Middle School Transition

MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSITION...KIT FOR KAT! UPDATE

Morale & confidence booster by Papa

Middle School is such a change from Lower School – as if by magic, Kat has matured in the last month or so. Doing all her work systematically, putting reminders in calendars, packing her own bag, making sure everything is in order for the next day – all these have become part of her daily routine. The ‘grown up’ bit is overflowing to the other areas at home too – having a tidy room, making sure phone is charged after school AND is placed in the backpack in the morning, putting dishes away properly, clearing up the table after dinner, leaving the bathroom neater and not cluttered with dirty clothes after a shower...and of course, going to the school bus stop all by herself (it’s only across the road though)...all these are BIGchanges for Kat but she is learning them well and is taking it all in her stride as she grows. Of course, she needs to be reminded every now and then but that’s OK. READ MORE>>

Eating on the bus

EATING ON THE BUS...KIT FOR KAT! UPDATE

It happened with Kat and now its happening with Kit...whilst sending them off in the school bus is a great bonus for me, the downside is the food issue that I had to deal with Kat and now with Kit.

Kit Kat go to the same school (different divisions and different buses) and although Kat’s is much further away than Kit’s (for a couple of years at least), that does not stop Kit from complaining that she gets hungry on the way back...the school has a "No Food" policy on the bus and I have always stuck to that. Now here comes the problem – I am one of the many mums who will comply with what the school says but when your kid comes across a happily munching kid on the bus, you are in for some serious conversations! While Kat (now of an age where she understands right and wrong...well, I hope!), I am often faced with heart breaking questions from Kit. READ MORE>>

Kit for Kat! Lifeguard on Duty

LIFEGUARD ON DUTY - Latest from Kit for Kat!

OK - August has been very eventful for us. 2 weeks driving down the West Coast, from San Francisco to LA (1500 miles in all). An earthquake last week and then Irene (a hurricane and then a tropical storm) - all these combined with several migraine attacks! We've been busy...

It has been a never ending round of packing and unpacking suitcases (latest being the one we packed a few days ago in case we had to rush downstairs when Irene struck)...all this is getting back to normal now (sort of!)

Kat was actually sad to get out of the rental car (aka our mobile home) because she felt that it had been her home for the last 2 weeks (I don't blame her - with all the snacking we did on the road, it did seem like Mom's kitchen!) READ THE REST... here

You've got mail!

YOU'VE GOT MAIL! - Latest from Kit for Kat!

Every morning, Kit comes out of her room and looks at her mailbox placed right by her door...

"What? No mail? Again!" she says and turns to Kat, Papa or me "why didn't you write me a message?"

After a (God) promise of doing it tonight, all is fine and a major situation averted. Phew!

So this is the reason each one of us can be seen writing little notes for Kit at night - to ensure that she has mail every morning. READ THE REST... here