We had to attend 2 orientation sessions in December. The first was to provide the parents with information about the school, arrangements for first week of school, the school program, etc. The second was a dry run rehearsal for dismissal. It was very interesting.
During the first session, the kids were sent to their classes for what was called a test to determined their language skills, to determine if they need to go for pre-primary school preparation class for phonics and hanyu pinyin. The principal said that only a small percentage of students need to go for these classes. Xavier didn't have to go for any.
There was a question and answer session for the parents while the kids were in class. Some of the questions asked by the parents were very interesting. I shall not pass any comment here as I respect every one's point of view.
I was impressed that the school organized the second orientation where we had a dry run for dismissal. We had to show our kids where the school gates were. This was to avoid confusion on the first day of school and was very sensible.
Xavier was very excited and couldn't wait to start primary one. He helped to label his own books and pack his bag for the first day of school.
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