Chaos in class

It's merely Day 3 in school and rabbit princess comes back to describe something dramatic that happened at school...a fight broke out between the boys in class (i would think a scuffle would be more appropriate cos how can primary 1 pupils fight?) whilst there was no teacher in the classroom...so I probed her for details and she says a girl ran out to call the attention of a teacher in the next class to restore order in the classroom... No kidding... is this how 6 year olds behave in school these days?

Needless to say, I was dumbfounded by this. Kids seem to rule the world these days, I think. Back in the good ol' days, if anyone was caught fighting or picking a fighting, both parties would be caned in public. These days, I doubt so the same capital punishment would be carried out given the 'consumer power' of the parents and the 'soft' approach to discipline. Spare the rod and spoil the child, I'll say. Sadly, not everyone feels the same way. Sigh....

The 30minutes duration of school recess seems to be doing Nic good. At least now, she eats faster than before, eats more and is less choosy about the different ingredients in her dish. Her orders for the last 3 days were - chicken rice, fried rice and fried rice. I asked her why didn't she order something else - her reply is always the same - 'all sold out'... [pondering thought: can parents totally believe 100% without doubt what their kid always tells them?]

Meanwhile, I have packed in all the textbooks/workbooks/activity booklets/files/stationery and they weigh a tonne... so I really wonder how she's going to cope with the load given her petite frame... anyway, i'm sure things will just 'go their natural course' given time. Till the 2nd week of school...