Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Goodbye Montessori Nursery

Finally, this afternoon during lunch hour I make a phone call to the nursery to inform that we are giving 1 mth notice. Rachel is going to pull out from nursery end Nov. This notice is more than 1 mth. If you read from my previous blog, you will feel surprise why Rachel didn't do any colouring work last week. After she was sick and return back to nursery everything turn up badly. She can't control her tears. She will cry whenever going there or doing her work. Then, she find difficult to cooperate. As a result the teachers will send her to rest room to sleep. Last week she sleep everyday in the rest room. I feel unhappy cos I'm paying for the fees and she ended up sleeping in the rest room. I received complaints too that she will give lots of excuse like sleepy, stomach pain, hungry, thirsty and tired. Also, distract other kids with her crying voice. I do feel frustrated cos they can't handle her well. More and more kids being enrol but I don't think the 3 teachers are enough to handle these kids. If they keep on focus on new kids and neglect existing kids sooner they will loose them too. Furthermore, one of the existing teacher is going to resign end of this month. So they are hiring a new teacher so not sure she is good or have experience to handle them. Feel lack of confidence already.
So on Tuesday, my mother accompany her and she chit-chat with another kid's mother in the rest room who mention that the principal mood is not so good this 2 weeks. She saw them asking Rachel to sleep in the rest room last week for few days. Sometimes is good to have feedback from other mothers cos we are not there everyday. That's why Rachel always come home and say she is scared to go to school. Other parents comment that she might be afraid to go to school next time if we push her too much. Is this true?
My working schedule is very tight before and after Raya. I can't take leave or off day to accompany her. So I decide to let her stop end Nov rather than end Dec. Actually I have enrol her to Ave Maria Kindergarten next year. I enrol her early this year after Chinese New Year. So let her have a rest in Dec. I'm not very sure whether I will change my mind or not. This Saturday, my mother and hubby will accompany her to Kinder music for trial class. Hope she will enjoy the class and like it too. Since it is free Wilson will join in the class for those under 18 mths.

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