Marymount Convent

[cantbearit2]

Tinkerbelle:

Hi lvkt,
Usually for birthdays, some parents will give out party bags, some parents will invite selected kids (usually better friends) to a birthday party out of sch. Some will do nothing. It's really a personal choice.... it's not compulsory to give party bags or bring a cake in.

However, some parents choose to give party bags to share the joy with DDs' classmates. The party bags will be distributed to the classmates and they will sing a birthday song to the birthday gal. No birthday cakes allowed in the classroom. If you want to bring a birthday cake, let your DD's FT know in advance so she can gather the kids at the canteen during recess.

Recently, for DD2's birthday, I didn't bring a birthday cake in. I just delivered 30 party bags (DD wanted 1 for her FT as well), packed with lots of goodies.

Thks for the info, Tinkerbelle! Aiyo, my DD1 will nv have any chance to share her happiness in sch cos her b'day is during yr end sch holidays. She will b v disappointed.

[autumn82]

cantbearit2:

jesyeo:

[quote=\"cantbearit2\"]
aiyo, my DD say she has no test. chum liao.... she prob din even noe wat's a test. sigh....

Not to worry, cause the teacher din tell them is a test. They are only told to do \"Exercise\". I think is good that way too so that they will not get too stress up.

Finally, today DD told me they had \"maths exam\". Thot she still blur blur dunno wats gg on. [/quote]Tomorrow is the killer sub for my gal.. :!: Can't do much revision with her coz tmr CCA in da morn.. :lol: :lol: :lol: Gd luck to all gals!!!

[autumn82]

cantbearit2:

Tinkerbelle:

Hi lvkt,
Usually for birthdays, some parents will give out party bags, some parents will invite selected kids (usually better friends) to a birthday party out of sch. Some will do nothing. It's really a personal choice.... it's not compulsory to give party bags or bring a cake in.

However, some parents choose to give party bags to share the joy with DDs' classmates. The party bags will be distributed to the classmates and they will sing a birthday song to the birthday gal. No birthday cakes allowed in the classroom. If you want to bring a birthday cake, let your DD's FT know in advance so she can gather the kids at the canteen during recess.

Recently, for DD2's birthday, I didn't bring a birthday cake in. I just delivered 30 party bags (DD wanted 1 for her FT as well), packed with lots of goodies.

Thks for the info, Tinkerbelle! Aiyo, my DD1 will nv have any chance to share her happiness in sch cos her b'day is during yr end sch holidays. She will b v disappointed.

My gal's bdae is at end of Nov, so to celebrate with her classmates, we usually celebrate advance like the last day of sch.

[cantbearit2]

lvkt:

cantbearit2,

yes, very true about ICR programme, i just withdrew my DD from ICR too, she joined ICR when she was 5 plus already but i could see the improvement as independent reader as well as spelling too. During the pre-school was still okey as no homework or less work to do but since we started primary school, every nite is like in a battle, especially we put our DDs to GSSC so no morning time is allowed to prepare for any test/spelling/HW that we'll have to finish it all at nite time, so i really want to rest over the weekend, we (DH and i) don't want to spend weekend to push her to do HW/spelling to prepare for her weekend enrichment classes, feel so pitiful for her or DH and i can't take it anymore too, haha..

lvkt, which stage of ICR did yur DD stop? My DD1 is ending her advanced stage around May/Jun this yr. Aft tat, we will not continue wif their Pri sch prog.

[cantbearit2]

jesyeo:

hmm..I just feels very tired having to handle the kids, household chores and work together. That's why decided to quit. My circumstances is a bit different from most of u. I work from home :). So morning till 1pm, I will do household chores, cook lunch, tutor DD and prepare her for school. Then I start work from 1pm to 5pm at home. AFter that will cook dinner, bring the kids back, make them eat, shower, homework blah blah.

I have tender but my boss wants me to stay on for a few more months till he can find a good replacement. Just tot of going back to work as a freelancer after I resign. But if really got kids wants me to tutor them, then I can also consider. hahaha..flexible.

I understand wat u mean. Sometimes IM juz so tired. :?: But u sound like a supermum. Tink we have many supermum in this thread. Ladies, on 8 March (三八妇女节), we shld gif ourselves a pat on the back. Hee.....

If u can work fr hm, Y do u still wan to quit? My DH oso works fr hm, gif him some flexibility.

[cantbearit2]

fmastuki:

Hi lvkt

It was my girl's b'day on the 28th Feb. My wife wrote in to her FT and stated our intention. We were advised to bring the cake to the canteen during their recess time.

Both my wife & I took leave yesterday and we also brought in the goody bags with us so that my daughter didn't have to carry anything.

It was quite an experience for us on Monday. We had loads of her classmates & other children from other classes who gathered around the table and they all sang her the birthday song. Then came the chaos......heaps of children gathering round for the cake and the goody bags. :?:

We really didn't mind giving the cakes away to other children but we only had enough goody bags for her classmates and I couldn't tell, for the love of God, who are her classsmates....LOL.

All these had to be done in about 20 mins as the children had to have their proper meal and get ready to go back to class.

I later discussed with my wife that should we do it again for her next year, we'll send the goody bags directly to class just before their recess time and we'll pre cut and pre plate the cakes in the disposable plates before the kids come out for their break. We'll have a smaller cake with candles just for them to sing and for her to blow out the candles and thee children could go on with their cakes right after.

You might wanna consider this as an alternative in case you intend to do something similar. :idea:

Thks for sharing. :thankyou: :thankyou: IM sure many parents will b grateful.

[cantbearit2]

autumn82:

cantbearit2:

Finally, today DD told me they had \"maths exam\". Thot she still blur blur dunno wats gg on.

Tomorrow is the killer sub for my gal.. :!: Can't do much revision with her coz tmr CCA in da morn.. :lol: :lol: :lol: Gd luck to all gals!!!

Gd luck to everyone's DD!!! :xedfingers:

I tink quite diff to do last min revision. My colleague laugh at me today when I told them I will b taking 1 day leave in May. they say I so KS, izzit bcos of exams? haha....!!!! Actually I intend to take leave for DS3's immunization jab lah. :rotflmao: :faint:

[cantbearit2]

autumn82:

My gal's bdae is at end of Nov, so to celebrate with her classmates, we usually celebrate advance like the last day of sch.

End of Nov not sch holiday meh???!!! :? My DD1's b'day oso end Nov leh.

[Tinkerbelle]

cantbearit2:

jesyeo:

[quote=\"cantbearit2\"]
aiyo, my DD say she has no test. chum liao.... she prob din even noe wat's a test. sigh....

Not to worry, cause the teacher din tell them is a test. They are only told to do \"Exercise\". I think is good that way too so that they will not get too stress up.

Finally, today DD told me they had \"maths exam\". Thot she still blur blur dunno wats gg on. [/quote]Hi cantbearit.

How did your DD find her \"maths exam\"? Hope it was easy peasy lemon squeezy for her, ya. :celebrate:

[Tinkerbelle]

fmastuki:

Hi lvkt


It was my girl's b'day on the 28th Feb. My wife wrote in to her FT and stated our intention. We were advised to bring the cake to the canteen during their recess time.

Both my wife & I took leave yesterday and we also brought in the goody bags with us so that my daughter didn't have to carry anything.

It was quite an experience for us on Monday. We had loads of her classmates & other children from other classes who gathered around the table and they all sang her the birthday song. Then came the chaos......heaps of children gathering round for the cake and the goody bags. :?:

We really didn't mind giving the cakes away to other children but we only had enough goody bags for her classmates and I couldn't tell, for the love of God, who are her classsmates....LOL.

All these had to be done in about 20 mins as the children had to have their proper meal and get ready to go back to class.

I later discussed with my wife that should we do it again for her next year, we'll send the goody bags directly to class just before their recess time and we'll pre cut and pre plate the cakes in the disposable plates before the kids come out for their break. We'll have a smaller cake with candles just for them to sing and for her to blow out the candles and thee children could go on with their cakes right after.

You might wanna consider this as an alternative in case you intend to do something similar. :idea:

Hi fmastuk,

Good to see you back here again. How's the bus transport going? Hope your DD doesn't get home too late.

Wow...sounds like your DD had a great party. I trust she had a memorable birthday. I guess it must have been hard distributing the party bags. I'm sure every kid was asking for one, right??...keke.

Anyway, here's wishing your DD a happy belated birthday. :celebrate: