Holiday Staycation...I Inspire...Remembrance

Holiday Staycation

While the Term 2 has already under way as the children have all return to school to resume their learning journey, our family had a short staycation in Sentosa just before the term started. It was another new environment and experience all together for the family, having our own moment of tranquility and peace, away from busy city or town we use to live in.

I Inspire...

His school held their Sport's Day for the P3-P6 students, it inspires me to see the students and educators' enthusiasm and passion in making the event a success.  Every Child Inspires and Every Child is a Winner, just by being present at the event, most participating and completing in each of their races.  I too, took part in parents leaders novelty race and got my family another shoe bag with water bottle, practical and useful when I get to exercise with him more often next time.

Holiday science activity and homework...comparing masses of 2 objects, very meaningful engagement working and finding joy when he enjoys it in between play time.

We visited Garden By The Bay again to view Cherry Blossom over the Good Friday holiday, it was crowded and we were glad he had an enjoyable moment and pleasure flowering time.

Remembrance 

More than 1 year ago, He united the whole nation with the news of his passing on. Today we remember and thank HIM for what we have and look forward to follow our rainbows and chase our dreams for a better future for all.

Our Nation founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew had taught us through his value and persevering spirit never to be fearful of failure.  If you have to fail, fail forward, get back up and try again, do not give up!

My little hero takes this occasion to wish all A Blessed Easter holiday weekend !

Look forward to World Autism Awareness Day as we fast approaching 2nd April. To parents, every day is Autism Awareness Day as we continue to journey and learning along with them whether dancing in the rain at times or following rainbows in between sunshine in other times.  The whole family look forward to this annual advocacy campaign to raise community’s understanding and acceptance of persons living with autism, celebrate who they are and rally support for them and their families as they work through their unique challenges.

Winner's Statement:-

Less is MORE, so much to be grateful for !

It was just like yesterday when school term commenced for another brand new work year 2016, and in a glance the children are now enjoying their 1 week school holidays after Term 1.  Within such a short time, there were several positive outcomes to be grateful for in the midst of several celebration.

Grateful #1 that he adapted well to his new learning environment, classmates, teachers and enjoy every moment of his new learning journey. He seeks social and will always tell me that he wants to have play dates, sleep over party and even envision having his classmates over to his house for his birthday celebration in Sep.

He was feeling with joy when we attended his sister Edusave Award and expresses his desire to have one too for himself from his school recognition at the end of the year.  We remind him if he listens, follows and does things right with teachers, be helpful and kind to friends in school, try his best to improve his weakness, he CAN stand a chance.

Grateful #2 that he is finally buying food by himself at school cafe during recess, another inchstone and significant step to his life skill, one which we had tried encouraging him to do so for past 2-3 years but invain, glad he finally decides to level up.  He now feels empower buying food by himself, choosing and exercising his intake option in this daily school recess routine. Kudos to his teachers for their extra facilitation in support.

Grateful #3 that he is much more aware of Chinese New Year celebration and enjoy the reunion, prayer offering at temple and house visit to relatives' and friends' house to practise his social interaction and communication skill.

Grateful #4 for parents and friends who we have crossed path to mutually support this inclusion and embrace each child for who they are in their learning journey. 

Grateful #5 that he now reads more that before but still reading is not so natural to him compare to watching video being a visual learner.  It is still something that we want him to know and believe that reading really can help him with his vocabulary, improve his grammar and familiarize with sentence structure. With more reading, we also hope to improve his comprehension skill by processing with him so he can make sense of the story/passage. 

Grateful #6 to his teachers for putting focus and neat hand writing as two key area for improvement to his work habits.  He can write pretty neat if he believes that by writing slow and keep a spatial focus in each letter of the sentences written.  These will be his critical success factors to leap frog him to his next lap of learning curve and help improve and maximize his academic results progressively and timely for P6 PSLE 2 years from now. With right support, teaching and training, he will survive, go for it!

Grateful #7 that there has been progress and initiative to provide more social services and emotional support to special community and their caregivers.  Very often, parents are drafted to be child best therapist, teacher, play mate, friend (aka case manager), when we set goals for our child, we do have to place child first their goals before our own and be mindful to always embrace what they can learn best, Sometimes MORE may not necessary yield the best outcome for the child, Recognizing that each child has different abilities and helping them process at a pace that he can manage will be the next best path going forward, less is then become MORE.

Look forward to his work play balance during the one week fun filled holidays and when the next school term start, stay calm and get him ready to engage again.

Winner's Statement: