HK Preschool - Royal Ascot

MayAnne

Good afternoon, everyone!! So cute, Pui's just started to say, "Good afternoon". We've only taught her "Good morning" and "Good night" so we were quite surprised when she said to her grandma on the phone, "Good afternoon, Mama".

GagaMummy, thank you for letting us come visit on Saturday. Sorry I didn't manage to call you, Sandy, Kam Ma and Joys. Pui Pui's Mama gave me 2 hours to go to Gaga's house, pack up and then rush to China.

HKP called to say that they have reserved one spot for Pui in the morning class - pre-nursery. She can start in February 2007. I'm not sure now. I wanted the morning class but then she's made so many friends now that I'm so afraid that by changing her to a new class, she may feel left out. She won't know the other kids and they probably know each other too well already. Looks like, I'm going to need to give up on that idea. What do you think? I've got until tomorrow to decide.

I had a shoe house for Pui. And in the shoe house, they had a few children. And Pui said, "This is Yan Yu, this is Chun Pak?????, this is Aki" etc So very cute. She even named the teachers, Miss Tam and Miss Jemma. The shoe house used to be mine when I was a kid. Not exactly in good condition but she loves it

You know, sometimes I feel torn between whether or not I'm doing the right thing sending Pui to school or whether I'm doing her a disfavour because she misses out on her nap time and may not have the rest a 2 year old needs. Do any of you feel the same? Sometimes she refuses to take a nap after school.

sandythepooh

Hi Imak,

Since HH is very active with short attention span and well taken care by us, the doctor/therapist consider  these are also the causes which affect his speech development, in addition to the bi-lingual environment.  Anyway, what I can do now is to wait and help him as I can lor.....

Based on my understanding, the teachers will take turns in leading different activities/groups, so students should have chances to talk to the NET.  Also, the NET is responsible for the eng. reading scheme.  Like HH, though he didn't talk much, the teachers told me that he had no problem in understanding both Cantonese/Eng......

I've visited a few other schools (in shatin and Kln Tong) when I'm searching the PN for HH last year.  We found the compaus of HKPS here is good compared with others (in terms of the size, setting and layout)..... though it will be perfect if it has an outdoor playground  

HH's teachers are nice too.... I seldom call them, but they'll call me regularly or let me know how's HH's doing in school whenever we meet..... and I found the teachers are quite observant and caring too, coz they can notice some 小動作/practices of HH and told me about that in details.  Per the headmistress, the class size will be 30 max. with 3 teachers

lmak 寫道:
Hi sandythepooh,

My boy will join the anglo-chinese pm playgroup class in Sept 07.

He also is a late-talker, we bascially talked to him in Chinese but some words will let him know the English only (eg. moon, car).  As I have a maid and my mother take care him in day time so they talked to him in Chinese.  Durint the daytime, I will asked them to play some English VCD to me like Phonics Kids, Wheel on the bus).  I am not sure this is whether affect his talking performance.

Your son in the school should have chance talk to the Native Speak Teacher?  I wonder have the Chinese Teacher there the student will talk to the NST?  Do you think HKPST-Ascot have enough space for the student to play (e.g. PE, singing)?

sandythepooh

may123,

so it's virus again...... maybe you should let yanyan stay home a bit longer this time.

joeykcwu 寫道:
[quote]
may123 寫道:

焮焮星期五放學返屋企食餐奶後訓醒開始唔係好掂.唔多食野,夜晚嘔了一次,第二朝即同佢睇醫生,同琴日,就唔多理想,好累,發燒,102-103度幾,半個鐘度疴一次水屎,因佢食住藥但燒一直唔退,琴晚再同佢睇多一次醫生,今日精神好多好多了,一陣打返學校請假

唉!唔通焮焮真係同學校相沖？希望佢今次真係要快d好返！[/quote]

sandythepooh

MayAnne,

HH's grandparents has asked me to request for a change to am class at the beginning of the school term.... I refused them coz I didn't want HH to go through the adaption with teachers and classmates again.... Do u think the current pm class schedule disturb Pui pui's daily life a lot?  How long does she sleep in total (at night and nap) now?  

I wanna buy a set of "shoe house" for HH too, coz I like that .... but, just wonder whether my HH will have that patience to play with me  

MayAnne

Hi Sandy,

I think it does disrupt her sleeping schedule a little. It was easy the first 2 months with my previous helper because she got home around 4.45pm and would sleep immediately. Now that her Mama looks after her, she gets so excited that she skips her nap and then sleeps at 8pm (latest). If she goes to bed this early, she'll end up waking around 5.30am in the morning and requests that I play with her. I don't get the sleep and she gets exhausted by the time she goes to school.

If she does nap in the afternoon, she'll only nap around 6-7pm because she's too excited at Mama's place and sleeps till 9.45pm. Then she won't go to bed again until 11.45pm and still wakes like at 8.30am in the morning.

Each day I don't know what she'll do. Today I assume she'll nap because she's been up since 8.30am and I don't think she can stay awake till 8pm. It's really hard because sometimes she gets her dinner at 9.45pm because she's napping. Other times, she gets dinner at 7pm because she doesn't want to sleep. Last night she said her tummy was painful... and I'm lacking in sleep.

I think a "school" playset is excellent for the kids. The reason being, they tend to simulate what they do at school. And then I hear all sorts of names I've never heard before and then she acts out the routine. I said to Pui, "ut all the children up at the top of the shoe house because it's time for bed". Pui said, "No!!!! School time, no no sleep". So we had to wait until Pui rings the bell at the top of the shoe house signalling school is over before she would put the children to sleep. She would however, lock Ms Tam and Ms Jemma inside the school. She tells me that her teachers don't go home. They sleep in school. She also pretended that her "ui Pui" figure was crying and Abigail had to take tissues to wipe her tears. I wonder if that has happened

may123

joeykcwu 寫道:
[quote]
may123 寫道:

焮焮星期五放學返屋企食餐奶後訓醒開始唔係好掂.唔多食野,夜晚嘔了一次,第二朝即同佢睇醫生,同琴日,就唔多理想,好累,發燒,102-103度幾,半個鐘度疴一次水屎,因佢食住藥但燒一直唔退,琴晚再同佢睇多一次醫生,今日精神好多好多了,一陣打返學校請假

唉!唔通焮焮真係同學校相沖？希望佢今次真係要快d好返！[/quote]

可能係，我諗下年豬年會好夾焮焮    焮爸話要同焮焮轉校 :evil:

may123

shoe house係咩0黎 邊度有得買 弊，我唔知大家講緊咩     

may123

joeykcwu 寫道:
[quote]
may123 寫道:
可能係，我諗下年豬年會好夾焮焮    焮爸話要同焮焮轉校 :evil:

哦！原來焮焮係豬女黎o既！

轉校？咁咪可能要重新適應d細菌同病毒？！
不過焮焮真係我識得o既小朋友之中病得最多o既一個，真係好唔好彩！[/quote

我都沒有諗過咁快又話病，都係返左四日咁大把學，咁又話病，每個月都唔知有沒有返到半個月，學費真係螎

sandythepooh

Hi all  

MayAnne,
Yes, agree with Joey.... why don't you ask pui pui whether she would like a change?  But on the other hand, I guess it is important to establish and help the kids to follow a daily schedule.... do you think mama can help?  there's still be possibility that pui pui refuse to take afternoon nap after changing to am class......

Joey,
I got a question regarding am/pm class.... if we are in am class in K1, then is K2/K3 in am class as well? any compulsory am/pm in certain grade like some other schools?

May,
that's the toy with a mini house, different character figures, furniture etc.......

For those living in RA,
any idea of how much is the monthly rental of a carpark?  Or maybe I should call some agent to check  

lmak

Hi sandythepooh,

Thank you for your detail information.  Where do you live, your son should go to school by school bus?  I live in Tai Wai, I think if two ways take by my mother that she may be very tired.

Will you let HH study onwards (K1-K3)?  The school staff siad will have 30-33 students in each class.  In fact, 3 teachers is good enough, is there will have a maid in each class?

HH alreday without nappy when go to school?  The school term is start from Aug or Sept?

Yes, I also wait for him to talk but I know he is understand but don't want to talk.

MayAnne

Ahyar, I know not what to do with my Pui Pui. She seems to be distressed. Today when she went over to Mama's house, she cried hysterically for our helper (she didn't want our helper to leave). Our helper has only been with us for 2 months, and during this time, Pui's been at my inlaws. My helper only helps out when Pui comes home at night and in the morning. I'm at a loss at such attachment. She wasn't like that with my previous filipino helper who was with us for 1.5 years. This Indonesian helper that Pui Pui is attached to is leaving end of the week. I'm dreading it.

Pui performs for me when I take her to school. She'll cry her eyes out so for the time being, I can't. However, she's been crying and not letting go of me when I send her to the station eventhough her Yeye and Mama are around.

I really don't know what to do with her. It could be all the changes that have taken place since October last year when my previous maid left.

Her Mama is also distressed and upset with her, me and our helper. I guess that's understandable given Pui's outbursts.

I asked Pui if she would like to join another class at school. She said, "NO!!!" and then added, "No no school". So I said, "How about your current class with Abigail, Yan Yu, Wai Wai, Hay Hay etc?" and she still said, "No!!! Kai Kai (go out), no no school". So now I'm not even gonna bother changing.

She's so insecured now plus she's been sooo naughty that even I don't know how to discipline her. I put her in the naughty corner but she doesn't take it seriously. I smack her on her hand and she says, "ainful" and it makes me feel soooo bad that I've hit her. I've screamed, "No!!" and now she copies me and tells that to her dolls. So I'm at a lost as to how to handle.

I know she's at the age where she's testing boundaries "the terrible twos" stage but I really don't know how to handle or discipline her now. Sometimes it really hurts when her Mama compares and says, "Oh my grandson is better behaved and he eats better than Pui". All children are different and what about Pui being more verbally advanced and being able to do so many things independently on her own ahead of her Mama's other grandson? But I guess that's life...... and probably I'm under a lot of stress with the current situation with my helper leaving, Pui's outbursts and her Mama's distress.

I'm so desperate now I'm even considering buying a book on toddler discipline

sandythepooh

MayAnne,

Don't worry.... I ofter under the similar situation as you....I have been losing my temper, getting frustrated and sometimes I'm so angry that I just walked away and leaving HH with his dad and the helper     

I got some books about kids and am doing a child psy course now.... the general principles are always be love, care, being consistent, let them try under supervision etc......I do have some theories in mind, but how to apply effectively is a total different thing .... really a lifelong learning.......anyway, cheer up, relax and let's add oil     

Here's a website which the advices are quite good and I usually got some insight from it [parents magazine]

Joey, good say  

sandythepooh

Joey,

thanks    You know, Hay ba is scare of pm class now , but seems this is unavoidable

joeykcwu 寫道:
Hi Sandy,

As I know, the distribution of classes in this year is:

AM:
Playgroup: P1,
K1: NC1, NC2, GC1, GC2,
K2: LC1, LC2, GB1, GB2

PM:
Playgroup: P2, GF,
K1: GE,
K2: LC3, GD,
K3: UC1, UC2, GA1, GA2

But it will be different if the number of students vary.  Therefore, K3 class should be in pm session.

sandythepooh

Hi Imak,

I live in RA, just upstairs     If you live in TaiWai, you may consider taking 88K.... my parents live in Tai Wai too and they take this bus to my place everyday.....

Based on my understanding (not sure), there's no assigned aunties for each class (coz quite a lot of aunties know my son when I met them in the school picnic).... they are staying in the washroom or go to the classroom to help when needed......

My boy still wearing a pull-up to school, as he often ignore his need when he's busy doing other things else.... I don't want to push him.  This year, the school term started at Sept, with about 2 weeks' transitional period.

HH got an offer in other KG....both schools are good and we are considering  

pooh1012

Hi, MayAnne
I'm just passed by.  My gal is of the same situation when I fried my maid and stayed in grandma's place.  She kept crying SERIOUSLY and annoyed when I was not around.  I understood the situation.  I was pissed off but at the same time, I felt very upset.
One thing I kept in mind is that her crying and misbehaviour is an urge of insecurity.  What I can do is to be patient and not push her away from you.  You know what, when I was about to leave her for work, she kept saying that she's not naughty, meaning that I should not leave her alone.  At that time, my heart's broken.  Everytime I heard that, I can't control but cry.  So I just give her more hug, telling her that mama loves her very much and will not leave her behind.  And I tell her why I will leave her in the daytime.  It seems that she gradually understands.  Right now, she's in grandmama's house and my new maid is coming, maybe the end of this month, I think my gal, and I, is going to suffer again.  
Just understand your gal and be patient.  If we burst out, no one can help.