Monday, December 28, 2009

A Christmas Gift from Mummy


Dearest Phoebe,

You have somewhat outgrown your red ikea table and Mummy thought it is high time to buy you an ergonomics table. This would be your Christmas present for this year.
We brought you to the shop to choose your favourite colour (not many colours to choose from to begin with except for the upholstery). We hope this table can last you for many many more years to come.

Luv,
Mummy

THE Performance


Dearest Phoebe,

We managed to find time to catch a number of performances in 2009 and some were really good such as 'The Jungle Book'. However, the only performance that gave a lasting impression for Mummy and Daddy was your graduation concert.

When the school invited the parents to watch the nursery 1 children perform, Mummy was rather hesitant; knowing you, we were worried you might start to stick close to me once you see me in school. However, it turned out that you followed the instructions well. Even your teachers commented that you managed to stick to the concert plan. Gosh, we were so proud of you when we watched you perform.
Well done, darling!

Luv,
Mummy

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

"Little Prince(ss)" Artwork


Dearest Phoebe,

This is probably one of the many pieces of art work that you did for your class at LPN. We like it very much. According to teacher Shanvyn, your art teacher, it bears resemblance of those drawings that you see from the famous children's novel 'The Little Prince'. Well, there is indeed some similiarities there in terms of the treatment and strokes.

Well done little girl!

Luv,
Mummy

Phoebe's first Meet-the-parent session @ Mindchamps

Dearest Phoebe

We had our first Meet-the-Parent session with your teachers in Mindchamps. Generally we were happy to see that you were rather comfortable with your teachers and before we left the house, you even brought along a little artwork and gave it to Ms Jennifer, the centre manager as a gift. Ms Jennifer used to be your form teacher before she was promoted and we could see that you are reallly comfortable with her around.

On the whole, the teachers commented that you are doing very well academically. The teachers even thought you attended academic-type of enrichment on weekends which could explain why you are pretty advanced in your cognitive ability. You also have a good grasp of grammar and concepts and are able to understand past tense and present tense rather well now.

However, the teachers would be working on your social behaviour and they noticed that you are rather passive and reserved. When you are unhappy, you tend to walk away from issues rather than expressing how you feel. This is something that we need to reinforce too at home. At one point Mummy teared a little when Ms jennifer commented that on the second day of your ride on the school van back home, the vehicle came very very late, you were rather unnerving and looked rather worried. Ms Jennifer had to assure you that everything was ok. When Mummy heard that, it feels lousy that we were not there to comfort you in times like that. Guess thats really the deep bonding that mummy has with you.

Here's a nice scrapbook which the school did for every child. Seeing the bright sparkles in your face was probably an assurance for Mummy and Daddy that the money was well spent :-))
Hope you will continue to find joy and happiness in your learning journey.

Luv,
Mummy