In the midst of the 2012 Olympics in London – and days after Feng Tianwei’s historic bronze medal in the table tennis singles – Noey here had a little olympic activity of his own.
As part of his kindy’s National Day celebrations, they held a Little Olympics meet for students and family. This is the 3rd year running that they’ve had this event. What started as the K2 project in 2010 (then inspired by the Youth Olympics that were held in Singapore) has grown into a new school tradition. This is Noey’s 2nd time taking part, and compared to last year, he was much more ready to get involved and have fun.
They started the day singing National Day songs. This, by the way, is one of Noey’s favourite activities. Last year, as a 2.5 year old and barely one month after he started school, he totally surprised us with his ability to sing one verse and the chorus of Reach Out For The Stars. This year, he was singing along with gusto to all the songs. It was very cute.
When are we going to start??
“Don’t worry Gor-gor! There’s going to be plenty of opportunity for singing and flag waving once we get going!”
Can you spot Noey enthusiastically singing?
The event was the Little Olympics, and so after exercising our vocal chords, it was time to exercise our muscles! The kids got to visit sports stalls sited in various classrooms and common areas and try their hand at different sports.
Basketball.
He was SO PLEASED that he managed to get the ball into the net himself, and twice too!
Table Tennis.
Tennis.
Bowling.
Jungle Gym Obstacle Course
In between, we also had time to have some snacks. I closed an eye and the kids enjoyed the free-flow popcorn and cotton candy. (Ok, no cotton candy for Naomi and I tried to pick out the less sugar-coated piece of popcorn for her. I closed one eye, not both!)
Cotton candy dreams
This year, I also signed Noey and his Papa up for the triathlon event. Noey had been absolutely fascinated watching the race last year. In fact, after all the participants were done, he took off on the course on his own, working his way through the stations correctly. So this year, I thought he’d enjoy taking part. It wasn’t a real triathlon, of course. It was a child-parent relay and they each had to scooter, then run, then hop through a series of hula hoops before scootering back to the start. I have a very shaky video of the whole thing as I was too excited and kept cheering and didn’t look through my camera. DD was a good sport too and put in his best for the event. They didn’t win any prizes – the K2 children were much faster – but did get a nice certificate for participation as reward for their efforts.
The boys get a prize!
It was a fun morning of our favourite things – sunshine, sports, snacks and Singapore songs! And it was a nice way to get into the National Day spirit.
Happy birthday Singapore!
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