Class Photos 2012

12 Nov 2012 (Mon):

The kids got back their class photos taken in school for the year 2012.

Little Footprints SchoolHouse 2012 class K1.

YPS 2012 class Primary 1 Respect

Little Footprints SchoolHouse Graduation cum Concert 2012

20 Oct 2012 (Sat):

Congratulation to our K2s. Today was their graduation ceremony cum concert performances by all students from K1 & K2 from all 4 centers - Yishun 701A, Yishun 366, Yishun 388 & Woodlands 551.

Hmm... What happened to Bukit Batok center?

Same as last year, the concert was held at Republic Poly. Time: 1115am ~ 2pm with lunch provided.

The theme for this year concert was INTERNATIONAL - countries from all over the world.

Photos of the students' rehersal on the 11 Oct were taken & put up outside the walls of the hall for all parents to see & order if they wish to. $$ can be paid directly to the teacher in charge too.

Subli/Thinkling (Philippines) by K1 - W551.

Pump! Jump High! (Korea) by K1 - Y388.

for a moment, i thought they were gonna do Oppa Gangnam Style..haha

Lion King (Africa) by K1 & K2 - Y366.

nope, its not to the tune of the Lion King Walt Disney cartoon

&

Waka Waka (Africa) by K1 - Y701.

** Sorry, i accidentally combined the two dance item together... costumes looked the same to me :P

扇舞 (China) by K2 - Y701.

New York (USA) by K2 - Y701.

Samba (Brazil) by K2 - Y366.

Dikir Puteri (Malaysia) by K2 - Y388.

小小斗牛士 (Spain) by K1 & K2 - Y701.

Chikni Chameli (India) by K2 - Y366.

变脸 (China) by K1 & K2 - Y366.

踏浪 (Taiwan) by K2 - Y701.

天使 (China) by K2 - Y388.

The Finale - " I Like To Teach The World To Sing ".

Rachel's dance item - 小小斗牛士.
To help you know where is Rachel ~
@ 2.10, she is the last gal from the left walking out onto the stage..
@ 2.30, she is the last gal on the left side of the stage...
@ 2.37, she in on the right, last as well...
@ 3.13, she & her partner, last, left..
@ 3.42, she is in the front, center of the stage with her partner..

** Rachel is the only K1 gal in this performance....

Drawing

07 July 2012 (Sat):

The kids have been drawing pieces of art to show me, so here goes..

My bday card from Rachel.

She drew a 2nd piece for me too. Can u see 4 members of our family? Daddy, Mummy, Lionel & Rachel.

This drawing was drawn by Lionel & coloured by Rachel.

And here, Rachel's masterpiece. All drawn & coloured by herself. The bottom right picture is a combination of all 3 pictures ( from newspaper) she drew separately.

Vision Test / Results

18 Jun 2012 (Mon):

Rachel has had her vision test taken & below shows the results.

Normal eyesight :)

K1 Mid Term Assessment 2012

07 Jun 2012 (Thurs):

I suddenly remembered Rachel's progress report has not been "reported" here yet... so here goes:

This is her portfolio page in year 2012. Her weight taken: 15kg. Height: 100cm..

 

Her results were not satisfactory, especially for English in her 1st semester..

English Picture Talk: 9.0...excellent

Reading: 8.0... not too bad

Written: 54.0... that's bad!

Spelling: 10.0.... well done

Total: 81.0... only B

Mathematics: 98.0.. good job!

Chinese Picture Talk: 10... very good

Reading: 8... not too bad

Written: 66... acceptable

Spelling: 10... fantastic

Total: 98... at least an A star

Language Arts: She is strong with identifying new words. She shows evidence of using phonics skills when making educated guess.

Maths Concept: She displays interested in Maths. She shows motivation when invited to solve Math sums on the board. SHe is defintely a team player in classs!

Chinese Language: 佳璇在这半年的学习中，口语发音有了很大的进步， 原本发不清楚的音节现在能很好地发出来了，认读和书写也都完成的很好，希望你继续努力，你的华文一定会有更大的提高。

Top: Rachel was able to talk about the functions of our mouths. She is able to complete any assignments independently.

Bottom: 谢佳璇能够用完整的句子向朋友们介绍自己的家人和他们的爱好，个别词句发音不准。

Overall, I feel that Rachel still has ample room for improvement. Hmmm... hoping she does better for the 2nd semester.

I Heart

23 March 2012 (Mon):

Was on my way home & got a call from my little jelly bean. She told me proudly she scored full marks for her English spelling & her teacher drew a heart for her on her hand. Too cute.

A pity the drawing had faded when i got home.

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.

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.

1st day of school 2012

03 Jan 2012 (Tues):

Welcome to 2012! Today marks an important event for the kids. Its their first day of school. For Lionel, its a new environment, a new school life - the next phrase - the primary school life. For Rachel, its an equally new school life too - the K school life.

The whole day has been a hectic one for me - in & out, up & down non stop. Let me show u how as we go along.

Lionel proudly showing off his school uniform. The time is about 12pm. Lionel has to be in school by 12.30pm.

Picture taken with his sister. Rachel is in the PM session which starts at 1.30pm so she has not change into her uniform yet.

This is the school hall where the P1's & P2's assemble. Time is about 12.25pm. The students sat according to their class.

The ones nearer to the stage are the P1's & behind them are the P2's.

Lionel doing his silent reading. During the P1 orientation last Nov 18, all students were told to bring a storybook on the 1st day of school. Lionel remembered & packed a storybook into his schoolbag. For those who havent got a book to read, they sat there looking lost & bewildered; some cried; some looked around for their parents; some, well, basically fidgeting around.

Admist all the school children, can u spot Lionel?

Look at the red arrow. You got it correctly?

A sign of victory. Lionel was calm, happy & contented. He did not fidget & looked around for me at all.

The school core values. I liked the way it was made into what looked like a cross word puzzle.

The school compound where the children sang their National Anthem each morning.

The school canteen. I went around taking fotos of some parts of the school after the school begin for the PM session students. Time was about 12.50pm.

As i made my way out, the above picture shows the pick up & drop off area for school buses & cars. Further up, where you see many of the parents walking towards, that leads to the side gate which leads to the bus stop. One thing good is that its a covered walkway thru out.

Now for the little princess. I went back to picked her up. Time: 1.25pm. Here she is seen carrying her new school bag - DORA.

Ready to leave. " Bye bye, everyone, see you later " she called out.

Fast forward to Lionel's recess period. Supposingly to be from 3pm - 3.30pm but when i arrived there at 2.50pm, the students were already proceeding to the canteen. Parents were not allowed into the canteen area & so we can only crowd around behind the barriers. Luckily, i saw Lionel & his classmates making their way down & walked towards the canteen. And like a hawk, i tried to pin my eyes on him & followed his movements but i lost him admist the crowd.

I realised the students were all the far end of the canteen & so i made way around to the other side. Haha..wise choice. I got a better view of the kids as i was much much nearer to them. More & more parents came to where i was as they learned & found out they were able to see more & were closer to the kids. After scrutinising for Lionel, i finally found him, sitting down at a table eating his noodles.

Looked at the picture before the above one. If i did not draw the red arrow, would you be able to see him?

Many of the P1 students were accompanied by an older student. They called this the buddy system. As a buddy, you helped the younger child - guide him/her in buying food, show him/her the way to the toilet, the hall, the individual canteen operators & what each of them selling & basically attend to his/her needs




Finally, i got Lionel's attention & took a foto of him.

After finishing his food, i beckon him to come forward. This foto was taken from above as i was standing on higher grounds. I asked him if he liked what he ate & how much it cost. Gosh! That bowl of noodles he was seen eating cost $1.00.

** Daddy gave him $5 for a week of pocket money. If he has some balance for the day, he can save it in his piggybank but now that this bowl of noodles cost a dollar, no savings for him for today. **

This is Osen, Lionel's buddy. I always thought that all the buddies are from the upper primary, like the P4's or P5's but no, this buddy is only P2. P2's guiding the P1's? They must really be independent already. So i told Lionel, next year would be his turn in guiding & helping the P1's.

" Riiiingggggggg... Recess is over. All students, pls made your way back to the hall. " And all the students scrambled to walked back to the hall. No running is allowed which is good. " Walked briskly & in order " was the instructions given.

This poor little fellow - seen here with 2 teachers. He was still struggling to finish his food. I know i'm mean to take his foto but no offence here. The teacher has to coax him to finish up his food fast & he seems to be day dreaming.

This is the collection point for all utensils.
The long table for each individual class.

After his recess ended which was about 3.20pm, i made my way back home. At 5pm, i went to pick Rachel up & at 6.30pm, i went back to pick Lionel up. Did not take any fotos. Will see if i get the chance to do so tomorrow.

So now, looking at the time frames which i have recorded down, hasnt it been a hectic day? Dont u agree?

So now, lets enjoy a short footage of Lionel's 1st day at school; during recess. :)