Art class resumes

Life after MCO is slowly getting back to normal.  Art class for the girls resumed last week.  There were SOPs in place - temperature scanning upon entry, hand sanitisers and spraying-on of sanitiser on the clothes too.  Non-students weren't allowed in so I peeked from the door. 

Check out the social distancing...

All masked up

SE's nose is out of the mask.  And nope she doesn't want to cover her nose.  That's why, no way younger kids would be able to keep to SOPs when schools start.  Hopefully the virus will be at bay by then.

Ball

MCO is really rather boring for the kids. No school, no activities. It's already past the June 2-week school holidays and they haven't even stepped foot into school since the previous March school holiday!  I've been too busy at work to focus on them.  So they are mostly with hubby.  He is someone who watches TV ALL the time. Once he finishes binge-watching a movie or series, he starts on another.  The kids mostly just sit there and watch along (unless they're breaking my rule of no iPad until night-time).

I do wish I had more time to spend with them.  Sigh.

Look Mummy! I'm a ball.

Hehehe

Ball again

I'm glad they can entertain themselves sometimes haha.

MCO schoolwork

My primary memories of the MCO... Work stress.  Being able to stay home a lot.  And going through schoolwork with THIS kid.

Su Ern, come do your google assignments....

Stares at the ceiling

Su Ern?

Makes like a turtle

What are you doing?!  Come here faster!

Hides in plain sight

SU ERN!!!

Another attempt at hiding

Yep this one definitely would try the patience of an angel.  She, however, is patient enough to do this the whole night.  I kid you not.  Sigh.

Activity page for Mummy

SE made me an activity page titled 'Fun with plants!'.  Name the plant.  Easy, hehe.  I'd just shown her a joke where the kid answered with actual names for the plants so that's where she got the idea from.

So I named the plants Susie, Bob and Jack.  The other activities are actually also quite fun to do.  Draw a plant house, draw a cage, draw a book.  And completing the pictures.

Mission accomplished

An activity page created just for me, awww.

Masks on!

One day MCO will be lifted and the kiddos will go back out into the world.  I bought masks in preparation.  They won't be comfortable to wear for prolonged periods of time and the kids might very well tear them off after a while.  But at least the masks are as nice-looking as they can be.  Check it out...

Red panda mask

Pink bear mask

Blue bear mask

Not bad huh?

Toys and iPad

This is a pic of JE on her bed. Those are only part of the soft toys we have, there are more not in the picture.

I am busy

Photo from another day... JE likes soft toys and keeps wanting more. But how to play with so many right?  Some are actively played with and many are not.  And as in both photos here show, she is on the iPad instead. 

Too busy for my toys...

The toys are of course cleared away for bed-time.

More online learning

Challenges continue with the small girl.  She takes a VERY long time to finish assignments.  Most of this time is spent kicking, moaning, moping, complaining and general avoidance of actually doing the assignment.

Good thing our maid Jane has started to take on SE's homework as part of her duties.  After a whole day of persuading, scolding and threatening... she would report, "TWO assignments done already".  There would be some outstanding as Jane can't help on the Chinese part.

Then at nights, I will take on the other assignments.

Su Ern, come do your Maths.

I want to delete Google Classroom

Su Ern!  Bablablabla - I also fedup of saying the same things.  You can see her fingers coming out to count.

My teachers are bad. And crazy

Ah pek version now.

Why do I have SO MUCH homework

After all the effort, both Jane and myself will be tired out.