Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog has been Roy’s favourite reading character since this character was introduced to him when I bought him the Clifford Phonic box set.

I’ve recently added two other titles “Clifford at the Circus” and ” Lots of Love” from the Clifford’s puppy day series. These two books are from the Scholastic series of books which I recently ordered through school.

Our school is a member of the Scholastic Book Club for schools and as a staff we are able to buy certain books at a discounted price. It was a steal as I paid less then $10 for the two books and it came with a set of finger puppets and a beanie bag Clifford the red dog.

Roy was ecstatic when he saw the Clifford soft toy and the new books that were to be added to his collection. He now eagerly looks forward to holding Clifford and reading along to his Clifford series books before bedtime each night.

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What type of books are your pre-schooler into?

July 31, 2010

Weekend Reflections- P1 Registration Stress

Dominique Thoughts

These past few weeks parents of 6yr olds have been under quite a bit of stress as the P1 registration process has started. Many parents like me hope to get their child into a good primary school so that they will be given a head start in their education.

Some of my friends had registered as a parent volunteer two years ago for the school that they wish their child to enter. They had to clock up at least 40hrs of service before they were considered to have fulfilled their duty as a parent volunteer. Luckily their efforts paid off and they were able to secure a place for their child without having to go through the hassle of balloting for the limited seats available.

Many others used their connections as old girl/boys of the school to register their child at their alma mater. I do know of parents who rent houses nearby their chosen school or even selling their house to move nearer the place just that it will be more convenient for their child when they start school.

I personally do not know if such an investment will pay off in the long run and I hope for the best for them.

Ryan will be going to a reputable neighbourhood school and I’m sure that he is looking forward to making more friends and expanding his knowledge there. There is balloting there every year for Phase 2C but he had managed to enter under an earlier phase by passing the need for balloting.

Now all I need to get is a new school bag, school shoes, stationary and books which he will be needing for next year by the end of this year.