We survived first week of school!

We survived first week of school! Ok, strictly speaking it's 3 days of school for Ee and Min since Tuesday was their 45mins orientation and no lessons, and it's 4 days of school for Hao since Monday is a school holiday.

Hao is tuning his body clock to wake up at 6.10am everyday, which is a rather difficult task for him. He did well in the first 2 mornings, but by the 3rd day, both of us nearly overslept :P I set my alarm clock to wake me at 6am and snooze a minute later just in case I fell asleep again. Usually, I would be up by the snooze, but on Thursday, I was woken up by his alarm clock instead, which was set for 6.10am. Couldn't believe that I fell back asleep after my snooze went off LOL. I had to drag him out of bed as he was still in a sleepy state and wasn't too happy when breakfast was presented to him..I can say he'll fall asleep in his breakfast if not for the fact that my MIL had turned on the TV (which she does everyday in the morning from 5am onwards). Friday was a little better (I didn't overslept) but he was still sleepyheaded and on Friday night, he went to sleep at 9pm and was flat out the moment his head hit the pillow. This morning he woke up at 9am and told me it was a FANTASTIC night for him and he finally caught up with his loss sleep.

Ee had no problems with school since it's the same old routine for him, except new teachers and classmates. He's acting like a big brother to Min, who is attending the same school in the Nursery level. He kept assuring Min that he's just in the classroom few steps away from him and will call out to him when he sees Min during tea breaks. He felt a little taller when he's given responsibilities :)

Min changed school this year and started the Nursery level in Ee's school. Luckily for him, many teachers recognised him as the younger brother of Hao and Ee, and were very friendly to him. First day of school, he cried when I let him into the classroom, but he coped well throughout the day. Second morning when I dropped him off in class, his teacher commented that he was very helpful in class and is very mature for his age. Min blushed and let go of my hand willingly before stepping into class. I was so glad that he's adapting well in school and is already enjoying himself there very much.

Even though it's only the start of the year, I am sure very soon, the year will be ending and Ee will be transiting to Primary One next year. Next year will be a more challenging year with Ee's school work and different school timings. I bet I'll be busy ferrying the kids to and fro school, plus with their school work. Hope I'll be able to prepare Ee better for Primary One compared to Hao, who had a tough time catching up with his P1 work the last time. Meanwhile, let's just see how they progress through year 2011.