Alyssa's 1st day in PLMGS

Time really flies. Alyssa finally went to P1.  She was all ready for her new learning journey.

Parents were not allowed to bring the kids up to the hall.  Alyssa was very brave to go up the staircase all alone without any tears! Well Done Alyssa.  Mummy is proud of you!

They were on buddy system for the first 3 days of school.  This is Angela from 5 Faith taking good care of Alyssa during her recess time!  Thank you Angela.

This was what happened during recess time.  All anxious parents were crowding around the canteen to spot their own daughters.  And making sure that their kids are being well taken off!

Alyssa's P1 orientation @ PLMGS

Nov 13, 2010 was Alyssa's P1 orientation @ PLMGS. We went there early in the morning to attend the talk. When Alyssa reached there, she was shy as usual and requested her 姐姐 Breanna to join her as she was required to sit with her new classmates.

While the parents are attending the talk, all the children were taken to their classroom by their form teacher.  Alyssa was in 1 Faith and her form teacher is Mrs Jacqueline Low.  Breanna followed them to Alyssa's classroom but escaped halfway to join us.

After the talk, we went to the classroom to fetch Alyssa. She was happy playing with the other kids and was sweating all over.  She enjoyed very much and even told me she want to come again tomorrow. :)

Breanna's P2 Sports day

After the SA2 exam, Breanna's school was packed with all kinds of fun events.  They had friendship carnival and lower primary sports day this week.  Next week, there will be P6 fun fair and a Math trail to Singapore Changi Airport.

During the sports day, Alyssa was there to support her sister.  She mixed well with Breanna's classmates.

The girls were waiting patiently for their turn.  It was a competition within the class whereby the 30 girls were split into 4 groups.  Breanna was in Green house which is also known as Lee House.

This event requires the girls to balance the bean bag on their head, skip for 3 times, bounce the ball 3 times and run back to the starting point with the bean bag in their hand.  Whichever team finish first will be the winner.  Breanna's team came in 3rd.  So she did not get any trophy as it was only meant for the 1st and 2nd.  However, she was not sad at all.  She told me that she will try again next year.  Good sports spirit!

After the event, we went to visit the arts and craftwork exhibition whereby the girls art work were being displayed.  Some of Breanna's artwork were also selected.

Alyssa's Graduation Concert

It's been a month since I last update.  It's been a busy month.  Alyssa had her graduation concert and Breanna had just finished her SA2 exam this week.  So now finally i had time to update the blog.

Alyssa had some make up on her full dress rehearsal for the graduation concert.  She was very shy since it was her first time to put on make up.  She used her hand to cover her face when she reached the school.  She even cried and refused to go in her class.  Finally after much persuasion from her teacher, then she went in.

We bought the ticket @ S$35 for the graduation concert.  It was held at Singapore conference hall.  This event was jointly organised by kinderland East zone only.  It includes Kinderland Marine Parade, Serangoon and Yio Chu Kang.

4 of us went to watch the concert.  奶奶, Daddy, Breanna and me.  We had quite a good seat as it was the 1st row of the 2nd section.  The kids got to watch in the hall in front of us and we had a chance to watch Alyssa up close before she went up the stage.

This was the grand entrance of Alyssa and her classmates.  They were introduced by one of her classmates onto the stage.

Alyssa performed her dance "小小兵“.  I was proud of her as she used to be so timid that she will cry when she entered school until beginning of K2. It was really a great milestone for her. I was very touched to see this performance.

Alyssa in her smart army outfit.

Alyssa' Parents-Teachers-Gathering for Term 3

Alyssa's school held the parent teachers gathering today.  There was also a mini exhibition to showcase the children's artwork. The purpose of the gathering is to encourage the parents to meet up with the teachers as well as viewing the exhibits.

Alyssa drew this for the theme "Children of the world" following the pictures on the right.  It's quite good isn't it?

Some of the artwork were really impressive and creative.  Although it was the parents or teachers helped to make the models but I was still impressed with their creativity.

Home e-learning

The past 2 days, Breanna participated in the school Home e-learning programme which meant she will access her homework from computer and there will be no school for her. This program was to prepare the kids in case of long school closure such as during H1N1 period.

I thought there will be a live telecast of the teachers teaching the subject but I was wrong. On Monday, Breanna brought back a 2 days time-table. She was supposed to follow the time-table, logged on to the e-learning portal and complete the online homework as well as to go through the given learning slides. There was also a recess break following the regular school time table.

Breanna completed all assignments way before the allocated time. She enjoyed this session very much since she was given so much freedom. It was a great experience for her.

Alyssa's CNY celebration in Kinderland

Alyssa had a mini concert in Kinderland today celebrating Chinese New Year. She performed a song with the rest of the children. She reminded me that I must go to her concert and must take video of her performance.

The children were dressed in their home clothes celebrating the CNY.

Alyssa finally performed in front of the audience. Although she was a bit shy but it was a big step for her since she usually would not even dare to step in front of the audience. Keep it up, Alyssa!

There was even a lion dance performance put up by another K2 class. It was a brave and interesting performance indeed.

Breanna's 1st Sports Day

Today was Breanna's 1st Sports Day in School. She was excited and hoped to get first in her relay. Both Daddy and me attended this event.

The event started with a dance performance from the upper primary girls. It was a bit messy though. The sports event started therafter.

It was an intra-class competition. Each class was split into 4 different groups segregated by different colors Red (Archer house), Green (Lee house), Yellow and Blue.

Breanna's class - 2 kindness was next for their relay. The girls assembled at the running track waiting anxiously for their turn. Breanna was in Green house and she was the 5th in the line.

Finally, it was Breanna's turn. She was steady and careful in doing all the balancing and ball bouncing. However, her team came in last :( She was not upset at all as she knew that this was just a game. I'm glad to hear that and I'm proud of her.

Breanna's 1st day in PLMGPS

Finally Breanna is in Primary 1.  Today is her first day to school and everyone was excited.  David and me took leave to ensure that she adapts well to the new environment. 

Once the bell rang, all children will have to go up the stairs to the hall by themselves.  No parents were allowed to go up.  It was a rather frightening experience for Breanna.  She almost teared when she was at the entrance of the hall didn't know where to go.  Fortunately, there was a teacher helping her to find her class.  When we saw her again, it will be during recess time.

  A buddy from P4 students were assigned to each of the new students.  The buddy will teach them how to buy food and take care of them during recess time.  All parents were just crowding around the canteen looking for their child.  We were not allowed to enter the canteen so as to let the children be more independent. During the waiting time, the school also organized some parenting talks for the parents.