News / Nunn Road / 2007 / July 2007 (E69)

Dear parents,

During last month, our rambutans in the garden turned red from yellow . The children were so excited that they tried by hook or by crook to get the rambutans. Every day, the children checked if there were any rambutans on the ground. Some children asked a friend to carry them so that they could reach the rambutans. Some even tried to reach them with our garden broom! When we had enough red rambutans, the gardener harvested them for us and we enjoyed them during the morning snack time.

As the lantern festival approached, I felt the children’s excitement. One boy discussed with his friends about the shirt he would wear on that night, another boy told me he had a electrical lantern at home and he had had a lantern walk at home.

On that morning, children enjoyed making dango for the evening. They also made colourful paper lanterns to decorate the garden. Our garden was beautifully lit up when the children came back in the evening with parents and siblings. This year, we were lucky to have nice weather for the evening. We could enjoy the lantern walk without worry about rain. I hope you enjoyed the beautiful evening as I did.


Children making dango
Tasty dango made by the children in the morning
Lantern made by the children
Children's presentation

I would like to ask parents to write your children’s name on their personal belongings like towels, water bottles or shoes. Sometimes children are confused when they have same things as their friends.

Recently, the English class children learnt Ayatori, the finger string game. Some children told me that their grandparents know the game. I was very surprised to hear that as I never played this game during my childhood. I thought it was a Japanese traditional game. It warmed my heart to know that know the children can play a game that was once popular during their grandparents’ childhood. Perhaps, that helps them to recall some sweet memories too.

Teacher Thian

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