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Preschoolville’s Kiddie Cookfest 2012

Monday, January 30th, 2012

One thing that’s so great about having your own school is that when it comes to activities- it’s sky’s the limit! In Preschoolville, we have conjured up relevant learning experiences that I’m sure the kids will remember forever. One of which is our recently held Kiddie Cookfest.

That's my daughter, Amber and her classmates doing their own rendition of pizza!

Our babies are also doing their own thing- whipping up a delicious buttercream frosting!

It's graham cake for our prep kids!

As a parent, I am truly happy to see my daughter, Amber, having the time of her life. She enjoys every minute of being in school and that is what matters most.

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Preschoolville’s Spooky Fun Party 2011

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

It’s that time of the year again when oldies like yours truly get to relive fond childhood memories, wear costumes, and eat tons of candies. Yep, it’s Halloween… Halloween is undoubtedly one of my most favorite programs that we organize in the school. Though it is something that entails tons of preparations, it is definitely worthwhile because kids enjoy every minute of it. For this year, the teachers decided to go for the popular gypsy look. We did not want to stress ourselves much with costumes that’s why we went for something that is easy, affordable, and hassle-free. We’ve worn gypsy costumes before that’s why we knew what items of clothing to pick. Now the best place to pick out gorgeous and bold-printed skirts is none other than the local ukay-ukay shops. So we headed for Robinsons Angeles and patiently sorted racks and racks of clothes to pick out the best outfit for a gypsy wannabe. The pictures would tell you that our efforts were a success! To complete our outfit, we headed to Vente store in Marquee and got ourselves super affordable accessories. Thus, the finish product!

Of course, I also needed to worry about the costume that my daughter is going to wear. Last year, she was able to successfully impersonate Lady Gaga. We were hoping to transform her into Mystique of the X-men or Smurfette but our attempts to dye her clothes blue failed. We had to make last minute changes to our plan and decided to go simple instead. With an old frilly dress, a few tubes of face-paint, and a white wig, she emerged a beautifully creepy living china doll. Here she is.
At a very low budget, we were able to pull of quite impressive costume results. Can’t wait for next year’s spooky fun party!

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Newlyfound Teaching Resources for Think Ahead

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

After 7 days of teaching the kids of Think Ahead, I am getting the hang of it! Honestly, I am loving it… :-) One of the things that I include in my planning is sourcing the internet for worksheets and other activities related to my topic. The program for Think Ahead is basically composed of reading and math skills. To make it more organized, we made it literature-based. Anyway, I will be talking more about Think Ahead in the coming days and might share some of the cool worksheets I made for the program. For now, I want to highlight the great websites that I found in the last few days… Check them out, too!
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/
This website contains cool reading comprehension worksheets to sharpen the thinking skills of kids who are already starting to read!
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
This website has plenty of wonderful worksheets catered to children with varying abilities!
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/
As a pre-nursery and now a Think Ahead teacher, this website will forever remain to be one of my favorites!
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
This website is my newfound love! Super loaded with cool and amazing worksheets, flashcards, and so much more!
I urge teachers like me to browse through these wonderful sites! Until my next post… Ciao!

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High 5′s for Summer! – Preschoolville’s Summer Programs

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Keep your child busy this summer by enrolling them in our fun-filled and exciting programs!
For inquiries, PM us or call us at 6245922.
Check out our brochure for more information –> summerbrochure

**School transportation is available.

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We Made It!: Preschoolville’s Recognition and Graduation Program

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Last March 18, 2011, we finally put a close to School Year 2010-2011! That day, which we celebrated with a Recognition/Graduation program, was unbelievably great! It was a happy and tearful event… An unforgettable moment that has surely left an indelible mark in the hearts of all of those involved. I could not help feeling proud of our team… It has been a tough road to take but we managed to do it and, surprisingly, even elevate it to incredible heights!
As always, the preparations have been rigid… the planning thorough. Like our other programs, we wanted it to be perfect—if possible, make it the best of them all. Conceptualizing the whole thing was not an easy process. Our dilemma involved synchronizing two programs (The Recognition of Pre-Nursery, Nursery, and Kinder and the Graduation of Prep) in one- without making it very long and dragging. The presence of creative minds in our team made everything possible. It was a lot of hard work but we were able to pull through- with flying colors.
The whole thing was not an easy process. A program as big as this involved a lot of coordinating, planning, budgeting, and brainstorming!! Limited manpower resources prompted us to multi-task and work double time. Adding up to the mounting stressor is the presence of one parent who refused to join because he felt it was not necessary to recognize small children… But even so, we still had our happy ending… Thank you to our parents (who were very cooperative!) and kids (who seemed extra-behaved that day :-) )…
Already, we are gearing up for the next school year… We will continue putting our heads together to come up with nothing but the best!

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Preschoolville’s White Christmas Party 2010

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

From a school owner’s perspective, preparation for our first ever Christmas Party has been truly daunting, but wonderfully rewarding.  As with our other programs, we had to do everything- from the planning, backdrop making, designing, etc. etc.  I am glad that we complement each other in terms of strengths and skills.  It seems easy to be the best if you are with the best. :-)


For this school year, our theme was “White Christmas”.  We wanted our program to be subtly explosive- choosing white as the main color because of its simple elegance and purity.  Having the kids dress in white complemented other Christmas colors.  Everything- from the physical set-up to the children’s attire has been perfect.  It was truly a sight to behold.

Of course, physical appearance is nothing without a well-planned and organized program.  Our party, which revolved around the idea of sharing was surprisingly easy to conceptualize.  First the kids ‘shared’ their talents to their parents in a form of a dance number. Then, we proceeded to the traditional gift-giving, led, of course, by our jolly old friend, dear ol Santa Claus.

Being placed in the super tight schedule of the most popular Santa Claus in Angeles City was not a breeze.  Schools, malls, and other events book him as early as January.  Because we were a bit late, we got an earlier date.  Regardless, the program went well and as always, Santa has been adorable and charming.

We beefed up our gift-giving activity by pondering, again, on the idea of sharing.  Now, we are aware that Santa conducts his own charity program with the less fortunate kids.  What we did was that we asked the kids to give Santa a gift, also… He was truly touched and surprised by this gesture.  I do not know but I think this move earned us a soft spot in his heart…:-)  Then, the kids also shared simple tokens and small gifts to their classmates.  There was really so much love in the air!

The day ended with snacks and refreshments that were donated by the parents.  Indeed, joy and love have been the fitting adjectives for that day!  Merry Christmas dear preschoolvillers…. God bless You!

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Preschoolville Update: Spooky Fun Party 2010

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

As we await the launching of our website, I’ve decided to share my thoughts about recent experiences we’ve had in our school- Preschoolville Learning Center. I should have done this a long time ago… The bum in me has been waiting for some free time to get things done. Now, I realized that there is no such thing as ‘free time’. We alone can ‘make time’. Anyways, along side this, I vow to start mapping out the beginnings of what our website should look like… better watch out for this because we promise to make it explosive!
Well, just a few hours ago, we have successfully concluded our Spooky Fun Party in school. This is when we celebrate Halloween with a bang- dance presentations, games, snacks, trick-or-treat, and bonding with friends and family. Two years ago, I would not have said the same thing… But ever since we modified and improved the Halloween Program we have been accustomed to in another school, I have grown to really appreciate what we have done. See, our Spooky Fun Party does not have any element of competition since there are no best costume winners here… As what we always do, we put the children at the center of the whole thing- from the planning, organizing, and implementing. And in the process, without really trying so hard, we get to impress our parents, too.
Parents’ support are imperative to ensure the success of any program. Our reputation for pulling out effective activities have enabled us to rightfully earn their trust. Later on, whenever you seek their help, they know and believe that what you are doing are for their kids’ benefit.
Check out some of our Spooky Fun Party pictures!





I will really do my best to update my readers about the recent happenings in Preschoolville! Until our next program! Ciao!

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Step 4: The BIR Proceedings

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

I might as well write my experiences down before I totally forget them… But then again, how can a newbie entrepreneur really forget her first time encounter with the dreaded Bureau?
I’ve heard them all before..the awful under-the-table stories, accounting books and ledgers, meetings with BIR personnel, negotiations, bribes…ugh… I was wondering how can I possibly enter this unknown world of taxes? How will we somehow make earnings considering it’s just our first year without fearing that the BIR will get everything from us? We have talked to many businessmen… according to them, whether you are honest or not, the BIR will still be there to get you… so their suggestion? Hide and Bribe… Ugh, again… How can I find it in me… in us.. to do a dishonest thing? (more…)

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Step 3: Mayor’s Permit

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Getting a mayor’s permit a.k.a business permit is also an easy process. However, what made the whole thing stressing for me was that I needed to travel something around 10 to 15 km from our place to the mayor’s office in Bacolor. And the sad part is, the whole processing procedure required me to take 5 trips to and fro… Seriously, I was on the verge of saying no already. I blame myself for not knowing that the place we rented was not within Angeles City. But, I do not want to chicken out at this time… I realized that this is just the first of many more hardships that any wannabe businessman will encounter. Giving up now is out of the question… not after everything we have been through. (more…)

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Step 2: Barangay Certification/Permit

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

After getting your DTI Registration, the next step is to acquire the business certificate of your business (Don’t forget to bring a copy of your DTI permit with you).
With all the requirements that I have worked on, this is probably the one that ‘shocked’ me the most. Nope, it was not a difficult process… no hassles really… except for an uncalled for ‘request’ that the barangay captain asked from me… (more…)

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