Archive for category Julian Robinson

原來這樣已經是很幸福啦!In fact we are already very blessed.

聖誕節人人都想盡方法去慶祝,尤其是有小朋友的,都想弄些節日氣氛。

於是今年與往年一樣,幾經討論後,仍然是買了一楝真的聖誕樹,而且每人都有份幫手裝飾這樹和其他家中的裝飾。氣氛又濃了!

During Christmas time, everyone tries to find ways to celebrate with their love ones, especially those with kids.

So this year, we had first the same discussion, but we decided eventually again to buy a real Christmas tree. We decorated it and the house together. The house feels definitely warmer with decorations.

今年歐洲的冬天來早了,且下了很多雪。之前要上班時真頭痛,但這個多星期我和Daddy都放假了,可以好好享受。不過,見到老人家出外很不方便和危險,而駕車的亦要留神小心路滑,所以現在見到開始溶雪都沒有埋怨。

This year’s winter in Europe came earlier, and we have had quite some snow. Going to work in this condition was a disaster, but luckily we have now vacation, so we can just relax and enjoy at home. Just that seeing how inconvenient and dangerous the elderly people have to walk on the icy roads, and for those who have to drive have to watch out for slippery roads, we are actually glad if the snow gets all melted.

放假的第一個星期,我們比平時遲些起來,節拍也慢些,很舒服呢!有時我們會出外吃遲了些的午餐,或早了些的晚餐。

Since the first week of our Christmas holidays, we get up later than usual. The rhythm is definitely much slower than usual. We sometimes would go out for a late lunch or an early dinner.

見到Julian的食相,是不是很好笑呢?

See how silly Julian’s look was!

我們今年給Julian的聖誕禮物是 iPod Touch一部。雖然他已有一部DS,但出街時,不時都嚷著要我們的 iPhone,而我們見iPhone/ iPod可安裝的兒童遊戲比較容易控制,而亦有很多有教育性的遊戲,包括學中文,於是我們便把他的DS賣了,買了部iPod給他。他看不出iPod 和 iPhone 的分別,說他那部是iPhone,我們也由他吧!

This year we got Julian an iPod Touch as a Christmas present. He did have a DS, but whenever we were out, he always ended up hijacking our iPhones. And seeing the iPhone/ iPod is easier for kids to control plus there are plenty more educational programs/ games, like learning Chinese or so, we decided to sell off his DS, and got him this iPod Touch. He can’t tell the difference between an iPod and an iPhone, and claims his is an iPhone, so we just let him be, as long as he is happy.

聖誕節,我們本來想在一家四星級的酒店渡過,好好慶祝一番。酒店本身不錯,房間很寬敞,設計很華麗。但問題是出於欠缺人手和預備功夫好像做得不好。當晚原來晚餐是分了兩節,第一節是由四時半開始,而另一節是由七時半開始。起初沒人跟我們說,是我們後來問多幾次才知。晚餐一共有六個course,但我們一共用了兩個半三小時等吃頭兩個courses。在晚上九時,Julian還沒有甚麼東西下肚,於是唯有走去對面的麥當勞吃我們的聖誕晚餐。真是想不到會這樣差!

During Christmas day, we planned for a celebration at a 4 star hotel. The hotel itself doesn’t look bad, the room is quite spacious, and the design is quite modern. The problem lies on lack of good experienced staff and proper preparations. That night’s dinner was supposed to be with 2 sessions, starting at 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm respectively. No one told us that until we found that out later that evening. The dinner was supposed to be a 6-course dinner, but we spent 2.5 hours waiting just for our first 2 courses. Pass nine in the evening, Julian still didn’t have much to eat. Eventually we decided to leave and head for the McDonald’s further down the street. We couldn’t believe it at first ourselves.

反而平安夜當晚我煮的晚餐和廿六號在家中吃的西式燒烤比這家四星級酒店好得多多倍,連Daddy和Julian也讚我煮的好!他們吃得高興,我的心也自然甜起來啦!雖然,我們的聖誕過得沒有想象中的美好,但其實我們一家人齊齊整整在家中一起已經是很幸福了!

Whereas the dinner I prepared during Christmas eve and the gourmet we had at home on 2nd Christmas day were even much better than that so-called 4-star hotel, even Daddy and Julian were giving me compliments. Seeing how much they enjoyed it, I myself am very pleased too. Though our first Christmas day wasn’t close to our expectations, but then again, we were all together as a family, and we are already quite blessed by that!

Daddy說自己是皇帝,要統領全世界,哈哈!

Daddy claimed he was about to rule the world, haha…

Tags:

又到聖誕!Almost Christmas again!

不經不覺,已經踏入二零一零年尾聲了!時間過得很快,尤其是我們這家,平日我和老公就忙著上班,放班後就是照顧小Julian。最近,Julian除了在週末上中文班和游泳班外,逢星期三就跟Daddy上功夫班。現在,我老公平日和週末在上太極班和功夫班。他很想我跟他一起去,但不是每個中國人都是對武術有興趣!我真是沒興趣,他三番四次催我去試,我試了一堂去,否則他就不停說我未試過又怎會知不喜歡。

Time really passes by fast, and we are approaching towards the end of 2010. We are one hectic family. During the week, both my hubby and I are busy at work, and when we get off from work, we take care of Julian. Recently, not only does Julian go in the weekend to Chinese school and swimming lesson, but also every Wednesday he joins Daddy at a kung fu (wushu) class. Now my hubby goes during the week and on Saturday to Tai Qi and kung fu class. He wanted me to join, but it is just not my thing.

我反而就開始了去健身室和玩 Spinning。起初第一次上 Spinning堂,很擔心自己跟不上。但幸好教訓先給我詳細講解部單車的運作,又很有心機教我不同的姿勢,是想我姿勢正確。他說上他堂的都覺得他要求很高,有少少地獄教練,但就吩咐我要跟著自己的能力去做。上了第一堂後,我肌肉痛了差不多大半個星期!很久未試過這樣痛!但幸好,我仍堅持繼續上健身,上spinning。之後,就沒有再這樣肌肉痛了,反而愛上了上 Spinning。上完後出了一身汗,然後來個淋浴,有時間的話,還可以來個芬蘭浴或蒸氣浴。原來這樣獨自去做運動和去嘆嘆芬蘭浴是好一個鬆馳神經的方法!再者,還可以減肥!我已經成功減了兩三公斤呢!希望可以再減,反回以前未生BB時的磅數啦!

Instead, I joined the gym and started spinning. My first spinning class was a bit nerve racking, since I worried not being able to keep up. Luckily the instructor did give me a good explanation of how the stationary bike works, and showed me the 3 main positions on the bike. He said the positions are very important. Also, he said he is known to be giving tough classes, but asked me to just try keeping up while knowing where my boundaries are. After my first spinning class, I had soar muscles for just a bit less than a week. It’d been a long time since I had such soar muscles. Fortunately, I kept going to the gym doing fitness and the spinning class. I stopped having muscle pain, and I started loving spinning. After one hour of sweating followed by a nice shower, sometimes when I’ve enough time, I would even go for a sauna or steam bath. I found by going there doing sports alone, I really get to relax and forget about all the stress. Besides, I can loose some weight that I’ve been trying to get rid of. Now I’ve got 2-3 kgs off me, so hopefully I can get back into the shape I was before Julian was born.

最近,荷蘭的冬天來得早了和冷了!不止荷蘭,全歐洲都是!小朋友見到雪就興奮,但要駕車上班的大人就苦惱了!除了有某程度上危險外,就是塞車。我有次塞了三個小時才回到公司,跟平日的四十五分鐘車程差得遠!有次還是在老公出外工幹一星期時發生,當時,我公司還要月結,真的有些考驗我呢!

Recently the Dutch winter arrived a lot earlier, and got a lot colder. Not just Holland actually, but the whole Europe. Kids get all excited when they see snow, but those who have to go by car to work aren’t really enthusiastic about it. Not only it is dangerous but also the traffic jams are killing. I once got stuck for 3 hours to get into the office, while normally it would only take me some 45 mins. That happened in the week when my hubby had to be away for a week for work. It was also the week when I’d my month-end close reporting. Quite a challenge.

不過相信這個考驗都不夠 Julian要面對的考驗,就是上中文班。在外國上中文班,就如在香港或亞洲上外語班,如上英文班一樣。只靠週末上那幾個小時,真的不容易!況且,在外國不同在香港般,上無數的興趣班是正常的。所以,我更不想給 Julian太大壓力。要一個平日上荷蘭沒功課做的五歲小孩,在星期六一連上四小時中文班真是不容易!跟他做功課,因他對自己要求高,所以寫好一頁中文字需要不少時間、心機和耐性。起初還只是學寫一至十,現在快來臨的考試,要他懂得認以下字詞:醫生、護士、警察、消房員!這未免要求過高!老師問我想怎樣處理追不上的 Julian,我心想做老師的不是有教無類的嗎?我就回答老師:『我只期望他多聽多講,至於寫那方面盡了力就成。』老師說他幾次默書都不合格,怕明年要留班。我就跟她說留班我都沒所謂。其實,我覺得若然給小朋友那樣大壓力,他們只會感到楚敗感。我現在跟 Julian說,只要盡了力,媽媽已經開心!

Yet I don’t think this is anything comparing to the challenge Julian sometimes faces at the Chinese school. Studying Chinese in a western country is like studying foreign languages like English or French in Hong Kong or Asia. By just learning a language for a few hours in a week, that’s not easy. Plus here kids are not as fanatic in taking extra curriculum as those in Asia. I really don’t want to give Julian extra pressure. For a 5 year old child who doesn’t even have homework at his ordinary Dutch school, having to sit in a class for 4 hours on every Saturday isn’t that easy. I try helping him with his Chinese homework, but he is a perfectionist, so for him to finish one page of Chinese writing takes up really a lot of time, effort and patience. They started with writing 1-10 in Chinese, but the upcoming exam requires them to be able to recognize words like doctors, nurse, police, fireman, etc. I find that too demanding. The teacher asked me what I would like to do with Julian doing not so well there. I just think that if they take him as a student, then they have to keep teaching him as much as they can. So I told the teacher that I only expect him to listen and speak more Chinese. When it comes down to writing, I think as long as he has tried his best, that’s good enough for me. The teacher mentioned that he failed a couple dictations, and thought he might have to repeat this year. I told her also that I’m fine with that. After all, if you try to push kids too much, then they would only feel like they have failed. I always tell Julian now that he must always try his best, then Mommy is very pleased and proud of him.

最後在此祝大家一個愉快的聖誕和更進一步的新年!希望明年經濟復甦,人人生活更高興!

Last but not least, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a better and happier new year! Hopefully next year’s the economy will recover entirely!



Tags: , , , , , , , ,

五歲了!!! Julian is 5 years old!!!

記得當年Julian還是個嬰兒時,我由他出世後計他幾多天大,幾多個星期大,幾多個月大,到現在幾多歲,真的覺得時間過得快!以前抱著小小Julian,心想何時才懂行路,因為當時每天的任務是餵奶、換片、逗他玩、逗他睡覺等等。現在他已是五歲了!

I still can remember so well after Julian was born, we would go counting his age by days, then by weeks, by months, and now by years. TIME really has gone by fast. When holding a little Julian in my arms, I wondered how long it would take for him to start walking, since during those days, my tasks around Julian were feeding, changing diapers, playing with him, getting him to sleep, etc. Now here he is, a five-year old boy!

我和Daddy想了很久,為他的生日慶祝頭痛了一陣子。後來,我提議一家三口去法國巴黎迪士尼玩,相信Julian 一定會很高興的!他本來不知道迪士尼是甚麼,於是我便上網給他看看。他問我們如果去了迪士尼,他能否仍然可以生日和變為五歲。知道可以後,就興奮得很,數著要睡幾多晚才可去。Julian對日子的概念是以要睡幾多晚才提的。

Daddy and I took a while to think of how to celebrate his birthday. I suggested the 3 of us going to Euro Disneyland, which we both agreed that Julian would love it. He initially didn’t know what Disneyland means, so I showed him a bit on my computer what it is like. He asked me then if we did go to Disney, whether he could still have his birthday and if he could still turn 5 years old. Once he knew he could still have all those, then he was very excited, counting how many nights he had to sleep before going there. Julian counts his days by how many nights he has to sleep.

我們在巴黎迪士尼附近租了酒店,駕車過去都是大約十分鐘左右。所租的有兩個睡房、客廳與飯廳、㕑房及兩個浴室。另外,附近有個大逛物商場與 Outlet,早餐吃了 Paul 的面包,很滿足!

We booked a suite from a hotel nearby Disneyland. Driving to the Disneyland from the hotel took us only about 10 mins. There were 2 double-bed bedrooms, a living room with a dinning area, a kitchen, a bathroom and a shower room. There is also a big shopping mall with outlet stores in the nearby area. So we had breakfast at the restaurant “Paul”. I was already quite satisfied by that.

迪士尼比我十幾年前去的大了很多,Julian 很高興!Daddy 平日要求很高,但見到佈置、技術置備,都很感驚訝!唯一是排隊要三十至四十五分鐘,而真正玩的只是一分半。幸好,Julian見了幾個表演和花車遊行已經很心滿意足!離開前,我們讓他買一份生日禮物。在迪士尼裡面,多店鋪,又多人,選擇又多。幸好,他都找到一份細小禮物,就已經很高興。當日Julian行了不少,原來要行是可以行到這樣多!玩完後,我們便去吃晚飯。找到家不錯的法國餐廳,又有兒童餐,不錯呢!

Disneyland became a lot bigger than what it was when I last visited it over 10 years ago. Julian was super excited. Daddy normally doesn’t get impressed easily, but he was this time by the decoration, all the technical details and equipments. The only set back was the long waiting time, which was some 30-45 mins, and you would only get to sit on those things for about one and half minute. Luckily, Julian was already pleased by numerous shows and the parade. Before we left the park, we let Julian choose a toy as his birthday present. In the park, there were so many stores, so many people and so many choices. He eventually picked a small toy, and was very happy with it. Julian walked a lot that day, which proved he CAN walk that much. After we left the park, we went to have dinner at a French restaurant nearby the shopping mall. They had a good children menu too.

到生日正日,Julian都要上學去,不過我就要下午一時左右去學校接他去見醫生。之前發現他身上出了紅點,多了和痕癢的。找醫生很難才可以過到姑娘那關,因為這兒的醫生不是每事都讓你見他的。本來姑娘說是小朋友出疹,說沒有甚麼可以做。我覺得我需要知道是甚麼原因,因為可能是敏感,亦可能是其他原因。而Daddy 亦要去看醫生,而唯一可以見醫生的時間就是在Julian生日當天。最後,醫生說是他皮膚乾而出疹,只需用凡士林就可以。另外亦有跟醫生跟進他經常疲倦,放是醫生決定替他抽血驗查,看看是否不夠維他命、鐵質、鈣質、或因其他源頭敏感。這兒如果要抽血,醫生會寫紙給你,然後你就要改天去抽血站驗,一星期後就打電話給醫生問結果。

On his birthday, Julian had to go to school, but I did pick him up earlier from school for a doctor’s appointment. I recently found rashes on his body, and they seemed to have spread further and they are itchy. To get an appointment isn’t always that easy. The doctors do not let you see them just because you want to. The doctor assistant initially said it was just some children’s illness meaning the doctor couldn’t do anything. But I just want to ensure it isn’t caused by something else, e.g. allergies. Daddy needed an appointment for himself, and the only possible date was on Julian’s birthday. Eventually the doctor said Julian just has very dry skin that caused the rash, so I only need to put some vaseline on him. Also, we spoke about Julian constantly feeling tired so the doctor has sent him for a blood test to see if he has lack of certain vitamin, calcium or iron, or maybe allergies. In Holland, to do a blood test, you get a paper which you go to the blood test centers another day, and a week later you can check the result at your own doctor again.

之後,我們回家預備開派對,等其他同學放學陸續來。一共來了兩個男孩子和三個女孩子。三男三女一起玩,一起吃晚餐和蛋糕,很高興!其實當時很嘈,但他們都不算難照顧。兩個小時其實亦算是剛剛好。Julian興奮完後很疲倦,比平日亦早了上床睡覺了。

After we got back home from the doctor’s, we had to finish getting Julian’s mini-party ready. His friends were getting off from school, and we had 2 boys and 3 girls over. They played together, and ate their dinner and cake together. It was quite noisy, but they were not too difficult to be pleased. 2 hours of playing were just about right. Julian was very tired after those 2 hours, and went to bed a bit earlier.

星期五早上起來,我們帶了他去抽血。姑娘慢慢地解釋給Julian聽她將會做甚麼,但Julian一見到針銅就開始哭起來。其實我有點兒想叫姑娘快快手抽,不用解釋那樣多嘛!幸好Daddy都在場,可以捉緊Julian隻手,我就負責捉住他的另一隻手和對腳,怕他踢到姑娘。其實做媽媽的,見到你這樣,我都差點兒流淚呢!為了令他平靜心情,我們便帶了他去吃早餐。他吃下朱古力蛋糕後,心情終於有點好轉。於是,我們便帶了他上學去。

Friday morning, we had to bring him in for his blood test. The nurse did try to explain to Julian what she was about to do, but Julian freaked out once he saw the needle. In a way, I was hoping the nurse would just do it quickly without too many explanations. Luckily Daddy was there to help holding Julian arm, while I held his other arm and legs tight before he ended up hurting himself or the nurse. Being a mom, certainly I hate seeing him in pain, and I almost got teary eyes when seeing him like that. To calm him down, we brought him to have some breakfast. After having had a chocolate cake, he finally cooled down, and so we brought him to school.

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

久別了一會!It’s been awhile

前陣子老公問我要不要封 Blog,我說雖然自己最近懶了寫網誌,原因藉口有無限個,但我不想棄 Blog。始終這是一個可以見到我們一家成長路程的細節嘛!

Recently my hubby asked me if he should close the blog. I said then though I’d been lazy with writing my blogs with loads of reasons/ excuses, I still would love to keep the blog going, since this is where I can go back and see how we as a family grow together.

自從要帶Julian上中文班、游泳班、功夫班等和我們的褓母因手術後要一段日子康復,我們一家比以往更忙。老公經常說我不去做運動,但最近真的沒氣力呢!

Since Julian started Chinese school, swimming lessons, kungfu lessons, plus our nanny having to recover from her surgery, our household has just gotten busier than ever.

Daddy一向很想Julian學武術。之前試過學柔道,但因時間地方配合不好,最後是我們兩個大人棄權了。現在,Daddy就試過帶Julian去我們這條村內西人教的武術學校試堂。嗲d對這間學校很有好感,甚至他自己也去上武術和太極堂。雖然我是中國人,但我真是對這門學問毫無興趣!在他不停的催逼下,我上了一堂太極堂,感覺是那些西人有些一知半解,學了少少就去開班。有學生問導師為何這個姿勢,導師答案是:『如果我們解釋得多了,你們只會不停想著,那就做不來。』我想是不是他們自己都不知呢?不過,這是我個人意見,請不要以英文對此作回應。老公要去學,那就讓由他吧!

Daddy has always wanted Julian to learn martial arts. Julian tried judo before, but the location and the time was just not a good match for us, so we eventually gave up on that. Now Daddy started taking Julian along to a martial school that is in our town, and Julian did take part of it. Daddy likes this school and he even goes there himself for wushu and tai qi lessons. Though I’m Chinese, I’m not that interested in martial arts. I did give it a try by taking one lesson of tai qi, but it is just not my thing.

不過,對於Julian來說,還是跟中國人學好像好些。很是種族歧視呢!不過,起碼他可以聽多些中文嘛!況且是在上中文班前,雖然地方不大,但學費又不太貴。

Julian is also taking some kungfu lesson at the Chinese school where he also gets to hear more Chinese. The place isn’t big, but the school fee isn’t too expensive at all.

\

其實,做全在職媽媽有不少矛盾心態,尤其是在對子女的教學養育方面,因為我們不可以分身與分心。而在荷蘭,總括來說,社會不是太接受全職在職媽媽。學校若有甚麼活動,都是兩天前通知,你叫我怎樣可以安排去參與這些親子日。還有,有時會被人說是因為我們生活步伐急,而令小朋友受不了。

Sometimes really being a working mom is frustrating, since we can’t split ourselves in half. And in Holland, generally speaking the society doesn’t like full-time working mom. Like schools will notify parents about their special events only two days in advance. How can I join in such a short notice? Also, at times people would say we have such a busy life that a child is unfortunately pulled into it.

今天我約了註校社工,不是甚麼大件事,只是想看看怎樣去改進我們的教兒方式,令Julian可以改善和進步。他自從四歲時入學到現在,老師都是他渴睡,問我他是否晚上去做賊。每次我都告知他們Julian已經是晚上七時半上床,早上六時半至七時起床,半夜完全沒醒過。社工就問我有沒有跟醫生提過,我說這個我已經做了,而醫生的答案是可能是適應問題而已。可是他已上了年多學呢!

Today I made an appointment with the social worker from school. It wasn’t about something big, just to see how to possibly improve our ways of guiding Julian, to help Julian develop and improve. Since he started school at the age of four, teachers have always been saying that he is often sleepy, and ask us if he goes to bed really late. Every time I tell them that Julian goes to bed by 7:30 pm and gets up at around 6:30 to 7 am, and he hardly wakes up at night. The social worker asked me if we went by the doctor about this, and certainly I had, in which the doctor said he might just need time to adjust being at school. Yet he has been at school for more than a year now.

另外,老師亦提過他是常哭和提不起勁做活動。我亦很應同這個說法,但不知是甚麼原因。我軟硬方法都試過,亦有跟他談過,他是愛上學的。社工就跟我談了一陣子,覺得可能是因為Julian比較聰明,譬如他的知識是比他的年紀程度高一些。那樣他可能嫌悶,所以就提不起勁。另外,我亦提過Julian 的慢吞吞動作,包括早上起床上洗手間、刷牙、換衣服等,他會很慢,激得我們要死。社工就說可能是我們倆生活忙碌,Julian想拖長跟我們的時間,就慢慢來。這一點,我真是沒想到呢!還有,社工亦提醒我們,嚴厲還嚴厲,對小朋友仍要以小朋友的出發點來跟他們溝通,不要當他是個成年人。

Also, the teachers mentioned about Julian crying often and his not wanting to do his tasks. I know about this, but just can’t find out why he does that. I tried both the hard ways and the soft ways. He likes going to school though. The social worker talked with me for quite a bit, and thought that maybe Julian is just a bit somewhat intelligent as his IQ is somewhat higher than the level of his age, and that he feels bored by those tasks. I mentioned about Julian being slow with his routine in the morning, e.g. going to the bathroom, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, etc, which drive us nuts! The social worker told us that with us having a hectic life, Julian may be doing this to slow us down so that he can have more time with us. I really haven’t thought of that. The social worker also reminded us that we should speak with Julian still in a children’s level, no matter how strict we are as parents.

現在社工會跟學校跟進,看看學校可否在這方面幫幫他。或許是時候我跟他的老師談談。其實,我都不是想給自己和Julian壓力,但只想以另一角度看看怎樣做得更好去幫他發展得更好。

The social worker will follow up on this by speaking with the school, to see if the school has any ways to help him on this. Maybe it’s also a good idea for me to speak with the school teacher some time soon. Of course I don’t want to stress myself or Julian out on this, but I just want to use a different angle to look at this, to see how to help him.

下星期就是Julian 五歲生日!我和Daddy決定帶他去Euro Disneyland當作他的生日禮物。不知香港入Disney要幾錢,我們這邊一家三口一日入場票要一百五十幾歐元。港元就是歐元十倍。希望他會喜歡!他不大明白生日的定義,還問我們如果去了Disney,那他還可否生日和變五歲。

Next week it’s Julian’s birthday. For his birthday present, we have decided to take him to the EuroDisney. Not sure how much the entrance fee in HK is, but here for a family of 3 cost us over 150 EUR. Hope he will enjoy it! He still doesn’t understand what birthday really means, so he even asked us if he can still have his birthday after going to the Disney, and if he can still become 5.

新學期,新里程。Julian’s normal school… real learning!

I saw this article on Julian’s school’s website, which is written for his class by the teachers, so that the parents know a bit what is going on at school. I really enjoy reading this, knowing how Julian is doing at school.

我在Julian 學校網頁見到這篇Julian 班的老師們寫的文章,內容用意是給家長們知道小朋友學校學習情況。我很喜歡閱覽這網頁,知道Julian 在學校學甚麼,而從中我可以幫幫他。

Na een aantal weken gedraaid te hebben zijn we een beetje gewend, aan elkaar, de klas, de nieuwe regels….
Uit 5 verschillende groepen kwamen we en van twee verschillende locaties, dus dat was wel een beetje wennen. Inmiddels hebben we al heel veel gedaan.

After a few weeks, we finally got used to each other, to the class and to the new rules…

Out of the 5 groups, we came from, and from 2 different locations, it was quite some getting used to. In the meantime, we have already done a lot.

經過幾星期,我們終於適應了新的同學,新的班房和新的規則。

從五班別和從兩個不同校址,我們真的需要互相適應。不過,我們已經做得不少了!

We begonnen met een project over “de mooiste vis van de zee”. We namen dingen mee over vissen en de zee, we plakten, verfden en tekenden over de vis.

We began with a project about “the most beautiful fish in sea”. We took things along that were about fishes and the sea, we pasted them, painted them, and drew things about the fish.

我們剛開始了這個『海中最美的魚』Project。我們找來不少東西關於魚兒和海洋,我們拿來做剪貼,油畫,和繪畫。一切都是關於魚兒和海洋。

We kregen bezoek van “Leo de Lettervogel”die de letter “v” meenam en ons vroeg dingetjes van thuis mee te nemen die daarmee beginnen. dus…

We got a visit from “Leo the Letter bird”, which bought the letter “V”, and asked us to bring things from home along that start with a “V”, so….

最近還有 Leo 字母小鳥到訪,給我們帶來 “V” 這個字母,還吩咐我們在家中找些東西或圖案是以 “V”字母開始的,所以‥‥

kleine spulletjes of afbeeldingen, want het moet in onze plastic mapjes passen!! Binnenkort komt Leo, om te kijken of alles klopt en om een nieuwe letter mee te nemen. Hou dus het raam waar de voorwerpjes in een mapje zitten in de gaten, over welke letter we het hebben.

Some small things or photos, since they have to fit into our plastic files. Soon Leo will come to look at them to see if they all are correct, and to bring us a new letter. So keep an eye on the things that are in a file by the window, to see which letter we are talking about.

要細少的東西或圖案,因為要放得進我們的膠檔案內。很快 Leo 會來看看它們對不對,然後又會給我們帶來新的字母。所以請留意掛在我們班房的窗戶上的膠檔案,看看我們正在學習那一個字母!

De vertelkikkers.

The speaker Frog.

青蛙講者

Er zitten  twee kikkers op de kast, waarmee we in de kring vertellen. Op maandag bijvoorbeeld, dan neemt de juf de grote kikker op schoot, doet haar vingers achter haar rug en wie de juiste aantal vingers raadt die ze opsteekt mag beginnen met de kikker iets te vertellen over het weekend. De andere kinderen luisteren en mogen na het verhaal een vraag stellen.  Zo durft iedereen wel iets te vertellen, het is ineens niet zo eng meer om dat te doen, want je hebt de kikker bij je!!! Als je nog niet aan de beurt bent geweest en we gaan daarna kiezen mag je voor de kleine kikker kiezen en met een klein groepje aan tafel gaan om toch om de beurt je verhaal te vertellen.

There are two frogs on the closet, which we sit in a round circle to talk with. On Monday for instance, the teacher will take the big Frog on her lap, put her fingers behind her back, and whoever manages to get the right guess about how many fingers she has put up, he/ she can start with the Frog talking something about their weekend. The other children will listen along, and may ask questions after the story is told. In such a way, everyone will learn to speak up in class and they will realize it’s not that scary to do so, as you have the Frog with you. If you have not got your turn yet, then we will choose to have you take the small Frog, and you can speak in a smaller group by the table, so that you can tell your own story too.

班內櫃上多了兩隻青蛙,我們會圍著一個圓圈坐著跟青蛙們一起聽講。譬如星期一,老師會把大青蛙放在她的大腿上,然後在背後舉起手指,若果有小朋友猜中她舉起了幾多隻手指,那這位小朋友就可以跟大青蛙與同學們分享他在週末做過甚麼。其他小朋友就要要留心聽,然後之後可以發問問題。這樣,各位小朋友都可以學習在班內演講,和知道原來他們不用怕,因為有青蛙的陪伴。如果有小朋友還未有演講的機會,那老師會選擇讓那位小朋友在小組內與小青蛙分享他的故事。

Afgelopen week kwam er nog iemand op bezoek; “Hara”het rijmkonijn.Ze komt pas uit haar hoed als de kinderen rijmen. Nou, we hebben we haar laten horen, dat we kunnen rijmen. We hebben zelfs in een groepswerk getekend wat rijmde! De resultaten hangen in de klas.

Last week, someone also came to visit us. “Hara” the rhyme rabbit. She comes out of her hat only when the children rhyme. So we learn how to rhyme. We have even made group work where we drew things that rhyme. The outcome are hanging in the class.

上星期,還有一位朋友探望過我們。就是 Hara 押韻小兔。她只會在小朋友找到押韻字詞才從帽子內走出。所以我們要好好學習甚麼字詞是押韻的。在小組勞作中,我們會找些押韻的東西來剪貼,把它們掛在班房內。

Verder hebben we allemaal een rijmaatje gekregen, waarmee we in de rij staan. De juffen ruilen de rijmaatjes regelmatig, zodat je dan weer met iemand anders komt te staan.

Next to that, we have all got a partner to stand in a line with. The teachers will change the partners regularly, so that you can be with someone else from time to time.

此外,我們還多了排隊伙伴,是在排隊是一起的。老師們會不時重新調換新伙伴給我們,讓各位小朋友都有機會跟不同同學一起。

Bij de deur hangt de regel van de week. Elke week leren we een nieuwe regel erbij, waaraan we ons moeten houden in de klas. Met z’n allen werken we er hard aan deze regels te leren en uit te voeren. Dat schept rust, orde en duidelijkheid. En dat hebben we hard nodig.
Dan krijgen de kinderen binnenkort nog een taakje erbij te doen, per week een andere, per week andere kinderen. Dit heeft te maken met het bewust worden van de omgeving waarin je bent, verantwoordelijkheid te dragen daarvoor. Dus de een veegt de klas nadat we hebben gegeten, de ander geeft de plantjes water, of zorgt dat de kasten er netjes uitzien nadat we hebben gewerkt, of dat de poppenhoek is opgeruimd, de potloden netjes in de kast staan en er een punt aan zit….. en zo nog meer. De taakjes komen in de klas te hangen, met de foto’s van de kinderen die er voor gaan zorgen.

By the door, there hangs a new rule of the week. Every week we learn a new rule, which we need to keep in class. With all of us, we work hard on keeping the rule. This gives some peace, order and clear instruction for the class. We definitely need that.

Then every children gets a task to do, every week a different task, and with different kids. This will be closely linked to the environment you are in, so that you also take responsibilities for that. For instance someone will clean up after we have finished eating, the other person will give water to the plants, or make sure the closet are neat after we finished working. The puppets corner is cleaned up, the pencils are put into the closet nicely and that they are ready to be used again next time. There are plenty of tasks. The task list will be hanging in the class, with the photo of the children who are responsible for.

在門上每星期亦掛了一條新的規則。每星期我們會學習和遵守一條新規則。我們要努力學習,因為這樣會令班內充滿紀律和清晰的指示。這是我們很需要達到的。

每個小朋友亦有新任務,每星期都不一樣,和跟不同同學合作。這些任務跟我們週遭的環境很有關系,令我們知道在甚麼地方有甚麼義務。譬如,會有小朋友負責在飲食完畢後清理枱面,而另一位小朋友會負責給鮮花灌溉、或者在我們做完勞作後把書櫃內清理好。而公仔角落亦要弄得齊齊整整、鉛筆要鑽好放回櫃內待下次可以用。我們還有數不盡的任務。這任務表會掛在班內,而要負責的小朋友相片會被貼在任務表上。

We hebben nog een paar extra ‘bewoners’in de klas gekregen; een aantal beren op een plankje. Als we gaan werken kan de juf niet altijd alle kinderen tegelijk aandacht geven(ze hangt het ‘stoplicht” op rood, dan mag je haar niet storen) en dus moeten we omgaan met uitgestelde aandacht.Wat doe je dan als je toch niet precies weet wat je moet doen??? Hiervoor hebben we de beren; de ene beer heeft een vraagteken; “ik heb een vraag”. De volgende beer heeft een bril, ‘kijk goed om jeheen of je toch de oplossing bij een ander ziet”. De derde en vierde beer zitten met de armen om elkaar; vraag het een ander, die dicht bij je is, of ook hetzelfde werkje doet”. de laatste beer heeft een bakje; als je het echt niet weet, doe je naamkaartje in het bakje, de juf kijkt zo gauw ze kan wie er een vraag heeft en komt je helpen. Intussen ga je wat anders doen.

We have a few more extra visitors in the class. A few bears in the class. If we are working, our teacher can’t always give individual attention to each child at the same time. So the teacher will hang a red sign by the “stop light”, which means you can’t disturb her. We need to learn how to wait for our turn. What should you then do if you really don’t know what to do? We have for that the bears. One bear has a question mark sign, meaning “I have a question.”. The other bear has glasses, meaning “look around you carefully to see if you can find the answer from someone.”. The 3rd and the 4th bears are sitting with their arms around each other, which then means you need to ask someone whoever is the closest to you, or whoever is doing the same task as you are. The last bear has got a little tray. That means if you really don’t know, you can put your name card in it, so that the teacher will come to help you whenever she can. In between, you can do something else.

我們還多了幾位客人,就是這幾隻小熊。我們在練習時,老師不肯同一時間應付這麼多小朋友,所以老師會亮起紅色交通燈,即是她不想被騃騷擾。我們就要學習耐心等待。如果你不知道應該怎樣做你的任務,那你可以找那位有個問號的小熊。這代表你有問題想發問。老師就會選用不同的熊仔幫你。譬如,戴上眼鏡的熊仔代表你要留心看看其他小朋友怎樣做,或許你會找到解決方法。而第三和第四隻熊是擁抱著的就代表你要問問你身邊的同學,或者跟你一樣做同一任務的同學研究一下。然後,最後一隻熊仔是拿著一個小盤子,這是代表如果你仍解決不到,你可以把自己的名字咭放入去,那樣老師有時間時就會立即幫你。你其間可以做其他東西先。

Zoals jullie zien, we hebben al heel wat geleerd en leren iedere dag weer iets nieuws erbij.

Like you see, we have enough to learn and everyday we do something new.

如你所看,我們有不少東西要好好學習,而每天我們都會學到不少新事物呢!

We gaan er met zijn allen een heel fijn, vrolijk, leerzaam jaar van maken in groep 1/2 a!!

We are going to have a great enjoyable, and learning year in this class!

我們將會有個快樂而充實的新學年!

Tags: ,