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School Hunt pt2

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We continue the search and visited the following schools and a brief review…

The Oxford School
Curriculum – English National Curriculum
KG1-Grade 12

We have a friend who sends their kids here and they are very happy with the school and the kids are too. That itself is a plus already, we only don’t want our kids to learn but to be happy as well.
The guy who toured us around the KG department was not a member of the faculty so he was not really able to explain well the activities that the school offer for KG students he just mainly just showed us around and pointed out the Star International – Al Twar Curriculum – National Curriculum for England and Wales
KG1-Year 8

Star has a homey feel to it and the assistant principal who toured us was very pleasant lady. We don’t have any friends who has children in this school but base on the comments we read on the forum’s majority says that they love the school. Unfortunately the fee is just way beyond our budget.

Apple International School

Not so happy with how we were entertained during our visit. The reception ladies just instructed us to go around the KG area and that was practically it.

School Hunt: Pristine Private School / Pristine Rainbow Nursery

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April 28


Super 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. 


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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 🙂

Enrolling him to Rainbow nursery will also assure him a place at Pristine Private’s KG class that would be a big advantage.

Any feedback on both school?

School hunt

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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 

“balit-tad”

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After reading few blogs here and there I realized that I haven’t been writing/updating this one. Bad me!

“balit-tad” (baliktad) a Tagalog word which means up side down, example: wearing the right shoe on your left foot. 

This is Vierte’s current favorite Tagalog word, he would sometimes read his book the wrong way and call my attention to announce “ma book is balit-tad” or when he wears his shoe/slippers in the wrong foot “Oh-oh balit-tad…Mama ano ba yan!” and laugh. He picks up his Tagalog words when Coy and I talk and his Bisaya words when he hears me talk to my Mama or my siblings.

His Lolo Dino insists that we speak to him only in one language para di daw maguluhan. Coy and I on the other hand wants him to learn Tagalog and Bisaya para naman pag umuwi kami he can converse with his cousins at di “mabebenta” kasi naiintindihan nya yung mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya. Next year when he starts school Arabic and French classes are included in the curriculum, this mommy is very excited to learn with him.


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potty-wee training update


Vierte is nappy free at home except at night for bedtime. We had 2 afternoon nap wee accident but after that so far wala na. During his nap every 45 mins I try to carry him and whisper “wee wee in the bathroom”, he would reply “not yet mama” sabay iyak. Ngayon everytime I try to carry him iiyak agad sabay “not yet weewee mama”. There would be days he would wake up in the morning na walang weewee yung nappy nya. This worries me kasi baka magka UTI. While dressing him up for a weekend trip to the mall he would tell me “I wear nappy mama ok” 


Hopefully before he starts preschool no nappy na talaga.


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PooPottyWee

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A few weeks after he turned two I introduced him to his potty seat a gift from Mamita. We started with telling him our potty time and would let him come inside the bathroom with either mom and dad.


1st week:
“Oh oh mama is yucky!” – that’s after him taking a wee on his brief. I would let him seat on the loo after and announce potty wee time


2nd week:
Addicted to the loo by now, every 30  minutes he would announce potty time. We only had 1 wee accident this week.


3rd week:
Got tired of it! He completely forgot potty time and we were back to wearing nappy.


4th week:
Insist in wearing his brief’s only and during our mall trip he would hold on to his wee till we get to the loo.

Searching for a Nursery

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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

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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”