Progress @ Edufarm

Today is the 6th day of Playgroup @ Edufarm. So far, Darrell is doing fine except that some of the little toddlers are still in the 'crying stage' where the door close and parents / caregivers have to leave.

My maid will encourage him to start off the class and promise to wait for him outside with Mcdonald which she did for the last few days. Today, she sneaked up for some house chore before going down to peek on him.

 

He gets extremely excited when class ended... when the door opens again, he will come out in a high mood and showed her the art & craft he has done. Before he does so, he will shouted : "jie-jie, see see the tiger...? (his drawing & colouring)...

 

He learns and sings in partial sentences now... so cute & lovely to see he sing alone while playing on his own. I am glad that at least for the 2 hours in the playgroup, he gets to interact and learn some social skill.

 

It's another joy to see him dressed up in his red uniform and carrying his 'pooh' bag, ready for class each morning. My boy has really grown up to another phase of stage.

 

Recently, I even heard him singing rhythm that Teacher Russell taught him at every Sunday class... he sings on his own... and that really 'wow' me...

 

Baby, mummy & papa are so proud of you.

Keep it up, my dear!

 

Darrell 1st Day @ Edufarm

 

Today is the 1^st day of Darrell’s playgroup at Edufarm. Hm, I would say he has done a good job though initially he was quite ‘sticky’ to me.

There are 9 small children in the same with Teacher Ann and one assistant. 3 of them were newly joined and the rest were the ‘kor-kors’.

I accompanied him into the class for the 1^st hour and after which, I sneaked out of the door when everyone is preparing for some colouring.

While waiting for him outside the door, whenever there are cries coming out of the classroom, I would paranoid and wondered if it is my boy who is crying for me. But surprisingly, he didn’t even noticed my absence though. After the class, Teacher Ann feedback that he even comfort his fellow friend who is crying.

This playgroup is indeed a simple and causal one as comparing to the enrichment class we attended at GUG. Obviously the classroom ambiance varies a lot. The type of material used and the quality of the teaching differs too. Now, I finally know the value of money for these classes.

It is a 2-hours playgroup which these little ones get together and interact.

Here is a rough itinerary for the playgroup:

-          warm up, playing with toys

-          singing and phonics

-          colouring, art & craft

-          water break

-          washing up and packing of bag

-          lined up to pick up their shoes and bag

-          end of class

Hopefully, Darrell can learn to be more independent in class where we can leave him without our companion.

With such, he would be able to move on to a higher level of learning, at both Edufarm & GUG.