First Day of School

Off to school!

J in his classroom

Here's what he was doing when I left.

E cried because she wanted to go join J when she saw him painting and I wouldn't let her.

It looks like J had a good day at school. He brought home some artwork, a blotch of bright colour on a piece of paper, with slits cut along the edge. Very abstract. What I asked him what he had drawn, he said, "I don't know", with a shrug of his little shoulders. He also managed to ride on a bicycle today, for the first time since we came here. It definitely sounded like a highlight for him. Before this, he had already asked about getting a new bike when we get back home to Singapore.

They do this thing during sing-along-time, when they go round the room and each child gets a chance to do a trick. Basically they can do anything, like somersaults or jumps, and the whole class will applaud for them. So when it gets to J's turn, he takes a flying leap, and lands on the floor lying down. And for the most dramatic effect he stays lying down, motionless for a couple of seconds.

The kids got pretzels during snack-time.