I am sooooo ecstatic! M, our youngest, just read her first set of sight words!!!! I am so giddy that even as I type this post, I can hear her read HE – SHE – IT, even when she is not anymore.

If you happen to read my previous posts, I mentioned that M just started schooling this year. Compared to her other classmates who attended nursery last year, this is M’s first encounter with most of her lessons. She was able to adjust to the lessons for the first quarter and now, she is adjusting again because the teachers introduced a new way of doing things at school.

You will also remember that among all M’s subjects, Reading is the hardest to teach. I did not have proper teaching education and so I always consult with her teachers on how they teach their lesson at school so that I may apply the same technique when tutoring M at home to avoid confusion. Otherwise, teaching M will cause me a headache big time or we will end up fighting.

And so I am so happy that she was able to read HE-SHE-IT all by herself today! These are actually words, right? I was suppose to guide her answer the reviewer I made for their quiz but she was able to answer the worksheet all by herself!!! I am just a proud mom right now, pardon me. Below is a screenshot of the work sheet I made.

She was working on her worksheet beside me and I clearly heard her say each work as she said them.

Congratulations, baby!!!! Keep it up!

After a year, my sister is finally coming home! The girls are uber excited to see her! Of course, we, the sisters, are very thrilled too that we are seeing her and will be spending lots of togetherness! Nevermind that it is still exam week next week and that I have not started the reviewers because the pointers are not yet in. Homecoming is a celebration and everything else can definitely wait.

Clubs were introduced in Alex’s school a few months back. Each child can join either Dance Club, Book Lovers Club or Art Club. As you know, Alex is into ballet. But at the same time, she is also into arts. So I asked which club she wanted to join. And you already know the answer.

Every second week of the month, all clubs meet. Nakakatuwa kasi uuwi na lang si Alex, may dala siyang finished art products or materials she will use to do something at home. At the same time, nakakapressure siya for someone who is not into arts, like me. But being the supportive mom that I am, I do give arts and crafts a try. It is challenging for me, lalo na ayoko ng may naaaksayang papel, which is one of the major materials in arts and crafts diba. But I am slowly foregoing that principle. Kung saan enjoy si Alex, go!

Recently, an Indian went to their school and demonstrated the Indian Paper Art. She was not able to buy a book because she is no longer allowed to bring money at school (at hindi rin naman malaki ang ibinibigay namin sa kanya before). Her teacher was kind enough to have it photocopied since hindi na bumalik si Mr. Indian Seller. I tried following the instructions from the book but I cannot get it. So before ako maubusan ng pasensiya, may I ask Google na ako. And I found youtube videos. At sabi ni Alex, yung nasa video daw yung nagpunta sa school nila. Ayos ng gig ni kuya. 😀

We’ve watched the videos and tried them. We need more practice. And we also need to find out what kind of paper should be used. We tried Japanese paper but it is too soft. Any ideas?