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School Hunt: Pristine Private School / Pristine Rainbow Nursery

April 28Super late update.C and I decided to not enroll V to nursery, but would make an extra effort at home to prepare him for KG1.We have also registered and enrolled him for KG1 as early as March. Yup that early because school seat here in Dubai get’s filled up fast. ***We visited both Pristine Private School and its Pristine Rainbow Nursery today. Vierte was in a good mood today and answered Ms. Honey’s questions (Name, age, dad and mom’s name). Ms. Honey suggested that we visit its affiliate nursery Pristine Rainbow Nursery and see if we’d like to enroll V for the last term (April-June) to prepare him for KG class as it would be a big help to prepare him for big school. We initially liked the idea of sending him to Nursery first to prepare him for big school (closing our eyes on the fees). The nursery is just 2 blocks away so if we do decide to enroll him for the last term we’d be walking to and from the nursery 🙂 …

School hunt

We are on a hunt for a good school here in Dubai preferably around Al Nahda 2 which is near our place. I have been reading about the difference between British Curriculum (BC) and American Curriculum (AC) and the corresponding qualifications namely IGCSE, AS, A level, NC, and GCSE. The most important for us is that Vierte will enjoy school hopefully more on a play skill base environment. Here are the list of schools we are considering as this is also close to our area. Pristine Private School The Oxford School Star International Al Twar Apple International The Sheffield Private Philadelphia Private 

Searching for a Nursery

Finding a good and not so expensive Nursery here in Dubai is Dad and I a headache! Last night we bump into a school with an annual fee of 50,000dhs for a nursery.  The reason why I want Vierte to attend a 2 – 3 day nursery class so that he get’s to interact with other kids his age and learn to be independent. He get’s cranky when he doesn’t see me or daddy around.  I have been searching the web, reading parents feedback and have made a list of schools to visit this weekend.  Hopefully we can find one that would be fun for the little man. 

Vierte turns Two

We had a week long celebration for Vierte’s 2nd birthday.  Oct 15 @ Dubai Mall to watch Dubai Water Fountain show. Oct 16 @ Daddy’s basketball game.  I baked chocolate cupcakes and double chocolate cake for the kids (and adults to enjoy).       Vierte with his CB&I friends and his birthday cake and cupcake Oct 17 @ Mamzar Park Swimming Pool area On the eve of his bday Dad and I prepared balloons and gifts and arranged it at the sala floor as a surprise when he wakes up. Then we headed to Mamzar park with Daddy’s friends.    “wow mama many balloons”

teething…cough…colds

Our cranky little man is dozing off after taking his medications. This is the second time that Vierte has been sick here in Dubai and I miss having my sister around during this time. Bernadette just manages to get Vierte drink his meds without the drama.Last night we waited for 2 hours at Prime Medical for the Dr. Joshi to check on him. Kids before us was also sick, the parents is blaming the weather. Really hot outside and AC is turned on at home whole day. Teeth are pooping out of his gums as well and the pain would wake him up. He would grab my hand and put it in his mouth requesting for a gum massage. Praying he’ll be feeling better soon. Dad will be on business trip next week.

Lolo Dad’s Visit

Two weeks after we arrived here in Dubai Lolo Bernard visited us from Kansas for a week. We visited Dubai’s must see places via the Big Bus City tour, Desert Safari and with our resident tour guide Tito Edward. Big Bus Tour:The weather was cold and nice but a bit foggy. Among the places we saw my favorite was the Atlantis, and the Dubai museum where we got to take a glimpse of the city’s history. We ended the tour with Dhow Cruise along Dubai Creek. Atlantis: Our second visit to Atlantis was a treat! We’ll have lunch at Kaleidoscope where Tito Mon works. This time we had a leisure time at the famous hotel, Tito Edward was our official tour guide for the day. This time we also got to see the aquarium which we missed on our big bus tour. Desert Safari: Safari is a must when you visit Dubai. Daddy and Lolo got dizzy during the ride to the camp where we’ll have a barbq dinner and watch belly dancing. I was …