Le Xin's First Fieldtrip - Kids Explorer

It's a pity that I couldn't join Le Xin for her first fieldtrip, Daddy Scott went with her instead. I was tied up with too many things that I need to complete in school, Portfolio and the preparation for the spring cleaning Sobz....Nonetheless, I was happy that Le Xin has lots of fun with her friends at Down Town East.

Here are some of the photos taken by Daddy Scott!

This was how the teachers make the children line up haha very cute isn't it?

An excited Le Xin who can't wait to get into Kids Explorer





Puffer Train Puffer Train too too too!

Let's ensure all the children drink lot's of water before sending them off to play....

First up, the children were playing in a pool of coloured ball, we have these balls at home too right Le Xin?

Swimming through a pool of balls......Hooray!

Look at how happy Le Xin was.......haha must have been very fun I guess!

The staff of Down Town East was carrying Le Xin so that she can throw the ball in.

Swimming back to the "shore" haha

Time for some good climbing.....

Look how flexible her leg is :p

I really like this photo, it displayed Le Xin's confidence, when I saw this pic I asked Daddy Scott So you mean she was walking behind her teacher and she didn't cry or make any noise? Daddy Scott answered Ya, she just walk behind like NO BIG DEAL hahahahaha Maybe she knew that Daddy Scott was behind her :p

Climbing in.....

Climbing up........

Sliding down....

Hey come on, come up who else is joining me?

Slow and Steady....

Have a little break.....

Having fun with the hopscotch

Puffer Train again to go out.....Can you spot my little darling? haha she looks so small among the rest and I love her cute blue socks!

Time for lunch let's try the nugget first.......yummy!

Wow it taste so much better than I thought hmmmmmm~

Finally had a chance to eat fries.....hehe mummy and mama not around Yahooooo~

Le Xin my cute little xiao hua mao..... Look at the spaghetti sauce all over her mouth whahaha

According to Kindergarten Curriculum Guide "Fieldtrip is important as it allows the children to acquire and validate information from on-site visit. It promotes respect, appreciation and a sense of wonder for the world around them. Fieldtrip also provide opportunities for children to interact, cooperate and communicate with one another."

I could tell the from the photos that Le Xin was really enjoying herself during the fieldtrip and I am sure she will look forward to the next outing....If Mummy can take leave by then, I will definitely join you okay? Apart from having fun playing at Kids Explorer and enjoying all the yummy food prepared by the school during lunch, the other reason why Le Xin came back home from the fieldtrip with a smiling face was because
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HAHAHA Le Xin managed to persuade Daddy Scott to buy her a Barney plush toy!

:p clever girl you are:)

Seeya!



Le Xin revisting her work that she has done in school

24 Novemember 2012, marks  the first PTC I have attended haha but this time as a mother. Teacher Lin, Teacher Jessie and Yu Lao Shi shared with me how Le Xin is progressing in school.......We had a meaningful dialogue about Le Xin's areas of strengths and weaknesses as well as the various domains of development. Certainly I will try my best to work on her social skills as her teachers mentioned that she seldom initiate to play with her friends....Perhaps for the year 2013, I will arrange  a series of PlayDates for her so that she has the opportunitiy to interact with different children.

After attending the conference, we brought back Le Xin's portfolio and her artwork in a big 2 button transparent pocket file. Le Xin was really curious what's in there and started exploring by taking all her work art to see.

She took out a collage, pointing to the blue construction paper and said Blue!

 

Then she showed me the next art work, using her hands to move through the paper, she looked up and said Red.

 

Then she took out the documentation which I did on our first collaboration "Parental Involvement- Making a Caterpillar"  for MFS and she said Le Xin do one. I rephrased and asked Wow you did this? So could you remember what were you doing?

 

She immediately placed the documentation aside and took out the artwork which we did together - Caterpillar. Then she rubbed the "head" of the caterpillar and said Katarpilar..This showed that she was capable of making connection and could relate to what I was trying to ask her hahaha

 

When she spotted her name at the side of her work, she pointed at it and said Le Xin.

 

She took out another work of hers and said Mummy see....

 

Then she started to show me another work and pointed to the different prints that she has formed  using paint as a media...I observed her pausing for a moment to think before uttering some of her invented words to describe what she has done in that piece of art work.

 

Even what seems like just a normal scribbling to us, to Le Xin-----> it's her masterpiece! As she shared it with pride :)

 

Le Xin pointed at her hand print, if I am not mistaken this was her first artwork at MFS as I was there to accompany her for the first day.....Time really flies......

 

Haha I get very excited when I see work like this......black paper and chalk and it reminded me of the provocation I set up in the learning station using the Reggio E. approach! :p so I asked her what did you do in this art work? She started rubbing off her work with her finger...and I waited before telling her That's chalk isn't it?.....you must be having lots of fun exploring with a chalk....well done!

  

 

 Teacher Lin if you reading this, haha this photo is for you.. Le Xin was really happy to see what you have documented....Of course she couldn't understand what you have wrote, but she could still revisit her learning experience by looking at the photo. The words below the picture also allowed me to read to her what she has done hence helping her to reflect...

 

And there's goes the same for Lao Shi's documentation too. When I asked so you did this with lao shi right? She pointed to the photo and said Lao Shi Lao Shi twice haha

 

Le Xin used her nails to try to scrape out some of her the paint from her work....when I said Wow what beautiful colours you have used for this work...... guess what she did?

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She immediately stood up and showed it to Daddy......saying Daddy Look!

 

Then she went on to take a closer look at another work she has done!

 

She spotted another work with different materials pasted on it and was quick to peel them off.....When I said No Le Xin don't do that! That's your work isn't it? It's not nice if you peel off the materials on your work..... She stopped, looked up and gave me a sweet smile! haha

 

Le Xin helped to put all her work  back into the file when she had finished looking through them....

 

Le Xin observed that I was busy snapping photos of her when she was going through her work, so she asked me for my camera. She put the camera's string through her head and confidently went over to Daddy and snapped a photo of him lazing on the sofa........whahahahaha! Well done! She really amazed me every time!

 

When Le Xin revisited her work, she accessed not only the aesthetic results of her representations but it also gave her a chance to express her ideas. From the above observation, I could tell them she was really proud of her work when she presented them to me. Even though, she can't really speak in full sentences yet, she tried to say a few things that she knew  for example the colour she used and how she did it using her finger to touch her art work. She also expressed her ideas using her very own invented speech. I hope to provide more opportunities for Le Xin to share with me what she has done, and I am sure if she does that often, it will help her to build on her language skill too.

 

Leaving you guys with a very cute picture of her......haha

 

 

Corridor Fun!

Remember the post of Le Xin playing with chalk at the corridor? Haha now the play at the corridor has extended to gardening.....and playing with bubbles and my little darling simply adores it...This is just a short post filled with happy moments of Le Xin playing at the corridor....

Gardening has become Le Xin's favourite past time.....she really love watering the plants....

 

And somehow she knows exactly what to do....which plants she has watered and which plant she has not!

I am simply captivated by how focused and engaged she looks......

 

It's not just about gardening and loving plant......as she was spraying the water... she was also refining her fine motor skills too :)

 

Next it's time for some bubble fun......with Daddy Scott!

 

As the bubbles appeared.....Daddy Scott sprayed the bubbles to burst them.....whahahahaa

 

Time for Daddy Scott to play too.....nontheless observing the bubbles was still be an enjoyable thing for Le Xin.....

 

For she knew she could catch them with her little fingers.....

 

When corridor fun is concern......Le Xin will not forget her purple friend too :)

 

Daddy Scott is always there to facilitate and guide her......

 

Which makes Le Xin a very confident driver......

 

And sometimes just being there to help her with the steering wheel....

 

when turning gets tough......

 

 

Things get a little more fun when Le Xin say Daddy sit....

 

As much we know Daddy Scott will not be able to fit into the car.....

 

He never fails her daughter just to see a smile on her face....

 

Now you know it's not easy being a father......

 

even if it means acting silly in front of your child.....

 

The role of a father is not just about being a bread winner or carrying or tossing your child high up in the air......Over the years ,especially in the Early Childhood field.... I have witnessed how Daddies are increasingly showing more support to the development of their child/children. They also realised the importance of their involvement in their child/children's lives. Just the other day, a dad who was about the same age as me came to my school with her daughter. He came with a thought of showing her daughter around before she officially joins my centre in the PG class in December. He truly amazed me with how he has interacted with his daughter.....In fact, he  even took out his HP to snap a few photos of the PG class. I knew that was not allowed and I should have stopped him but tell me how could I ever have the heart to do so when he said "I will flash the photos of her class everyday and share with her about going to school so that she will not face separation anxiety when she joins in December.......Wow here I am talking about a Daddy who goes through such an extra mile for her daughter!!! I often talk about how my dad has been my greatest inspiration in many of the things I am doing now as an ECE....and I thank God for that.....above all.... it just proves to show how both Men and Women are equally important when it comes to being there for their child/children.