I took one day leave last Wednesday to go to Mika’s school. Mika’s school was conducted Write, Read and Count session for the parents. It is a sharing knowledge session on how to teach our children to write, read and count and made it fun in the same time.

I was the first (and the only) parent who came on time. I entered the class when the kids were praying. They were about to have their brunch. Once they finished praying, they lifted their heads and all of sudden panic gripped me as I faced around 25 questioning little faces. A very cute little boy greet me, “Hello, who are you?” so I told him that my name is Shine and I am Mika’s mother. The class was suddenly buzzed with excitement as they thought that day was Mika’s birthday. I could see my boy frantically said that today was not his birthday. The teacher finally able to explain to them that there will be meeting so that’s settled the rumor.

I sat in the corner (grinning and) watching them opening their lunch boxes. All the girls seemed to bring pink backpack with pink lunch box in it. They sat quietly eating their lunch. The boys, well, they are boys. They were noisy and seemed unable to sit tight. One boy came to me with a pack of chocolate and asked me to help him open it. I asked his name. He said that his name is Ryan. Not long after that, Ryan came again this time asked me to open his juice bottle. Now I am the Teacher Assistant.

After that, they sat in a circle and sing Frog song. Again, the girls sang beautifully whilst the boys busy giggling and shoved each others. That was the time when the other parents started to come and we were ushered to another room.

The session it self was very good and informative. I could tell that Mika’s reading lesson has worked well so he was one of the advance readers in his class but he still has a lot to learn. He seemed ready to go to elementary. My baby boy! He seemed to grow too fast.

I was a bit worried as I learnt that in the elementary, nobody will help him to go the toilet. He will have to be fully capable in washing him self. I also learnt that the elementary toilet is not a sitting toilet. It’s another kind of toilet which Mika is not trained to do. Oh dear. We will need to train him to use it. The joy of growing up!