Perfect Christmas Gift 2014

10 Dec 2014 (Wed):

I received this in the mail and it was a perfectly perfect Christmas gift for me. Which parent wouldnt be happy?

YPS Prize Giving Ceremony 2014

14 November 2014 (Fri):

Rachel had been awarded the Outstanding Pupil award and we were invited for the prize giving ceremony on 14 Nov 2014.

Guest of Honour: Mr Lim Teck Huat.

All the trophies for each individual pupil.

The 1st in line to receive the prize...and i was not even prepared to take a video of her walking up the stage to receive the trophy. * smack head*

With her FT: Mdm Anita

Together with 2 others who also got the Oustanding Pupil Award and 1 other who got the Good Conduct Award.

With her precious trophy.

With ah ma.

End of School Term Results 2014 (Primary 1)

13 November 2014 (Thurs):

End of academic year 2014. The next academic year will begin on 02 January 2015.

Rachel got back her year end results and it was well done.

I like her teacher's comment on Rachel being a voracious reader.

Rachel also received this Certificate of Achievement for having successfully completed the Instrumental Ensemble.

YPS - P1 Intergrity - Class 2014

01 Sep (Mon):

Tis the month of Sep & I've realised there was no blogging continuation for Aug :P

Okay, okay so I've been lazy but seriously, there was not much to blog about. Dear dear! On a lighter note, Rachel got back her class photo recently. Can you see her?

 I did a crop for you readers to see R more clearly. Next to her, Maya, her good fren. :) And just below her,...' ahem '.... Calvan....lol 

 

I just love the below pose. So sweet. Haha..

P1 Academic Review Papers 2014

23 May 2014 (Fri):

Little princess here did very well too, though there's no band grading for her level. However, the holistic assessments played a part in her overall review. I do not have her results for her Eng paper yet.

For her hanyu pinyin, I was kinda worried as she had problems blending the sounds properly. During our revision, I had no choice but to use the memory method to guide her on how to blend. For example: bed 床 (chuang 2) and not ship 船 (chuan 2). Instead of asking her to blend, I told her to memorize it.

 

Luckily, she scored well.

 

 

And for maths, she whizzed through her revisions & did well.

Student Smart Card

17 March 2014 (Mon):

R waved the card at me happily, telling me she finally got her very own student smart card. I told her to take good care of it as its a tedious process to have it replace should she lose the card. She wanted to put inside her wallet but I told her that she does not need it during school days. Best to leave it at home.

I erased her identity number & bar code away for security purpose. Thank you :)

BMI status for a Primary 1

17 March 2014 (Mon):

Received a note from the school informing that my gal has been identified as being severly underweight. Shocked, I did a test immediately, using a link provided by a friend. I took R's height & weight measurement & the results indicated my girl was at a healthy range.

I got R to show the test to the teacher & to make sure the teacher updated the school nurse. R came back & told me her teacher has been notified & that she would inform the school nurse.

Hey, my girl is as healthy as a peach :)

 

 

2nd day of school

03 January 2014 (Fri):

After school yesterday, the children told me there are a number of books to bring the next day as the teacher would be collecting them for safe-keeping so as to lighten their schoolbag. Basically, all activity books & workbooks are submitted to the teacher, including files, drawing blocks & some exercise books & jotter books.

I made up a trip down during Rachel's recess time today and the school actually brought forward the recess time by 10 mins, so the students have a whooping 40 mins of break. I suspect the reason behind this was that the teachers noticed some students having difficulty finishing their noodles or rice within 30 mins during recess yesterday, hence they gave further allowance.

Below pics were of Rachel playing a game with her buddy & friends. ' Pepsi Cola 1 2 3 '

For those of you who are unsure how the game goes:-
Stand in a circle, holding hands.
As you shout out Pepsi Cola 123, jump 3 steps backwards, letting go of you hands too.

The gist of the game is to try & step onto someone's feet before they step onto your feet. Once your feet gets step on, you are out of the game.

 

 

1st day of school, 2014

02 Jan 2014 (Thurs):

Happy 2014! The 2nd day of January dawn bright & early for these 2 as they prepared themselves for their 1st day of school. I was in school at 0730hrs & went back home only at 1015hrs. Parents were asked to wait at the school canteen while the teachers took attendance & got the pupils ready for their walk to the classroom. Hey, I think as parents, we were more anxious than our children. We were not allowed to be "loitering" around the classrooms but......

 

 

 

 

 

I was taking a foto of Rachel (red arrow) & happened to catch my niece in action (blue arrow)....yawning away. Lol!

 

 

The classroom doors were opened so I took a peek at Rachel, sitting at the exact table she sat during her orientation.

 

This is Yi Xuan, Rachel's P2 buddy. A very helpful & caring girl. She taught Rachel how to buy snacks & even helped her to carry the bowl of noodle soup. Rachel's wallet, though hooked on her skirt, was hanging out of her pocket & tried as I might, I could not get her attention. Yi Xuan saw it & quickly push the wallet back into Rachel's pocket.

 

Immediately after Rachel's recess, it was the P3s & P4s. Lionel looked so mature in his new uniform.

 

Parents are still allowed to visit the P1 pupils during recess tomorrow & I will definitely be there. STILL cant believe my princess is in P1.

 

 

Writing, Wrapping, Sorting & Packing

28 December 2013 (Sat):

As the end of 2013 draws to a closure in a few days time, Lionel & Rachel were seen here doing the last min writing, wrapping, sorting & packing of their school books for P3 & P1 respectively.

 

I taught Rachel how to insert the books into their covers once & she continued doing the rest herself.

 

 

Lionel writing down his name & class for all books.

 

Rachel doing the same.

 

 

And the bookshelf is finally sorted out.

Primary 1 Orientation

15 November 2013 (Fri):

The soon to be P1s were having their orientation at YPS this afternoon. After registration, the children were brought to sit according to their classes. Rachel's ballet classmate was also registered in the same school but she's in 1 Perseverance; Rachel's in 1 Integrity.

 

 

Rachel feeling comfortable. She even turned around & talked to her new classmate :)

Teacher in charge were Ms Tan (form teacher) & Ms Siti (co-form teacher), I think :P

 

Saw another little one crying for her mum when the teacher tried to get her to sit with her classmates. Oh dear. Hope she feels better when school reopens.

 

I got a sneek peep at her classroom. Rachel told me this is where she would be sitting next year. Airy & spacious classroom. The children were brought around the school while the parents were in the hall listening to a speech, watching a video presentation & filling up forms.

 

And yes, Lionel bought me around the school too. The library, computer room, science labs, eco garden...

 

 

The PERI upgrading works, completion is almost 90% & should be ready to use by Feb 2014. It will house all the various studios such as the dance, music & even band. There is also an indoor sports hall on the 6th floor & the ceiling as high as 2 stories.

 

What else the school lacks? Swimming pool. I'm trying to visualise one on the rooftop. Haha.