The Little Cheers The Children Bring - Part Two
After DinnerZoe and Zane should be sleeping soon, that leaves me with some personal time with the PC. :)
Another child who does sweet little things from day to day is Celine Chan. You can easily spot her within the whole group of Nursery Class Two children, as she is the tiniest of them all. She is always my number one girl in the queue, just because she is the smallest in built and shortest in height. :)
Celine is very happy to be the first in line, as that means she gets to hold Mrs Ng's hand. Every morning, I will see her standing next to her helper or mum, looking shy and as though she wants to say something to me.
I usually pause for her, bend down and wait to hear what she wants to say. It is usually "Good Morning, Mrs Ng." and a little something she wants to tell me.
One fine day, Mrs Chan shares with me that Celine always wants to talk with me. Just anything. But she is too shy to approach me at times, so, she will wait and wait and wait. Sometimes, she will wait till there is no chance to do so (when assembly song starts). :)
This little girl has grown leaps and bounds in various aspects of development over the last six months. The first Celine who greeted me was a little girl who was very timid and reliant. She was a child who would colour one stroke only when prompted and colour the next stroke only when assured. She would not move to the next segment of her worksheet until you told her to do so. And, she only did best when you sat next to her, assuring her every attempt.
This same girl now is one of my most independent child in class. In fact, she will be one of the first five children who finish the class work and all set to read or play. Such a drastic change, isn't it?
Celine is a child who will give me her sweetest smiles even we are just having eye contact. Seeing her cheers my day on.
Mrs Chan is also a very delightful parent to relate with. She has been helping me regularly in many aspects, esp, in the area of preparation work, which I won't be in time to do due to the morning prayer the staff have daily in the office. I am so grateful to God for such a supportive parent. Even on one ocassion when Celine was unwell, the next day, Mrs Chan still came and asked me for the library books' tags. This is so sweet of her. I was very touched by her willingness to help.
This is also one parent who expresses her sentiments over her school's curriculum, my teaching style and Celine's progress. Her feedback is very constructive and encouraging. The most encouraging thing Mrs Chan had asked was whether I will follow up N2 to K1 next year.
Well, this is my desire too. This group of children are a very wonderful lot to teach.
"Dear God, please bless this little family of four. May they know You more and embrace Your love for them. Thank You for this lovely family. In Jesus Christ's Name. Amen."
Love,
Jesselyn Ng
posted by Jesselyn Ng @ 8:28 PM
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