Raising Real Men Book Review

If you are struggling with your boys, you may wish to read Raising Real Men : Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys by Hal and Melanie Young. You can read my review of the book at my other blog, Building An Ark in Singapore.

Building The Next Generation

Would you be interested to know more about raising your children for the Kingdom? Then come and listen to David Leong, Executive Director of Scripture Union share and teach.

  

For more details, please click here.

2009 Homeschool Curriculum Fair

If you are contemplating homeschooling or are already homeschooling and want to find like-minded people to hang around with the Singapore Homeschool Group is holding their annual Homeschool Curriculum Fair again. Details are below :

Homeschool Curriculum Fair 2009

DATE: 25 March (Wed)

TIME: 2:30-5:00pm

VENUE: Pandan Valley’s Lounge
(building along the tennis & basketball courts)

Map -

http://maps.yellowpages.com.sg/maps/scripts/default_new.asp?1=RadioButton2&building=cempaka,%20pandan%20valley

If you are coming by :

• BUS : please click on bus-stops on this map for details
• CAR : Tell the Security Guard you’re going to the Lounge (park in designated lots)

We currently have:

1. Angie (3pm) – An introduction to the Charlotte Mason approach of homeschooling (www.amblesideonline.org)
2. Mimi (3:15pm) – PSLE and beyond
3. Jenny (3:30pm)- An introduction to Math-U-See
4. Connie (3: 45pm)- Use of manipulatives from Right Start Math to supplement the local math curriculum
5. Possibly – Sarah (4pm) on Art and more

*These are approximate times only and please note that although the Panel Discussion may be about the local experience (if we’re able to get the speakers), the event is opened to all.

At the event:

• see a sample of curricula used by homeschooling families in Singapore
• meet VERY ORDINARY homeschooling mums/dads
• homeschooling kids who aren’t HERMITS and
• families of different nationalities/beliefs.

No registration required.

*** Please do not email me or ask me for other details as I am not the organiser of the event nor will I be there since I would most likely be in confinement Instead, do sign up with the Singapore Homeschool Yahoo Group for updates and if you have any questions about the event or anything pertaining to homeschooling in Singapore.

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My personal musings can be found at Building An Ark in Singapore.

It’s Closed!

Yep. It’s final now. The Book Store is officially closed. Someone asked if I will re-open it. Maybe. Maybe not. But definitely not in the near future. Perhaps when our youngest child (whoever that may be ) turns 5 or 6 and I have more independent little ones.

What will I do with the books that have not sold? I do not know – yet There are not that many anyway. Maybe put it on eBay? Or place it with my friend Angie at The Home Library

Thanks again for your support.

* Pending orders are being processed.

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My personal musings can be found at Building An Ark in Singapore.

News Flash!

This is a reminder that you will have to bookmark our new url in view of the administrative and technical problems I am having with my domain host

This is the new url
www.BuildingUpMoms.WordPress.com

I don’t think it would affect those who have subscribed to FeedBurner for updates but I can’t be sure. If it does, you’ll have to re-subscribe which I know, is a bummer!

I am so sorry about this!

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For my personal musings, visit Building An Ark in Singapore.

Please take note…

… that if you cannot check out the website in the upcoming weeks, you should key in this url :

www.BuildingUpMoms.WordPress.com

This is due to some administrative problem with my domain host – again!

Some of you may remember a similar fiasco one year back that resulted in my switch to www.WordPress.com.

Anyhow, this is to let you know in advance so that you won’t be caught unaware.

My personal blog at

Building An Ark in Singapore at www.MamaLim.WordPress.com

is unaffected.

Some freebies

I received an email from the great people at Menu Planning Central giving away some free stuff that can help you in your household management duties.

Check out Free New Years Success Pack for Moms for free information on how to organise your fridge, lose weight and menu plan!

Remember menu planning is very helpful in both managing stress and your food expenditure!

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For my personal musings, visit Building An Ark in Singapore.

Homeschooling Helps from TOS

 There are two things going on at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. First of all, you may be interested in their new eBook, What About Socialization? Dispelling the Myths.

Veteran homeschoolers and a homeschool graduate share their experience and responses to the tough questions, including:

• What is socialization anyway?
• Is our home a viable answer?
• How do I shelter and protect while providing opportunities?
• How do I find good opportunities for my children to interact with others?
• How do I evaluate whether they are receiving enough or too much socialization?
• What are some ideas that will help me provide opportunities for my children?

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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is having an amazing sale on subscriptions during their annual Black Friday Sale November 26 – 30. For those 5 days only, they are drastically reducing their one-year subscription price to $7.95! That’s the price you would usually pay for just one issue at a bookstore!

This is their lowest price ever on the magazine and they want all of you to take advantage of this offer and share the info with your friends.

Please don’t miss out. Your one-year subscription will pay for itself time and time again as you receive practical tips and Biblical encouragement to keep going strong in your commitment to homeschooling and to the Lord. Since it’s a quarterly magazine, they even have a monthly subscriber’s only E-Newsletter called Teacher’s Toolbox that will give you seasonal teaching ideas and a free E-Book download! It’s like joining a unit study of the month club! The free E-Books alone are valued at almost $250/year. It’s really perfect for people who are homeschooling on a shoestring or just wanting to add in some little extras to your teaching.

Plus during the Black Friday Sale, they have all kind of bonus gifts when you spend $50, $75, $100, or $150. Some are electronic downloads that you can download immediately, while other are physical products mailed from various vendors directly to your home.

AND, their Win Big contest is going on so if you just happen to be customer 67,000, you will receive a prize package valued at almost $500 which includes a $150 gift certificate to the Schoolhouse Store! Who couldn’t use that? And you can qualify to win it no matter how much or how little you spend!

Mark your calendars for November 26 – 30th and do a little shopping from your seat, not your feet at the Schoolhouse Store’s Black Friday Sale!

www.TheOldSchoolhouseStore.com

*** Do note that the promotion is valid for US customers only. International customers can still save by subscribing to the digital version of the magazine. Singaporean customers, if you prefer a magazine to hold in your hand you may wish to check out the charges of companies like vPost or comGateway to enjoy the promotional price.

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For my personal musings, visit Building An Ark in Singapore.

Clearance Sale at The Book Store

I’d like to first thank those of you who have contributed to the maintenance of this site by purchasing books through us. THANK YOU!

However, in view of baby #7 making her arrival in March 2009, God willing of course, we will be closing down The Book Store.

Since Christmas is fast aproaching, this will be a good time for you to help me clear out my inventory plus stock up on Christmas presents for your family and friends! And to make sure you get value for money, all shipping (via normal SingPost) will be FREE!

There are limited quantities of certain books so do grab them early if you can. I would appreciate it if you could help me pass the word around as I would really like to finish clearing them quickly before the baby arrives!

Please check out The Book Store to see the discounted prices on individual books.

*** Bear in mind that unless payment is made, there will be NO reservation of books. Thank you for your understanding.

Experiencing God in Pregnancy

Since 2003, after the birth of our 4th blessing, my husband, Henson, and I have been conducting a Christian ante-natal talk, Experiencing God in Pregnancy. We do not focus on the medical issues as per the usual ante-natal classes offered by the hospitals or the clinics. But rather, we focus on the Christian perspective of going through a pregnancy, labour, delivery and being parents with practical tips thrown in as well.

However, as the family has grown we would most likely not be giving these talks anytime in the near future. So if you are thinking of starting a family or are expecting now and want a different perspective on pregnancy and birthing, do come and join us on 8 November 2008 (Saturday).

And just this year, two ladies who attended our talks have had their own supernatural childbirth. Check out their stories here and here.

We will cover the following topics during the talk :

• knowing your position in Christ,
• our Birth Stories (all 6 of them!),
• the Chrisitian’s antenatal response,
• preparing to be parents and
• Q & A

So do come and join us on :

Date : 8 November 2008 (Saturday)
Venue : Wesley Methodist Church
Time : 2:30 – 6:00 pm
Cost : $2.00 (Light refreshments will be provided)

If you are interested in attending, please contact Evangeline Leong at 68378610. Do pass this on to your friends who may be interested. But please note that this is not a medical talk.

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