Drawing done by my youngest child using a computer (machine). Not sure is she used MSPaint or GIMP since this file is in hubby’s netbook (which I’m using now) where both programs are installed.
She draws well by hand too: Sonic Hedgehog, colorful sun and little boy. She even stays up late when she is in the mood to draw.
The younger daughter participated in yesterday’s Run United 1 (500 m dash) at the Bonifacio Global City.
We were all up half past 3am and on our way to the venue. The drizzles made me wary at first because we don’t want to get sick. However, since we already experienced a fun run with the rain falling in full blast, I knew my younger daughter is more than ready for this event.
After all, she’ll only do 500 meter dash which seems a walk in the park compared to last year’s Mommy Milkshake 3k run and Fun Run with Friends where she got a second place position after going around the UP Oval with some other kids including Kuya 😉
So how did the younger daughter do? She placed 71st among all 384 children, 34th among 183 females and 18th among 96 girls in the 6-9 years old category.
Here she is enjoying a post-race treat 😀
Woot!!!!
The kids, especially the younger daughter, love Foldabot.
This is a Foldabot Dinosaur that the younger daughter made without help.
Here is the Foldabot Dinosaur at another angle.
Paper folding is one important aspect of child development that seems forgotten these days, with the children busy with their hand-held gadgets and online games.
Children should be good with their finger dexterity for fine motor skills necessary for cutting, pasting, tearing, folding, coloring and writing later on.
For the children’s university week, celebrated every February, the grade four field demonstration was Sayaw sa Bangko.
Sayaw sa Bangko or Sayaw ed Tapew ng Bangko is a folk dance from Pangasinan, a province from the northern Philippines. Performers dance on wooden benches, changing places with each other and at times jumping on and off the bench.
The son is wearing shoes, the pair of slippers which was prepared earlier was forgotten, 😀
Balance and helping each other to stay on the bench is important for the two dancers on the bench.
I have been meaning to post at least a photo or a short article about the time the 4th grader did a reporting in front of the class. Yes, I was there to take photos! Such as I was there during his educational field trip as a chaperone.
Talk about being a mamarazzi huh?
The son wanted to use the laptop for his presentation for his report on Central Visayas but we said no, he has to do the traditional way. He was particularly proud to show their photos in Bohol, home province of hubby’s family where they sometimes spend summer vacations. Bohol is a part of his report.
The report went well I think. I sat at the back of the room and never uttered a word nor moved an inch since it was my son’s moment.
The children went ga-ga over the many souvenirs he gave away like key chains and bracelets. These were given to those who listened well and answered his questions correctly. The classmates also loved the food samples from these provinces that he distributed.
More photos on this soon. I hope.
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
