We’re almost at the end of the first full month of school and the children have never been more busy! They’ve adapted themselves quite well to the more demanding schedule of secondary school, but I guess we need to wait till the first tests to see really how well they have adapted to school….

One good news which started the week for us was that BB got into the Singapore Youth Flying Club for his CCA. This was his dream CCA and the one for which he chose this particular school as his first choice school. He went for his first CCA and they spent the time getting to know each other and playing ice breakers. I’ve heard from other parents that this is an expensive CCA, as we need to buy model planes and remotes for them which should cost a few hundreds each year. Also they will inevitably crash planes, so that’s money gone!

GG on the other hand, still has not gotten her CCA allocation yet, which should come out next week. But unofficially she has already started attending Choir when they practice. Her school is going to go into Show Choir this year and she is super excited about it. It involves dancing to moves while singing and this way she gets to do both her passions – singing and dancing! She has a CCA attachment for Choir this week, which in her case is a moot point, since she is already attending it. Also she’s been texting her teacher for costumes to be worn for the Chinese New Year performance next week, so she’s happy!

I also went for my first Parent Support Group (PSG) meeting at BB’s school on Friday. In their primary school, although I was a parent volunteer, it was mostly ad-hoc. We didn’t have a formal PSG and there was one person who used to liaise between the school and parents. The meeting on Friday was good as we met the principal and some school leaders so we were able to voice out concerns. I also met other parents which was good for me.