Our students had a great fun when two police officers visited our Center on 5 May 2008. They demostrated the art of self-defence and explained the importance of safety awareness. Besides learning about the work scopes and responsibilities of a policeman, our students had a chance to view and touch the handcuff, baton and whistle. They also went into the police car and listen to the siren.
Thank you the police officers for conducting such a meaningful session for our students !
Saturday, July 5, 2008
A Visit By Police Officers
2007 Year End Concert Cum K2 Graduation
Honey Tree Year End Concert cum Graduation Celebration 2007 saw the biggest turn-out over the years. Held at SAFRA Club Tampines, the afternoon was filled with scrumptious food, dances, speeches and songs, courtesy of our NI, N2, K1, K2 students and all the staff of Honey Tree. It was certainly an afternoon to remember for the parents and relatives who turned up in full support of their children’s year end performance. The afternoon was particularly memorable for the four K2 students who were graduating from the centre as well.
Honey Tree teachers and children’s effort in creating an unforgettable afternoon could clearly be seen from the line up of exciting performances, costumes as well as the backdrop decorations. “The preparations really depict the theme,"Fairly Tales and Aesop’s Fables" well,” said one of the parents of the theme for the afternoon.
Mr Cheng, who attended the afternoon event with his wife who was about to deliveryher second baby said, “I am so happy to have sent my daughter to Honey Tree. Lian Xin (their 4 year-old N1 daughter) has gained so much from the Centre”.
Another parent, Mdm Normizah said, “I was excited and was worried initially that Friki (her son who was in K1) would not perform but was so relief to see him so steady and did so well on stage.
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The Management & Staff of Honey Tree wish to thank all the parents for their kind support for making this yearly event a great success.
Honey Tree teachers and children’s effort in creating an unforgettable afternoon could clearly be seen from the line up of exciting performances, costumes as well as the backdrop decorations. “The preparations really depict the theme,"Fairly Tales and Aesop’s Fables" well,” said one of the parents of the theme for the afternoon.
Mr Cheng, who attended the afternoon event with his wife who was about to deliveryher second baby said, “I am so happy to have sent my daughter to Honey Tree. Lian Xin (their 4 year-old N1 daughter) has gained so much from the Centre”.
Another parent, Mdm Normizah said, “I was excited and was worried initially that Friki (her son who was in K1) would not perform but was so relief to see him so steady and did so well on stage.
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The Management & Staff of Honey Tree wish to thank all the parents for their kind support for making this yearly event a great success.
>>>>Please refer to Honey Tree’s Web Album for more pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/honeytreeccc/
Family Day On 3 Nov 2007
It was the first time Honey Tree organized a Family Day event for our children and their family members. It was held on a bright, sunny Saturday morning at East Coast Park on the 3rd of November 2007.
We were quite apprehensive initially as to whether the continuous torrential rain that week would dampen it. We were also quite worried and disappointed with the poor response by the parents. In fact, we had been encouraging and convincing the parents to join us and enticing the children about the many games, food, drinks, door gifts and prizes that could be won!
Anyway, no matter rain or shine, or the ‘not so overwhelming response’ by the parents, we were still all prepared and geared up to carry out our mission :
“To enhance family bonding and to have fun !” 
There were five games in total like ‘Support Your Child’, ‘I am Always With You’ and ‘Daddy! Mummy! I Am Brave’, to name a few. We were astounded and surprised that most of the family members were very ‘sporting’! They willingly participated in all the games that were carried out! The most interesting game that all of us unanimously agreed was ‘I Can See You Through My Heart’. This is a game where it challenged parents to recognize their children’s voices. The parents had to locate their children while being blindfolded. The scene was indeed very heartwarming and endearing and nearly made some of us shed our tears!
We were glad that our children and their family members were having a great time mingling and chatting with other family members. We were very encouraged and overwhelmed with the support given by the children and their families who attended this Family Day event. We hope that this Family Day event had been meaningful to the families and their loved ones and that the next Family Day would be more fun, exciting and interesting than this year. See you again in 2008!
Special Phonics & Reading Programme
Commencing from 1st February 2008, the children in our Centre have an opportunity to attend a new enrichment programme using special needs techniques and methods, namely :
“Special Reading and Phonics Programme”
This unique programme is specially designed and conducted by the Principal of Sunshine kidz, Mrs Sheehan-Oliveiro Betty Caroline. It has been proven to be an effective way to teach reading.
Over 180 research studies to date have proven that phonics is the BEST WAY to teach reading to all students. They also have shown that phonics is the ONLY WAY to teach reading to students with dyslexia, a condition related to poor reading, and other learning disabilities.
Some children have auditory discrimination or visual perception problems. Some of these symptoms include,
1. Spatial confusion - unable to differentiate left-right, on self, other, or paper;
2. Confuses letter pairs as b-d, m-w, p-q. Confuses words such as was-saw, on-no.
Mrs Sheehan-Oliveiro Betty Caroline of Sunshinekidz suggested the following exercises to help improve directionality and reduce reversals:
- Simplify tasks so only one new discrimination is made at a time.
- Make each simple discrimination automatic before the next one is introduced. Overteach 'b", then overteach 'd", before presenting both together.
- Each discrimination that causes repeated errors should be worked with by itself until the problem is overcome.
- Trace, then write, the confused letter or word and pronounce it as written.
- Use short frequent practice periods. Lengthen the time between practice sessions as the material is retained.
- If the child is confused about his own left/right, use a ring, watch, ribbon or band on his writing arm. Color cue side of desk or paper or word as a starting place.
- Gradually increase the difficulty of material to discriminate. If errors are made, go back to simpler practice.
A Thematic Approach
Our special enrichment programme is based on "Thematic Approach" which covers the following:
Language Immersion
Creative Art & Craft
Music & Movement
Fun News
Project Works
Sensorial Exercises
Speed Reading and Phonics
Computer Whiz
Science Discovery
Mathematic Experiences
Reading Program
Young Chefs
Moral Education
Educational Tours
Little Green Fingers
Traffic Awareness
Outdoor Activities
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