This was one of those random nights when i was doing my laundry & little princess here offered to lend a helping hand.
She did a perfect job, didnt she?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A Little Helper
07 Dec 2011 (Wed):
This was one of those random nights when i was doing my laundry & little princess here offered to lend a helping hand.
She did a perfect job, didnt she?
This was one of those random nights when i was doing my laundry & little princess here offered to lend a helping hand.
She did a perfect job, didnt she?
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Primary One Books
03 Dec 2011 (Sat):
Finally, i got the Primary One books sorted out & stacked neatly in a shelf. Booked are wrapped in their covers, only waiting for names to be written. Soon i will have to pack into 3 separate bags to be handled over to the FT during the first 3 days of sch. I have a list here with me as to what books & stuff the teachers would be collecting & we would have to write clearly the child's name & the class he/she belongs to.
Lionel is having Higher Chinese in Primary 1 but i came across the Normal Chinese textbooks & they are both the same. Wondering what difference there is at Primary One?
Finally, i got the Primary One books sorted out & stacked neatly in a shelf. Booked are wrapped in their covers, only waiting for names to be written. Soon i will have to pack into 3 separate bags to be handled over to the FT during the first 3 days of sch. I have a list here with me as to what books & stuff the teachers would be collecting & we would have to write clearly the child's name & the class he/she belongs to.
Lionel is having Higher Chinese in Primary 1 but i came across the Normal Chinese textbooks & they are both the same. Wondering what difference there is at Primary One?Thursday, December 1, 2011
Rachel is sick
27 Nov 2011 (Sun):
3am:
I awoke to Daddy's words being said to Rachel " Aiyo, Rachel, you're running a fever. Come, we gotta give you some medication. "
I went into the kitchen & touched Rachel. OMG!!! She was hot to the skin... really HOT. Alas, the thermometer was spoilt & there was no way we could have her temperature taken. I begun sponging her, hoping to bring down the temperature. One hour later, i fell asleep. Opps!
9am
In the morning, she was still feeling feverish. A trip to the doctor's was the first thing we did after breakfast. The doctor asked if she did complained of pain on any part of her body. I recalled Rachel did mentioned her head was in pain. The doctor then informed me that if a child complains of pain in the head, the outcome could be serious, as in like infections in the brain, etc.... This was not something i expected to hear....
He prescribed Ibuprofen & anti-biotic & told me to monitor for the next few days for signs of restlessness & always wanting to sleep. And more importantly, if the fever doesnt subside within a day or two, to bring her back again.
Needless to say, the once jumpy little bun only wants Mummy to cuddle, her refusal to eat & her endless complain of pain made my heart ache... I text the ballet teacher to inform we wld not be coming for the usual class & the combined reherasal later in the afternoon.
1pm
However, since she was feeling a little better that afternoon, we brought her over to attend a baby's full month celebration lunch at a fren's place. We stayed till 3pm & she was okay, running ard & watching TV.
But once back home, all she wants was mummy's cuddles & again, her whimpers was frequent. Finally she fell asleep.
11pm
Fast forward into the night, Rachel's tempreature was high again & i was thinking if i should bring her down to KK. But from previous experience, all they wld do is to do a blood test. And the outcome, viral infections was all they cld say.
No point in bringing her down then. Mummy here wld have to be hard working & keep sponging her. Medication was given every 4-5 hours but in the morning, she was still feverish.
Mon @ 830am
I insisted on a suppository at the doctors & immediately, or should i say, within an hour, her fever went down & was kept at bay. Yippie!!! The doctor told us not to give her Ibuprofen anymore but paracetomol was okay.
Rachel has recovered since & is back to her usual bubbly, jumping jelly bean self. We skipped her phonics class last Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 to allow her more rest. But by Thursday, she went for her ballet pratice & the combined rehearsal @ Macpherson's on Sat.
I must remember to get a new thermometer.
3am:
I awoke to Daddy's words being said to Rachel " Aiyo, Rachel, you're running a fever. Come, we gotta give you some medication. "
I went into the kitchen & touched Rachel. OMG!!! She was hot to the skin... really HOT. Alas, the thermometer was spoilt & there was no way we could have her temperature taken. I begun sponging her, hoping to bring down the temperature. One hour later, i fell asleep. Opps!
9am
In the morning, she was still feeling feverish. A trip to the doctor's was the first thing we did after breakfast. The doctor asked if she did complained of pain on any part of her body. I recalled Rachel did mentioned her head was in pain. The doctor then informed me that if a child complains of pain in the head, the outcome could be serious, as in like infections in the brain, etc.... This was not something i expected to hear....
He prescribed Ibuprofen & anti-biotic & told me to monitor for the next few days for signs of restlessness & always wanting to sleep. And more importantly, if the fever doesnt subside within a day or two, to bring her back again.
Needless to say, the once jumpy little bun only wants Mummy to cuddle, her refusal to eat & her endless complain of pain made my heart ache... I text the ballet teacher to inform we wld not be coming for the usual class & the combined reherasal later in the afternoon.
1pm
However, since she was feeling a little better that afternoon, we brought her over to attend a baby's full month celebration lunch at a fren's place. We stayed till 3pm & she was okay, running ard & watching TV.
But once back home, all she wants was mummy's cuddles & again, her whimpers was frequent. Finally she fell asleep.
11pm
Fast forward into the night, Rachel's tempreature was high again & i was thinking if i should bring her down to KK. But from previous experience, all they wld do is to do a blood test. And the outcome, viral infections was all they cld say.
No point in bringing her down then. Mummy here wld have to be hard working & keep sponging her. Medication was given every 4-5 hours but in the morning, she was still feverish.
Mon @ 830am
I insisted on a suppository at the doctors & immediately, or should i say, within an hour, her fever went down & was kept at bay. Yippie!!! The doctor told us not to give her Ibuprofen anymore but paracetomol was okay.
Rachel has recovered since & is back to her usual bubbly, jumping jelly bean self. We skipped her phonics class last Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 to allow her more rest. But by Thursday, she went for her ballet pratice & the combined rehearsal @ Macpherson's on Sat.
I must remember to get a new thermometer.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Parents-Teacher Meeting
25 Nov 2011 (Fri):
Little Footprints has its parents-teacher meeting this am. And in return, we received our child's academic cum enrichment progress report.
This certificate of graduation was presented to Lionel for completion of K2 programme in year 2011.
Rachel's Term 4 Developmental Milestone:
Language Arts
Rachel is able to undertsand the themes taught in Term 4. She is able to name some transportation & occupation. She enjoys interatcing with her peers.
Math Concepts
Rachel understands the concepts of numbers 1 to 20. She is able to name some colours like orange, purple, brown, white and black.
Chinese Language
在第四学期的学习里，谢佳璇能够用流利的华文和小朋友交流并且能够认读很多华文字了，非常好， 要继续努力哦！
Daily Activities
Rachel has improved in her fine motor skills. She can form letters with ice cream sticks
谢佳璇能够认读学过的华文字，并能进行快速指认， 非常好，要保持。
Lionel's Assessment for the Year 2011 ( Semester 2)
English
Picture Talk 10/10
Reading 10/10
Written 70/70
Spelling 10/10
Total 100/100
Mathematics 100/100
Chinese
Picture Talk 10/10
Reading 10/10
Written 68/70
Spelling 10/10
Total 98/100
His Developmental Checklist:
All 1s from Motor Development, Gross, Social/Emtional Behaviour, Sensory & Thinking Skills to Language & Social Skilles.
1 - Good 2 - Satisfactory 3 - Fair
His Term 4 Development Milestones
Language Arts
Lionel is an extremely motivated student & is always applying his highest effort into all of their classroom assignments. He continues to build a slod bank of common sight words. He predicts story events and is able to provide reasons for the prediction he makes. He is also able to express relevant idead in group dicussions. He accurately assesses his abilities to listen and clearly responds to other ideas and point of views. As the term has progressed, he has become a more self-motivated and self-directed learner. I wish to congratulate him on his positive start in primary 1.
Math Concepts
Lionel has matured nicely this year, academically & socially. He is enthusiastic when it comes to participating in class. He demostrates an understanding of addtion & subtraction to 20, using objects, pictures & numbers. He understands the concept of mathematics using money. He easily classifies a number as even or odd and usues ordinal numbers to twentieth with ease. He has also the ability to identify fractions. His positive attitude towards learning is evident in all subjects areas & greatly contributes to his academic success. I just want him to continue learning and he may have a great year in Primary 1.
Chinese Language
在第四学期里，我们主要以交通工具和职业为主题。志聪对这些主题都感兴趣。在学习的过程中，他对主题的内容理解得很好。华文语言能力强，在做组词成句写作中，能根据老师提供的词语，组成正确完整的句子。 汉语拼音方面，复韵母和声调的标法方面都掌握的不错。最后，老师希望你在新的一年里， 新的环境中能够快乐的成长，学习更多的知识。 加油
Daily Activities
Lionel is able to apply the basic elements of line & colour to produce drawings and prints that communicate thoughts, feelings & ideas.
志聪的华文理解能力强，在数笔画写作中，他能够正确的数出汉字的笔画，很好。
Congrats to both Lionel & Rachel. You did well.
Little Footprints has its parents-teacher meeting this am. And in return, we received our child's academic cum enrichment progress report.
This certificate of graduation was presented to Lionel for completion of K2 programme in year 2011.
Rachel's Term 4 Developmental Milestone:Language Arts
Rachel is able to undertsand the themes taught in Term 4. She is able to name some transportation & occupation. She enjoys interatcing with her peers.
Math Concepts
Rachel understands the concepts of numbers 1 to 20. She is able to name some colours like orange, purple, brown, white and black.
Chinese Language
在第四学期的学习里，谢佳璇能够用流利的华文和小朋友交流并且能够认读很多华文字了，非常好， 要继续努力哦！
Daily Activities
Rachel has improved in her fine motor skills. She can form letters with ice cream sticks
谢佳璇能够认读学过的华文字，并能进行快速指认， 非常好，要保持。
Lionel's Assessment for the Year 2011 ( Semester 2)English
Picture Talk 10/10
Reading 10/10
Written 70/70
Spelling 10/10
Total 100/100
Mathematics 100/100
Chinese
Picture Talk 10/10
Reading 10/10
Written 68/70
Spelling 10/10
Total 98/100
His Developmental Checklist:
All 1s from Motor Development, Gross, Social/Emtional Behaviour, Sensory & Thinking Skills to Language & Social Skilles.
1 - Good 2 - Satisfactory 3 - Fair
His Term 4 Development MilestonesLanguage Arts
Lionel is an extremely motivated student & is always applying his highest effort into all of their classroom assignments. He continues to build a slod bank of common sight words. He predicts story events and is able to provide reasons for the prediction he makes. He is also able to express relevant idead in group dicussions. He accurately assesses his abilities to listen and clearly responds to other ideas and point of views. As the term has progressed, he has become a more self-motivated and self-directed learner. I wish to congratulate him on his positive start in primary 1.
Math Concepts
Lionel has matured nicely this year, academically & socially. He is enthusiastic when it comes to participating in class. He demostrates an understanding of addtion & subtraction to 20, using objects, pictures & numbers. He understands the concept of mathematics using money. He easily classifies a number as even or odd and usues ordinal numbers to twentieth with ease. He has also the ability to identify fractions. His positive attitude towards learning is evident in all subjects areas & greatly contributes to his academic success. I just want him to continue learning and he may have a great year in Primary 1.
Chinese Language
在第四学期里，我们主要以交通工具和职业为主题。志聪对这些主题都感兴趣。在学习的过程中，他对主题的内容理解得很好。华文语言能力强，在做组词成句写作中，能根据老师提供的词语，组成正确完整的句子。 汉语拼音方面，复韵母和声调的标法方面都掌握的不错。最后，老师希望你在新的一年里， 新的环境中能够快乐的成长，学习更多的知识。 加油
Daily ActivitiesLionel is able to apply the basic elements of line & colour to produce drawings and prints that communicate thoughts, feelings & ideas.
志聪的华文理解能力强，在数笔画写作中，他能够正确的数出汉字的笔画，很好。
Congrats to both Lionel & Rachel. You did well.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Chinese Martial Arts Grading
20 Nov 2011 (Sun):
A back-dated post - 13 Nov 2011 (Sun). Lionel had his chinese martial arts grading at Toa Payoh CC this afternoon. As i was doing some other errands, my sil offered to send Lionel over. As it is, her daughter was also having her grading done. Both of them were in the same level.
Below shown were his results. He passed all stages & was awarded the green belt - level 4.
His grading: 长拳与短拳, 拳掌加连打（全套), 脱手法（第一到四武）- all passed.
A back-dated post - 13 Nov 2011 (Sun). Lionel had his chinese martial arts grading at Toa Payoh CC this afternoon. As i was doing some other errands, my sil offered to send Lionel over. As it is, her daughter was also having her grading done. Both of them were in the same level.
Below shown were his results. He passed all stages & was awarded the green belt - level 4.
His grading: 长拳与短拳, 拳掌加连打（全套), 脱手法（第一到四武）- all passed.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Primary One Orientation
18 Nov 2011 (Fri):
At 130pm this afternoon, we attended Lionel's P1 orientation @ Yishun Primary. We did the registration & proceeded into the hall where all the 2012's P1 students were grouped into their respective classes. Lionel's name tag was included inside his orientation kit & we were told to pin the tag onto his shirt.
A hip hop dance performance were shown by the upper primary & the principle, Mrs Chan gave a speech. All P1 students were taken on a sch tour where they were orientate on the school grounds. Mr David Huang gave a talk on the usage of ipod touch & iphone as part of the students' learning device.
After that, all of us proceeded to purchase textbooks, uniforms, school socks & shoes. I spent $250 just buying these basic neccessaties. OMG!!
It was raining heavily but thank goodness, the sch has a sheltered walkway to the bus stop. Upon reaching home, i got Lionel to change into the full set of uniform, including sock & shoe. Bingo!! I have a P1 student ready to move on.
There's also another note given to all parents stating all the items that would be collected by the FT on the 1st 3 days of sch so as to reduce the weight of the child's schoolbag. Such a nice gesture!
The only question i have in my mind is: What time to report for sch on the 03 Jan 2012??? The principle, Mrs Chan did announced that PM session starts at 130pm but the website indicates otherwise. Guess i have to call the sch to double check. But uh-oh... its the sch hols, will there be anyone working??
At 130pm this afternoon, we attended Lionel's P1 orientation @ Yishun Primary. We did the registration & proceeded into the hall where all the 2012's P1 students were grouped into their respective classes. Lionel's name tag was included inside his orientation kit & we were told to pin the tag onto his shirt.
A hip hop dance performance were shown by the upper primary & the principle, Mrs Chan gave a speech. All P1 students were taken on a sch tour where they were orientate on the school grounds. Mr David Huang gave a talk on the usage of ipod touch & iphone as part of the students' learning device.
After that, all of us proceeded to purchase textbooks, uniforms, school socks & shoes. I spent $250 just buying these basic neccessaties. OMG!!
It was raining heavily but thank goodness, the sch has a sheltered walkway to the bus stop. Upon reaching home, i got Lionel to change into the full set of uniform, including sock & shoe. Bingo!! I have a P1 student ready to move on.
There's also another note given to all parents stating all the items that would be collected by the FT on the 1st 3 days of sch so as to reduce the weight of the child's schoolbag. Such a nice gesture!The only question i have in my mind is: What time to report for sch on the 03 Jan 2012??? The principle, Mrs Chan did announced that PM session starts at 130pm but the website indicates otherwise. Guess i have to call the sch to double check. But uh-oh... its the sch hols, will there be anyone working??
Sunday, November 13, 2011
" Make Over " Done
13 November 2011 (Sun):
What's supposed to be completed in a matter of 4 weeks were all completed today - the bedrooms, living room, storeroom & bathrooms. ( Hey, come to think of it, it was all done within 2 weekends - 6 & 7 Nov followed by 12 & 13 Nov. )
The common bedroom has been ordered to transform into a child's room. That room has been completely emptied except for a long cabinet, stretching from 1 end to the other end of the wall. It comes with many mini drawers & cabinets; perfect all many stuff the kids would packed into it in the future.
We bought another 4 door cupboard to accomodate all the kids' clothings & stuff. It is only less-than-half filled at this moment but soon, it would be fully occupied. Now only the bed left - need to decide what kind of bed to buy to accomodate the remaining floor area. Bunk beds are out cos whichever kid sleeping on the upper bunk would defintely roll off the bed. I felt that 2 separate mattresses, without a proper bed base would do, coupled with 2 pillows & a blanket each for the kid.
So the kids only need to get the mattress laid on the floor when its time for bed & bring it up against the wall each morning after they get up. Thinking....
Sitting back to admire the totally transformed house, I am very happy with the make-over. Now, i only need to maintain the order & cleanliness. A mug of ice cold root beer will do for a perfect relaxation.
What's supposed to be completed in a matter of 4 weeks were all completed today - the bedrooms, living room, storeroom & bathrooms. ( Hey, come to think of it, it was all done within 2 weekends - 6 & 7 Nov followed by 12 & 13 Nov. )
The common bedroom has been ordered to transform into a child's room. That room has been completely emptied except for a long cabinet, stretching from 1 end to the other end of the wall. It comes with many mini drawers & cabinets; perfect all many stuff the kids would packed into it in the future.
We bought another 4 door cupboard to accomodate all the kids' clothings & stuff. It is only less-than-half filled at this moment but soon, it would be fully occupied. Now only the bed left - need to decide what kind of bed to buy to accomodate the remaining floor area. Bunk beds are out cos whichever kid sleeping on the upper bunk would defintely roll off the bed. I felt that 2 separate mattresses, without a proper bed base would do, coupled with 2 pillows & a blanket each for the kid.
So the kids only need to get the mattress laid on the floor when its time for bed & bring it up against the wall each morning after they get up. Thinking....
Sitting back to admire the totally transformed house, I am very happy with the make-over. Now, i only need to maintain the order & cleanliness. A mug of ice cold root beer will do for a perfect relaxation.
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