MM: Welcome Sunny Days

Though this rainy season is not completely over yet, rain still fall sometimes at night, but most of the time we see bright sunshine in the morning. Which is a nice start after months having rain all day long.

We haven't done much outdoor activities to enjoy the current good weather, we will soon, so there aren't much pictures can be posted here for now. Only these two pictures when Evan's school went to a water park earlier this month to welcome the sunny days. It's the same trip posted last week, but different pictures :)

With teacher and classmates at the water park

Even baby Eldrick too enjoy the sunshine in the morning...

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MM: School Field Trips

Oh it's been ages since my last MM post. Sorry mommies, so many things happen in real life so I need to slow down blogging a little bit. Ranging from taking care the kids until my mom's recent corneal transplant. Not to mention that March is a tax reporting month, so got busier everyday at the office. And sometimes I simply don't have new photos to post.

Anyway, glad I can join this week. As for the theme, field trips, I took some pictures of Evan's school trips. His school has field trips at least once a month, so I got plenty of pictures but most of them already posted here.

These pictures were taken on his latest school trip two weeks ago. They went to a nearby water-park. Unfortunately, I don't have many good pictures of him. Have to wait for the school's photos. It was a short trip as not long after they arrived the rain fell. Poor kids they couldn't stay long in the water.

These pictures were taken on his trip to Jakarta last month. During the trip the students learned about how to ride a commuter's train. It was a good lesson for the students.

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School Time: How To Ride A Commuter Train

Halo everyone! It's me, Evan, talking here. Last week our teachers brought us on a train trip to Jakarta. During the trip they taught us about how to ride a train and now I'm going to share it with you, especially to fellow kiddies. Who knows maybe you can learn something too. Now, since we're going to use a commuter train, and not the kind of trains you find on the malls or parks, so the first thing to do is get to the train station.

When you are at the station, don't forget to buy a ticket to your destination. Me and my friends didn't have to do that because our teachers already had our tickets, so we directly went to the platform instead. Remember, during peak hours the railway platform is usually crowded, so beware of pickpockets!

 

You need to be patient while waiting for the train on the platform. Do not run around or play hide and seek, even if you feel bored!

 

When the train arrives, wait until it stops and the doors will automatically open. Now you can calmly board the train. If the person in front of you moves too slow, you can give him a little push.

 

Once you're on the train, find an empty seat for you. If you're lucky, you'll get one. If not, ask your teacher to find one for you :p

Remember to behave while you're on the train. I'll give you examples...

 

This is not nice! You're disturbing other passengers

who sit next to you if you act like this!

 

This is better. Sit and talk nicely with your friends and
if you have snack, you can eat along the ride too
Too bad I carried the wrong bag,
couldn't find my snack there so no snack for me :(

When you reach your destination, prepare your things and be ready by the door. No need to rush, just wait until the train stops and the doors will automatically open for you. Then you can get off the train.

  

That's it! My tips on how to ride a commuter train. Hope you like it.

  

Enjoy your weekend everyone, I know I will! It's a long weekend here and we're heading to Bandung :)

School Time #16: Trip To Ragunan Zoo

Two weeks ago the school had a trip to Taman Margasatwa Ragunan (Ragunan Zoo) or also known as Jakarta's Zoo. It was the first time for Evan to visit Ragunan. Too bad our camera wasn't available that day so we had to rely on the school's photographer. And guess what? I hardly find pictures of kids with animals from the school photos stock. Apparently the guy didn't think it's necessary to take pictures of the students with animals while they're having trip to the zoo. Can't blame him though, he probably just took random pictures. We should always have our own camera ready for school events like this.

But at least I could find this one with animal on it.

 

As for the rest, you just have to believe my saying that he was at the zoo!

  

  

 

Though its fame is fading since the opening of Taman Safari in Puncak, I still consider Ragunan zoo as a "worth visiting place" for family who lives in or around Jakarta (at least bring the kids there once!). It's cheap (probably the cheapest attraction in the capital) and still a good place to introduce various animals to the kids. So maybe next time we will have our own trip there. We already brought Evan to Taman Safari twice but never to Ragunan zoo.

School Time #12: Fun With Clay Update

Last month I posted about Evan's "Fun With Clay" trip to Rumah Keramik (The Ceramic House) where he and his classmates learned and practiced about the process of making pottery products. And they also had a chance to make their very own ceramics by molding some clay dough.

However, on that day the students couldn't bring home their works yet because they were not ready. Their shaped clay still needed firing and polishing process that could take days until they became beautiful ceramic products. Rumah Keramik said they would send the kids' works to school once the process finished so parents could brag about it in their blog see the result.

After several weeks finally Rumah Keramik sent the kids works to school. And last Friday Evan came home proudly with his first masterpieces.

My son and his first masterpieces

He made a butterfly, a bug and his shio dog plate

Isn't he a talented boy??... Alright stop, time to tell the truth now. You don't actually believe a 3.5 yo preschooler can make such ceramics alone, do you? Yes, somebody helped him, so here's the woman behind the little man (literally)...

It's his nanny!! Yes, it was his nanny who helped Evan with the clay, otherwise he would ruin the clay before it was dry enough to be colored.

On this fun with clay trip parents were actually invited to join so they could make ceramics together with their kids but of course I couldn't go since the school always had trips on workdays. So I was counting on the nanny to help him and I think she did her job nicely :).

Thanks for the visit, and have a good day!

School Time #10: Celebrating Easter At An Orphanage

Another school event on this month was Easter celebration. While most of Christian schools around us didn't bother to teach their students about Easter, let alone celebrated it, I'm glad Evan's school did. And they didn't just mark the day by having eggs coloring/hunting games, but they also had a simple celebration with other kids at the Abigail Orphanage in Pamulang last Friday. Parents were also welcomed to donate food for the orphanage.

Teachers, students and some of the orphans

The orphanage was quite far from school, it took almost an hour to go there. Once they arrived they were welcomed into a big room and started to have a praise and worship time with all the kids there. Then a teacher told a story about resurrection. Base on the theme, The Reason Is You, I know the teacher was trying to teach about the true meaning of Easter to the students, not just the meaning of Easter eggs. Unfortunately, the room used for the event was too dark and our photographer (aka Evan's nanny) didn't know how to set the camera for dark environment so no decent pictures I can post here.

After the service they had lunch together. Then they went outside to have an egg hunting game for little kids, and guess whose Pre-K kid got the most eggs???

Didn't I say he's a collector? (see my header)
I think he could get more eggs if they provided a basket or something
to carry them, his little hands could only hold three eggs at a time

Have a good day everybody!

School Time #09: Fun With Clay

We have a busy little preschooler at home now. According to Evan's school calendar, they will have several events during April. Oh my little boy is getting busy, just like mommy, lol. The first event was held last week when his Pre-K class had a "Fun with Clay" trip to a ceramic workshop called Rumah Keramik. At Rumah Keramik, visitors can learn about the process of making pottery products and they can try it if they want to.

The trip was held on Wednesday morning last week. The first thing they did when they got there was having a snack time. Then they toured around the place to see their workshop and gallery.

A couple of donuts before tour

After the tour they had a chance to shape some clay using mold of their own choice. When I asked my son what kind of shape he made, he said a butterfly (his current favorite insect). But the teacher said there were only zodiac shapes available, so I was wondering what zodiac sign that he considered as a butterfly aka his favorite. I guess I have to wait until the workers there finish processing the their works and deliver them to school later next week.

After finish having fun with clay, these little potters got hungry so they had lunch together before headed back to school.

Have a good day!

School Time #07: Occupation Part Two

Last week Evan continued his Week 5 lesson about occupation. This time he went to the city's fire department with his Pre-K and Kindergarten friends.

He looks so small standing near the fire engine

Have a great day everybody :)

School Time #02: Vehicle

During the second week of his school-time Evan learned about vehicle. After introducing various vehicles thru pictures for two days, the teacher concluded the vehicle lesson by presenting a real one at the end of the week. The vehicle chosen was... a tank! Yes, a military tank. Interesting choice isn't it? No, the tank didn't come to school, instead the class went to an army base to see them.

The trip to Kostrad (Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserve Command) base was held on Friday, January 30. The students were greeted by friendly soldiers who patiently accommodated these little learners' demands throughout the visit.

If you wonder why my son looked not so happy in the pictures, you may want to check my last week Wordless Wednesday post. That's the start of his not-so-in-the-mood looks. (Note: the vest is part of the uniform and it was a windy morning). His mood changed after awhile though.