The End of Abacus Class..

When we enrolled, the cc staff said need the pre-requisite for the class is to be able to know numbers 0-9. Since Jared knew 0-100...we thought he will absolutely have no problem with the class.

On the first day of class, then we realised so many big kor kor and jie jie in the class..some is already not using abacus..and only use fingers to do counting..
Then the course actually need the kids to be able to write 0-9...so Jared had to practise so hard everyday at home.

Still he refused to do worksheet in class..so he'll come back with empty work sheet everyday...The teacher had already finished working through such a thick worksheet with the kids..but Jared one still stay at the first few page.

So finally, teacher told my mum...he's improving but still too young..come again next year....So that's it! That's the end of the class

Luckily he would still do the worksheet at home..under some supervision. When he is in the mood, he could be left alone on the table to finish the sum by himselF

This include reading the nos., moving around beads on the abacus..and read final beads, and write out the no. at the square of the worksheet.

We plan to slowly let him complete the worksheet, then next yr enrol again in the same level...and continue from there..A lesson learnt from being so kiasu, wasted $...heh

Hiccup in class
1) One fine day he decided he don't want to attend class, keep crying want to go home. So my mum told him if he go home do writing, then can go home..else got to stay in school. So he really go home and do lots of writing..till he said he'll go to class the next day.

2) Big accident...he poo in the class at his desk..Oh dear, being a cleanliness freak, he had never had accident with the poo..The last happened was last yr in US, when he couldnt control and poo in diaper..He cried and stand all the way back home. It really caught me surprise ..but the weekend before he had major constipation, so his tummy hasn't been feeling alright.

Teacher called daddy to get my mum to help clean up ...While talking to the teacher, daddy could hear the kids say...eeeee.....then when my mum reach, Jared asked her..why is everybody covering their nose with the hand? after she brought him downstair to clean up and go back to class the pick up stuff, he asked again..Why is the window all open? (both question in mandarin)
Before he left, he apologised to the teacher and kids...Poor guy!..hehe..

I was worried he will never go to class anymore after being laugh by other kids..But he was fine..He still say want to go to class the next day...

Everything went well the next day..

3) In the last day, they had a party.Teacher told that Jared sing song for everybody in front of the class during the party... *I faint, when did he ever been so daring*