Primary 1 school orientation

It was a well organised event from FuChun Primary School.  I am impressed with the flow of events and the thought of collecting the kids at a common station.  I am pleased that my younger boy, Jerry, is joining his brother and sister in the same school.

During the scene of Jerry marching into the school hall, I can not help to realise how time has flew past.  He indeed grew up and ready to face the new phase of his life. This round of orientation is slightly different from the older kids as Jerry will be under the new scheme of PERI (Primary Education Review and Implementation) holistic assessment program.  In brief, there is no formal Q&A written assessment in each quarter. As for his language subject, there is no formal text book or workbook.  I am still not certain on the effectiveness of the program at this stage.  I am concerned about the knowledge assessment gap between the final PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) and the new PERI holistic assessment.  I will monitor and assist him to bridge the gap as it goes.

With the start of the school holiday now, my wife and I planned a series of program for them.  I am looking forward to our attempt to Tree Top walk soon.

Till then, I shall sign off here.

School holiday is coming

The cycle continues... Exam, school holiday. It's going to be a long 6 weeks holidays for the Kids. This holiday would be slightly different from last years as my Jerry is preparing for P1 next year. We still struggle to accept the fact that he is already a P1 kid. We decided this year holiday to explore Singapore places of interest. I will write about the places we go in this holiday in my next few blogs.

"Trick or Treat" with my kids

 It was a fright night out yesterday.  I am surprised to find out my neighbourhood transformed into a great spot for Halloween celebration.  There were so many people dressed up in various costumes and so many families welcomed all kids with sweets at their doorstep.


We had a great fun and also enjoyed some of the house decoration.

Check out our homemade costumes and my wife's face painting.  My daughter was even scared by her own look.

More scary in real form!

However, there were some cute costumes too.

 Come visit this neighbourhood next year! (Woodgrove.  Around American School Singapore)


 This is a great activity with family and I strongly recommend everyone to come join us next year in this neighbourhood.