Category Archives: education

ting xie

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Admin

Ashley’s teacher gave the students a few chinese words to write as homework yesterday.  Then today, the kids have to do ting xie (Chinese spelling) on those words they did yesterday. Ashley has 2 mistakes and she left 2 spaces … Continue reading →

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Sports and Concert Day 2011

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Admin

As mentioned in my previous post, today is Ashley’s Sports and Concert Day.  It was held at the stadium this morning.  The missy was so excited and kept asking us how long it takes to arrive at the stadium.  She … Continue reading →

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here we go again…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Admin

Ashley’s concert/sports day will be held tomorrow.  She will be participating in a dance routine and I have been looking forward to seeing her costumes.  She brought them back yesterday 🙂 An orange ensemble. Ahhh….here are the shoes.  Better than … Continue reading →

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another milestone

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Admin

Ashley brought back her graduation photo yesterday.  It was in a yellow hardcover album with a certificate stating that she has completed her pre-school education and also a class photo.  I posted her graduation photo in facebook and many of … Continue reading →

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Multiplication Strategy

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Admin

I was reading a flyer last night when Ashley told me that she’s doing a new multiplication homework from the Mental Maths class. I asked her if she could teach me what she learned in class because mommy doesn’t know … Continue reading →

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just a lil bit ….

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Admin

S-T-R-E-S-S  from now until mid of next week.  This is the last exam for the year.  I didn’t do any revision with her this time around.  Her Mandarin needs a lot of practice and she’s not very good in Bahasa … Continue reading →

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Schoolwork For A 6 Year Old

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Admin

Last week, hubs went to Ashley’s school to get her homework since she did not go to school for 3 days.  In the stack of 13 books, there were 2 workbooks (one in English and one in Bahasa Malaysia) which … Continue reading →

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Mental Arithmetic Programme

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Admin

Ashley has been going for Mental Arithmetic class for 4 months now and she just started Book 2.  Mental Arithmetic is a 3-year course and it helps children develop mental abilities such as concentration, observation, visualization & imagination and memory.  … Continue reading →

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Good Read On Parenting And Kids

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Admin

Hey everyone, When you have time, do click on the links below.  They are some of the best recent articles on parenting and kids: Creative Parenting Tips and Tricks: Creative Parenting Tips and Tricks via Family from SC Johnson The … Continue reading →

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Homework Marathon

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Admin

Ashley went to school today after being absent for a week as she was unwell.  Guess how many homework she has to do? There are 14 books in the above photo.  These are the ones that the teacher handed to … Continue reading →

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