Janice started her P1 with Radin Mas Primary School

Janice started her primary 1 class with Radin Mas Primary Schoool on 4 Jan 2010. Both my wife and myself were as excited as Janice, to begin her next stage of school life in her mum former primary school. While my wife took leave from work, I participated in the "Back to School with Dad 2010" event to accompany Janice to school and took part in her school orientation programme.

"Back to School with Dad 2010" is an initiative organised by the Centre for Fathering (CFF) and supported by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). It aims to promote responsible and pro-active fatherhood in its on-going mission to build more resilient families and encourages all fathers with school-going children to accompany their children to school during the first week back to school in Jan 2010. This year’s event also encourages families to be active together and aims to build the parent-child bonding through simple healthy activities such as walking to school or having a healthy breakfast before starting the day.

On the final day of her orientation programme on 8 Jan 2010, there was a Juniors' Parade march pass by the various P1 classes in the school hall . Janice's class of 1F also came in 3rd for the Class Cheer competition. Finally, parents were also invited to present a JP badge to the child to symbolise the child graduation from her first week in school.

Janice has grown up and she is all ready for school on her own now...