Tag Archives: esf

Adventures of Scooter Boy

Posted on May 22, 2011 by admin

Scooter Boy Meets Parenting Magazine, perches on shoulders, bumps ears Meet Scooter Boy, awarded me by one of Rockstar’s classmates at my last volunteer session (I’m behind blogging it because I hadn’t gotten round to loading the pics). Waiting to … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, School For Rockstar | Tagged alphabets, car talk, classmates, colorful magazine, construction vehicles, disdain, double decker bus, esf, good question, main entrance, massive proportions, moving car, parenting magazine, perches, rockstar, school staff, scooter boy, traffic congestion, traffic jam, volunteer sessions, winning smile | 3 Comments

It’s What You Make Of It

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

Rockstar: Mum. Are you helping me out in school today? Me: <satisfactorily> Yes. (First day of school after the Easter hols, who knew I really did have a volunteer session coming up and could say that. Rockstar asks quite … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged attractive place, best behavior, blasphemy, different kinds, education, esf, first day of school, forehead, glue, hey you guys, hols, jagged edges, jig, omg, paper flyers, paper scraps, parenting, scrap paper, share moments, stack of paper, straight scissors, swedish flag, Volunteering, wavy lines | 2 Comments

Pyjama Party

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

Last day before the long Easter hols was Pyjama Day at school… That’s Rockstar busting a move on our bed in what he wore to school that day (pants from bestdressedkids.com, top from Mothercare) to a remix of Itsy Bitsy Spider … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots | Tagged accompaniment, bedtime stories, bunny slippers, developmental milestones, esf, fluffy slippers, grandmother, hols, Itsy Bitsy Spider, jazz country, little girls, mothercare, music lessons, nightwear, nuclear radiation, priceless pic, pyjama party, pyjamas, school buses, school staff, supercool, Volunteering, waiting room, youtube | 2 Comments

Notes on Learning to Read – How To Help Your Child by ESF Kindergarten (Part 2)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

List of stuff you can do to help your child learn to read: 1) Lots of pre-reading experiences. Listening to stories repeatedly, rhymes, songs. 2) Point out text in the environment. Exit signs, billboards. 3) Cover the rest of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged alter ego, billboards, child time, comprehension, education, encyclopedias, esf, exit signs, gestation periods, hamster, hamsters, last word, learning to read, nouns, personal experiences, play games, reading experiences, reading materials, rockstar, Rockstarisms, room 8, stapler, story books, verbs | 10 Comments

Notes on Learning to Read – How To Help Your Child by ESF Kindergarten (Part 1)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

When I first mentioned this, a local friend was, “Well, my (now 15 year old) son also had this in the neighborhood local school, what.” So when the 20-something page handout was emailed to all the parents, I wasn’t the … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar | Tagged caucasian, comprehension, dad, esf, freak, games, grocery list, hk island, homework, iphone, jot, kindergarten, learning, learning to read, local school, magnets, neighborhood, next level, notepad, notes, page handout, parents, research papers, suggestion | Leave a comment

ESF “Japan Earthquake Relief” Charity Day

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Having already mentioned Rockstar and I getting ready for Japan Earthquake Relief Charity Day at school, I didn’t initially expect to blog about it again. Except walking thru the Kindergarten 1 floor on D Day, surrounded by all that red-and-white, … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged birthright, cardboard box, charity, cheque, d day, donations, earthquake relief, esf, hissy fit, japan, japan earthquake, kindergarten, little kids, manhole cover, rising sun, rockstar, socks, stairs, stripes, suns, vigor, white kids | 1 Comment

The Unlikely Perk From Not Being In A Yaya Papaya Sisterhood

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Hands up, who’s ever heard of a yaya papaya. It’s slang for aloof, proud person. Of the kind who might introduce themselves on the playground, “Hello, and my child goes to This Expensive Private School.” Or a whole football team … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged adidas bags, affirmation, diamond studs, esf, home address, manchester united, nike adidas, papayas, parenting choices, private school, proud person, right choices, rolexes, school uniforms, school volunteer, schoolmates, tops and bottoms, Volunteering, waiting room, wayy, win 3, yaya, yaya papaya | 1 Comment

“Something Happened In Japan”

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

“Something Happened In Japan,” Rockstar gravely greeted school staff on his way in to class last week. He got a response along the lines of Yes And You’re About To Learn How We Can Do All Do Our Part… And … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged aesop, aesop s fables, ang pow, cnbc, devastation, disaster relief fund, disruptions, earthquake disaster, esf, essential services, hardships, japan, japan earthquake, lai, lessons, naoto kan, national colors, nuclear power facilities, rockstar, school staff, thr, topics of conversation, world vision hong kong | 1 Comment

Walking The Talk

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

***Updated at bottom Sitting in the waiting room before it’s time to go up for my volunteer slot during playtime at Rockstar’s school, I suddenly notice the parent library in the corner. How long has that been there? The school … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged 4 months, basketball games, chutes and ladders, clutching at straws, dangerous sport, dice game, esf, mint condition, parent library, playtime, redemption, sacred parenting, selected books, shooting hoops, street basketball, thin skin, travel schedules, triglyceride level, velcro, Volunteering, waiting room, water seeps, work and travel | Leave a comment

One Little Hour…

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

Up to Rockstar’s class and play areas I go, for my next volunteer slot… 2 or 3 of his classmates look at me and go, “Oh. Where’s Rockstar?”, then go looking about, including in the boys’ toilets, before coming back … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged esf, vlunteering | 4 Comments