edit] ::
I received the greatest compliment this morning on the second day of school re-opening [actually you first said it right after coming home from school aww] from you kids, “I don’t want to go to school anymore. Can you just teach me at home?” My head swelled with pride. Thank you for validating my efforts with you during FHBL.
A problem comes with this though: it’s making it much harder for me to get you kiddos ready for school and that’s no fun!
Love You Rascals Nonetheless But Spare Me In The Mornings Please Because I’m Not A Morning Person, Mommy.
Phase 1 requires the return of students to school. There are two camps to this decision - (1) It's too soon and (2) YAY!
Faye was on the (1) It's too soon camp and although I had her school bag packed, uniform ironed, hair clips picked, masks and sanitisers sorted, she threw us a curveball the night before school. She was apprehensive. I believe she was also feeling insecure with Ewan starting school only a week later. We were assuring her that school would have proper procedures to keep the kids safe but she was still not convinced. She added, "Actually, I don't have to go to school. How about I go to school only in Primary One?"
I laughed in disbelief at this little girl's decisiveness. I stole a glance at daddy and daddy said, "I'm fine. She can decide."
She pontang-ed school for a week and stayed home with us while her brother "went to school" via Home-Based Learning.
Late into the week, Faye turned excited, “I am ready for school! I wasn’t ready then but I’m ready now. It’s like First Day of School but it isn’t you know? It is called BACK TO SCHOOL!”
We will have our first weird quiet morning from tomorrow!
But before that, everything has to be prepared before the new school term starts.
FACE MASKS
More masks to prepare for the opening of school. I decided that, like school uniforms, the kids should have one mask per day to spare me from the daily washing. I'm just gonna wash them all by the weekend in one big dirty batch! They say you can tell a smile or a grin or a growl from the eyes. Can you here?
BREAKFAST PLANS
Ewan's easy. Breakfast is his favourite meal of the day and he eats like two breakfasts in a morning on some days.Faye, on the other hand, hasn’t been much of a breakfast person. We do not usually have enough time to cajole her to eat in the mornings and she has her breakfast at school during snack break. She told us to pack her a snack box from now on because in her words, “COVID mama. Maybe I shouldn’t eat the food prepared in school.” Her dad and I nearly pengsan. So much headache to feed this fussy pot! How can we do this? What do we pack?
So early this morning [the morning before school starts], I got her to sit with me to do up a Breakfast and Snack Box plan she would agree to. Consensus from her is super important if we don’t want to get into morning tantrums.
She sounds happy with this plan!
LOVE NOTES
I noticed that snack box notes are very much welcomed by the kids. Ewan enjoys the jokes and he definitely needs words of encouragement by 12pm in school. Faye told me before that she looks forward to notes more than the food in her box! I’ve included a “SURPRISE! Let us have Potato Chips after lunch today!“ for this Friday’s snack box note. I think they are going to scream in class *haha*I hope I can keep up with new riddles and encouragement after this stack is fully utilised! Definitely going to rotate them between the two kiddos.
HOME TIME-TABLE
We also love a good structure. Our Circuit Breaker Time-Table has been replaced by a new Time-Table this term. I was never one who grew up with a time-table. Life is free-styled and I’ve never thought I’d do this for my kids. But I tried it on them and never looked back.They are so much more compliant and easier to manage. Most importantly, it’s because they were the ones who came up with the plan knowing mommy would still want to include Revisions thrice a week because they are tuition-free. While they agree to mine, I had to agree to theirs!
Weekends are strictly dedicated to PLAY. I am loving this age-group for that matter and I wonder if we can continue to keep weekends free from academic enrichments [whether tuition or self-taught] in upper primary.
And I'm already missing their company. Thank goodness daddy will still be working from home! My source of human interaction.
[After School Edit] ::
I received the greatest compliment this morning on the second day of school re-opening [actually you first said it right after coming home from school aww] from you kids, “I don’t want to go to school anymore. Can you just teach me at home?” My head swelled with pride. Thank you for validating my efforts with you during FHBL.
A problem comes with this though: it’s making it much harder for me to get you kiddos ready for school and that’s no fun!
Love You Rascals Nonetheless But Spare Me In The Mornings Please Because I’m Not A Morning Person, Mommy.
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