Kate has been bugging me for weeks to send her to school. Every morning, she gets into the car with #3 and #5 and nods her head enthusiastically saying, “Kate school?”. And after the other 2 are dropped off and we arrive back home, she will start crying and repeating forlornly, “Kate schoooool… Kate schoooool…” So when I told her she could finally go to ‘school’ at MY GYM, she was extremely excited. She wore her shoes, strapped on her bag and stood at the door waiting for me.
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| “Peace, mum” |
She joined the Gymster class which is for kids 19 months to 3 years old. The class commences with about 5 minutes of free play for them to warm up and get settled in. Then everyone sits around the red circle for circle time. Teacher Liyana prepped me beforehand that on the first session, it is normal to expect any of these 3 reactions from the kids.
- Crying
- Clinging on to parent
- Exploring the gym
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| Circle time |
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| Demonstrating a headstand |
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| Balancing |
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| We jump, jump, jump and we stop! |
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| The magic flying carpet |
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| “Wheeee!” |
We were almost at the end of the session and it was time for ‘Separation’. Parents were instructed to stay as far away as possible or even hide from the kids to gradually get them to reduce their separation anxiety. The kids sat on the blue mat and played with toys and sang songs.
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| “The babies on the bus go Waahh, Waahh, Waahh” |
This boy is so adorable. He was really into it. For a moment I thought he was really crying. Then he suddenly burst into a giggle.
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It was time for Manipulatives. Today’s object was the playground ball and they had to clench the ball between their thighs. Their imagination was stimulated by asking them questions, for example, “Is this a hat?” And Kate nodded! Haha.
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The hour passed so quickly and soon it was time to sing the ‘bye bye song’. There was no doubt about it. Kate absolutely loves her school and can’t wait for next week!
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MY GYM is a U.S. program with 30 years of experience in children’s fitness. Their classes are suitable for children from 4 months to 10 years. Classes are 1 hour long and fees are $468+GST for a 10-week term + $60 one time registration fee. If you are thinking of what to do for your child’s birthday, why not give them a call and find out more. Their Birthday Bash looks really exciting, and are specially catered to kids all the way from 1 month to 10 years old.
Save tip: All gym programs come with 1 Free Open Gym per week during their term of enrolment. They are quite flexible with their make-up policy and up to 2 make-up lessons are allowed per term.
To see how Kate has progressed, here’s my review at the end of the 10 lessons.
Jurong East (Westgate)
Tel: 64659205
Tampines
Tel: 67897061
Marine Parade
Tel: 64409916
Rochester
Tel: 66849220
River Valley
Tel: 67335168
Ang Mo Kio
Tel: 65562145
Disclaimer: Kate was sponsored one term at MY GYM. All opinions are my own.