Issac with Teacher Liaw 21 Apr 2013

For the past few weeks I was packing some of Issac’s and Annabelle’s old clothing to be given away. There is a Tzu Chi Recycling Centre which is opened on every 3rd Sunday of the month near a field at USJ 6.

I drove there to drop the bags full with clothing, and we can go for our breakfast. It was so happened that we managed to meet with Teacher Liaw, whom used to teach Issac during he was at Tadika Brainchild. She is Issac’s favourite teacher as well!

What’s a surprise to see her here! She was helping as a volunteer at Tzu Chi as well. She is a very kind and nice person.

Tadika Brainchild Issac Graduation & Concert 12 Nov 2011

Today marked Issac 6th birthday, and today too marking his graduation from the Tadika Brainchild, and he is going to Primary 1 next year.

Time really flies fast. Still remember the days when he was just a little baby in my arms…

This would be the last year concert which he had. Every year, the school would give a notice that no photography is allowed during the concert.

The school has engaged a professional photographer and videographer for the concert. Parents were advised to purchase the photos and videos from the class teachers after the concert. However, many parents still came with their cameras.

This year still the same, especially for this is the first time, the school had organized it with 3 kindergartens which are under the same group together in this grand and famous Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

The school has also informed us that there will be a professional photographer and videographer on that day. So, we can purchase the pictures in CD format and video after the concert.

We arrived there quite early as we had our breakfast early too. We had been waited for a while at the waiting or holding area, whereby Issac’s teacher gave us the graduation gown to change, and accompany by Daddy waited outside the hall to come in.

Annabelle went to the back stage with teachers get ready for her performance.

I went into the hall and find a seat next to the walkway and waited for Daddy after the marching.

The concert began with a welcome speech and opening speech from the school principal and the group chairman.

After the address given by the organizing committee, all the graduating students marched into the hall in their graduation gown accompany by their parent to receive their graduation certificates form the Principal.

After the certificate presentation, the concert began with delightful performance from the pre-nursery children.

The cuteness overloaded as the little children walked up the stage with colorful and fun attires.

Annabelle’s class was performing a ducklings dance. Happiness swelled up in my throat when I saw her walked up the stage in a cute yellow suckling costume and make-up.

She looks cute! She looked a bit puzzle on what was going on as she is only 4 years old. Most importantly, she is happy to be on stage with her friends. All her other classmates have performed very well too.

Annabelle have another Ballet performance which she took the lessons in Tadika Brainchild.

I decided to let her learn since Tadika Brainchild have such lessons to offer to the children.

She looks so ‘outstanding’ as she is he only one keep on falling behind after other older girls! Hah, but she is so cute!

After which is Issac’s class to perform. He looks fantastic! He performed very well this year – as compared to his debut performance 2 years ago.

I still can remember how he was crying on the stage and we have to take him back straight to home.

Different with last time, he was really enjoy with the dance this round. So happy for him. My Issac has grown to a big boy!

Months of practice and preparation have finally culminated into a heart-winning performance that touched all the audience – each and every one of us, the parents!

The principal, teachers and committee members should be proud of themselves for making this graduation concert a success. And congratulate and tank all of them for all their hard works and efforts.

After the concert, we quickly went backstage to pick up both Issac and Annabelle. When we saw both of them, we gave both a big hug, and told them, “ Daddy and Mummy are so proud of you all!”

Tadika Brainchild Sports Day 2 Jul 2011

This year Tadika Brainchild Sports Day was held on Saturday.

And, it is special as this year too the Sports Day were joined by both brother and sister.

This would marked the second time ever Sports Day for Annabelle too.

The event started with the children marching out from the class rooms to the small little field.

After all the opening speech by the principal, there were some presentations by the children to the parents and audience, they deserved a big claps from the parents too.

The teachers split the children to 2 groups – older children and younger children.

The older children which are 5 and 6 years old played the games first, while the younger children were sitting under the designated tent to wait for their turn.

This time Issac was doing greater than last 2 years! He was enjoying himself and really play hard too!

After the games, all the children deserved a token of price – the gold medal for the great job they have done!

Next was the younger children turn, as Annabelle started her games too.

She enjoyed the games with her team and friends too! She got a gold medal too!

Daddy was assigned to be the referee for the games for the parents and teachers.

The school had given a small token – a picnic set just nice for four of us.

We enjoyed the 3 hours spending in the Tadika Brainchild with the kids today.

 

 

        

M2M Sharing : Kindergarten … Part 2

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 09:39:24 +0800
Subject: Re: Tadika Brainchild
From: dy_chong@pan-abrasives.com
To: ipeng_2@hotmail.com

Dear Ipeng,

Thank you for your reply and information. In fact, I've enrolled my daughter in April at her age of 3. Is a bit young to enrol her but I've no choice cause no one is able to help me to take care of her. I've enrolled her for day care as well. You are right, sometime I'm really not sure whether I've made a correct decision. After she started 2months with Brainchild, I only see the improvement on her art and speech but not so much on the discipline side and in fact she is worst in term on her behaviour and emotional.

I was wondering why. Whenever, I asked the day care teacher there..they comment she is good and obedient...sigh. Anyway, we are going to have teacher parent meeting day on Sat 11/6 and hopefully I can work out something with teacher.

Based on my observation, I've no doubt on their morning session but ? on their day care service. 

I know teacher Joyce and she seems very experience there. My girl is in 3 Love 1 with teacher Victoria.

You are right, I'm in dilemma stage at this moment. Like you said, we should communicate more with the teachers to make things happen. She is my only daughter, probably because of that she glue to us a lot and very demanding. So, we need the professional like teacher to assist us to educate our child.

Once again, thanks for your kind advice and you are such kind & perfect mom. I am a very aggressive mom and get angry easily..lack of patience which I'm learning to be more patience. My daughter got all my bad tempered :-(

Till then, nice chatting with you and I hope to learn more from you to be a good mom.

Thank you

Mrs Kok

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On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Ipeng Too <ipeng_2@hotmail.com> wrote:

Dear Mrs Kok,

Don't worry so much ya. My daughter was the same during her 3 Love 1 with Teacher Victoria. She got my bad tempered too. :-( She can't really speak well and all the teachers hardly understand what she is trying to say. Me as her mum too. Most of the time, i had to check with Issac what his sister was trying to tell me, as both of them 'communicate' a lot and Issac understand her 'baby talk'. And, Teacher Victoria and Teacher Joyce advised us give a lot of encouragements or compliments to her.

I think during my daughter at her 3 years old, she wanted to be listen and treated the same like an adult or like her big brother. She wants to be listened, I guessed. That is why she is manja all the time, and make sure that parents pay the attention to her. I guessed that was the case and even now too. She got her own character compared with her brother. When she insisted, that is the things she wants. Teacher Joyce did tell us that, if we talk to her nicely, explains to her, even though she didn't change her face expressions, but her ears is listening. Sometimes, we would be surprise that she will remember and repeat the same things we said months ago.

Well, this coming Teachers Parents Meeting, we will discuss with both kids teachers and see what is the improvements that we can do. Actually, compared with last year, I can see Issac's improvements on his academic side because he 'click' with his Teacher Law very well, and we did highlight to her last year. Especially the afternoon day care session, the homework revision session.

I try not to emphasis on the academic so much, but emphasis on his enthusiasm to learning. But i do not know how 'far' can i let go.. I am not a good mum too, sometimes my temper just goes off like that. We learn from each other, even from our kids.

Happy Parenting.

M2M Sharing : Kindergarten … Part 1

Actually I seldom check and see my own blog, and never comes to my mind that someone will leave down any comment on the blog.

Today, 1 comment stated on my blog really surprised me. It is on one of Issac’s 4 Joyful 1 group photo.

DC said...

Hi Ipeng,
I'm Mrs Kok here. I happen to see your blog when I'm browsing about Tadika Brainchild on the internet. I'm so glad to read all about your son Isaac's experiences at Brainchild as I'm still dilemma whether this tadika is good for my daughter or not as I'm thinking to enrol her for 3yrs old (2nd term) morning session & day care. After reading your blog, I guess my choice at Brainchild is correct. How you take the photos when your son is in the class? You were there for him at that time? Is really an interesting blog and I'm truly appreciate if you could share more information with me about Brainchild.
Thank you
Mrs Kok (dychong@gmail.com)

It written on 1 March 2011, but I just saw this today only…Then, I just dropped an email to her, share with her on our experiences at Tadika Brainchild.

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Dear Mrs Kok,

Sorry for being late reply to your post on my blog. Seriously, i do not do my blog settings well enough, as i did not know someone had posted a comment on my blog.

Well, actually at first i do have the same doubts like you, during the time both my husband and I wanted to enrol Issac to Brainchild. Is it the right place? Can our child adapt to it? Or can Brainchild teach him well enough to get him prepare for his primary 1 at Che Wen later on? and lots of questions...

We had enrolled him at his age of 4. We can feel and see his progress during his 4 Joyful 1 year. We are fortunate that we met with really dedicated teachers. Teacher Joyce is one of them. At the very beginning, we just enrolled him to the morning session only, he is not really a 'discipline boy'. Then we had enrolled him to the day care as well at the 2nd half year, most probably the schedule in the Brainchild had disciplined him a bit, at least a more 'structure day' for him. We started to see his changes.

Actual fact, his 5 Patience 1 days, was not a really 'impressive' year as both my hubby and I were not really see his progress. During the Teachers Parents Meeting, we did highlight to the teachers on our opinions and findings, exchange ideas, etc. And, last year, both my husband and I went thru the dilemma of 'do we need to transfer him to another tadika'? At the end, we both came to the conclusion that - we stayed and communicate more frequently with the school and teachers. We do agreed that raising or rather brought up a child is a 2 way communications with the school and ourselves.

Both of us are putting more concerns and efforts in the interest of his learning towards the world, rather than the academic side. Bring them out more to the nature, let the kids explore thru their senses, etc. Besides, Issac loves to draw, we let him go for art class. And, here he now in 6 Caring 2. He is a caring and helpful boy. He is still naughty too. Last week, he had to stand at a corner due to 'playing until fight with his friends'. We can see his 'homework' improve a lot compare to last year.

We are glad and grateful. We try not to compare our children with others, because each and individual is different and every child have their own growth path and phases.

About the photos, that were actually copied from their school CD. Brainchild do kept a copy of CD to the parents at end of the year, records of their children life at tadika. Well, I am writing blog because i want to keep a diary on my children's growth. Try to spend as much time as possible to record down their livings. If I do not write now, i will forget and so were they. Even now, I can hardly recalled my childhood days... And I do have a lot to back date, because there are a lot of photos not upload and write yet!

I do not know whether you have enrol your child to Brainchild. But, that is all i would share with you on our experience with Brainchild.

Cheers,
Ipeng

Visit to GK Organic Farm 6 Apr 2011

Visit to an Organic Farm actually is one of the guided educational trip organized by Tadika Brainchild as their annual trip.

The difference this year is only previously only Daddy accompanied Issac for the trip, whereby this year Annabelle already 4 years old and she is allowed to join the trip.

Thus, Daddy accompanied Issac and Mummy accompanied Annabelle this year. We all were allocated in the different bus. Total there were 2 buses together.

We assembled at the school at as early as 8:00am. All the kids were wearing their school T-shirts and pants. Of course, as usual there were kids who were late due to the parents cannot send to the school early on time.

Then, we took off around 8:30am towards to Bangi. It was quite a far journey on the bus itself. There were games, singings and cartoons going on inside the bus.

After we came out from the Toll, we were entering the more winding roads towards the farm surrounded by the oil palm plantations in the Kampung Sungai Buah. The buses just stopped at the entrance of the road. We walked down and start to walk to the farm itself.

Once we entered to the farm, the first thing caught our eyes is the compost. Then, we came to know the owner of the farm, Mr. Gan himself, we were given a briefing on what is organic and save or love our environment, then we had been took for a farm walk with our bare foot!

Yes! bare foot. It was not really comfortable in the very beginning but after sometimes then we will get use to it. Of course, not every child are get use to it, and Annabelle is one of them. End up, Mummy have to carry her all the way.

We were been introduce what is the shapes of vegetable of Sawi, Long beans, siau pak choi, brinjal, lady fingers, and so much more, including the fruit trees as well.

All of the vegetables are without pesticides and using man hours and labor to grow it.

At the end of the farm, we came to an empty land where we are ask to harvest sweet potatoes which we can take back home.

Our farm tour ended and gathered back to the open hall. All the teachers and children were sweating and tiring. Then, we had been introduced to the enzyme making demo. It is not really difficult to do the homemade enzyme!

Then, around 12.30pm we had our full organic buffet lunch. Mummy will never think of the vegetarian or organic food can do such a lovely aroma and taste. It is so refreshing! All of us go at least for 2nd round for the buffet.

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Later, some of the parents and teachers were had the chance to shop in GK’s homemade organic products, fresh vegetables and fruits.

We left around 1:30pm and reached school around 2:30pm, nearly 3:00pm. During our journey back, all the children were so tired and most of them fall asleep in the bus.

This is actually a quite an experience for both Issac and Annabelle, as they are considered city boy and girl.

Bare foot walking, in fact Issac had more experienced on that, because Mummy had carried Annabelle all the way, in the end, Mummy was more tiring than Belle.

Chinese New Year Costume Day 11 Feb 2011

Today Tadika Brainchild having their Chinese New Year Party with all the children and teachers in the school.

All are wearing new cheong sum or Chinese costume to celebrate the occasions.

Issac was wearing Auntie Ferni’s son as he only wear a few times only. Annabelle’s cheong sum was given by Sister Agatha.

Tadika Brainchild Concert & Graduation 7 Nov 2010

This year Tadika Brainchild school concert cum graduation same as last year, was held at the hall of SJK (C) Chee Wen, USJ1, actually is just nearby our house.

This year too, is the first year that both Issac and Annabelle participate together in the school concert.

We were there early, we having our breakfast at the nearby eattery shop before we headed to the SJK (C) Chee Wen. Both kids too, having their beloved milk, bathe them and get them change to their own performance costumes.

Teachers were early too, to receive the children and helping the children for the make-up. Annabelle and her friends in 3 years old have a fashion show.

The costumes had been distributed earlier on, and would be returned to the students after the concert event.

Annabelle wore a Dutch lady costume, other children were wearing various countries national costumes.

Daddy and Mummy are glad that Annabelle got a most helpful award in her 3 years old category.

Actually this is quite a surprise to us, as at home she is always the most pampered kid! During the price presentation time, she was crying on stage. This little girl…

Issac and his friends were presenting an Indian dance. All the children were so cute in their green and shining costume, with the Indian drums which they were holding.

This year around, he is doing better than last year, and he was not crying but enjoying the dance performance together with his friends on stage.

We did not wait for the whole ceremony but after both children had done their dance and fashion show, teachers brought them over to the back stage and we fetched them from there. The children were given a goodie bag and KFC kids meals too.

Overall, is a good job well done by both our precious Issac and Annabelle!

Tadika Brainchild Sports Day 17 Jul 2010

This year Tadika Brainchild Sports Day was held on Saturday, just like previous year.

This year is the first time that Annabelle joined the Sports Day event.

And, it is special as this year too the Sports Day were joined by both brother and sister.

The event started with the children marching out from the class rooms to the little field in front of the school building.

And, all the children had to wear the school P.E. T-shirt with socks and sports shoes.

After all the opening speech by the principal, and a performance from the children.

The games started as like last year the older children first.

Issac was walking on a plank of timber wood and combination of few games. He was enjoying himself!

After the games, all the children deserved a token of price – a medal for the great job they have done!

Next was the younger children turn, as Annabelle started her games too.

She enjoyed the games with her team and friends too! She got a medal too!

Besides the medals, all the kids have a goodie bags from the school too. I took a photo of both of them at the end of the game.

It was a fun activity and day too for all of us!