When Is A Pupil Free Day Not Like A Pupil Free Day?

When the kid has to go to school. The first Monday of every new term is a pupil free day. It's used so that the teachers can get all learned up. In students' time of course. And it just makes it that little bit more difficult for working parents who have to go back to work after two weeks off. I don't know too many people in that situation anyway.

Today was the first day of the school term. So Yu-Jin stayed at home. He went to visit a boy who is staying nearby with his grandma so that they could play together at the playground. His grandma told Miky that he had gone to school. So Miky rang Yu-Jin's school. The principal answered the phone and told her that indeed school was on today. Whoops! She raced him off to school and luckily he didn't miss the circus that he'd paid $10 to attend. When I say circus that's what the form said. In actual fact it was just one girl performing some tricks with spinning plates and the like.

I'll go and wipe the egg off my face now.

School Fun Night 2007

Friday night was the school's fun night. If you got there late enough you managed to miss the boring-as-batshit address from the dopey-as-$%^& headmaster. But that's another story.

Last year Yu-Jin lined up for face painting for ages and just missed out. Then he lined up for rock climbing and they closed just before he could have a turn. This year they had daylight savings and Miky went before I left work. I met them later and Yu-Jin got his face painted, attempted the rock climbing and had a couple of rides in the cars. The kids are better drivers than most of those on Perth's road although there were a few bingles.

Whilst waiting in line Yu-Jin was talking about his friend Luke and the woman standing in line with her son in front of us turned around and asked Yu-Jin if he was in year one. "Yes", came the response. The truth is he is in the mixed year 1/2 class. This woman was so excited to meet another parent she shook my hand and introduced herself. I asked Yu-Jin if there were two Lukes in the class and he said no. Then the truth came to light. I thought that it was really nice of the lady to introduce herself and not act light one of the all too snooty parents that the school seems to attract.

Cars for junior people.

Metal Man.

Metal Man 2.

Kids enjoying rock climbing.

Metal Man attempting to rock climb.