Monday, November 17, 2008

For My Brothers

PhotobucketLast week (12th Nov), L's school organised a Jumble sale, a fundraising event for the needy children. I forgot to give her extra money so that she can help out.

With the $1.50 she had, she spent $1 for her recess and $0.50 to buy this bear for her brothers. I thought that was very sweet of her.smile She told me she didn't have enough money to buy each of us a gift so she bought this bear for her brothers to share and she apologised to me.

That's ok Sweetiesmile, you don't have to say sorry to mommy at all. It was very sweet of you to think of buying things for us and you never thought of buying anything for yourself. You are a wonderful jiejie....smile

Friday, November 14, 2008

Bento #105 & Last Day Of School

Bento #105
Top:Mini cupcakes with dino & butterfly sprinklers, HK shaped cake and biscuits. Bottom: HK shaped apples & grapes.

Today is last day of school! Yeah! No more morning rush till school reopens and I can also take a break and get ready things for Beanie's arrival! I noticed that I have prepared 105 bento-s for LZfamily. If I was not that lazy, I would have prepared more.razz

Today L's school did spring cleaning. Students were told to bring clothes to help clean up the classroom. They will be using the same classroom next year. L told me teacher commented that she was very thorough and teased her. She said during school holiday, she will calls L over to her house to help out with the cleaning. Hahaha.... My girl proudly told teacher that she helps out at home so that's why she is an 'expert' and she seriously thinks that teacher is going to call her. Hahaha... lol

Z's school last day was yesterday and he didn't go to school coz of chicken pox and he has not been to school since last Friday. He missed out the Christmas party and the end of year party(for his class). I didn't mention that to him, knowing that he would be disappointed. We went to his school yesterday to collect his files and made payment for his next year class.

I realised I have not bake for a loooong time so last night I baked some mini cupcakes and HK shaped cake for them. You can use any cupcake recipe and it should be fine if you using the mould. The dino cupcakes was meant for Z but jiejie couldn't resist it and asked for that in her bento too. smile

Actually, L asked for animal theme bento for today's bento but I was feeling tired to do that. I felt bad so that's why I baked these. At least I know she will like it.smile

Z had very good appetite today! He ate 7 pieces of the mini cupcakes for breakfast that I thought was too much for him. surprised AND he had more during tea break.surprised


Thursday, November 13, 2008

Bento #104

Bento #104
Top: Orange & grapes. Bottom: Rice balls with Denbu, blanched broccoli & dino shaped nuggets.

I didn't prepare any bento for Monday & Wednesday.. My girl told me to take a break and ask for bento for the last 2 days of school. How sweet! smile

I remembered some time ago when we were at the supermarket buying the nuggets, L & Z were 'fighting' to buy either the star & heart shaped nuggets or the the dino shaped nuggets. I didn't want to get both. L decided to give in to didi coz she said she is the jiejie. smile

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Parents - Teachers Session & Report Card

Yesterday was Meet the Parents session as well as collection of report card. Needless to say, we are very HAPPY with her Results!biggrin She was nervous when we went to collect her report card. I was too! Hehehe...

L's form teacher (who is her English & Maths teacher) praised L for her improvement in her academic results as well as her maturity. She said she has definitely grown more matured.

"L's commitment towards excellence is always evident. She always does her best when given a task. She is able to identify some of her weaknesses and takes steps to improve on them. She has initiative in dealing with unexpected situations and carries her duties as a leader responsibly and efficiently. She has shown sustained commitment in her studies."
Her standing in class is 5th position! Wow! I didn't expect that! Did I hear it right?surprised And she is in the top 20 % for overall. My girl was in joyous mood when she found out. She can't wait for her pressie, something from High School Musical that she asked for and we promised her. Phew! Lucky she didn't ask for expensive rewards. razz

I asked teacher if it is compulsory for them to take CCA next year and she said no. I was glad... Coz L is planning to join her swim coach in competitive swim. smile Teacher told me if L took part in any competition or something similar, I am suppose to inform her so she record it down in L's personal file (I didn't know each of them has a personal file in school). I was wondering why should I inform her as L told me Ms Liang will not be her teacher next year. Then we received the good news is that she will be L's form teacher again next year. Yeah! She was so happy!

After that, we went to see her Chinese teacher. She commented that L is a very chatty girl, and sometimes, too chatty.razz She hope L will change for the better next year. We will talk to her about that. As she scored Band 1 for her Chinese, she has the choice to opt for Higher Chinese next year. We asked teacher for opinion, if L will be able to handle it. She said L shouldn't have any problem and she encouraged her to read more Chinese books. We also asked my SIL for opinion coz she is a primary school Chinese teacher and she said L should opt for that too.

I think it is pretty common that P1 or P2 kids scoring perfect scores or above 90%. If not for the careless mistakes, I think most kids would have perfect scores. I am thankful that my girl did very well for this exams. Now, I am worried for next year..... I may not have as much time to coach or guide her.... Hope she will do as well or even better next year. Jiayou Sweetie!

Today, L came back with another good news. She told me a parent volunteer came and took individual pics of her and 4 other boys from her class. All the classmates including herself were wondering why. Some guessed that they must be the most handsome & prettiest so they have their pics taken. Hahaha....lol Aiyah! I should have tied her hair nicely today.

The truth is they took pics because of their Maths in P1! L got the Top Improvement Student! Wow! Their pics will be displayed at the parade square! I think it is very encouraging that the school do that. I remembered after SA1 exams, we saw some of the students pics were displayed there and L told me she hope that by year end she will see her own pic there. She did it! We are so proud of you Sweetie! biggrin But remember my girl, don't be too proud ok? You must stay humble and continue to work hard. If not, you will not get such good results or even better next year.

Sorry if I sounds like I am bragging about my girl (which I think I amrazz) .mrgreen But I just can't contained my excitement and this is LZ's diary, so I would like to record it down.smile

Monday, November 10, 2008

Sleep - Sibling Love

*Pic taken on 2nd November 2008 night*

Z simply adore his jiejie.smile We 'caught' him sleeping on jiejie's bed again. This has happened many times and I always forget to take a pic of them.

If you remember, Z has been scared of darkness ever since he hurt his arm. When LZdaddy did not accompany him for the first half hour, he will turn to jiejie for company or come to our room to get LZdaddy. Jiejie never says no to him. I am pretty sure they will love Beanie just as much.biggrin

Their night routine would be LZdaddy reading them bible stories, chat with them. It is a great bonding time for them. Then it would be LZ having their sibling chat. smile If LZdaddy comes home late, it will be me reading the stories. I will be out of the room once I'm done. I wonder how it will be like when Beanie comes along....

I told my good friend recently that things would be different when Beanie is born. I am not sure if this routine still works as they have different sleeping time. When LZ were baby & toddler, I put them to bed at 7.30pm to 8pm and now their sleeping time is 8.30pm to 9pm. How can I settle my older babies when Beanie is sleeping? They will be sleeping in the same room! When we first move into this house, me and my big idea of hacking away one room! I have never thought that I would have 3 kids! razz We'll see....

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