~ Denver's P1 Orientation ~

It's Denver's P1 School Orientation Day!! Busy schedule with lots of things to do!

We arrived at Seng Kang Primary at 850am :) Just in time to place him with his class at the canteen where the rest of the students are assembling. Parents go straight to the hall above for the Orientation talks while I believe the children are being led to their respective classrooms. Denver is old enough and I have confidence and no worries that he will cry for Mummy now. :) He wave me goodbye as I went up with Gladys.

Sitting in the school hall reminds me of the days when I was in Primary school.. Being a child, my only responsibility was to study. It was a long 1 half hour talk and I had difficulty keeping Gladys still. The talks have been informative and I think the school did a good job in keeping everything oragnised. One comment the Principal had said which left me an impression.. "We prepare your child not for PSLE, but for their life. Love your child for who he/she is and not what you wanted them to be." Looking forward to see how Denver learns and grows with SKPS. :)

Hubby on the other hand has already gone straight to purchase the remaining books and stationary items to avoid the crowd. Before the talks ended, I handed Gladys to Hubby and followed the teachers who led the parents (according to class) to the classrooms to fill in the required forms. (e.g. Giro application, Dental consent etc).

Next station, School Uniforms! Since Seng Kang Primary has P.E lessons daily, their "uniform" is also their P.E attire. :D This really saves us some money on purchasing 2 different sets of clothing.

To go with his Green House Uniform, we bought a PB (Pacific Bookstore) bright green school bag (which is Denver's favourite colour). Hubby and I did hesitated on the colour for awhile as it seems too light-coloured and bright which will be hard to maintain and get dirty very easily. Ah well, Denver likes it and here it is - an ergonomic backpack which is designed for comfort and lightweight.

All the Books and stationary are now packed nicely in a box. (By Pacific Bookstore). Makes it so convenient for Parents to carry around easily.

Items Purchased
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• School Bag - $29.90
• Name Tag - $4
• Books & Stationary - $52
• School Uniform (Shirt and Shorts - 2 sets) - $28

Additional buys (optional)

• Chinese e-Dictionary - $35
• i Flash Book (Online learning - 1 year) - $19.90

Total Spent Today : $168.80

Thanks to Nicole and Bsil, we saved a fair bit by reusing most of the old textbooks. :D I also saved a few dollars by buying most of the workbooks from Popular ($26.97). Total spent to date is $195.77.

What's left to buy?

1) Book covers and misc stuff (e.g. pencil box) which I will be getting them from Popular using the free vouchers. :)

2) Shoes and socks. Hubby wanted to buy a better pair of white shoes for our boy. We shall be hunting for one next month after our vacation. ^_^