I ever wrote Part1 : Ready to go School? . That was when I thought that Phatty had to go school when she was 4 yrs old. However, Switzerland has rules applied for each city differently. Kids begin to go school at 4 yrs old in some provinces. But some province as ours, kid begins at 5 yrs old.

Anyway,  we've decided to send Phatty in nursery school before her time to go real school next year. We've expected that she could adapt herself to school's environment well, before her real time comes.
Actually I ever took Phatty to join Kindergarten in Chiang Rai Thailand while we were on holiday in May 2009. However, the trip was short and my Thai family wanted to spend time with my kid rather than sending her to school. So She went to nursery school in Thailand only 4 days. :) But she seemed to like it cause she could play with other kids and she could get some snack from the sellers after school.

The first date that Phatty must go to Nursery school in Switzerland was 31 Aug 2009. I was quite worried at the beginning because nursery school here has more standard system and more rules than in Thailand. If she got bored too fast, what would I do?   A lot of question ran into my head! the more I thought the more I was worried.  I calmed myself down and told myself what ever will be, will be... Just wait and see..

While waiting for that day, I began to show videos of kids in school. She likes to watch it..If there is any carton related to kids in school, I would talk to her ... I was not sure if I gave her too much information or not.. She began to ask questions like following...

Phatty : When kids go school, where is mum?
Me : Their mums go working, cleaning home etc.
Phatty : Mum can stay with kids in school?
Me :  Yes, little in beginning after that mum must go working... etc.
Phatty : Must I go school?
Me : Yes surely, you are kid same like others. Kids must go school to learn /to grow up well. Look  the videos how they loves to go school... etc..
Phatty :  ummmm I will go school only  if mum stays with me!!!
Me... errrr.. !!??!?!??!?!   You'd better try one time, maybe you don't like me to stay with you all the time in the school later... You see other kids have no mum with them.. ?
Phatty :  No, I want to be with mum... I love to stay with you...
(then she began to make bitter face, tear's formed up in her eyes....Then I  must change topic so she can focus something else).

The conversation went like this for several weeks and the result at the end was same; that's she would cry if I didn't change topic. It made me worried how she would act and behave at school at the fist day.

Phatty actually ever went to this nursery school when I went to sign her name to join in. It was about 2-3 months before her first real day came. She stayed near me all the time on that day. If she wanted to play some toys, she would take my arm to go with her...But she would repeat that she wanted to go home rather than staying  here..

When it's the time to go, I didn't tell Phatty that I would take her to nursery school. I knew that she would cry and said that she wanted to stay with me rather than going school. I told her only that we would go to the big park and there were lot of kids that she could play with. She loved to hear that and prepared herself to go out quickly.

When we almost arrived the school, she began to recall the place and asked where we went and why we came here. She didn't want to go big park anymore, she would rather go to a small park near home.. I said to her that she'd better try  this one and I would introduce some new friends to her... She began to refuse, everything I said ... Then she began to cry, her tears dropped make me nervous. I asked myself if I could continue or turn my backed  to home!!  Anyway, I selected to continue..

Finally I opened the big door. She began to scream and tried to go down from her stroller. Thing was kind of out of control. I stopped everything and talked to her quite loud that I must go inside because I had appointment. If she wanted to stay alone here, I would let like she wanted.  I said like that because I was more than sure that she could not stay alone.She's not familiar to the road and the people,so she began to get hesitated and asked if I had to go so long... I said I didn't know. If the lady wanted to talk to me long, I stayed long. I asked again if she wanted to go with me or stay here. She didn't reply , so I told her  better go inside if she didn't like we went home.. She thought for a while then nodded her head. She told me that she would go home with me when I finished talking.  Hurrrrrrrrrr.... I was kind of tired at that time...

We walked passed the big door, and we got inside the school. Phatty stayed near me all the time, she held my hand tightly.
Teacher told me that it 's always hard on the first few days.. I must be strong and let it be..  Really she told me this way!!! 

About 10 minutes later, other kids began to come in. Some kids cried loud and some kids kissed their mum to say goodbye. Phatty kept her eyes on me. There was one girl cried very loud and yelled out that she wanted to go home.. Then Phatty began to cry and asked me not to let her alone. I tried to show her new toys, however, she had no more interested. Teacher came in and took Phatty in her arms. Teacher told Phatty that she must know that mum couldn't stay with her in school. After that Phatty screamed out loud, she said "No , No I wanted mum!!!!".. etc... Teacher told me to leave now, and confirmed that everything would be Ok!. So, I must  turn my back and I still heard her crying even I stepped out off the big door. It was not good feeling at all to see that reactions.

It was only 3 hours long to wait to get Phatty back from school. But it seemed very long to me. When it was 16.00h, I almost ran to see Phatty. There I was, Phatty played with the toys while waiting for her mum. I asked the teacher how she was after I left. teacher said Phatty was crying only few minutes after I left. Then she stopped and played well with other kids. Teacher said she was good girl and understood that I would get her back home later.My stress was released... 

On the way back home, I asked what she made at school, what were her new friends names, etc. She replied happily and she tried to tell me everything she made. she showed me her first drawing/colouring at school. She seemed happy to show her paper to everyone she knew.
The second day to go school was not so hard even her right arm is in plaster cast.  When we went there she didn't cry at all, I said her good bye and she waved her hands.

When I took her back from school, she told me her story at school. She began to have  more new  friends. 

Now there is no problem at all to go school, she loves to be there. She loves to talk to friend and her teacher. She has a lot of stories to tell me after her school-time. Some stories, she repeated again and again I must remind her that she ever told me already about this..

She goes nursery school twice a week : Monday and Thursday at 13.30h-16.30h.