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Starting His K1

Emily — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:28:41 +0000

The crying was very bad last week but it gets slightly better now. Not Little Edison, I’m referring to the children at the pre-nursery classes who have just started school last week.

Some of them started bawling the moment their parents leave the classroom. I can’t imagine those who take a school bus. They might be crying all the way from their home. Sigh.

The beginning of school is often very challenging for young children. Some of them may need more time to adjust to new people and environment than others. But with time, they will eventually settle down to the school routine. And they will gradually engage in the classroom activities and start making friends too.

So, don’t be despair if your child is crying at school. I experienced it two years ago when our boy started his pre-nursery. I also shared my 6-point plan on how to tackle separation anxiety in our children. Read it HERE, if you need.

Little Edison started his K1 this year. He was so excited about it, and he kept repeating, “I’m 5 years old now, I’m in K1. Next year, I’ll be 6 years old. I’ll be in K2.” And I said, “Yes, you’re a K1 big boy now!” He is very proud that he’s a big boy now.

This is his third year in the same kindergarten. So, he is very familiar with the classroom. He waltzed straight in, hung up his bag, dropped off his water bottle and walked up to the hall for his morning devotion. He is so excited to see his friends again.

For K1 and K2 children, the school offers a range of enrichment classes to enhance learning through creative activities. These classes are held once a week (one hour per lesson) after school hours. I signed-up two classes for Little Edison – the Chinese Integrated Program and IT Starter for Preschoolers.

Our choice of Primary School for Little Edison is a SAP school with strong emphasis on bilingualism. Thus, I signed-up the extra Chinese class for him so that he can have a good start in Chinese Language.

The IT Starter class, on the other hand, is to familiarize him with the use of computer and internet. It also equips him with the essential ICT skills, improve creativity and build-up his confidence through group projects.

I hope that he will enjoy these extra lessons this year.

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Kindergarten Graduation Concert 2011

Emily — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:44:59 +0000

It was Little Edison’s Kindergarten Graduation Concert last Thursday. We took time-off from work to attend the concert which started at 6pm.

This was the second year that we attended the kindergarten concert. Last year, I didn’t bring my camera after reading a notice from the school that no photography is allowed during the concert. The school has engaged a professional photographer and videographer for the concert.

Parents were advised to purchase the photos and videos from the class teachers after the concert. However, many parents still came with their cameras.

This year, there wasn’t such notice. So, I happily tag my camera along. The school has also informed us that there will be a professional photographer and videographer on that day. So, we can purchase the pictures in CD format and video after the concert.

The concert began with a welcome speech and opening speech from the school principal and management committee. After the prayer, all the graduating K2 students marched into the hall in their graduation gown to receive their graduation certificates from the principal.

My silly husband asked me where our boy is and I told him to wait for another two year – 2013 to be exact – in order to see our boy standing on stage in his graduation gown. By then, I would probably be weeping with pride.

After the certificate presentation, the concert began with delightful performances from the pre-nursery children. The cuteness overloaded as the little children walked up the stage with colourful and fun attires.

Little Edison’s class was the forth to perform. Happiness swelled up in my throat when I saw my little boy walked up the stage in a beautiful blue attire and make-up. He looks fantastic! He performed very well this year – as compared to his debut performance a year ago.

Most importantly, he is happy to be on stage with his friends. All his other classmates have performed very well too. Months of practice and preparation have finally culminated into a heart-warming performance that touched all the audience – each and every one of us.

The principal, teachers and committee members should be proud of themselves for making this graduation concert a success. I’d like to congratulate and thank all of them for all their hard works and efforts.

I managed to record the performance from Little Edison’s class from the projector screen using my camera. It has been uploaded to YouTube, so that I can share it with you.

As I sat in the audience of mums and dads, watching our children performing on stage with all smile and pride, I have this wonderful feeling that being a parent is ultra cool.

After the concert, I quickly went backstage to pick up Little Edison. When I saw him, I opened my arms and scooped him up in a big hug. And I whispered to him, “Boy, you have performed really well. Mama is so proud of you!”

Little Edison in his beautiful blue concert attire

Rewarded with a lollipop for his wonderful performance!

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Saturday Snapshot: At the Pool

Emily — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:19 +0000

Our living room is facing the swimming pool, so Little Edison has been listening to all the excitement and laughter created by the kids playing in the pool area.

When this happens, he will request me to bring him for a dip into the pool – more often now after our recent staycation at Festive Hotel.

There are three swimming pools in our apartment – an adult pool, a Jacuzzi pool and a children’s wading pool. The children’s wading pool is only 0.5m deep, so he can “swim” around easily with a float and with minimal supervision from me.

Usually, there are other children playing in the wading pool. So, he can happily join them. We like to hop over to the Jacuzzi pool too because the water is warmer. The pool is unblocked, so it has direct sunlight. By late afternoon, the water in the Jacuzzi pool is so warm and nice!

Now, I’m wondering what the ideal age to start joining swimming lessons is. In fact, there are a few swimming instructors in our apartment. So, it’s quite convenient to enroll him. Maybe Year 2013 will be a good time to start. What do you think?

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Little Edison’s Drawings

Emily — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:06:30 +0000

I found this drawing on the bumper mat two days ago. I immediately dished out my iPhone to take a picture of it. It was drawn by our 4-year-old Little Edison.

I sat down with him for a talk about this drawing. Obviously, this is a picture of our family – he is on the leftmost, I’m at the center and V is on the rightmost.

I asked him why there is a circle on my head and he replied “Mama, that’s the hair clip on your hair!”

He was delighted when I wanted to know more about his drawing. He further explained that we’re going out together, he holds my hand and Daddy walks behind us. Oh well, this is the typical setting when we go out. He is absolutely right about it.

I love to see the smiles on our faces in this drawing. I’m sure in his heart, we’re one HAPPY FAMILY.

And lastly, he wrote number 1, 2 and 3 on the drawing which means the three of us in our family.

This is another random drawing that I found in his drawing block. He loves to scribble and draw recently. Initially, I bought drawing blocks for him. But looking at the amount of papers that he uses every day, it seems not economical to buy the thick drawing blocks. So, I get him a bundle of A4 papers instead.

He also draws things at home like clock, chair, boxes and other random things like sun, cloud, cat etc. I’ll show you again next time.

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Edison’s 4th Birthday Celebration

Emily — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:09:49 +0000

Little Edison turned 4 last weekend. We had a birthday celebration with our family members in Resorts World Sentosa. Two weeks ago, we also had a birthday party for him at school.

During our planning, V and I thought of having a party at our house. Later on, I felt somewhat boring and I started to have second thoughts.

Why not we have it somewhere else away from home? We need a change in environment too. What about on the cruise? Or in a hotel? And yeah, a weekend staycation at Resorts World Sentosa sounds cool too! V liked the idea too, so I went ahead with my booking.

Among the three hotels in RWS, I chose Festive Hotel because of its Deluxe Family King Room. The room has a children loft bed and a sofa bed that can be folds out as a double bed. There is also a king-sized bed for the adults. This room is spacious and accommodates two adults and two children.

Before we checked into Festive Hotel, we went for a buffet lunch with my parents-in-law and brother-in-law at our favourite Tung Lok Noble House Restaurant.

After enjoying a sumptuous buffet lunch, we drove into RWS and checked-in to our room. My mother-in-law bought a lovely fruit cake for Little Edison. We had a mini party in our hotel room.

Festive Hotel also has a birthday cake for our boy. I told them that we will be celebrating his birthday during our stay there and they are so thoughtful to prepare a cake for him.

We told them to send the cake to our room after dinner. So, we had another round of celebration with just me, V and Little Edison at night.

I’ll share more photos of our staycation at RWS in my next post. All in all, I really like the idea of staycation because it saves us a lot of time. No long distance travelling, easy to arrange, less stress and less tiring especially for the kids.

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