1 Feb 2012 - Javier goes to school

Today marked the 1st day of Javier's school life. Jerlene is excited too as she now has a added responsibility to take care of 弟弟 in school. Javier was eager to go to school early this morning. Probably he still doesn't know what's going to happen for the rest of the day.

As Jerlene got a new backpack, Javier took over the trolley bag. And off we go......

Although the teacher had advised that for Javier's first day, it's best to let him be there just for half a day, we decided to let him try for full day as we had confidence in him. Furthermore, he has Jerlene with him if needed. The moment we stepped into the childcare centre, Javier straightaway went into the classroom and mixed with the other kids. We were all very surprised, including the teachers and aunties there. And when Tracy and I said bye bye to him, he just said bye bye and continued to mingle around the kids. Looking at that, the teacher too was convinced that Javier can prpbably cope with full day.

During lunch, as Tracy was nearby the school, she went over to the childcare centre and took a peek. The teacher said that Javier was taking his afternoon nap. It really seems like Javier was doing fine.

At night, Javier fell asleep very early. I remember when Jerlene first went to school, she was also very tired and slept early during the first few days. Probably the coping of a new environment is really "taxing" to a young kid. Anyway, let's hope Javier will continue to cope with school life, for the many years to come.