Yesterday was the MIL’s last day with us before her departure to Hong Kong today. She will be in Hong Kong and New Zealand for several months. Our kitchen was closed the whole of yesterday and we had dinner at a nearby restaurant as she wanted to spend time doing last minute packing. While we…
Friday marked the last day of school for most students. Alycia and Sherilyn’s pre-school had a children’s day bash on that day. They didn’t have to wear uniform and were allowed to don on their best party clothes. Sherilyn who had long been yearning to wear her Princess Aurora costume which koo mah bought for…
Once again, do you think these equations are a tad too difficult for 6-year olds? Do note that the boxes are everywhere in the equations and I think that this is confusing the child coz sometimes they need to subtract and sometimes add in order to get the answer for the box. I explained the…
The good side about coaching my 2 older gals in their homework is that I’m also learning. Being a yellow banana who only had a couple of years of tuition for Mandarin (when I was 7 and 8 years old), I’m now learning new Mandarin words everyday! When I was doing revision on English with…
In my opinion, I think these Math equations are way too difficult for 5 and 6-year old pre-schoolers : Take a look at the boxes on the questions. They are everywhere…. some in front and some behind, first set and second set. I think even some adults would need some time to ponder how to solve…
Honestly, do you think that these equations are a tad too advanced for 5-year old pre-schoolers? When I explained to her how to go about solving the equations, I really doubted that she remembered everything, i.e. what she has to do when the empty box is in front, when the empty box is behind, when…
Alycia has been progressing really well in her spelling, ejaan and Ting Xie. She has been getting full marks most of the time. Guess what the secret is? I bribe reward her with Kit Kat (which koong koong gave) and Smarties (which aunty Barb gave) each time she could spell all the words during my practise sessions with her…
I had a pleasant surprise yesterday when I checked Alycia’s school bag to see if she had any homework. She had gotten a star for her Ting Xie (spelling in Mandarin) for getting all right. … and another star for her spelling for getting all right! Not bad for my baby who has just turned 5…
It’s a shame that I’m a yellow banana and every time Alycia or Sherilyn asks me “mummy, what Chinese word is this?”, I feel ashamed to tell them “mummy’s not sure” or “wait, let me check out the dictionary“. Alycia and Sherilyn’s pre-school emphasizes on Mandarin a lot and the standard of Mandarin taught to pre-schoolers…
I have been doing revision with Alycia since Friday last week to prepare her for her pre-school exam for 5 year olds this week. It ain’t easy coaching her as her mind tends to wander off somewhere else except to her books…..to the TV, to food or to the bed! Sherilyn my brat would also…
Today is Alycia’s school concert and it’s the first time she ever participated in a school concert. They have been practising for almost a month and today’s finally her big day. Parents were told to apply light make-up on the kids. Alycia hated it when I applied powder on her face and lipstick on her lips….
Lately, Alycia has shown a great amount of discipline in completing her homework and now, she will do them without being told everyday. She doesn’t even want me to coach her as she will tell me that she knows how to do them. Her math and abacus have improved and she can even do them on her…
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