Marymount Kindergarten Orientation for Parents

After morning's furoy at the Rise and Shine expo, P took a deep nap after she got home. I had to bring her over to in law's place at 5.00 PM so I can go meet hubby at United Square, where we had our dinner before going to attend her school's orientation. P didn't wake up when it was time to go, so I had to move her to my shoulder. I thought she will wake when walking over to in law's, but she didn't. She slept all the way to my in law's place (technically just 2 blocks away), and continued sleeping after I passed her to MIL's helper. Haha, the tired little creature... 

I took a bus to Novena to meet hubby. We had Bakerzin pasta for dinner and it fell short of my expectations. I ordered their seafood pasta (as I always do) but they definitely did it a lot better the last time I had it. The noodle was overcooked and the texture just didn't appeal to me. Hubby's Aglio Olio with mushroom, ham and bacon fared much better, but I'm not really a fan of garlic, eeks. We (well, it's more of I) beat a hasty retreat from Bakerzin, but it was still early. We found our way to Sogurt, which charges yoghurt and toppings by the weight, so you can add anything you want. It doesn't come cheap compared to other yoghurt shops where youghurt usually just come with 1 or 2 types of toppings, but I really like the flexibility of adding what I want (a lot) and what I want to try (1 or 2 pieces). 

 The orientation for parents is to be held from 7-9PM at MMK compound. We arrived close to 7PM to see that most people are already seated. They had several stations - 1 for registration, 1 giving out orientation materials, 1 giving out CDAC forms (for those who wish to pay school fees via Baby Bonus scheme), 1 dishing out water and curry puff, and 1 for school bus. When we reached the presentation hall, we found a few classrooms transformed to childcare facilities (with teachers helping to look after the kids) for parents who had brought their kids along. We didn't want to bring P along partly because of the late timings, but mainly because of the potential disruption she will cause. On hidnsight, if I had known they provided childcare facilities, I MIGHT be a bit more inclined to bring P along. 

 The principal Mrs Kew kickstarted the presentation at about 7.15PM, bringing us through the organization of the kindergarten, staff strength, rules, dismissal procedures, meals at school etc. It was comprehensive, but quite dull. She finished off at about 8.30 PM and the big group was broken up into smaller groups based on the school level of the child. The English HOD spoke to us about the curriculum, followed by the Chinese teacher. It does seem that P will have a lot of fun at this school next year. I like that they take a very hands-on approach when educating the pre-nursery children. It was close to 9.30 PM by the time everything ended. 

There is going to be another orientation for our toddlers come 27 Dec 2013. I can't wait to bring P to see her school again.