I just started for 2 weeks. So I am the bean sprout ( Tao Ge so and not Tao Ke so) , so tiny, weak, blur, not sure where to go, what to do..... and yet I enjoy it ( at least until now haha) . I think with HS my life and Indy's life will be more " interesting" and unusual. And I still want to have my social life going on. So I will need to work on that.
I m not the most social person here, but I would love to meet a friend or two at least once a week over coffee or lunch, or do my nails ( oh I think I saw one nail saloon in my neighborhood so yipee to that)
Yesterday was the first HS meeting for my area of the town . There are 3 HS supporting group here. 2 on the other side of the city ( one is for younger kids and one is for older one) and there is one on my side of the city. They are mostly Americans with one or 2 British families and one from New Zealand and Canada too.
They've been very welcoming and supporting . And I am sure I will have tons of questions to them. Some are " veteran" in HS. They homeschooled since forever. And one mom homeschooled 5 kids ! YUP 5!!...
So that is inspiring to me . Very inspiring indeed! I was like a lazy potatoes comparing to them. They are the true super moms. I need to send Maya to pre school, so I can concentrate to HS Indy peacefully. But the good thing is that , well, I think they don't judge me for that. There are other moms too with same situation with me, and need to send the youngest one to pre school. I've been very honest to them and told them that two kids at home is too much for me at the moment, with the changes of everything and HS thing. I just couldn't handle that much at the moment, so the best solution is to send Maya to preschool. And they said if that best for me than I should do that.No preaching.
The group meeting is once a month.2 hours. The first our is the parents section while the children will enjoy an hour of sport with a coach. Then the next hour is for the kids' activities. Mainly they will have some theme . Like this time was "show and tell" where the children show an item or two, can be anything. Some show a new digital camera, their lego, buggy board, t-shirt, Indy show her telescope. The next meeting will be for Chinese New Year theme I guess.
The group main purpose is to give encouragement and support to HS parents . And also to share about where to buy things like books, art supplies, and also do co op for buying bulk for books, and find contact and information about where to find certain activities ( piano lesson, mandarin class, art n craft etc). They will arrange field trips in Spring , parties, and other activities. I think it is great, to not to feel left out of social life just because they are homeschooled.
Oh and don't think that the HS moms have no life, They are still active in bible study, going to gym , doing grocerries and looking great. I wonder how will I do that ? hmm.......
And for Indy's age group, soon there will organize a weekly meeting based, to do some science project as group, or just outdoor activities, or even art and craft sessions. And all are based on parents contributions and ideas. We still need to talk and plan for this one. And Im thinking if I can find on how to make stimulation of Volcano's erruption from used paper over the internet, that would be fun !! :)
Right now , we are a bit too late to join any class . But in March Indy would love to join some sport's group ( she got Trampoline and Multisports or Gymastic in her mind) , I offered her to join ballet class but she refused. I also asked her if she 'd like to join Fine Art class or Design and Technology class, to my surprise she choose the design and tech over fine art! This will also start in March ( due to the CNY holiday and we were late to register so better to wait) . The class sound very interesting , they will make 2 projects on each term ( 8 weeks) and they will make Plane( that can fly I think) and Castle ( with tiny details like lights,crane, well etc) so actually it is Science based but in a fun way ! Sounds pretty fun to me!
Right now im still finding our way to do HS that will work best for me and Indy. Balancing time for fun ( and blogging and facebooking too) .
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Hi there! =)
I wish in kk we haf groups just like that. I can imagine me doing some playgroup and prolly no one wants to join us bcoz we r homeschooling! hahahaha! U know, i get those weird face when we told friends that we took C out of school. They just cant understand.. so to make them less confuse, we said prolly we will send him to a private school when he is 7... sigh!!!
We also started our homeschool.. I will update in my new blog (yes, I got a new domain , but still discreet.. not much content.. hahaha!). Kids finally recover from the germs... they r back to their routine... and (kakak) Helena will help us with the house chores starting tomorrow. Finally!!! Then I will have more time with the kids.
Miss you, Sandra. XOX. Do update me on your HS! Wanna learn too.
p/s the best thing about HS is that we are learning too.. The whole thing is about our lifestyle, not just a particular text book to follow.
Same here, i also still got a blank faces , and the most common question is " are u going to be the teacher then?"haha.. i know im not qualified to be one in their mind ( even in my very own mind) but that is the first misunderstanding , we also learn not just be the teacher.
I think being moved here is the kick that i need to start HS. The life in KK is too easy for me, and no challenge ( just send them to school ). Been here , it's like the start off of everything.
Redefining my parenting style, managing time, and our lifestyle too.
It is to find a self discipline ( not to facebooking or gaming all the time hhaha) , fix to schedule but yet be flexible. Be productive without being to hard to our self and to our kids.
I m still not sure where the road is leading or until when I can do this but I m here now and let;s see where the future unfold.
Glad to have friend like u, cel to share this journey from our less traveled road ! HEHEHE
oh and say hi and hugs to Helen from us. pls tell her we miss her SO VERY MUCH!!!
This is great, Sandra! Honestly, I still dont think I can HS my kids. Amsyar & Izzo are in Year 3 & Year 1 but I don't send them to sekolah agama (Amsyar since a year ago, because the ustazahs cannot understand his mild dyslexia & always scold him & say he's this and that infront of everyone..when I told them, they start to ignore him whenever he starts daydreaming and such). I've been meaning to HS when he comes back from school but most of the times (like now as CNY is approaching) I'll be busy with work/other kids/some chores..I think I really need to attend these groups that you're attending..!
Helen has been talking abaout maya & how much she missing her (you guys too). When she saw Cameron, she said reminded her of Maya... then she go on about seeing Maya in her school uniform... "kasian dia sejuk" and almost in tears.
My kids & in-laws like her work. I feel she is quite trustworthy!
Let me post some updates tonight in my new blog, and hopefully will "announce" its birth!
Good luck for everything.
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