Singing bug

Kayne is quite the singer these days. He'll break out in his high pitched, monotoned voice in excitement and sing "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" at home with the tambourine and drum stick accompanying himself. He gave a mini impromptu "performance" in school recently. Ms Renee videoed this little excerpt and informed that K thoroughly enjoyed the singing performance.

 

Click link to video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuXS_bOOZiI


Btw, in the video you'll see a yellow sticker on his tee. That means he had 2 servings for lunch that day. Green sticker - 1 serving, Yellow sticker - 2 serving, Orange sticker - 3 serving! When we come home from work, K will gladly exclaimed to Daddy and Mommy the number of servings he had that day. We rarely have to ask, he'll give us an update:- "One! I had one!" or "Two! two servings today!".

3 Happy Faces

Attached is a photo taken by K's class teacher, Ms Renee and here's what she said:-

Just wanted to share with you a picture I took of Kayne & his friends in school today. 

Both Asher & Kayne happened to share the same outfit today after shower. Kayne was really happy when I shared with the class that he shared the same outfit (colours) as Asher during circle time. I offered both Kayne & Asher to take a picture together, and Reuben decided to join in as well during the photo taking. Please find attached the picture of the three happy faces. I hope this photo contributes as one of Kayne's remembrance of his Nursery days in 717 before he moves on to 764. 



Kayne, Asher & Reuben



Giraffe rules!

3 years pass by so quickly. Our friends of the zoo membership is up this month end. We made a dash to the zoo but weather was not on our side. Highlight of the visit was definitely feeding the giraffe. K was holding the carrot stick and before he knew it, the giraffe stuck out its tongue ever so gracefully and the carrot is gone! What an experience. The zoo keeper took photos for us!

Adventures in August

Such a nice moment - seeing K swim the distance in a 1.4m deep pool! Daddy says ok next step is to teach him breathing techniques.




Next challenge, get the head into the pool!

 

Fort Road Swim Champ

What do you get when you have an enthusiastic kid, hot weather, hang over from music class and a donut float?


Go on, take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtI35b1RWs&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgvaQEO25z0&feature=autoplay&list=HL1314193967&index=1&playnext=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oUPgVPw1Kk&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL


We figured great progress in the pool came about from a combination of a few events:-


1) Moving to Fort Road and having a pool again :)


2) With living on higher grounds (14th floor), K observed how people looked while swimming from an aerial view


3) He'll monitor the pool activities daily, he'll sit at the bay window ledge (btw, we have restricted the window openings) and exclaim - "Oh nobody swimming today", or "Oh, got (some) body swimming!"


4) He'll practice his strokes indoors with legs hanging on the bay window ledge and upper body and arms on the bed, tummy hanging in mid air.


5) Teacher Maria taught the kids an imaginative song in music class where first part of the song was to row a boat to an island. When the music stops, she'll ask them "Are you there yet?" and the kids will reply "No, not yet" and then the music starts again and this time they imagine sailing amongst dolphins. At the next stop, she'll ask them again, " Are you at the island yet?" and they will reply "YES!".


6) K loves his new wet suit!


7) Last Sunday, K was his usual - changed into his wetsuit in a jifty when Daddy asked if he would like to swim. We went down to the pool with some keropok and donut float in hand. K loves playing at the pool however, never swam the distance independently till of late. Mummy still with music class hangover, sang to him the "SONG" and encouraged him to swim to the island and *TADAH* there you have it! A swim champ!


Thank you Teacher Maria!

CNY Celebration



Kung fu master



K and Mommy soaking in the atmosphere

The kids started to jingle to the CNY music

The kids rehearsed the events few weeks ago. Here's K concentrating hard and following the teachers' cues. 

Putting on the Lion's headgear

Getting the Lion ready for the walk. Head - check! Mid body - check! Tail - where are you?

Ms Renee said it was a natural choice for K to wear the LIon's head as during rehearsals he was eager to take it on eventhough it was heavy while some kids were fearful.

Mid way through the lion dance walk,  here's K concentrating intensely and making his round around the lawn. Oops, the tail is gone! Teachers stand in to assist.

K and Ms Laura - 1st class teacher in Preschool

K waiting patiently while the teachers get the lion together.

Happy 3rd Birthday

We celebrated K's 3rd Birthday end January with friends in school and a Thomas cake. Here are the kids waiting patiently while Ms Renee and Ms Nay prepare the candles and cake. K's best buddy, Asher is the little boy in orange sitting on K's left!

Happy Birthday, dear Lukas Kayne.
Mommy and Daddy love you so very much!