The last weekend before the start of school for GG & BB, well technically school officially starts on the 29th, but in their school, the P6s have to come back from tomorrow from 8 to 12:30, so it’s almost a full school day for them!

BB gave his entrance exam for his dream school yesterday. It consisted of 2 papers – a verbal reasoning one for 45 minutes with 96 questions and a logical reasoning one with 30 questions to be completed in 30 minutes. BB found the verbal reasoning paper a whole lot easier than the logical one which he said he just finished as the bell went!

The institute taking the exams will send the results directly to the school (we don’t get to see the results at all) and if the school feels BB fits in the criteria they have based on the test results and his school marks, they will invite him for a half day camp in the school where he will interact with teachers and students. After that if found suitable, he will get an offer letter! All fingers crossed from all of us that BB makes it to the next round!

Otherwise a mundane week here, with loads of studying done (I hope)!

I am getting more nervous as the PSLE dates come closer…..

GG & BB have now started the holidays proper, but the caveat being they need to put in some hours doing PSLE studies…It’s unfair, I know, but when I see others doing six hours and more, it makes me even more anxious…

Next Saturday is BB’s test for his dream school number 1. We have applied to two schools for DSA and this test is for his first choice school. There will also be a test for the second choice school, but the date is not yet released.

GG’s application to her first choice school has also been submitted, and now we need to wait and see if she will be sent the invitation to audition at the school.

We’re finally on with our movie plans today and hopefully the movie should be worth the wait!

The first week of the school holidays ended with GG & BB having done three of their five Hindi extra lessons. Like I mentioned earlier, there’s only one clear week where they don’t have extra lessons.

The news of 12 year old Primary students being stranded in Sabah while on a school camp really broke my heart. Apparently there are confirmed reports of one girl who died. These are children who are the same age as my BB & GG and I can imagine what must be going through the parents minds and hearts. I can’t imagine a life without my children…Praying that they get as many out and safe as possible.

Our last week movie plans went flop, so hoping we mange to do it this week!

It’s the first day of the June holidays for BB & GG, but out of the four off weeks they get, they have to go back to school for two of them for extra lessons. Also, this is the one solid month they get to prep for their PSLE exams as the prelims will come soon after school starts at the end of the month.

Yesterday BB, me and another friend with his parents went to the open house for the boys Dream School. I think BB has been living and dreaming of going to this school in Jan 2016 since the start of the year and he loved the school yesterday. He had some hands on science sessions and I could really see him enjoy that. I always felt this school would be a good fit for BB. Now I need to put in his application and get him to take the tests needed!

To start the school holidays and give the kids a small break, we’ve decided to see a movie today evening. My first choice – a Hindi Bollywood film – is completely full, so we’ll go to a neighbourhood theatre to see a film of GG’s choice. BB is ambivalent – he does not care either way….

We’re in the last week before the June holidays which for any P6 student is the month of intensive drilling for the PSLE!

GG & BB got their marks back from school and I can only say this – they can do much better! GG had atrocious marks in Maths, but other than that not bad…

They have Hindi special lessons at the DAV HQ for five days which my helper has to go to and then a week or so of special lessons in school.

The year is speeding away and I can only hope it ends well for us!