Monday, June 26, 2006

Walking School Bus

Problema ko ngayon ang work pero pag may work na ako, problema ko naman ang paghatid-sundo kay Vince. Buti na lang may program na Walking School Bus ang mga schools dito sa North Shore. This is how it works. Instead of riding a car or bus to school, naglalakad lang ang mga bata but under the supervision on one or two adults. "Driver" ang tawag dun sa nanay o guardian na-chaperone ng mga bata. This saves gas, promotes camaraderie among the kids and, of course, is very healthy. One requirement though is that you have to take turn in sending/picking up the kids.

Sa school ni Vince, may ilang buses na nag-o-operate. Sa routa namin (Becroft), may 2 school buses. The big one has 18 kids and 2 drivers. The smaller one, on the otherhand, has 8 kids and 1 driver. Ilang beses na rin naming sinabayan yung bata. Vince prefers the small one because he has 2 classmates there. I'm sure it'll be fun "riding" the school bus.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi jink,kakatuwa naman yan walking school bus na yan.Ngapala may kaklase ba syang mga pinoy din?

Cielo said...

hi ms jink. natutuwa akong basahin ang post mo, kc marami akong natutunan sa buhay nang isang bagong pamilya sa banyagang bansa. my family is also planning to migrate sa Australia naman, kapitbahay pa rin...

jinkee said...

G,
Out of 23 kids in the class, si Vince lang ang pinoy. There's one pinoy kid in Year 3. Ka-chick ko na yung mom nya.

Hi Cielo,
Thanks for reading my blog. Good luck sa pagtira nyo sa Australia.

Ka Uro said...

yan lang yata ang bus na pwedeing i-drive kahit walang lisensiya. hehe

Anonymous said...

Hi Miss Jinkee,

I've been reading your blog since last year. I am also an NZ WTR visa holder, actually kakadating lang po. If you don't mind, pede ko po ba mahingi email address nyo? magtatanong po sana ako regarding sa mga tips papuntang NZ... Thanks po in advance. God bless you.

KC

jinkee said...

KU,
idagdag mo pa, hindi nag-i-ispeeding ang driver. Most NZ drivers I've encountered drive faster than the limit.

Hi KC,
Congrats sa visa mo. Kelan ang punta nyo dito? here's my email add - jinkeesay@yahoo.com