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10th Lesson Piano update

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As usual, they started with book A Dozen A Day-Walking In A Water Puddle In Boots and Fit As A Fiddle And Ready To Go.Practise is a key of learning Piano. If you could spend daily 20min for practise then your skill could improve very fast. Teacher Rebecca added on some left hand notes for the song,Sabrina need to performance on 12/12 party. At home Sabrina try very best to practise this song, she was always wrong at chia (B) Wor (B)left hand. We spend almost 1 hour for this Ker Ren Lai. New note "G" for today.last finger and finger no. 5. Sabrina still trying very hard to get the finger shape. Again need a lot of practising. I normally want Sabrina practise for whole piece song even Teacher Rebecca cover on only first line. She could do it but still weak at finger 5. A new song for today " Here We are" difficult technique on last 2 line.One thing I want to praise Sabrina. She will try her best to practise, never give up. New note recognize "quaver" half co

Good Morning (new song self learnt)

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Sabrina has read and learnt the song by herself.

Mary had a Little Lamb (fast and fun way)

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Christmas 2010

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After Dora show at Raffles City, we are walking toward Suntec.. Along the CityLink we saw a tall Christmas's tree. We used to have a white Christmas tree for our family,throw away last year when I saw the tree turning yellowish. The girls enjoyed walking around .. Jumping around till her strips came out from her dress.Lucky could found a nice dress for her @ $10.

Dora - The Big Pinata Show @ Raffles City

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Attended Our Sunday Mass at 11.00am 12.00pm We are at Compass point, Sabrina suggested go Yoshinoya for lunch. After lunch we are straight travel down to City Hall to meeting Aunt Lynn. We are 1st one in queue.. Sabrina and Meimei Sherann enjoyed the show very much.

5 Year old Breaststroke @ 7 lesson (2 term)

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After the camper, today have no lesson for creative writing. 12.30pm We headed to Yishun for our lunch and swimming lesson. 3.15pm,The heavy rain pour after 15min lesson.The lesson was cancelled for today. This two weeks the weather was not very good. The same thing happened last week. Total we have two make up class for this term. I went to check out next week lesson. next week is the trial test for breaststroke. I am worried she has miss her trial test next week means she has only one chance to pass the test. We are going to Genting next weekend. But the coach said " Sabrina is no problem to pass the test".

3rd Day Creative writing Overnight camper on 24/11 to 26/11

Sabrina's sleep till morning 10.30am. 12.00pm, I had brought her to camper again to pack our things back. She has join in for lunch, but she was refused to join the program. Even thot, we have told her have water flighting games. no choice, We went home after 20min there. 2pm, Sabrina went to bed... She sleep till 7pm.. I think she must used up all her energy. The End

2nd Day Creative writing Overnight camper on 24/11 to 26/11

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10.00am, I saw some children was helping to filling air to this playground . Sabrina was in the creative writing lesson. I left after 5 min. During lunch time, I went up to see her again.She looks very tired today and I asked her whether she has a good sleep yesterday ? She told me, she couldn't sleep last night, she was keep wake up when she hear some noise. I also had a talk with her friend there, them told me "Sabrina keep walking to her place". One of the teacher told me ,morning she cried because she was happily following all the big jiejie go to bath room and everyone went bathing. She just realized she can't hang the clothes because the hook is too high for her to reach. Sabrina told me, she actually cried 2 times. one is on bathing time and another is during the English creative writing lesson, she had forgot the phases. I left with worries..because I scare she can not take it. 6.00pm, I went to see her again. I feel sad. when i saw her carry a plate don't

1st Day Creative writing Overnight camper on 24/11 to 26/11

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12.00pm I am preparing to send Sabrina go in camper from Heart of God Church (W.O.A.H CAMP!)by TAS.located at Singapore Post Building, We need to report by 2.30pm. Sabrina is ready to go... Sabrina was very excited about the camper, She was full of confidence that she could do it (staying for 3 days 2 nights) and she was able take care by herself. 2pm,we are in the same lift with many children, they are one by one was carrying their own sleeping bag.I was told Sabrina, they are all going to camper just like you. Sabrina actually very curious about them keep looking at them. Hello ! everyone I here to report in. We are report as a 1st timer. . Teacher pass me a copy of schedule for the camp There are quite many children had report in, some even had started to play a games, some was still settle down by themselves. I was helping Sabrina's to get to her place . I leave the place after I had make sure she has joined in the group. I told her that I will came and see her again later.Fran

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bubblelicious Show at CP

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After piano lesson, I brought Sabrina to watched Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bubblelicious Show at Compass point for 4pm show but is too late for meet & greet so we decided to stay till 7pm show.. just to have a photo with strawberry shortcake. we went to Q at 5.30pm ..hehe very kiasu right ! They dance before the show start. Is bubbles time ...children are all very excited about it. , kids are enjoyed to popped the bubbles This was Sabrina's first Meet & Greet.. she enjoyed bubblelicious show very much.

9th lesson Piano

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Today teaches 2 new technical exercise : Hammering with Right Hand and Hammering with Left hand ,Sabrina has to practise Set thumb down silent. Hold down throughout exercise.All technical exercises are getting more difficult. Sabrina need longer time get to control her fingers. Her second finger keep pointing up. Her left hand work better. Teacher Rebecca teaches new note "F"=last finger. First line, she has try and try many times but still can not master it. Sabrina today has less concentration, she was like dreaming... Sabrina has learnt new song " Ker Ren Lai". she can not play it during the lesson,but after home practised she can play it Sabrina learnt new piece "Acrobat" Different between Slur (Smoothly) and Tie-Note Slur = second note is different, need to play. Tie-Note = second note is same note, no need to play just add in the number of counts. Theory time , Sabrina like no mood to learn at all today, she can't recognize what is line notes and

New Adventures at Compass point

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After swimming, We had our lunch at MC Donald's. Sabrina required us to go Sengkang library. When we had reached at Compass point " An Educational Carnival of fun and Discovery !" Science in the Mall. First, Sabrina want to learnt how to make a " Maple leaf". Second, She has try it out new adventure...