03.13 - Lievell

Sunday, March 31, 2013

11:59 PM

Kindergarten Curriculum

Kindergarten Curriculum

Hello wellow...we're coming to the end of our Preschooler's era. Now, it's time for us continuing our days being a Kindergartner  Here's our new logo. Later, I'll not write any months anymore under the logo, I'll put the years and month e.g: 4 years, 4 years 1 month, and so on. So it's gonna be easily for us to know the years. 

This year is quite different from previous years. It's a right time for Fritz to learn and explore more than before. I have lots of plan for this Kindergarten era. I really want him to be able to read simple words in English though few friends said it's better to teach Indonesian first. I hope I'm on the right path...

Here's our plan or curriculum, we could say so:
Language
Focus on learning how to read using Phonic. I've already purchased some online learning and I can get some materials from there. 
Source:
Raz-Kids (member)
- our collection books; phonic books (Ernie's)
- Reading A to Z (printed High Frequency Words)

Math
- Simple Addition (<10 p="">
- Simple Subtraction (<10 p="">
- Fraction (whole, half, thirds, fourths/quarters)
- Money (introducing coins and paper money)
- Time (o'clock and half)
Source:
IXL (online's math)

Science:
- do some simple project science
- gardening
- some themes: Human Body, Living and Non Living Things, Magnet, Sink and Float.

Art and Craft:

Cooking:
- counting and measuring the ingredients
- do simple cooking that Fritz can involve more

Bible:
- learning pray: Hail Mary and Our Father in Heaven
- reading bible every night
- learning about bible story, the material and the lesson plan are taken from Garden of Praise and Sunday School Center.

Chinese:
I'm going to send him to a course. I hope it work this year. 

Montessori:
*Practical Life*
*Geography*
*History*
*Biology*
*PE* - swimming and riding 2 wheels bike
all the list are taken from Montessori lists from my cousin. Thanks, sista! :)

Books:
- read book everyday
- buy books using Charlotte Mason's lists monthly
- online bookstore: Better World Books and Book Depository

Field Trip
- Tea walk at Puncak
- Going to Monas with Trans Jakarta Bus
- Going to Bogor with train
- Seaworld
- Kidzania

I know it's a long list we have. I hope we can make it along our 2 years of Kindergarten year. Good luck for us!! :D
11:55 PM

Preschool : Goodbye Preschool

Preschool : Goodbye Preschool


Fritz is currently 47 months 4 weeks

This is the last week for his Preschool time then we're going to Kindergarten class after. Happy birthday my dear boy! You're not a baby or toddler or nursery or even a Preschoolers anymore, now you're 4 years old this week. 

We really had so much fun during this week. No class too this week, just having so much fun and take a relax before we come up with new term next week. Goodbye, Preschool!!

Birthday Blast

Wow...you're 4 years now! Happy birthday, boy....

May God always shimmer you with HIS zillion love and give you healthiness and happiness. Be a smart and kind boy always! GBU, dear....

Art

Papa's friend, Tante Emilia, had given this as his birthday present. He couldn't wait to paint this dinosaurs so much. So this morning, he insisted me to open the package as he wanted to paint the dinosaurs. Thanks, Tante Emil for the present....Fritz loved it so much! *kiss* :D

Easter Mass

Fritz was doing coloring with Lona during the Easter Eve mass....more story here!
Fun

Fritz went to a clan house and pray for his ancestors...story here...


Fritz and his uncles and aunty....more story here!
8:29 PM

Early Dinner at Jun Njan Restaurant

Early Dinner at Jun Njan Restaurant

After we're done from Lee's clan house, we had early dinner at Jun Njan Restaurant. Before, we've been to Central Petojo but the chef was taking rest. So they closed for a moment. Then we went to the other cousins. It's my very first time seeing this cousins. I've never known before.

So, after some thoughts, we preferred Jun Njan for our dinner time. The kids were busy sitting together. Fritz was the baby of all. FYI, all of them are his uncles and aunt. :D

Thanks for treat us, Iie....until see you again....:)
8:10 PM

Lee Family's House

Lee Family's House

It's really my first time to go to a clan family house - Rumah Marga. For Chinese, clan is very important. It's just like brother hood. So if we have the same clan, though we're not knowing each other, we're brother. Cool! :D 

As I married with Lee clan, so I'm Lee now. {maybe I and Jet Lee are brothers now? :P} 

So here we were in Lee's clan house. What did we do? We prayed for our father and grandfather from Ali's mom side. Some Chinese still pray for their ancestors to respect the elders. We did the same things. 
We went there with almost complete formation from Ali's maternal. Iie from Hongkong was also attended. She's the one who asked for it, praying for their father. 

The black stones are Lee's ancestors

Ali's Mom family, with uncles and grandmother {sitting in the wheelchair}


Kids...always played here and there, busy with their stuffs

Ali and Fritz were praying for both lovely - Ali's Dad and Grandpa

My man!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

11:43 PM

Easter 2013

Easter 2013

White Thursday
This White Thursday, thankfully, I could go to the church together with my Parents and Fritz. My class was going forwardly at 10 AM for my private class and 12 PM for my tutor class. All of them were so cooperative with the time, so I could go home at 3 PM. The mass itself was starting 6 PM, I had time to relax for a moment before the mass.

I had to pull my Dad's wheelchair to the church. Our church is quite near with my parents' house, so we walked there. My Dad was sitting in front for the capable person while we're sitting outside. I've told my Mom to sit inside as they put standing AC but my Mom refused by saying there's no AC. So we're sitting outside sweating. :D

Ali wasn't joining with us as he still had duty delivering the employers to their houses. He said he wanted to go the next mass but his condition wasn't good. He'd got fever! Poor you, Pap! :(

Good Friday
Actually I wanted to see the drama at Atma Jaya University with Fritz but Ali refused as he still wasn't great. The plan, before, we just delivered the strawberry for Yossy, then we drove to our apartment. However, we're stuck at Arief's house till noon and having lunch there. :D

For this Good Friday, as usual, we chose Atma Jaya for our mass. We sat together with Vidor-Thiya-Lona and Julianto in a row. Wufff....it's really hot! *need fan* The kids, Lona and Fritz, were spending their time by eating snacks that Thiya brought and do coloring in Lona's activity book. At last, the kids weren't making some noisily. :D

After the mass, we went to Plaza Semanggi to have dinner together. Again, the plan wasn't going smoothly. Vidor's fam asked us to join with them and having dinner together at Radja Ketjil Restaurant. I didn't feel good with that big family, they're really nice to us. Thanks, Om & Tante....:)

PS: I bought new foundation and mascara....LOL *big grin*

Easter Eve
We went with my MIL and BIL to Atma again for having Easter Eve's mass. Again, we sat together again with the same formation as yesterday but now added a new personal, Bea -- Jul's wife while my MIL and BIL sat not really too far from us. It's just like yesterday, the kids were having same activities; eating snacks and coloring. Great job, kids! :D

After the mass, we went to Ya-Udah Bistro near Menteng for having our late dinner. Thankfully, we had eaten our dinner before the mass during our way to Atma. So we didn't so much hungry to grab the dish. The price of the meal was very reliable. For a plate of steak costs not more than 60,000 IDR but they had a big one. Wow!

It's a nice place to hang out but that day we really were in absurd formation. We went there with my MIL and BIL while Vidor was with his 2 70-years grannies. We asked these 2 grannies hang out till lately and both of them were happy with it. It's us! :D

Happy Easter, everyone!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

8:28 AM

Looking for a house

Looking for a house

Few months ago, we decided to rent a house as we spent more days in my parents' house. We're just back to our apartment only on Saturday to Monday afternoon. Then I'm back to routines from Tuesday afternoon to Friday night. So we decided it's better if we rent a house for a good sake.

However, it's really uneasy to find it. We had so many difficulties. Mostly they rent their house for 2 years with higher cost. Honestly, it's really hard for us because we didn't have enough money to rent for 2 years. We're just afford to rent for a year. It's really searching a needle in a haystack.

So many disappointed we faced. The way was really full of rocks. We ever found a house, could be rented for a year with our budget, but the problem was the owner refused to repaint the wall again. Only that! Then, with a help of Bang Ucok, Mr Ojek-man, he found us a house. We also got a cheap house. On the other hand, I just felt it's not the one.

During our searching, I didn't stop praying for getting the right one. But I really didn't get the way to there. Then, we decided to stop searching a rent house. Few reasons we thought that it's not the way. God answered my pray that He didn't allow me rent a house but He answered by giving my Mom a new job. So, starting from April, we'll have a new day routine. We're still going back to our lovely apartment and back again to my parents' house. Besides, we really had to save our money for future.

Now, we pray.....May He lead us to have a house for our future. Maybe it's only our dream, but we don't know the future, right? So, we just pray and hope that He'll help us to get our dream. Amien!

Monday, March 25, 2013

7:07 PM

Happy 4th Birthday, Fritz

Happy 4th Birthday, Fritz

What?! 4 years old!! No...no....please stop the time.....can't face that you're growing so fast!

Today was March 25th, the day that you're waiting for this month. You count the days, every single days, from last month...last week and yesterday. So today is your birthday, boy.

A day before, we talked about the process when you're born before our sleeping time. You're so excited listening minutes by minutes your presence in the world. It's 4 years ago.....how could I forgot!

Today, you're 4 years old. You're so eager to know lots of things, eager to try many things and eager to see everything. Love you...love youuu.....love youuuuuu sooooo much!!!!

You're so happy today. Your face showed it very well. 

You asked me to make a cake for you, Angry Bird cake. Actually, you insisted me to make it for you. I was searching from few weeks ago every thing about Angry Bird cake. I even made the picture of the cake to have a picture of it. 

One of my friend, Tante Amel, told me that she and Tante Baby wanted to give a free birthday cake for you as both of them love you dearly. But you still insisted that I HAD to make the cake for you. Oh dear, how you love me so much, doesn't you?

This morning I woke up and ready to spend my day making a birthday cake for you. I prepared all the material and ingredients while you're busy to help me. When I said it's gonna take a long time, you said that you're gonna wait for it. :D

How messy it was...

The cake recipes was taken from Sajian Sedap - Cake Cokelat Lapis Kacang


The angry birds and the piggies were made from choco balls and covered by fondant. Some ideas taken Google images.

The birthday boy who was busy putting the candles

I bought a KFC bucket to celebrate your birthday. How happy you were....:D

Here's the birthday boy who can't wait to blow the candle


blow...blow the candles...lots of candles to be blown

*kiss*

With Oma-Opa and Uncle


Sunday, March 24, 2013

10:59 PM

Preschool : Letter Z

Preschool : Letter Z

Fritz is currently 47 months 3 weeks

Finally, we came up to the end of the alphabet. Not really much we did as I needed time to prepare some stuffs for the new term and for his coming birthday. 

Letter Y
We continued the letter Y worksheets that hadn't finished yet last week.

Beginning letter sound of X and Y

Circle the beginning sound of letter Y

Color by following the order

Connects the dots

Again, connect the letter dots

Trace lower y

Counting letter Y in the nursery rhymes

Letter Z
Color the objects starting with letter Z

Another series of color the objects that starting with letter Z

Match the beginning sounds of objects

Circle the Z objects

Beginning letter sound of Y and Z

Color by order

Color Z objects

Connect the dots letters

Connect the letters starting from letter N to Z

Connect the letters again from A - Z

Vroom.....vroom....guide the car to the path A - Z

Letter maze

Trace the lower case of Z

Count the letter Z in the nursery rhymes

Write the beginning letter

His last favorite activity

Another series of write the beginning letter

All about letter Z

Uppercase of letter Z

Craft

One of my very best friends shared this site to us, an origami site. It's really nice site to learn more about origami. It provides steps by steps to make something using origami. 

Fritz was totally excited when I showed him this site. He said he wanna try it. He made 3 figures; 2 dogs and a cat. I chose the very simple ones so he easily followed the instructions. 

He learnt how to fold paper correctly by the instructions. So far, he could follow very good. He just needed extra power to make the paper folded. LOL. Practicing more, boy! :)

Fun


Fritz was having new friends again....more story here!