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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Last Tues was Ja's retest for his phonics..
Perhaps some parents may feel that I am very kiasu.. having to send Ja for enrichment classes! Well! Firstly, I am not a homemaker.. and I dun work from 9-5.. thus to ensure Ja has a good foundation from young, I sent him for this phonics class.
Anyway, I used to think that I am not the kiasu type too (lol).. But wait till your child reaches 5! Then we can review again! (hehehe)
Anyway, Ja has been in the class for a year.. From a boy who doesnt like to read and write and whose attention span is super short.. I must say that he has shown tremendous improvement so much so that even his dad feels he needs to be in a very disciplined environment esp for his studies and not the "creative", "free to express" type only..
Ja was supposed to have his first test in Feb.. That test result will determine if he can be promoted to advance phonics class.
Well, he missed a lot of classes last year due to overseas trips, Jewel's arrival etc,hence he was 'ungraded'...
That was the first time he understood the concept of TEST, RESULTS, GRADES!!!
Thus he attended extra classes of 2.5 hours for one month on every Tues night! I was very stressed! Cos I need to rush home on Tuesday nights to drive him for his class and I also have to miss out on leaders mtgs too! Sigh!
The retest was scheduled on last Tues!
He was very very reluctant to go.. gave a lot of excuses like:
"We are late for the test!"
"There is no class today!".... etc etc
Initially I was puzzled.. until he blurted out finally:
"Mummie, I am scared that i will fail again!!!" (cry)
Sigh! I was really heartbroken...:(
So I reassured him that no matter what, he just go thru the session with a light hearted attitude, treat it as a reading session. Most impt is to try his best..No matter what the results are, I promised to bring him for his Mac treat straight after the session..
Guess what?
When I fetched him, he ran out shouting:" Mummie! I got an A!!!
I was taken by surprise! And indeed he scored an A!!!
I am soooo PROUD of him!
This saga made me realised that indeed, all of us need to work hard and God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, he shall reap!!!
At least for Ja, he finally understood this truth and he has also grown to be more mature and responsible after this incident. With his confidence built up, he has also taken a deeper interest in writing and reading! :)
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(PART 2)...
Just a few min ago, Ja discovered the new blue pillow case that we have been hiding from him in Jona's room. His dear uncle Aaron bought for him a few months ago cos his own one was left in a cab a few months back. But it was a blessing for us and I am VERY HAPPY about his loss cos it's high time he goes without his smelly pillow!!
Jona (my maid) then threw the pillow away cos she knows that we are all trying to help him break the "pillow addiction"... And Ja actually wanted to bring that pilow case to Hong Kong next week!!!
Because of this, Ja CRIED, WAILED!!!...
Finally,he accepted the fact that his pillow is GONE... Forever!! (So Aaron PLEASE dun spoil my market again:(!)
But the funniest thing was he asked me for a piece of paper...
I was puzzled, but nevertheless I passed him one..
He WROTE... (see how he is into writing now...)
"Dear Pillow,
I miss you because you have been thrown away.. I love you...
Love Javier
(hehehehehehehehhe!!!!!) I thought that was very Funny!! (ok I didnt laugh in front of him..) But that shows the very gentle and sensitive aspect of him! I think Ja is behaving more and more like an "S" person in the DISC test!
Thats the power of his phonics class! (lol)
Sign off, ♥ Eve
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