Ri starts playschool tomorrow. It’s Vijayadasami 2011 and I think I started my first blog on a Vijayadasami day in 2005? I’ve been blogging for six years now? Wow!
After much thought, I decided to enroll Ri in playschool. Even till a few months ago, B-Patti, Ri’s maternal
grandmother was not convinced about her grand-daughter starting playschool before she turned 2.5 years.
Now, she’s absolutely convinced with the idea! Ri has most definitely outgrown her current home environment. She speaks exclusively in our mother-tongue, Tamil and can speak long sentences with ease. As intelligent and perceptive as she is, I feel that she needs to be in the company of children.
The playschool I have selected is not really fancy. It seems functional and efficient which is exactly what I am looking for right now.
Ri’s friend, L has been going there and L’s mom is happy with the school so far. We decided that this school would be an ideal arrangement till our daughters turned 2.5 and were ready for the more ‘official’ Pre-KG.
Strangely, I am not nervous or nostalgic about Ri starting playschool. I am very excited. I am excited for her, her new friends, her new routine…….
Checklist:
- Packed spare clothes and pull-up pants in bag to give school – Check
- Set aside new Sippy cup for milk – Check
- Set aside new trainer bottle for water – Check
- Wondered if I could keep both inside for just a bit longer – Check ***
- Kept aside new dress to wear for first day of playschool – Check
- Felt confused about which dress to select – Check
- Kept aside accessories for dress: hairbands, clips and sandals – Check
- Passport photos – Check
- Filled up admission form – Check
- Smudged ball-point pen ink in some places – Check
- Kept all of the above in front of the Gods – Check
- Debated whether I can keep toddler shoes in front of the Gods – Check
- Decided not to – Check
- Speaking of checks, Keep aside cheque book to make fee payment – To Do
- Buy new pack of baby wipes – To Do
- Charge camera – Check
- Removed earring drops and replaced with non-gold studs – Check
- Felt proud that I remembered to do that the previous night itself – Check
Remove nailpolish from Ri’s toenails (used as a bribe to make her take her medicines) – To Do
*** I get nervous about taking out new Sippy cups for Ri. She uses only one brand which is ‘easily-available’ in a ‘country-that-RD-never-travels-to’ and ‘difficultly-available’ in a ‘country-RD-always-travels-to’. My Sippy Cup anxieties? Ahhh…that’s a whole other story!
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