Happy Family Graduation Concert 2010

Chloe's graduation concert is held on a Friday this year. Pete & I rushed from work to give our support. This is the 3rd time Chloe is performing on stage with her school mates from Happy Family & the best performance from Chloe we've seen so far.

Thinking back, my girl has grown so much. On her very first exposure on stage when she was in playgroup, she stood still on stage till the entire song is over. We had a good laugh. Last year Chloe danced & did the little cute actions that were required. However she was very shy. This year she impressed us. She was very engrossed in her dance & sang along when she performed to 小手在那里. The only regret is that the song was rather short, only 1 min. Pete & I had hoped to catch Chloe in action for a little longer.

Anyway, it's a job well done Chloe. Mummy is proud of you!

 

Surprise From Aunty Anne

Chloe is celebrating CNY in school today. We got her to wear the present that Aunty Anne got her - a sexy bare back cheong sam top with pants. Aunty Anne is the 'cooking aunty' in Chloe's cc. She dotes on Chloe alot & ever got her a pooh bear before she left the school. Chloe sleeps with the bear at night. Now, Aunty Anne is back to work at Happy Family, again she never fail to surprise Chloe. We were so touched by her gesture & got her a box of chocolates to thank her.

Happy Family Graduation Concert 2009

Chloe & Faithfyan

Chloe & Amos

Chloe & Ellie

Chloe & Kok Xin

Chloe & Zelene

Chloe & Yuki

Chloe with Teacher Monica, Teacher Hijah & Teacher Alice

The Dance


Chloe was not quite moving her body during the dance. She was merely making small unexaggerated movements with her wrist :P

We thought she had stage fright. Alas Pete & I thought at least it's better than last year where she stood completely still from the start to the beginning. Thinking back, it's quite a funny sight.

Chloe's Report Card

Pete & I left work early on Monday to meet Teacher Monica. This 'Meet The Parent' session is to update us on Chloe's development in class.

Chloe has been in childcare since she was 18 months. Time flies & Chloe has been with her friends & teachers for almost a year!

We were presented with a red file with a list of developments Chloe had made while in day care. There were also surprise pictures taken by the teachers during class & play time. I was particularly impressed with an artwork Chloe did with paint & vegetable stamping on the last page of the file.

Pete & I sat with Teacher Monica for almost 30 minutes. We discussed about her behaviour both in class & at home, her eating habits, how popular she is with the teachers, friends, kitchen helpers & even parents who came by to visit, how she managed to understand a whole string of simple instructions given by her teacher & how she was able to carry out the task without any problem. We were both pleased to learn of the many positive feedback from her class teacher.

Chloe, mummy is so proud of you!

School's Christmas Party

Today is Chloe's day to party. Yay, her school is celebrating Christmas in advance. Each kid is requested to bring a gift for exchange & dressed in their home clothings. For the exchange, Chloe got a Urmmm..toy helicopter? Hee nevermind.

Daddy Pete bought the children little packets of soy milk for the party. When I went to pick up Chloe in the evening, I could see some cakes, drinks & balloons in the assembly area. Chloe was sitted on Principal Jessica's lap. I overheard the topic on her little feet haha! Well I have to say I love my girl's feet, they are so cute & chubby! Before Chloe goes to sleep, we will sing the Barney song & I will pretend to bite her 'lollipops'. She would resist at first & then request me to 'bite' her back from her toes to her fingers. It's a silly bedtime game but Chloe enjoys it & will always giggle when she finds it ticklish. Sometimes, I secretly wish that my baby don't grow up too fast :)

Chloe's School Graduation Concert - 13 Dec '08

My Girl Bites!

My Friday afternoon wasn't that pleasant when I got a call from Teacher Monica again. My heart skipped a beat when I was told that Chloe bit a boy in her class! According to Teacher Monica, she had to give me a call as the bite was 'pretty bad'. Gosh! My girl again...Arrgh! I tried to not get too worked up & let Teacher Monica finishe telling me what happened.

Apparently, Chloe was playing with some toys & she wouldn't allow the boy to get it. Hence she bit the boy on the face & left the poor boy crying. The bite was bad as what the teacher told me. Pete saw that the boy has abit of a blue black mark on his face :(

Teacher Monica advised me to reinforce to Chloe that she cannot go around biting people at home. Chloe was also not allowed to go to the playground that day. Instead, she was sent to the Principal's office! Chloe looked solemn when told by the principal what she did was wrong. So teacher told me that Chloe indeed understood that she was not suppose to do what she did.

I just hope there would not be anymore incidents like this. I feel so bad for the boy & I owe the parents an apology.

Principal's Call

I have a phobia everytime I see my mobile ringing with Happy Family flashing on my screen. "NOT AGAIN?!" I thought.

It's a busy Friday at work & my advertiser simply was not organised in her ad placements. She was indecisive & I was on the line with her for 20 mins!! Filed the page, refreshed again cos she forgot something. Nevermind that..the worse is I cant really concentrate with her when I am wondering why the school called me a 2nd time in a week.

Sure enough, bad news AGAIN. Arrgh!! I must be the most stressed out mummy when I heard from Jessica (Chloe's principal) that she hurt herself again. This time she lost balance while trying to get off a chair & somehow she fell & hurt her nose. Chloe's left nostril bled & her upper lips was slightly bruised. Jessica assured me Chloe is ok & I asked how she fell. Initially I thought naughty Chloe might have climbed up the chair while playing. But Jessica said otherwise. I didnt want to blame the school as I believed they are telling me the truth. As long as Chloe is fine, I am relieved. She could have fallen when the teacher's attention is on other kids. Well this could happen in a busy classroom of 11 kids.

I left office early today as I wanted to make sure that Chloe is alright. Apart from the dried blood at the entrance of her nostril & the slightly darker colour from the bruise on her upper lip, Chloe is her usual self. She is very active & happy. Now I can really heave a sigh of relief.

All Fall Down

I got a call from Happy Family today while at work. Dear Chloe had a fall again. This time round, she has a blue black patch on her forehead. How did she get that?

Well, teacher Monica informed me that Chloe was practising a dance for the upcoming concert in class when she made a turn too fast & landed on the ground. This time round, I thought it's quite funny to hear of this accident in school. I can imagine Chloe's small little feet dancing around the classroom & because of her anxiety to turn too fast, she got dizzy, lost her balance & fell. *Plonk Ouch!! * Ironically the song she is dancing to is ALL FALL DOWN haha..

Teacher Monica applied zambuk on her forehead & Chloe stopped crying after awhile. I was told to expect the bruise when I see her in the evening. Well...my monster she's forever so clumsy.

Chloe's Development in School

Eversince Chloe went to childcare, she's somehow different, more grown up? Maybe... not that drastic, but I noticed some change in her. She is more friendly. She will hug the jie jie's in school when she sees them. When she sees other kids, she will extend her hand as if she wants to have a firm handshake. Sometimes, she will wave & smile.

Recently she is more interested in songs, especially action songs. She will dance & do actions when she hears the music. When she hears the Barney song, she will do the 'kiss' action. (Aww...you should watch her do it, so sweet!)

She loves to request me to sing her the counting song & 三只老虎, when I come to the part of 跑得快, she will grin & stomp her little feet on the ground enjoying herself as she goes through the motion. When the song I sing to her is not in her 'wish list' she will give me a firm MO! (ah hem Mo is actually NO la..) then poor mummy has to react in time & change song as fast as a cd player could.

I am looking forward to the school concert in December. Chloe will be dancing & clapping to the tune of 'ALL FALL DOWN' with her classmates in school.

Below is what I captured of Chloe trying to wear her pants. This is such a funny sight as she already has pants on. She is enjoying every minute of it :)

Accident In School

I was calling my client at work when I received a call from my mobile yesterday afternoon. When I saw 'Happy Family' flashing repeatedly on my phone, I had a premonition that I just have to end my client's call. I was right.

Teacher Monica called & informed me that Chloe hurt herself during story telling time in school. She had sat down too quickly & lost her balance. Her body fell forward & her lips hit the corner of a chair. She bled immediately & cried according to teacher Monica. They immediately applied compression on the area to stop the bleeding. Luckily the corner of the chair was rounded, hence Chloe didnt get a sharp cut on her lip. She was ok when Pete fetched her in the evening. However, her appetite was poor. She did not finish her breakfast & lunch at school. Chloe also fell asleep while drinking her milk & only had 100ml of her milk. Dinner was just a few mouthfuls of fishball Kway Teow & worse of all she had red rashes on her bottom. She cried bitterly when I bathed her. I had to pacify her & get on with the washing up as fast as I could.

When I scrutinised on Chloe's lips this morning, the top centre part of her lip is still red & slightly swollen. Her bottom is slightly better, it is still red but she did not scream when I applied a thick layer of Desitin cream on her. I guess it will take a few days to heal. Poor Chloe.