Category Archives: School For Rockstar

Happy Birthday Daddy Dolphin

Posted on October 15, 2013 by admin

Rockstar wrote Kings a story for his birthday, and Little Miss did the sticker embellishment for this book meant to entertain Kings while he is away at work. Chief Embellishing Officer sticking away…….. (Little Miss took the task quite seriously … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | 6 Comments

Owning It, Learning It, How We’ve Been Doing It

Posted on October 14, 2013 by admin

First chance I got when Rockstar started primary school (which is by now more than a year ago), I’d have been happy to do almost anything (except maybe kill a chicken) around the baby’s schedule, just so kids knew Rockstar’s … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Or, Bumblebee practices his Chai-nese)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

Rockstar’s costume for this year’s Halloween arrived in the mail today… And so Bumblebee is practicing his Chai-nese. ps: We just got our school logins for mandarinmatrix.com, we really like it because especially for potato parents like me who really … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | 2 Comments

Little Miss’ First Baby Class…… In Chai-nese.

Posted on September 11, 2013 by admin

Little Miss started a chinese play group/ class yesterday at the new Florenda Chinese in Cyberport. The center, I soon discover, is run by one of the mums in our development (word kinda gets round among mums. And then Rockstar runs … Continue reading →

Posted in Babycare Bootcamp, School For Rockstar | 5 Comments

Rockstarism #271: Goodbye Year 1, Rockstar Wrote

Posted on July 6, 2013 by admin

#271 Rockstar: You took a picture of my phonics books! Did you even look inside? Me: Uh… I’m going to. Rockstar: Yeah you should. It’s awesome. How about today? <pause> Rockstar: I’ve such a good feeling this is the right … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar | Tagged cliffhanger, cunning plan, diary essay, excerpts, favorite friends, friends at school, grandpa, kobra, lt, midst, phonics books, playground, reptile show, shrugs, snake, spelling mistakes, time one, viper, yikes | 3 Comments

Impressionism, Expressionism and The Planets (Or, Enjoying Your Child’s Art Part 2)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by admin

Rockstar comes in the door after school one day, interrupting one of Little Miss’ playdates. Me: Hello, darling, how was school? Rockstar: (All nonchalant) It was fine, I guess. One of my mum friends: What did you learn at school … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar | Tagged art projects, baby book, caption, claude monet, closest planet to the sun, famous artists, favorite painting, greenhouse effect, hottest planet in the solar system, how was school, impressionism, math and science, metropolitan museum of art, metropolitan museum of art new york, museum of art, museum of art new york, school environment, thin atmosphere, trap heat, water lilies | 4 Comments

The Rockstars Wish Kings Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by admin

We’d recently found a storybook making kit and truth be told I hadn’t been too hopeful initially because I’d never seen Rockstar do anything like this before – I mean, he described diary writing as part of school work, I … Continue reading →

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So Tha-at’s A Kennedy School Year 1 Bake Sale…!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by admin

Hands up, any misguided soul out there who thought I knew anything about baking <snort>. Anyone? No? Good. Because if you did you want the other mummy blog. The one who views bakery as a form of bonding and all manner … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged apology, apron, bakery, bermuda triangle, couple weeks, dads, egg whisk, implements, last birthday party, misguided soul, mummy, mums, pre school, snort, special occasions, sports car, stonehenge, sweet tooth, wedding dinners, wedding vehicle | 2 Comments

In Case I Forget Why He Is The Rockstar

Posted on May 21, 2013 by admin

So one of the things we do first thing in the morning (and I know how this is going to look but hey it be not a blog if it be bloodless which is to say well this is just … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged babes, blog, few days, first thing in the morning, lt, mario bros, math, mistake, outdoor pool, passing overhead, pools, porker, rockstar, rockstars, sandwiches, sleep, snort, voices, youtube | 5 Comments

Rockstar In Da LEAP (Life Education Activity Program) Van

Posted on May 19, 2013 by admin

Rockstar’s class’ turn in the Life Education Activity Program (LEAP) Van last week, it says on the site their mission is to “help prevent substance abuse, particularly drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, by providing positive health-based education programmes for young people.” You … Continue reading →