Let's Get Physical...?^^

Literally....they were getting their physical condition fit.

Eyra and her friends went out to the indoor gymnasium at her school to have a demo.

We're allowed to take part in the class or just stay there watching the kids do their routine. Yep, it's part of an open-school day where we could just tag along what our kids were doing or studying on that particular day.

Mama came to school at around 9.30 when the kids were having a physical exercise.

Autumn Fiesta @ Eyra's School (part 4: Parent-Student Team)

One of the highlights of that day's event was when the parents made a long runway for the kids. It's a 'hovering' runway for the kids. 

They got to make sure that their kids could pass the runway smoothly unhindered. 

Team with all kids ran through it in the fastest recorded time WON. 

Some were just walking, though.^^ 

Though others simply ran like crazy...giving no time for the parents to take their hands or shook them a bit out of getting sore. 

Huge ball was tossed into the air... 

a huge trampoline.  

As can be seen from the picture, the school was surrounded by line up of houses over houses. Yes, it's in a crowded neighborhood. 

The ball was rolled into the field to mark the start of the fiesta. 

Oops. one ball got loose. 

Autumn Fiesta @ Eyra's School (part 2: tug of war)

Yeachh...Eyra did enjoy the fun-filled all-day long fiesta held at her school. 

Ready for... 

wait.... 

The score board recording each class' performance.  

As fun as it seemed, the dust...oh the dust... 

but...it was nothing compared to what's gonna happen next... 

 

Ball fight. The less ball they have, the higher chance they would be the winner.

So, lots of students tried to throw back the balls into the other side of the square. 

Ball fight was intense...simply because it tempted the kids to keep on throwing back the balls... 

Then...along came the group-running match. 

Oh, did I mention the blue skies? 

it's autumn. the blue autumn skies over there...welcomed the kids and parents alike...during the autumn fiesta.

Not an Unusual Sight at the first day of School

Yup..it's also Eyra's first week of school.
Gee...a lot of books and other school-related stuffs had to be prepared beforehand--which means...all parents were like....having a heyday of looking for, buying, taking them home, and bringing them back to school. We did all of those.
There were lists of books and stuffs we got to prepare in advance.
It's a good thing that the school managed to do all of the lists and we just--well--receive them. But, boy..the idea of bringing all of those heavy books back..to school on the first day of school...not to mention the other stuffs....TURNED out to be Hilariously FUN!! Yes, it was fun.
I saw parents...yes..parents...come back and forth to school....making commotions in front of the school gates...seeing their kids off to school...especially those the fresh faces of 1st year students.

But, what caught my eyes this morning was another episode of long-line of parents taking queue ...buying school-related stuffs for their children. I mean..they must've forgot to buy 'trivial' stuffs but nonetheless..essential for the kids. And what happened was...that they were all queuing up in front of a small (and the only one) stationary shop at the school area.
It's a nice morning commotion, indeed. I was passing them by and couldn't help myself from not taking pictures out of it--simply as a token of remembrance that this is one of the unique features of first-day of (elementary) school in Korea...or at least..in the neighborhood where Eyra goes to school.

Selamat Sekolah Lagi, Eyra. Semangat! Hwaiting.화이팅!!! ^.^ 

She brought home her artworks

Another week of color clay classes for Eyra. And today, she brought home these two amazingly done hanger made out of color clay. 

two giraffes and trees and the stunning combination of color out of her imagination are what makes it even more beautiful.  

This one, too, is a wall decorative frame she made last week. The fact that apart from academic activities, Eyra still manages to find some time doing all of this...is a great relief in itself. Well, going to school in a foreign country could be a challenging feat for a girl of her age, but it looks like Eyra succeeds to blen herself in.

I hope for the best for her.