Maths & Chinese For K1

27 Feb 2012 ( Mon):

Rachel has progressed very well in this new school term for K1. Her Maths & Chinese worksheets which she has been doing are shown below. There are homework given every Wed & Fri for all subjects.

They are learning ' before ', 'after ' & ' between ' ...

' more ', ' less ' & ' the same '...

counting & matching, ' faster ' & ' slower '...

Chinese characters: to count the number of strokes for each word & practice writing them.

Rachel would sometimes winced that she has too much to write but with a little encouragement & one or two little hugs, she would finished her work soon enough.

Spelling in Pri 1

27 Feb 2012 ( Mon):

So far, Lionel has done quite well in his English spelling. There will be 1 or 2 careless mistakes but its still a good try. He will be having his last spelling on the 07 Mar 2012 before the end of Term 1 & thereafter, its a 1 week school break.

For Term 2, his weekly spelling will be scheduled on Fridays instead of the usual Wednesdays. And as usual, P1 students are only required to learn the underlined bold words and/or sentence.

Some words include: sandwiches, bommy-knocker, cucumber, slices of bread .. even numerals such as thirteen, seventeen, eighteen..

We have hippopotamus, anteater, sneezed, ice cream, breakfast, decorated, delicious, favourite, etc....
Week 7 ~ 10 ( 04/5, 11/5, 18/5 & 25/5)

We came across swimming, skating, spacesuit, satellite, flutter, nibbles, tunnel, reading, collect food, slippers, etc...

Chinese for P1

27 Feb 2012 (Mon):

For Chinese in Primary 1, Lionel has been doing Han Yu Pin Yin for the 1st term so far... chapter 1 ~ 5 ( pg 1 - 27 of his Chinese textbook)

有 a 不放过
无 a 找 o e
i u 并列标在后
单个韵母不用说


Lionel will be having his 1st Chinese HYPY test this coming Wed, 29 Feb 2012. He will be tested on what he had learned so far. His Chinese teacher gave only a week's notice. We have been doing daily revision, online exercises & assessment books. Here's hoping we have covered all neccessary. Only 1 more day to go.

West Coast Park

26 Feb 2012 (Sun):

West Coast Park. The kids were clearly enjoying themselves. Let the photos & videos do the talking.

Bukit Chandu

26 Feb 2012 (Sun):

Daddy had a day off & we went over to Bukit Chandu. This was known as point 226 during WW2. It was the last fort our British army hold on to & the fight against our enemy lasted 4 days & 4 nights.

We visited the museum & learned how the Japanese invaded Singapore in 1942.

Then it was off to West Coast Park for more play. That will be the next post.

English & Chinese Spelling

25 Feb 2012 (Sat):

Rachel has been given a list of both English & Chinese spelling words. Till date, she has been tested on 5 different group of words ( one group of words for each week). For Chinese, she has done well so far, getting all words spelled correctly & the strokes of the Chinese characters properly shown.

For English, i was a little disappointed she got a ZERO for her spelling during the 3rd week. I do not know what had happened. We have sat down together & revised thru the words, not 1 day before but at least 3 days in advance & everytime, she was able to spell out the words correctly be it written or verbal.

However on the day itself, her mind went blank & she could not spell out a single word correctly, even if they are only 3 lettered words. She got back her book & showed it to me, in tears. I told her gently but firmly that she has to do better the next round. And she did, for the subsequent 2 sets, she got full marks. I am delighted.

Stellar Worksheets

23 Feb 2012 (Thurs):

No textbooks for English in Primary 1, instead they are all given worksheets to do. To date, Lionel has done 5 sets of worksheets:

The Farm Concert

Mrs Wishy Washy

Dan, The Flying Man

Hairy Bear

Walking Through The Jungle

End of " Read In A Week " lessons

19 Feb 2012 (Sun):

Lionel has officially finished his " Read In A Week " phonics lessons which begun last March. Teacher Yvonne gave a consent form to all parents some time back regarding a continuation with higher phonics which was scheduled to begin next week but the timing was not suitable so i did not follow through.

Sad to say, no certificate was given. I asked Lionel if he would like to enrol with CMA ( mental abacus) or drawing lessons. He did not answer me but looking at his expression, i think he would prefer art. So for now, i am looking around for suitable art classes. Any one has any suggestions?

Marshall Cavendish Online

16 Feb 2012 (Thurs):

Last Friday, i saw this little card given to Lionel with his ID, user name & password. Its Marshall Cavendish Online

I sat down with Lionel, logged in & navigated around the website. There are many different tutorials & activities covered in English, Mother Tongue & Maths. Lionel settled down to do his given assignments. All in all, he has a total of 9 assigments & 1 quiz to complete by end of Mar 2012 at this moment.

Lionel enjoyed what he was doing & we agreed on doing 2 assignments on alternate evenings. We have completed 2 & will attempt another 2 this evening.

Lessons As We Go Along

15 Feb 2012 (Wed):

Was looking thru Lionel's textbooks & thought of sharing what's gg on in P1 at this moment. He's basically learning more topics for Maths such as:

Number 1 ~ 10,
Compare - more or fewer

Order & Pattern
Number Bonds


Making number bonds
Addition within 10


Ways to add

Lionel understands all the concepts taught & he is able to complete all given work on time.

Happy Valentine's Day

14 Feb 2012 (Tues):

Who says Valentine's Day are meant for couples only? 5 crazy galfrens went for a simple meal of "frogleg" porridge after work & the laughter they shared were contagious.

This is the kind of simple life we lead & love to have. We even talked about going on a holiday all together but it would be hard to plan as having 5 staff from the same dept taking leave all at once would send our manager jumping sky high.

A toast to: VALENTINE'S DAY.

In Memory Of...

14 February 2012 (Tues):

Feng Fei Fei - 1953 ~ 2012.

She died of lung cancer on 03 Jan 2012 but her death was only revealed yesterday. She was 60 years old. Lovingly known as the " Queen of Hats", she last performed in 2010 as part of her world tour.

凤飞飞：掌声响起



Whitney Houston - 1963 ~ 2012

Found dead in her bathtub inside her hotel room, hours before her scheduled interview with " The Insider ". Reports shown that she died from drugs, not from drowning.

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

MBS

12 February 2012 (Sun):

We went MBS to have a look. Eversince its has been opened, i have not step in at all to look at its surroundings. The highlights of the evening must be the musical fountain cum laser light performance. ( Is this a daily performance?)

Might Savers Account - OCBC

07 February 2012 (Mon):

Both kids got their saving accounts opened & activated finally. This will be useful for them to learn how to save & withdraw money for the neccessary.

I have just found out that depositing money into their account does not require any ATM card & password. Keying in the account number will do. But what about withdrawal? So ATM card is still neccessary right?

I have applied an ATM card for Lionel & will be applying another one for Rachel.

Prior to this, Lionel's CDA (child development account) has been closed & his balance being transferred to his PSEA (post secondary educational account).

** I have received a letter from MOE indicating that the balance in Lionel's CDA has been transferred to his PSEA which was created for him on 27 Jan 2012.

Whereas for Rachel, we can still continue to deposit money into her CDA where it will matched up to a cap of $6000, she being the 2nd child.

Scenario 1: if she has $6000 in her acct, it will be matched to the max. of $6000, so she has a total of $12000

Scenario 2: if she has $8000 in her acct, it will be matched to the max. of $6000, so she has a total of $14000

Correct me if i am wrong here.

I have just deposited some $$ into her CDA so by next month, i shall received the dollar for dollar matching.

Right nw, my priority is their savings account where all the $$ that they received will be banked in. This is a joint account under my name so any withdrawals needed will have to go thru me. Haha... i am so in control.

Still have not find time to count the kid's Chinese New year ang bao money yet. Anyway, will divide the total by 2 & deposit into individual accounts.

Reckless Mother

05 Feb 2012 (Sun):

I was passing by a basketball court just a while ago. There were 2 boys playing basketball & a little one is his stroller with his mum by the side. Not sure what was the mother thinking when she actually allow the little on to get out from his stroller & mingled with the big boys.

Remember, they were playing basketball. What do you do with a basketball? Try to get the ball from your opponent & aim high up into the basket right?

And what happens? The little one got right smacked on his face with the ball and from such height as well.

Reckless mother was all i can say. Not the fault of those big boys & defintely not the fault of the little one as well. WHAT WAS THE MOTHER THINKING ANWAY?

Bed Ridden

03 Feb 2012 (Fri):

During the visit to my granny's for lunch on the 1st day of CNY, we found out that my grandpa was sitting in a wheelchair. Usually, he wld be helping ard the house; serving food & drinks to the guest or helping my granny in her food preparation.

I was shocked to see him sitting on a wheelchair & questioned my dad abt it. My parents were D so they ( my grandparents), my aunt (read stepmum) & brother (read half brother) & uncle ( dad's brother) were living together.

Dad told me grandpa has this bad habit of waking up at 3am for a bath. So ard May, he had a bad fall & was bed ridden since. He does not like sitting up in a wheelchair for long & wld always request to lie on the bed instead. I quesioned how come no one informed me about this. Dad replied that i have my own family to take care off & that he did not want to add on to my worries. That's besides the point.

Poor grandpa. Most of the time, he sat in his wheelchair in a daze & only responding should someone called out to him. Well, at least he responded & recognized all of us.
My aunt(aka stepmum) told me his hunger pangs were very consistent - he wld hv already finished his lunch just an hour ago & he wld soon asked for food again.

While we were having ours & i called out to grandpa to join us, my granny said he had his. After about 20 mins, my grandpa called out to say he was hungry. My granny took some food & fed him. Another shocked came to me. My grandpa cannot even feed himself now??? My aunt (aka stepmum) told me he's very weak & doesnt have the strength to feed himself. The only consolation is that his speech is still loud & clear & he recognises everyone.

I looked at my grandpa & was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion. I excused myself & ran into the bathroom to calm myself down. What lies ahead now? I can only hope for the best.