A Happy Family.

Friday (20/08/2010)
a) Role Play: Family.
• We did a mini role-play of 2 family situations.
(A) An Unhappy Family.
• Two children; a brother and a sister are playing while their mother is busy cooking. When the father reaches home, he rings the bell but the house is so noisy that the kids didn’t hear it. When mother heard it, mother asked the kids to opne but each gave excuses that they were busy too. Angry mother scolded them and hurried to open the door. The tired and impatient father came in and scolded everyone. He hit the kids when they started answering back. It was a very unhappy family.
(B) A Happy Family.
• Mother was cleaning the windows in the kitchen. Two kids are playing. When they heard the doorbell rang, they stopped playing and quickly opened the door. The brother carried father’s shoes and sister asked mother to pour a cup of warm water for father. Then, she brought the cup for father. Then, she asked “How are you, father?” The brother massaged his father.
• Later, mother called everyone to prepare for dinner. Brother and sister helped mother to set up table for dinner. At dinner time, they mind table manners. They greeted their parents before eating. They even gave some dishes to their parents.
• After meal, sister helped mother to wash the plates. Brother cleaned the table. Then, they watched television together only after they have finished their homework.
• Before bedtime, they brushed their teeth. Sometimes, they requested their parents for bedtime stories. They would hug and kiss their parents good night.

b) Discussion: chores
• Do you help your parents with chores?
• We helped happily and with good manners.
• Devin helped his maid to fold the clothes.
• Chun Kit always gives his father a cup of warm drink.
• Some gave massages to their parents.
• Yun Xin said all parents love their kids. When parents scold us is because they want us to improve and be better.
• Love is powerful.

c) Homework: Chores and Family Chart.
• The chores are the kids’ homework. When I said the other paper of “Family Chart” is their parents’ homework; they giggled…..heeee!
• Kids would have to draw the pictures of how they helped their family at home over the weekend.
• Meanwhile, parents would have to fill in simple particulars of their family and to provide photos if any.
• We would using that info and convert into a family chart, next week.

d) Brainstorming: Night Market.
Objectives: - To see how people of different races come as one to do do business.
- A farewell party for our 6-year old friends.
- Learning to share.
- Appreciating the money value.
Yun Xin: Wow, we can choose our own food.
• Before deciding where to go, I surveyed 2 places. Our nearby Night Market and also the Ramadhan Bazaar in Teluk Pulai. Realising that more food choices are available at the nearby Night Market, I decided that it would be a better place.
• We will go on Tuesday (24/08/2010) and each kid will bring RM 2.00. They will bring home the balance change if any; that depends on what they are buying. I request them to wear the school green t-shirt and to bring a small sling bag if any. Otherwise, shorts or pants with pockets are good enough too. Teacher Huang will sms parents about this short trip.
• The kids have decided on the items they would buy. If everything’s available; it is as follows:
Corns – Devin, Wei Jeen. Fries – Yun Xin, Natalie.
Biscuits – Kwong Yong, Zheng Yuan. Kuih – Zheng Feng, Chun Kit.
Apples – Xing Tong. Oranges – Chia Yen. Sweets or chocolate – Jing Kai.
Cakes – Zhe Qing, Wee Hong. Soya Bean – Qian Joe, Shi Jie.
Other drinks - Foo Soon, Jun Hong. Tidbits – Jun Yu and Yun Wen.