2nd Day of School

Today was a full day for him. Started at 8.45am, lunch from 12nn to 1.30pm, followed by nap and activities till 4.30pm. When I sent him to school, he cried for the 1st 10-15min upon entering the classroom. Peeping through the window, I left after seeing that he had quietened down.

This is the scene outside school near 4.30pm. Many parents standing around to await the opening of the blue doors through which they enter to fetch their kids.

Ethan didn't do well in school today. At the end of the day, here's the feedback from the teacher: lots of crying, didn't eat much at lunch, each time he's on the corridor, he was reluctant to re-enter the classroom, claiming that Daddy and Mummy were coming to pick him up. When I fetched him at 4.30pm, he was the first to dash out from the classroom. And I noticed that there was some moistness under his nose.When I asked if he'd been crying, he nodded. And shortly after, he said, "Ethan hungry." In fact, he was famished! He gobbled down 4 candy sweets, and a small packet of raisins. And when a stranger mum stood in front of him with a packet of cookies, he reached out for them with his hand.

It's heart-wrenching to see how hungry he was, and find out what a bitter day he had had in school. If he continues not to eat a proper lunch in school for the next couple of days, I will bring him home for lunch at noon, and send him back for classes at 1.30pm. Perhaps I should also come up with a list of English words that Ethan uses, with their corresponding French translations, to aid the French teacher in understanding him.