K's childcare is closed today and I took the full day off as we had planned to visit a childcare that was recommended by her current teacher, who was from there previously. We did our usual homework and the hubs was a bit concerned when he read reviews from another parent that his child had difficulties adapting to formal primary school when he graduated from the childcare. 

The teacher who recommended us this school did so because she feels that K would fit into the school curriculum very well as they focus more on the arts, drama, play and so on. Being the typical Singaporean, we would prefer if there is a little bit more academic thrown in. I get worried when I hear of children who enter primary 1 unprepared. Meaning they can't read their alphabets, can't really write and so on. Children start learning from a very young age and they should be able to fully utilise their potential. I know K can do more. The school is not able to stretch her potential as they have so many other children too. The hubs and I intends to send her for 'enrichment' classes when we move to the new place. Well, enrichment in the fun way. Like ballet, Chinese drama classes and so on. I've spoken to K about it and she seems keen. Sometimes I feel that she's too bored and can do more. Of course it's not going to be class after class. I would also want to see how she takes to it and let her take the lead if she is keen on anything else. And at the same time, being an only child, it opens up her social interaction.

Well, anyway, we decided not to 'waste' our time. Besides the school is located at International Business Park and traffic there in the morning is a killer and knowing the difficulties when I have to send and pick K on my own, I now know the advantage of a school in close proximity. So we went ahead to register her at the childcare we had visited previously. The one with a public playground in front of it and about a 15 minutes walk away from our new home.

This school is not air-conditioned, except during nap time, something that was in our priority from the very beginning. The school blouse is purple, K's favourite colour, so it makes it easier to convince K that we'll have to change schools. This is the 2nd time she has seen the uniform and I guess it is slowly becoming reality to her that she will be moving over to this new school soon. We've been talking to her about this for a couple of months, just so to prepare her.

Now we pray that K adapts well to the new school environment and just like the current one, will continue to learn and grow well.