Goodbye Cherie Hearts

I have never thought that making a decision to move Miss K from her current childcare to another is soooo hard.

We will miss the teachers, especially her infant care teachers who has been with her since she was 6.5 months old;
We will miss the green luscious environment and waving bye-bye to the soldiers on our way home;
We will miss the fun in the HUGE music room and gym room;
We will miss the smiles and laughter of all the little friends from Cherie Hearts.

Well, the die has been cast, I just hope that this decision will be the right one.
I am now trying to prep Miss K about the move. I am not sure whether she knows what's happening, but I hope that she will meet new (nice) friends at the Cove and teachers who will nurture and care for her, just like Teacher Farinah, 吕老师 and 陈老师 who has patiently taught her so much these 12 months and her Playgroup teachers -Teacher Shihui (Principle), Ruth (Assistant Director) and Melody (Director) who are the friendliest teachers and best management team that I have come across!

Thank You Teachers at Cherie Hearts Gombak for 12 wonderful months!
Saying goodbye is never easy...

Miss K's last month at Cherie Hearts.

Graduating from Infant Class...

Miss K has officially graduated from Infant Class on 23rd February 2011.

I am still in the process of deciding which childcare to put her in permanently, so she is currently still at Cherie Hearts Playgroup 1 and is assimilating very well to the new schedule. We will do a trial with Caterpillar's Cove next week. Then its decision time...*sigh*

Miss K joined this infant class on the 15th of March 2010 and I am glad to say that her journey throughout these 12 months or so has been a great one.

I do not have much regrets and complains, apart from the few biting incidents which happened when she was about 8 month old, her knocks and falls (which I feel is part and parcel of her learning process to achieve certain milestones), and of course the most recent finger incident, which I guess is my only grouse thus far.

I am very grateful to the dedicated teachers at her infant care, especially 吕老师 and 陈老师 who has been with her since Day 1, and of course Miss K's favourite, Teacher Farinah.

Thank you teachers and thanks to everyone at Cherie Hearts for making Miss K's past 12 months a great one!

These are her monthly moments at Infant Class at Cherie Hearts:


March 2010 -
6 months enjoying her apple puree

 

April 2010 -
7 months holding her own milk bottle



May 2010 -
8 months listening attentively to 陈老师



June 2010 -
9 months is when her love for balls started!



July 2010 -
10 months learning how to draw

 

August 2010 -
11 months, started to be more adventurous

 

September 2010 -
12 months, able can drink from a cup!
Bottom right: With 吕老师

 

October 2010 -
13 months loves her morning outings and lunch time with friends!

 

November 2010 -
14 months, loves her gym, her books and 'art'.
Top right: With best friend Shuai Teng

 

December 2010 -
15 months, full of expressions.

 

January 2011 -
16 months having fun.
Top left: With Teacher Meiyi

   

February 2011 -
17 months outdoor fun
(I took this on her last day of Infant Class)

  

Ouch!

Got a call from Infant Care this morning, telling me that they are going to bring Miss K to KKH A&E! (my heart started to beat real fast), Melody (the branch director) told me that one of her infant care teacher accidentally clamped Miss K's index finger while closing one of the doors, it was then red and swollen and the nails started to turn black. So, she is bringing Miss K down to KKH for observation.

(I was amazingly pretty calm; had an extremely packed schedule for the day, so I can't leave work!)

Thank God, x-ray did not show any fracture, but the MO will send the x-ray up to the specialist for further 'inspection'. Supposed to get a call from them in 3 day's time....
J made a short trip to KKH to see how Miss K was, according to J she was subdued and did not even show any emotions (normally she will be really happy and calls PAPA real loud!)

When I picked her up after work, she is back to her chirpy and happy self! :)



will be left handed for a while :)




Asked her to put her finger on her leg so I can get a good shot of her injury
... and she obediently did.



Report card from infant care

Since joining Cherie Hearts @ Gombak in Mid-March 2010, Miss K has been adapting very well to her teachers and the activities there.
This is the second time we got this "report card" - its actually a file with photos of her at play/'work' with a milestones chart recorded by her teachers.

At 14 months she was 10kgs in weight (I'm guessing the weight loss was due to our trip to Europe and her food strike then!) and 77.5cm in height.

Her teacher-in-charged, Teacher Kathryn, wrote these remarks:

Delayed post - Birthday with "classmates"

Miss K celebrated her birthday with her friends at infant care on her Actual Birthday, i.e. 30th August 2010.
I was not allowed in as the centre was keeping a tight control over a suspected HFMD case.
Would like to thank Miss K's infant care teachers who made Miss K's 1st Birthday extra special (all decor, including head accessories provided by the centre! i was so not prepared!)
Thanks to Teacher Farinah who helped me snap a few shots of her birthday celebration: