End of Year of G1

We are on the last week of the official school year of my first-grader. It has been an exhilarating journey and it has come to an end--- almost. The recognition ceremony is still set for next week but the kids are mostly stuck home by now. I meant, my kid, that is. :D

It’s time to gather the notebooks, books and other Grade 1 materials that have to be taken cared of. It’s also time to start on our homeschooling/vacation with planned field trips. The focus for this summer is writing: English, Filipino and handwriting itself. I’ve just realized that they will start learning the cursive writing next year. I remember my 2^nd grade teacher, Mrs. Alfaro, who has the prettiest handwriting that I’ve sadly failed to copy. L

This is another look back to the school year that has passed and molded us as student/child and parent/teacher.

These last two months had been quite busy for kiddo as I’ve expected. February was filled with practice for the school foundation on the first week of March. It was followed by the 4^th and final periodic exam in barely a week after it.

School Foundation Day

A whole month of practice is always set for the yearly mass field demonstration.

The steps are taught to the kids inside the classroom as early as the end of January. They start practicing under the scorching hot sun in February. This would usually bring physical stress to everyone especially when they start to practice at a larger area. This would usually be at least twice within a few days before the performance day.

The day finally came and we all trotted to the other campus to watch and take part in the day’s activity. We also brought some food that will serve as our brunch: fried rice, boiled eggs, and sweet potato. Except for the water that we brought, I had them try the hot coffee and choco (P10 each) from the vending machine in the canteen and the pearl shake store nearby. We bought medium sized ones which cost P28. These filled us up until lunch time.

Wall Climbing

After the morning program, we spotted an area set up for wall climbing. We were interested but only P did actually climb. Perhaps, next year again? :P

It was way too hot but P managed to get to the third board. Not bad for a 7-year-old starter who seems to be scared with a lot of things. :D

Reading Family

We settled on some picnic area to read: D with a PDA, M with a smartphone and P with his Kindle. It was such a good feeling.

We headed home around one in the afternoon after hanging out on the school grounds. It really made me appreciate the place once more. I’ll be looking forward to another trip next time.

Exam Week

It’s another grinding week for both Mom and Son. We have to extra prepare for the non-English subjects which are really daunting tasks. Good thing is that we started a little early and didn’t really cram altogether. That doesn’t mean that we were able to cover all subjects well. I still cannot say so coz the Fil paper has not been returned yet. The Makabayan paper boasted of two mistakes, less than the typical five that he usually gets. Yey!!