LoveKids website caught my eye when I was browsing the internet for a suitable kindergarten for Rachel. (she will be turning 4 next year so I thought it'll be good to expose her to a nursery class)
It's located at Serangoon Gardens, a neighbourhood that I have grown to love. I used to take SBS Bus #73 when I was growing up as a kid, traveling to and fro Lorong Buangkok & Toa Payoh. The bus will make a stop at SG chomp chomp before it headed out to Lorong Chuan. And I will always look at the rows of terrace houses, semi-Ds and bungalows in that neighbourhood... admiring at some really gorgeous ones and getting puzzled over some that looked as if a forest is growing out of its garden. :)
I left my contact details via LoveKids' website and received a call from Margaret Nonis, the centre director the following day. The first impression over the phone was good and we arranged to meet at the centre on the saturday before the class commences the following tuesday.
We met on 27 Jun 09. I explained to Mrs Nonis that this will be Rachel's first exposure to a playgroup. She tends to take a long while to warm up to strange faces let alone being in front of a group of them. Mrs Nonis assured me that Rachel will have fun. LoveKids believe that children learn best when they are Happy and Relaxed! This notion sits in well with what I thought too. Rachel seemed to like the props and costumes at the centre and she starts to explore the classroom curiously. On our way home, she told me that she wants to go back to the centre again.
30 Jun 09 5pm - Ling (he took half day off specially for this) and I brought Rachel to her first enrichment class. I attended the lesson with Rachel as she gripped my hand so tightly that I couldnt bear to leave her alone in the class. Anyway, the other caregivers were also in the class so I stayed on. There are altogether 6 children in this class including Rachel. There was Grace (the super active girl who likes to wander off in search of new toys in the classroom; she came in with her dad), Matthew (the very well behaved boy who attends the class all by himself; whom I learned later that he was a nephew of Margaret), Marion (the spontaneous caucasion girl who is super eager to answer "Yes", "Me" to the teacher; she also attends the class by herself), Jack (another boy who is very well behaved; he sits with his mummy too), Wee Min (another girl who is attending playgroup for the very first time; she cries halfway through the class asking for her Jie Jie to join in; and she did; so the two girls sat with their Grandma) and there was Rachel who sits quietly next to me but observing intently at the teacher and the other kids. Today's theme was the Gingerbread Man.
"Run, Run
As fast as you can
You can't catch me
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"
As fast as you can
You can't catch me
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"
Rachel was quiet throughout the class and not so willing to participate with the other kids. She prefers doing things on her own. When Mrs Nonis handed out a colouring assignment towards the end of the lesson, she happily grabs a colouring pencil and start to colour the Gingerbread Man's nose red. :)
The hour went by fairly quickly and it was time to go home. Rachel left the class feeling rather satisfied and started yakking all about her class when she's finally alone with Daddy & Mummy. I hope she enjoyed herself during the lesson. And I look forward to sharing more posts of her Speech & Drama class with you. Stay tuned!!
If you would like to find out more about LoveKids, here's their website.
http://www.lovekids.com.sg/lovekids/
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