Tag: School

My girl kept telling me that her Sachunterricht book in school is hunted or cursed. Not understanding what she meant, I went through the book and saw this picture. Coming from Philippines where this topic is a taboo back in the 80s, it was a bit vulgarish for me for a school book. I do…

Grade school 1 to 4 in Sachsen has a subject called Sachunterricht. This covers a mixture of science, social, economic and historical topics of our region. For this month, kids are currently learning what school was like in the old days so they have been visiting museums as well as learning how to read and…

In Germany, first day of grade school is a celebrated event. So from Munich, we raised back home, prepared the house for Mann’s relatives and of course for the schulanfang which will be held the next day. I do not know how it works in other school but in a Christian school like ours, kids…

At girl’s school, all test papers require a signature from parents. But I cannot sign the last Mathe exam and wrote a note instead. The paper came back the next day with corrections which I can finally sign. Lessons that my girl can learn from this activity. 1. Never ever sign anything that she has…