Sunday, December 26, 2010

Nicolle's Ballet

Dear NN
It has been a year since Mummy enrolled you in pre-school ballet at Dancepointz SK. On and off, Papa has been talking about stopping this enrichment as he is worried you might be too tired out from all your classes. But so far, you are coping well and enjoying your lessons.
On your last lesson for pre-school level, parents were invited into the dance studio for open house session to see what you have been learning for the past 1 year. From the session, tt was very obvious that all you kids like Ms Mariska very much, and she could handle all the kids very well too.
You will be going onto the Pre-Primary Level starting next year.






Enjoy your dancing, our little ballerina.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Last Day in SM - Bye Bye Teacher Claudia

Dear DD
At 3 yr old, we stopped your lessons @ The Shichida Method.
You had attended 8 terms (i.e. 24 months) of lessons altogether.
Maybe the numerous changes in teachers (due to the changes in time slots to suit the family arrangements) have resulted in your nonchalant and non-participative attitude in class.  Maybe the lack of regular home practices has also contributed to your lack of interest in some activities.  Hence the decision to stop your SM lessons now.
However, there is no denying that you really adore your SM teacher, Ms Claudia, who has taken you for a full 3 terms.
In the meantime, without this right brain enrichment, Mummy really need and hope to make effort in regular home practices with you.    
We shall look for more suitable courses to let you attend in the near future.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Last Day in Mandeville - Bye Ms Corinna

Dear NN
17/12/10 marked your last day in Mandeville.
You will be moving onto Nafa in January 2011 and co-incidentally, Ms Corinna, your violin teacher, is also going back to US due to personal reason soon.
You have enjoyed lessons under her very much.  Hopefully you will enjoy violin lessons in your new school too.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Didi Rhaines turn 3!

Dear DD
Happy 3rd Birthday!
Papa and Mummy finally got around to bringing you up the Singapore Flyer after talking about it for the past 1 year.
You and your Kor Kor and Jie Jie enjoyed the ride very much.
After that, we bought an ice cream cake to PoPo's house to celebrate again.
Too bad Mummy couldn't find a cartoon cake for you this time. Nevertheless, your KorKor and JieJie still enjoyed the cake very much. You didn't really like cakes and took a small bite only.
Happy Birthday, my 3rd Darling.
May you grow up healthy and happy, our cheeky little boy.




Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Didi Rhaines'Birthday Celebration in CM

Dear DD
Really couldn't keep up with time.
Your 3rd year old birthday came in a flash.
We had the celebration in school one day earlier as your birthday fell on a Saturday this year. KorKor Ryan couldn't attend as he was away in Holiday Camp Programme.
This year, you chose a Pluto cake.
You are pretty comfortable in CM by now and remained very happy and excited throughout the celebration. Especially during goodie bag time. You and your JieJie Nicolle were so excited to distribute the goodie bags to your classmates. We had quite a number of bags leftover due to the low attendance that day. You and NN eagerly distributed all to your teachers... Haha.

After that, we headed off for indoor play session at Go Go Bambini. It was our first time there and you and JieJie had great fun for the next 3 full hours.


Go Go Bambini

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Happy Birthday to Zayden!

Dear YY n NN n DD n xDD
We were invited to Baby Zayden's 1st birthday at With a Pinch of Salt Cafe.
All the kids enjoyed themselves tremedously with the balloons and Magic Show.
Happy Birthday, Handsome Boy Zayden!




Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Walking with Dinosaurs Show 2010



Dear YY n NN n DD n xDD
First time Dino came to Singapore.
Hence Papa suggested to bring all of you for the show.
YY, NN and DD, you 3 enjoyed the show very much.


Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Friday, December 24, 2010

The little Ring Bearer

Dear YY, NN, DD n xDD

We were invited to Uncle Joseph's and Aunty Joanne's Renewal of Marital Vow church ceremony.
Mummy had known Uncle Joseph for 10 years and it was so sweet to see him and his wife renewing their vow in the 27th year of their marriage, with their 18 yr old Ashley and 14 yr old Abigail side by side.

YY, you had a special task on this special day.
You were the little ring bearer for the ceremony.
You did your job real well, and Uncle Joseph was full of praises for you.
He commented that you were very professional, not fidgety or restless at all. Haha.


Here's wishing another 27 years of marital bliss for both of them.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

CM closure day = Day out with Papa = DD's first Movie in Cinema

Dear YY n NN n DD

Papa brought you 3 to Vivocity Cinema for the MegaMind Movie on CM's closure day on 10/12/10.
DD, it was your first time to the Movie.  Papa said you fell asleep halfway into the Movie.
After that, it was indoor play session for you at The Kids Explorer @ Downtown East.
Overall a fun but tiring day for you 3 as DD and NN knocked out almost immediately even before your normal bedtime..


Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

My Inspirational Music School Annual Concert

Dear YY and NN
This year end, both of you performed at the Schools's annual concert (small scale).

YY. this being your 3rd performance with the school, you were quite cool about the whole thing.

NN, you did well too, despite being not very keen in the beginning.
And you remembered your teacher's instruction to bow before and after your piece. Well done!





Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Nafa - Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Dear NN
Mummy brought you for The Nafa Young Violinist audition in late November.  You cleared the audition and was given a place in their Violin Prep Class starting Jan 2011. 
After some discussion with Papa, we decided to let you switch school from Mandeville to Nafa, hoping that you would gain a stronger violin foundation from this strict music school.
We also brought you and Kor Kor for Nafa's annual concert, to let you get a feel of what to expect in Nafa if you are still with them a year later.

Here are the video clips of the 2010 Prep Graduate Class.




Mummy looks forward to your own Prep Graduate Performance in 1 year's time too, if you are still in Nafa.

Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

CM - 2nd Parent Teacher Session Yr 2010

It was time for CM Teachers' feedback again.

Dear NN

Feedback on your Chinese from Li Hong Laoshi
The emphasis is on recognising the parts of the Chinese Characters now.
You are able to recognise some Chinese Characters along the way too.
A mix of simple ones to some very complicated ones
You can read those chinese words in your school chinese readers, although Mummy thinks that it may be due to part memory too.
Next year you will put the parts together and learn them as Chinese Characters.
There will also be more writing.

Li Hong Laoshi is quite pleased with your performance and says that you are a clever and focused girl who learns very fast.

Feedback on your Maths from Ms Adeline

You are being introduced to numbers in their thousand place and being taught simple addition as well.
Ms Adeline feedbacks that you have no problem at all and remains very focused through-out the lessons.

Feedback on your English from Ms Lee

The emphasis is on recognising sight words and blending words using your phonics skills now.
Ms Lee comments that you are already very advanced in this area and are a very confident reader.
It is very obvious that you enjoy reading alot and are always seen with a book in your hand during your freeplay time in school.  Sometimes even during indoor playtime, you will choose reading over cycling/playing....

Feedback on your general behaviour

Your teachers comment that eversince Mummy start to fetch you to and fro from school, your mood in the morning starts to swing.  One day, you can be very happy while the next day you will be pouting when you enter the sch premises.  Ms Adeline and Ms Lee joke that they intend to take photos of the different Nicolle everyday and do up a weather chart on you.  :P
Mummy really hope that you will overcome your separation anxiety very soon.  It is not nice to see a whining Nicolle every morning afterall...


Dear DD

Feedback from Ms Fang and Zhou Laoshi

Both your teachers comment that your attention span in class is quite good and you are able to carry out most of the tasks instructed.  However there are times when you do the least expected (naughty action).  One instance was you lead a few kids to start kicking one of the classmate's leg.  Very naughty of you.  The other instance was inciting Brandon to ""run towards the partition wall in the classroom and throw yourself on it".  When the teachers reprimanded you two and put you on the thinking chairs, Brandon was already wailing loudly.  However you were still laughing happily!  
Your teachers also observe that you are a boy with great pride and dignity.  Not that you are proud.  But whether the teachers reprimand you in front of your friends, you become very upset and refuse to listen.  When they start to pull you to the side and talk to you quietly instead, you are more receptive and sometimes even acknowledge your mistake.

Mummy can see that you 2 enjoy school @ CM very much and hope that you continue to grow and thrive mentally/ academically/ physically in the next few years there before you go on to Primary School.

Some of your MasterPieces from school





Hugs & Kisses
Mummy

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Babies Proms 2010

SYNOPSIS
Peter Moore conductor
Let the SSO and Uncle Peter take your babies and toddlers on a thrilling musical adventure like no other, where they will explore and discover the fun and fantastic world of classical music. The one and only concert in Singapore specially tailored for the little ones, the SSO Babies’ Proms feature delightful excerpts from the best loved classical music ever written. Not to be missed!

Dear YY n NN n DD
This was our 2nd year going for the Baby Proms Concert.
It was really an interactive concert for Babies and Kids.
All the various instruments on stage were being introduced to you, and all the kids were even encouraged to join the orchestra on stage towards the ending part.
YY n NN, you 2 went upstage hand in hand.  However you lost each other in the midst of the crowd once on stage.  It was a pity that while the orchestra was playing their last song, NN, the sobbing you was too frightened to notice anything.  While YY, you was frantically looking for NN...
Talk about stage fright!
DD, you were not well and kept fidgeting.  So Mummy guessed you didn't enjoy this concert much...
However it was overall still a nice performance.
We shall come again next year if we manage to buy the tixs.





Hugs & Kisses
Mummy