Lunar New Year

Today is Lunar New Year.   Our theme for this year is stripes with purple color.   

新春愉快

Chen Chen was holding the picture he drew.

Home Teaching - Curious George

I bring Png Png to library every week.   He chose the book "The Complete Adventures of Curious George".   It is a very thick book.   I was surprised that he read this book over and over again by himself.   He even requested me to do lapbook based on this story book.    As there are many stories in this book, I asked him to pick the story that he likes the most and we will do a lapbook based on that story.   He chose the story "Curious George flies a kite".    He said he likes this story because George was very funny to use kitchen hook, clothes line and a mop to make a fishing rod, and cake as fishing bait.   I told him George was very clever to think of the alternative way to make a fishing rod and found an alternative for the fishing bait when he didn't have one.

Our lapbook cover.   Png Png used this lapbook for his show and tell in April.  

Word search from http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/games.shtml

Report book from http://jt037.k12.sd.us/curious_george.htm

Maize from http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/games.shtml

Money vs ape venn diagram from http://www.homeschoolshare.com/curious_george.php and fishing bait

Facts about Africa















Adjectives to describe George http://www.homeschoolshare.com/curious_george.php

Color Africa map from http://www.homeschoolshare.com/curious_george.php

Spot the difference from http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/games.shtml

Lunar New Year theme drawing

I registered Chen Chen with NAFA (Nayang Academy of Fine Arts) to learn arts since he shows great interest in this subject and kept asking me to sign him up for arts class.   Initially I signed him up for an art class held opposite my parents' block.    However, Chen Chen didn't like it after attended the first lesson.   I signed him up for the art class by NAFA as the last resort as NAFA is located in town.   We need to drive there and we don't have any free day for weekend after signing him up for the art class.

Before Lunar New Year, the teacher at NAFA let the students did a Chinese painting with Lunar New Year theme.    This was what Chen Chen drew.    I was very impressed with the picture especially this was the first Chinese painting he painted.

Are you a model?

We were shopping at BEST in Tampines and saw Ogawa EZ Tone.   It is something like Osim Ushape.    Png Png was very eager to try it.   He stood on it instantly without hesitation.   Does he look like advertising for Ogawa EZ Tone?

New Year gathering

Tammy's house was renovated last year.   Looking at the pictures she posted in Face book, I thought they shifted to a new place.   As usual, she hosted a gathering at her place but during New Year instead of Christmas this time.  We had pot luck.   I made siew mai.  Look at the spread of food.

The kitchen in the other unit was converted to a dining room.   They bought a foldable long dining table.   Tammy made the stool herself.

Tammy and I.

Carin. Stephanie and her niece.

Vivian and Miss Mah

Chai Lin and Dianne

Gilbert and his wife.   Both of them taught us line dance after dinner.

Hubby and Tony

We celebrated Dianne's birthday.

Naughty Chen Chen stood on the sofa.

My boys' favourite moment.   This was what lured them here every year.

Zhen Qin and my boys.   She called them her  小王子 (little prince)

Group photo