Bites and Bruises

Bites and bruises are part of growing up. But it still breaks your heart when it happens...



Bruise story: we just came back from a 10days holiday in Bali. On Sunday - February 25 - Indi and I went to the playground, he's sooo happy to see his buddy Stephen that his leap of joy was run his car into the playground railing.... lucky it didn't hit his eyes.



Bites story: February 27, as I picked him up from school Indi's teacher, Ms Li Ann, approached me. She explained that Indi was bitten by a boy from older class. My question was whether Indi started or provoked they boy that makes the boy bit him. Ms Li Ann said no, that boy is a biter... In the car Indi when I asked Indi how his day was, he mentioned a new name... 'Benedict'..., i thought he's trying to say 'Benjamin did "something" or whatever....' At home when I read the school communication book, turned out Benedict is the name of the boy who bit him.... I had tears in my eyes whenever I saw it. Poor Indi...



Despite all that... he's still the happy little boy he is...

Robert's First Time

After Robert's trip - it was Indi's second week at school... and Robert took Indi to school... and this is what happened....



...guess Indi misses his Daddy and doesn't like to be separated with his Daddy... :-) so sweet!

Favourite Toy - Cars

Playing with the car is Indi's favourite thing to do at school... he now learns to take turn with other kids... even though it doesn't always work...
On the first day it was easy to leave him because he's busy playing with the car... he'll just cry for a while, but soon puts his attention to the car...

... comfortable in the car...

... panic look..."please stay"...

Bye oom Troy

A kiss to oom Troy before we left Indi at school...

The Classroom

This is Indi's classroom... the class is called the Starters 1.... there are 14 kids in total in his class, some only goes twice or three times a week... Indi goes for 5days a week...

First Day of School - 2

This picture is supposed to be before we put all his stuff away... look at Indi's expression!!! Confused? Terrified? Sad..?

Meeting the Teacher

Miss Carol - the principal/ director and sub-teacher - greets us while holding Benjamins hand...

Snacks

As soon as the children arrives at school they will put their snack box and watter bottle at the assigned place. On Mondays the school asked parents to bring vegetable or fruits for snacks.
School also provides snack just incase the child is hungry or spilled his snacks or just doesn't want to eat what he got from home... or Mom forgets to pack him his snacks...

Insect Repellant and Sun Screen

This is Indi's insect repellant and sun screen... with those bright green labels!

Slippers

In the classroom the children are required to wear an indoor slippers/ shoes. So I got Indi one from Bubble Gummers, that has a 'monkey' on it. At home he doesn't like to wear slippers/ shoes, but at school - seeing how all his classmates are wearing them he's happy to take off his shoes and wear them. Even put the shoes in the rack all by himself...

His slipper...


The Rack...

*) ps... there's note on the picture....

Looks like...

... i'm dragging Indi to his classroom... :-)