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Months have passed.  Rainy days have come and gone.  Christmas is coming up in a few weeks. I still haven't found the time to update this blog till now. We survived another round of quarterly exams.  It was a lot easier this time.  Though, Math and Filipino are getting difficult to teach.  This Singapore Math style is just complicating things, IMHO.  Filipino, on the other hand, is still difficult though it is our first language.  I really don't understand why.  I am not sure if we can maintain Johann's performance in the previous quarter.  I hope we do. Javi is still very playful.  He is still very choosy when it comes to friends.  He is very much into Avengers, Toy Story and the iPad.  His 5th birthday is coming up in a few weeks so I am preparing for that too.  We've been counting down to the Big Day since June.  I couldn't decide what to give him for his birthday because he has a different request every night....

Tomorrow's Moving Up Day.  That means Johann will be Senior Kinder next school year.  Javi will officially be part of the Nursery Class.  That also means starting this Thursday, days wont be as structured as it had been in the past few months. This has been bugging me for the past few weeks.  I don't want to let my kids watch TV or play with the iPad or iPhone all day.  For some reason, I'm not too keen on the summer activities being offered in school and in the nearby learning centers. So far, here are my options: 1.  Work on book pages that the kids didn't work on in school.  Start on those Summit and Kumon workbooks. 2.  Get a tutor to visit a couple of days a week. 3.  Teach them street games. 4.  Visit the pool for quick dips I am still open to suggestions.  Do you know of any summer activities for children below 5 years old?