Meredith first week at school

Meredith has started the first step in the long road of formal school life. She finished her first week of pre-kindergarden last week. There are very few good public schools in New Orleans, a lot of people here chose to send their kids to private school and ended up spending thousand of dollars every year on school fee. We thought we had to go same route and send her to private school when we were looking around for school last year.

At the same time, we decided to let Meredith attempt to test into a public run advanced studies school. This school is a lot of cheaper than private school and has very good reputation. Students at this school are doing curriculum a year ahead of other school. For example, kindergarden kids here will learn materials typically covered in first grade/primary school year one. The enrollment at this school is very competitive and only about 40 students made it each year out of a few hundred applicants. Thankfully, Meredith accepted and we can save $$ from private school fees.

Meredith in her school uniform. Boon Hong spent a lot of time shopping for her uniform, shoes and school supply.

Isaac getting ready to send his big sister off to school.

Due to budget cut in the government funding, parents have to help support the school by supplying the crayon, paper towels, tissue paper, ziplock bag, glues, pencils and Lysol cleaning spray.

Meredith and her classmates playing at our house. These two classmates also attended the same playschool with Meredith last year, so they have some company together in the new school.

Exercise time

Isaac always carry his "schoolbag" whenever Boon Hong drives Meredith to school even though he doesn't go to school. He put a transformer toy, water bottle and also a toy gun in his school bag and he likes to pretend he is going to school.