Results of Secondary 1 Posting Exercise & Others..

At 6:45am, I received THE sms! 
Juliane has gotten into her first choice of secondary school! Yippee!!!

Hoping with this good news, I might be less stressed and get some rest as I was suffering from food poisoning since last night and haven't been able to sleep well. Unfortunately, no such luck. I kept running to the bathroom and the stomach cramps were really bad throughout the day. Even with medication, it didn't help much. :( :(

Gotten First Choice!

At 6:10am, I received an SMS from Ministry of Education informing me that Marieann has been posted to St Margaret's Secondary School. 
Yippe! Marieann has been posted to her first choice secondary school! :)
I know some people will be having this question in their minds, "Why isn't Marieann going back to SCGS"? Well, she didn't qualify to go back with SCGS's cut-off of 220 for old girls. She qualified for Express/ Normal Academic. Being her first educator and an educational researcher, I made a choice which some people didn't agree with, including my husband who thought I was dumbing down my own child. I would rather she learn at a comfortable pace and excel than to be forever struggling to catch up.
I hope you will not look down on or think lesser of my child as every child has different learning needs and pace. I was also only an average student back in school and I still get an occasional remark from old classmates, "I would never have thought of you as someone who would get a PhD".
A big thank you to my many friends and ex-students who thought and agreed that I have made the right choice for my daughter! Thank you for your words of encouragement and support. It means a lot to Marieann and me! :)

PS. I will be sleeping very well tonight! :) Last night has been horrible, could hardly sleep a wink due to my anxiety. 

Edgy

I am on edge. Tomorrow is the results of the Secondary 1 Posting. It is so agonising! This is almost as bad as PSLE results day. :( I am hoping for the best for Marieann.

Open House

For me, "open house" usually means a house/ apartment, which is for sale or rent, is available for inspection by prospective clients or a party at someone's home which is open to visitors. Today, "open house" means visiting a school that has opened its doors to the public for visits and observations. Today is the first time I visited a school's open house. In fact, there were a  number of secondary schools' open houses happening all over the island just for today. Their open houses are timely as it is one day after the PSLE Results day. There are plenty of factors to consider when making the selection of secondary schools. It is often best when you can see for yourself when the secondary schools offer before you make your selection of schools. 
We only made it to one secondary school's open house. :P