SICC Kick-board competition

Stephan (and his cousin, Mark) both won a gold medal at the SICC kick-board competition. Unfortunately, the Steph only did one event before it got rained-out, but he was feeling quite chuffed! The last time Steph won a swim medal, there were only 2 boys swimming in his age group so he came in last and won a silver. This time, there were 6 boys swimming, so he really did do very well!

Kids Milo Tryathlon Nightmare

This inaugrual event was really not very well thought out.

1. traffic jams getting into Sentosa

2. Bikes laid out all over the place with no security.

No racks; I was petrified that the bikes were gonna get trampled on....... or worse yet, someone was gonna just walk off with em!

3. No signage along the course & in the transition areas

The kids were running around the transition area asking where the run out was.......

Mat was 1st coming back into the transition area but took absolutely ages coming back from the run leg. We found out later that because there were no signs, he actually did 2km instead of the 1km for his age group!
4. No race briefing .................

After waiting for what seemed like ages, someone announced that the race was gonna be delayed for 1/2 hr but 2 seconds later, the kids were running into the water and someone decided that since the kids started, the 1st wave would just go ahead.......... how strange!

But, the kids had fun with their friends and I guess that's what counts!

Tim carrying Nic..........

This photo is for Peng since she didn't think Tim could carry Nic.......... haha!!!

ACS (Primary) Class 4F 1st in class

Yes, that's my baby Mathieu, Top student in class........ I am so proud!!!

I do believe that the Singapore school system may be slowly changing for the better; there is a move away from the "stick" to the "carrot". The boys now receive awards and commendations not only for academic achievements but for sports and other extra-curricular activities too. It's great for their morale and motivates them to do better. When Mat & Nic 1st returned to Singapore, they wanted to go back to international school. I debated it for a while as they both really enjoyed going to GIS in KL (they showed an enjoyment and eagerness to learn that was very much lacking in Spore). Unfortunately, I could not afford to put all 3 kids in international school so they returned to ACS. After the initial hurdles though, they both fit in fine and are coping in school. (With the exception of chinese from which they are now exempted!)

ACS is actually a great school; it offers our children a holistic education. The boys are given a good christian education based on "Wisdom and goodness" so that they can become real gentlemen and future leaders. What more can we ask for?