Mid-Autumn 2012 Celebration

This year we celebrated mid-autumn festival on Saturday 22 September, 2012.  The celebration started with a medley of songs that everyone sang and clapped along to. There were competitions and we were entertained to dancing by a Kung Fu Fan Group and  a Tambourine Group.

It was interesting to hear the sound whenever the KUNG FU dancers flipped open the fans.   I remember I was chatting with a friend while the group practiced their dance. Suddenly we heard an explosion & I wondered what had blown up! Only then did I realise the 'explosive' sound that can be generated by a chorus of simple fans. It was my first exposure to such a dance.

We tapped along to the upbeat music used by the TAMBOURINE Dance group.  We could see the dancers enjoying themselves and singing along to the music. Even the children were seen waving their balloons and dancing to the music.

For the 1st time, we had a MOON CAKE EATING competition! No, it's not how many moon cakes you can eat in 2 minutes. It's how much time you need to finish eating a moon cake. I can honestly say - it's not easy to gulp down a moon cake. I was so scared the contestants would choke themselves! Don't worry. Everyone was safe and sound.

We had the all time favourite competition - CUTTING A POMELO.  I can say it needs strength and skill to cut open a pomelo and  split the slices. I was truly amazed at how the CHAMPION completed the task with such speed and ease. Hats off to her!

The evening ended with a potpourri of scrumptious food and lighting up lanterns for the LANTERN WALK!

CLICK HERE to view some of the photos taken during the night.

If this sounds interesting to you & you wished you were here, well....watch out for 2013!
Don't just wish....make it happen! Join us!

An Update on Bible Phonics

The Bible phonic classes made its debut in Putra Heights Community Center (PHCC) on 19th January 2008. There were about 11 children who signed up for the program. The children who attended were kept occupied with lessons that consists of using blocks to form words, making sentences with double alphabets infront e.g PR, CR, GR; the last and the best part of the lesson was being entertained by 2 puppets, Ben and Anne.

It was very interesting to observe the learning curve of each child; each has a unique way to grasp what was being taught and some did things differently. For instance, one boy was very innovative in putting the word blocks back in a box. He stacked all the blocks neatly like a “tall, straight building” and then try to put the box over it. Very innovative and forward thinking indeed! The boy had speed and efficiency on his mind. (The author who did the observation was quite amused!) And there was this girl who was the brightest among the lot; she did things independently without consulting the teacher’s helpers. And yet another, observe what the rest were doing and helped the weaker ones. It was amazing to see how these children interact and respond to the learning.

If you are a parent with children in 6-7 years old age range, you can send them for the classes in PHCC; if you have not already done so. It is only once a week; every Saturday from 4.30pm-6.30pm with a minimal fee, RM40 per month. The benefits of them joining are many; do consider giving your child a chance to have the experiential learning!