The
young lady has been with St Trinian for two months and it feels she has grown
so much that I can barely recognise her. The school hours are longer, starts at
830am and ends at 4pm, with clubs running either during lunch time, before or
after school hours. Their science subject has already been split into three
unlike most schools where it is only done when they are in year 9 (I
think). They learn classical and modern
languages and it feels she has a flare in that area as she got invited to join
the creative writing club.
As
for tests, it feels as if they have it every fortnight and sometimes the
teachers decide to have it impromptu. This week alone she has three and I could
hear her trying to memorise the bone structure for biology. Heck, I don’t think
I learnt those when I was at her age. I wonder how she studies as I have yet to
pass my ‘skill’ to her but she is coping well, with merit in Latin and Spanish
while her Maths and Science’s results are consistently above 90%.
This
term she is learning dance and hockey for PE. Apparently the latter is easier
and it took me by surprise that she enjoys the game. I never saw it coming as
she has always been the ‘nerdy’ type. Guess she’s slowly building her skills
and interests in other areas.
One
thing I love about the girls is that they speak immaculately, with lovely
accent and proper grammar. Most kids chew their words and it annoys me when
they do so. She’s mixing well, hanging out with friends from other classes during
lunch or break. Her bestie is the designer’s daughter while her ‘tube-mate’ is
Chinese British who plays the violin and is in the school’s orchestra.
From
time to time she’ll thank me for sending her to that place. The teachers are strict
but warm and friendly. She reckons her friends find her weird but they are also
strange themselves, hence making them lethal combination. Lol!
I am
happy that she is settling well and loves high school. I just hope she doesn’t grow
too fast….
