Tim Ho Wan

09 June 2013 (Sun):

This afternoon, we went to baby Adler's full month high tea celebration @ Merchant Court Swissotel. Baby Adler, 1st newborn to GH & Amelia,

In the late afternoon, we met up with my mum & aunt for some shopping & later in the evening, with Daddy for dinner @ Tim Ho Wan. We queued, or rather my aunt queued, for slightly more than an hour. I am not a fan of tim sum, so if you asked me is it the worth to queue? Let's just say: " Been there, Done that!"

A quick picture along the way.

Adler Pek.

THW even has newspaper cuttings to advertise its name.

What we ordered.

The kids enjoyed the food very much, from their expression...haha.

Messing around after dinner.

Singapore Art Museum - SAM @ 8Q

08 June 2013 (Sat):

After our lunch at Alexandra, we took a bus down to the Singapore Art Museum - SAM @ 8Q. I was quite tired, thus not much photos. We explored every exhibition & watched all animations. I nearly fell asleep :P

I love this spider-web like spinning. Very clearly spun.

Henderson Waves

08 June 2013 (Sat):

The night before, LK asked if i would like to join them to Henderson Waves the next day. The kids were eager to go so we set off at 8am to HBF. From there, we climbed up the stone stairs, walked past The Jewel Box, down the slope & approached Henderson Waves. Then we bypass Hilltop Walk & Forest Walk & came to HortPark.

Lionel , while walking up the stone stairs. The kids were full of energy, running up non stop. The adults, on the other hand were breathless

Henderson Waves. Pardon the blurness :P

It was Gardeners' Day Out. Many plant enthusiasts were talking & discussing on their planting skills & giving advice.

The gang, queue-ing up to register their names in order to get a pack of free organic fertilizer.

Rachel said this building looked like "Transformers" - while they were transforming from the vehicle mode into the robotic mode.   Haha..

After lunch at Alexandra Centre, we made our way to the Singapore Art Museum - SAM @ 8Q. Stay tune for the next post :)

K2 Mid Year Progress Report

01 June 2013 (Sat):

It was Rachel's PTC (Parents-Teachers Conference) yesterday. Teacher Karren showed me Rachel's test papers & said she was very impressed with Rachel. She is a fast learner, a helpful girl to her teachers & peers, has good oral vocabulary & speaks confidently.

Her Chinese teacher, 张老师 said that Rachel reads & speaks very well. She does her work diligently & completes all given homework but sometimes, she would still need a little reminder to concentrate.

Rachel's portfolio for 2013.

Her assessment for semester 1.

English: 100/100

Mathematics: 100/100

Chinese: 95/100.

She got all 1s for her motor development ( fine & gross ), 1s for her social/emotional behaviour, 1s for her sensory & thinking skills & 1s for her language & social skills.

** 1~ Good, 2~ Satisfactory, 3~ Fair **.

Her development milestones:

Language Arts ~ Rachel takes a keen interest in all her work. She learns new words quickly and has a mature reading voabulary. She enjoys reading stories & comprehends what she reads. She has achieved excellent scores on the weekly spelling tests. She has to continue exploring new words for vocabulary enhancement. I am so proud of all you have acomplished. Keep up the wonderful things you are doing!

Maths Concept ~ Rachel consistently uses personal best effort on a daily basis. She understands the relationship between addition & subtraction. She has the ability to use data from charts and graphs to solve problems. She understands and uses basic facts of addition & subtraction. Her progress was impressive. I hope this effort and attitude will carry over into the next semester.

Chinese Language ~ 佳璇在华语课堂时间，能够主动举手回答老师提出的问题，积极参与课堂活动。能独立，生动地郎诵儿歌与故事，会讨论道理，且能口齿清楚地进行交谈。掌握了学校教学中所规定的语言知识。

She is skillful in controlling her fine motor implements such as crayons, pencils & scissors.

 佳璇在阅读故事书， 阅读后将故事内容讲述给大家听。 通过此活动， 提高幼儿学习华语的乐趣，提高口语表达能力。

I didnt know they have Show & Tell. The principal, Mrs Leong told me they started just this year.

Record of Presentation: ( word by word)

" This is my toy. "

" Because I love she so much."

" My friend give to me one."

" The name Cinderella."

" I like Cinderella."

" It is blue."

" Hair is yellow."

Her teacher's comments: She can express her idea well. She shows confidence in speaking. She has good oral vocabulary.

这是我喜欢的玩具。

它是一个洋娃娃。

它有粉色的裙子。

它有一双粉红色的鞋子。

它还有长长的头发。

它是妈妈送给我的。

Her teacher's comment: 会较连贯地讲述一段话。能口齿清楚地表达。能克服胆 怯心理，大胆当众演讲与展示。