First day of school . . .

turned out pretty well. Ate Kaila went straight to her classroom just as she got off from the car. No more crying. No more good bye kiss with mommy and daddy. hu hu hu . . . Our little girl has grown up so fast. She's like a small lady in her uniform. But we are proud parents to our little girl as she has really transformed into a very confident and bright student. The teacher has only good words about her. :)

Our little boy on the otherhand, held my hand as he was about to enter the classroom. But once inside he was asked by Teacher liza to sit in the table with some of his classmates. He was behaved while waiting for his other classmates to come in. He grabbed a book and ran through the pages as if he was understanding what he was reading. He was looking for me once in a while. I stayed inside the classroom the whole time as I wanted to witness his first day in school.

During class, he was participating as his name was called several times and he would answer Teacher Liza's questions. During circle time, he participated in the activities as well though he was kinda playful at times. I hope he would behave most of the times though hubby and I are preparing ourselves for we might be called in the principal's office during the school year (still keeping my fingers crossed).

The kids enjoyed their first day in school as much as the mommy enjoyed it. If only I can do it more frequently. Who knows that might be soon. he he he . . .

Here are some of the photos I have taken :

Kaila with her signature smile . . .

Taking time to pose before schooltime . . .

Ate Kaila in her complete uniform . . .

This dramatic shot choreographed by the daddy . . .

JM by the doorstep . . .

JM and the rest of the class while waiting for the others to come in . . .

Another love team in the making ? ? ?

JM during circle time . . .

JM will be taking his first snack in school . . .

JM is left-handed just like mommy . . .

JM is seriously writing in his book . . .

See JM raising his hand . . .

The little boy saw me taking his picture behind the wall . . .

This is it . . .

Finally, school starts today for the two kids. Hubby and I are both on vacation leave today. We really make it a point to attend all the school activities of the kids. Kids will never be kids forever. They won't we needing us parents as much as they need us today. So, better make the most of it now than regret it in the future. It's important that we, as parents, spend quality time with our kids rather than spending quantitative time with them. Those quality time that we spend with them are those that they will remember and cherish as they grow up.

OMG, I'm been starting to write and write again! Writing is really addicting once you've started it. But I need to stop here for now since I need to prepare the things of the kids for school. I still have to cook pancakes as requested by Kaila.

Let's wait how the first day in school will turn out. :)

Mikaila's Recognition Day . . .

Last Sunday, March 29, was the first recognition day of Mikaila. How time flies really fast. I could still remember those days when Kaila wouldn't want to be left alone inside the classroom. Her days when she wouldn't mingle with her classmates. When teacher Liza could barely hear her voice when she answers. All of these thoughts are just from the past. We've seen how Mikaila have been transformed to an active student as she is now. She performs on special events, she participates in classroom activities, she mingles with her classmates and now her voice can be heard all over their classroom especially when they are singing. :)

I can say that we are successful and we have achieved our objective for Mikaila's schooling. That is to develop her social skills and be confident of herself. It didn't happen overnight and we've seen the little developments every parent-teacher conference. I am really grateful how teacher Liza handled every child in her class and how she made them what they are now. I'm sure all the parents are happy with the achievements of our kids and we are looking forward for the next schoolyear of our kids.

Here are some pictures I have taken last Sunday :

Mikaila before the awarding ceremony . . .

Mikaila and JM . . .

Mikaila with her classmates . . .

Mikaila and Mommy marching down . . .

Mikaila and Mommy while waiting for the award . . .

One proud mommy !

Mikaila showing off her award . . .

Mikaila's Award . . .

Mikaila with Wacks . . .

The naughty JM . . .

Rainy days on Summer . . .

Today is supposed to be the practice for Kaila's recognition day on Sunday. I just got a text message from Teacher Liza that there will be no more practice since it's still raining. The heavy rains actually started last night and it's still raining up to now. I hope the weather the gets better in time for the recognition day on Sunday. Ummm . . . how come we're having rainy days on a summer month?

4th quarter performance . . .

As mentioned in my earlier post, we had the 4th parent-teacher conference last Friday. The result of the 4th quarter exam was given already and I'm so happy and proud of Mikaila. She got high scores in all of her exams even though we didn't have a single review session at home. Here are the results :

Science - 95%

Civics and Culture - 100%

Language - 95%

Reading - 92%

Math - 87%

Their recognition day will be on March 29 at 9am. We don't know yet the award Kaila will get. They'll have a practice on Thursday and that's when the awardees will be announced.

Final Exams . . .

This week is Mikaila's final exams for this school year. I decided not to have a review with her so that we can see what she has really learned from school. Their exams will be until Thursday and they won't have classes on Friday. Friday and Saturday is the final parent-teacher conference. Since we'll be on leave this Friday we have confirmed our schedule for the parent-teacher conference on the same day as well. I'm excited to see the result of Kaila's exams. I hope she'll get good grades even without any review at home. It's two more days to go for Kaila. Good luck Ate Kaila!

3rd Quarter Performance . . .

Last Friday, I went to Kaila's school right after office since we are on an early knock off every Friday. I was there just in time for my appointment of 5pm. Teacher Liza will be discussing with me Kaila's performance for the third quarter. Initially, the test results were showed and explained to me. I was so relieved and proud at the same time cause Kaila got high grades again even without a decent review at home. he he he . . . All the books were sent home during the Christmas break but we were not able to review even for a day. We were all busy during the holidays. We only had a review just a day before each exam. Kaila wouldn't even participate during our reviews cause it seems she knows it very well already.

Next items to be discussed was Kaila's performance in school activities. Her report card shows a great improvement as compared to the first quarter. From a crying baby to a performing kid during the Christmas presentation and a very competitive kid during the sports fest. Both Teacher Liza and I was so happy for Kaila's improvement. I can say that we have already achieved our goal for this year which is to improve Kaila's social skills.

We are looking forward to the next school activity which is the Family Day. It will be the culmination of the Sports Fest wherein parents will also participate in the games plus there will be a cheering competition.

Here are the test results of Kaila:

94% in READING . . .

96% in LANGUAGE

96% in MATH

100% in SCIENCE

Another 100% in CIVICS and CULTURE

Keep up the good work Kaila! Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you! We love you!

SJWMS Christmas Party '08 . . .

The pre-school department of St. John's Wort Montesorri had their Christmas party last December 19 from 4pm to 6pm. The junior casa prepared a jingle bells dance number and each one of them recited in front the meaning of "MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY 1". Unfortunately, Kaila was not at her best by the time they have to dance since it was quite late in the afternoon already and both kids have not slept before the party. Here are some pictures :

The kids in the waiting room . . .

Kaila with Marcus . . .

"R" is for red leaved poinsettia and a white Christmas rose . . .

The junior case getting ready to dance . . .

Gift giving time while the senior casa and prep students were having their Christmas play . . .

Kaila giving her gift to Marcus . . .

This time with Kane . . . one of her classmates during her "crying days".

With Baby Johan and his mom . . .

With Zsara . . .

Marcus playing with Kaila's hair . . .

With Ate Lanie . . .

Kaila opening her gifts . . .

JM helping Ate Kaila to open the gifts . . .