We, The Bright Sparks would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May God bless you always!
Thank you & Take care!
By Margaret Yoong
From :
Margaret Yoong
Monday, 24 December 2012
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! God bless You!
Dear volunteers and donors,
We, The Bright Sparks would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May God bless you always!
Thank you & Take care!
By Margaret Yoong
From :
Margaret Yoong
We, The Bright Sparks would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May God bless you always!
Thank you & Take care!
By Margaret Yoong
From :
Margaret Yoong
Children Day's Party at LH Bright Sparks
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forgot that he is someone today. - Stacia Tauscher
Every little child is the future of a country. The present children are the future generation of our nation. Hence, it is very importance for every individual to realise the importance of the Children's Day.
Children's day is a very special day for all the children. Universally, Children's Day is a day to recognise that children are important and valued members of the society. It is meant to be a day to celebrate children for being themselves and childhood. It is also a day to listen to the children, to rejoice at their uniqueness and their gifts to us as a person. But most importantly, it is a day of reminder that children lives are matter to us. They need our love, care and respect to grow to their full potential.
In lieu of that, we at Bright Sparks celebrated Children's Day on 9th November 2012 with great pomp and full enthusiasm. It was also celebrated in conjunction to mark the last day of school for the year 2012 before the year end school break start.
The children party was sponsored by The Traders Hotel. Ms. Anna Yoon, together with the General Manager of Traders Hotel brought their team consist of engineers, F & B and some sales personnel to organise the party for the children. There were about 70 children and 30 volunteers came. The children that came to the party were from St. Joseph's Home, Children Protection Society, The La Salle Learning Centre, House of Hope and some individual families.
The party began with a short speech by Ms. Anna Yoon and followed by a thanksgiving prayer by Ms. Margaret Yoong, the coordinator of the Children Ministry of The Lighthouse. There were some performances by the LH Bright Sparks Children. The secondary school children started off the party by singing and dancing the song called 'Chada' next it was 'The Little Red Riding Hood' a short act play by the primary school children.
It was indeed a joyful day and a splendid event of the year. There were a Hi Tea buffet, games and dance for the children. All The Traders Hotel personnel even perform ' Oppa Gangnam Style', a very popular dance of the year for the children.
The program then ended with a bang. All the management and staffs of Traders Hotel, The Lighthouse, the volunteers of Bright Sparks and all the children who were present at the event had an exciting and enjoyable time together. There was so much fun and laughter. Some of the children said that they hope there will be another such event in future.
Every little child is the future of a country. The present children are the future generation of our nation. Hence, it is very importance for every individual to realise the importance of the Children's Day.
Children's day is a very special day for all the children. Universally, Children's Day is a day to recognise that children are important and valued members of the society. It is meant to be a day to celebrate children for being themselves and childhood. It is also a day to listen to the children, to rejoice at their uniqueness and their gifts to us as a person. But most importantly, it is a day of reminder that children lives are matter to us. They need our love, care and respect to grow to their full potential.
In lieu of that, we at Bright Sparks celebrated Children's Day on 9th November 2012 with great pomp and full enthusiasm. It was also celebrated in conjunction to mark the last day of school for the year 2012 before the year end school break start.
The children party was sponsored by The Traders Hotel. Ms. Anna Yoon, together with the General Manager of Traders Hotel brought their team consist of engineers, F & B and some sales personnel to organise the party for the children. There were about 70 children and 30 volunteers came. The children that came to the party were from St. Joseph's Home, Children Protection Society, The La Salle Learning Centre, House of Hope and some individual families.
The party began with a short speech by Ms. Anna Yoon and followed by a thanksgiving prayer by Ms. Margaret Yoong, the coordinator of the Children Ministry of The Lighthouse. There were some performances by the LH Bright Sparks Children. The secondary school children started off the party by singing and dancing the song called 'Chada' next it was 'The Little Red Riding Hood' a short act play by the primary school children.
It was indeed a joyful day and a splendid event of the year. There were a Hi Tea buffet, games and dance for the children. All The Traders Hotel personnel even perform ' Oppa Gangnam Style', a very popular dance of the year for the children.
The program then ended with a bang. All the management and staffs of Traders Hotel, The Lighthouse, the volunteers of Bright Sparks and all the children who were present at the event had an exciting and enjoyable time together. There was so much fun and laughter. Some of the children said that they hope there will be another such event in future.
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| Delicious food! |
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| Wah, there were so much fun with the games! |
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| Tell the world about the colourful rainbow... |
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| Tell the world about the happy smile..chada...cha..cha..cha..cha..chada |
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| Act play - Little Red Riding Hood |
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| Thank you hunter for the rescue! |
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| Oppa Gangnam Style by The Traders Hotel & the children |
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| Oppa Gangnam Style by The Traders Hotel Staffs |
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| Yay! We did it boy! |
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Christmas Wish List!
Hi, all! The Bright Sparks centre would like to invite those who loves working with children to come forward and work with us to help nurture and journey with these kids and watch them grow and learn new things each day. It is a real fun filled and fulfilling service. Do come and see and experience it for yourself!
Besides that, if you have any item at home that you do not use it anymore and like to donate to us, please give us a call at 04-2633842. The item we need are as follows:
1) Moveable partition
2) Soft notice board
3) Radio/CD Player
4) Book Shelves
5) Kitchen Cabinet
6) Soft toys
7) Balls - football or other types
8) Badminton racket and shuttlecock
9) Skipping ropes
10) Rice cooker
For those who had rendered their help to us.We sincerely thank you for all your generous supports!
Thank you & God bless you always!
- The Bright Sparks Coordinator
Besides that, if you have any item at home that you do not use it anymore and like to donate to us, please give us a call at 04-2633842. The item we need are as follows:
1) Moveable partition
2) Soft notice board
3) Radio/CD Player
4) Book Shelves
5) Kitchen Cabinet
6) Soft toys
7) Balls - football or other types
8) Badminton racket and shuttlecock
9) Skipping ropes
10) Rice cooker
For those who had rendered their help to us.We sincerely thank you for all your generous supports!
Thank you & God bless you always!
- The Bright Sparks Coordinator
Monday, 12 November 2012
An unique Bottles Wall set up at LH Bright Sparks
On 8th November 2012, Ms Anna Yoon and a group of her staffs from The Traders Hotel which includes the General Manager, some engineers, some sales personnel and a bottle wall specialist came and executed a special project for The LH Bright Sparks centre. It is a Recycle Project where the mineral water bottles are use to make a wall.
At 3.00pm the children of The LH Bright Sparks came and help the staffs of Traders Hotel in carrying out the project together. Both the staffs of Traders Hotel and the children were working hard to determine that the project run successfully.
Some parts of the bottle wall had already constructed. The remaining bottle wall is still in progress but it will be finishing in about a week's time as informed by The Traders Hotel engineer.
All of us at The Bright Sparks were so excited and filled with enthusiasm with the artwork. We just can't wait to see the unique and creative work to complete soon.
Thank you Trades Hotel for such a creative & innovative wall at the old Bright Sparks centre. Indeed it will be a memory for all the children and the staffs of Traders Hotel who took part in the construction. As for the year 2013, we will operate in a new place hence the wall will be left at the old place.
At 3.00pm the children of The LH Bright Sparks came and help the staffs of Traders Hotel in carrying out the project together. Both the staffs of Traders Hotel and the children were working hard to determine that the project run successfully.
Some parts of the bottle wall had already constructed. The remaining bottle wall is still in progress but it will be finishing in about a week's time as informed by The Traders Hotel engineer.
All of us at The Bright Sparks were so excited and filled with enthusiasm with the artwork. We just can't wait to see the unique and creative work to complete soon.
Photos of the specialist and the Traders Hotel - Marketing and Engineering staffs working hard
in constructing the wall :
The construction of the wall was completer in mid November 2012. Below is how the wall looks like :
Preparation for Tea Break is so fun!
On 29th October, 2012 Erina came and conduct a cooking class with the younger children age 8, 11 and 16. The cooking class started at 3.00pm. Erina begins the cooking class by teaching the children step by step on how to make an egg sandwiches and pancakes. Some of the kids were also assign to prepare and set up the table. Besides that, Erina also bought some fruits for the kids as desserts.
The children had an enjoyable time together in the cooking class. They learned not only on how to prepare the food. They were also taught by the volunteers on food hygiene and team work.
The program then ended with a delicious meal serve by the children. Both the children and volunteers had fun in the cooking class. Some of the children even said to the volunteers to have more of this type of activities class with them in future.
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| Erina, Maria, Margaret Lim and Veronica together with the children learning how to made pancakes. |
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| Erina teaching the kids on how to prepare a sandwich. |
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| An elder girl teaches the younger boys how to wash the plates and cups before meals. |
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| Maria guide the children on how to serve the food and set the table. |
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| Erina made the pancakes while the children prepares the sandwiches. |
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| Mmmm the food I prepare is so delicious, wanna try some, teachers? |
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
A Good Experience of Western Table Setting
Yay! It was Friday again and we had another wonderful Living Skill Program on Friday!
19th November, 1012 Ms. Anna Yoon brought a team of F & B personnel from Traders Hotel to do some training on Western Table Setting with the children.
The team demonstrated and taught the children on how to set up a dining table; arrange the plate, bowl, fork & spoon, knife, cup, glass in a proper order. Then the children were taught on how to dine with good table etiquette. The team from Traders Hotel also showed and taught the children on how to fold the table napkins into different styles and designs. After that, each child was given the opportunities to learn and practice setting up the dining table and also fold the napkins.
The program ended with a special tea break treat by Ms. Anna Yoon cooking spaghetti for the children. Indeed it was a great and fun filled experience for everyone! Both the trainers and the children enjoyed the training together!
19th November, 1012 Ms. Anna Yoon brought a team of F & B personnel from Traders Hotel to do some training on Western Table Setting with the children.
The team demonstrated and taught the children on how to set up a dining table; arrange the plate, bowl, fork & spoon, knife, cup, glass in a proper order. Then the children were taught on how to dine with good table etiquette. The team from Traders Hotel also showed and taught the children on how to fold the table napkins into different styles and designs. After that, each child was given the opportunities to learn and practice setting up the dining table and also fold the napkins.
The program ended with a special tea break treat by Ms. Anna Yoon cooking spaghetti for the children. Indeed it was a great and fun filled experience for everyone! Both the trainers and the children enjoyed the training together!
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| Learning table setting and proper dining manner |
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| Learning to fold napkins |
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| The table is set ready for dining! |
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| Thank you Ms. Anna for cooking the spaghetti for the children |
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| Mmmmm yummy spaghetti ! |
Gotong-Royong by DELL staffs
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| Good team spirit and good team work! |
On the 23rd October 1012, a group of staffs from DELL came and helped out at The LH Bright Sparks centre under the DELL CSR project. There are five of them. They help us to clean, sweep, mop and hang the curtains. See, how nice and sparkling the place looks now....
Thank you DELL for your kind help at Bright Sparks!
Mandarin As The 1st Choice of 2nd Language Learner
Mandarin has becoming the first choice of a growing number of 2nd language learners these days. Many people are learning this language worldwide. Mandarin has been a priority language identified as one of all schoolchildren should be given a chance to learn language.
At Bright Sparks, the mandarin classes had just started with every child from primary to secondary school. There are mix races of children in Bright Sparks but all are given equal opportunities to learn the language together.
The children will be taught how to read, write and speak the language. The teachers will communicate mandarin with the children and though the children are only able to speak simple mandarin words. But the beauty is that the children are able to sing a mandarin songs together as one happy and loving family! Amazing isn't it?
At Bright Sparks, the mandarin classes had just started with every child from primary to secondary school. There are mix races of children in Bright Sparks but all are given equal opportunities to learn the language together.
The children will be taught how to read, write and speak the language. The teachers will communicate mandarin with the children and though the children are only able to speak simple mandarin words. But the beauty is that the children are able to sing a mandarin songs together as one happy and loving family! Amazing isn't it?
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| See, the children are paying attention to teacher Maria at the mandarin class. |
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| I love mandarin. Yay! Now I'm learning how to write mandarin words! |
Monday, 5 November 2012
FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS AND FIRST AID TRAINING
On 12th November 2012, Ms. Anna Yoon, a Representative from Traders Hotel brought her team to Bright Sparks, Penang Road to gave training to the children on Fire Safety Awareness & First Aid. There were about 30 children participated the training.
For Fire Safety Awareness program, the children learned precautions measures that are to be taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death or property damage. The Fire Safety Training is very informative as it helps to alert and better equip both the children and adult about what to do to prevent fire and how to react when is threatened by fire to help save lives and reduce the injury or damage caused by a fire.
As for First Aid program, the children were taught on how to save a life when someone drowns, choke or bitten by a snake. The team demonstrated to the children some important methods like CPR and also shows them on how to bandage a wounded arm. After that, the trainer encourages all the children to practice the first aid skill by bandage one another. There were also question and answer session.
The event then ended with a tea sponsored by Ms. Anna Yoon. It was indeed a very good, educated and fun filled training program for the children. Some of the kids said that they are happy that today they have learned "something new and important".
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| Fire Safety Training |
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| Rescue someone from choking |
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| First Aid Training - Arm bandage |
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| CPR Training |
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| CPR Training |
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| CPR Training |
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| Having tea together |
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| Wah, the food is so delicious! |
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Training in Computer Skill
On September 28, Traders Hotel came with an IT personnel to give computer training for the children. The children learned the different parts of the computer and it's function. The trainer also teach them the steps on how to operate the software and hardware. There is an q&a session and the children have fun in learning the skill. The training then ended with the children thanking the Traders Hotel for the knowledge and skill shared to them.
Saturday, 22 September 2012
A fun-filled school holidays with Cooking Camp
In the recent school holidays in August, one of the Bright Sparks volunteers, Mdm Erina and her family donated and conducted a two days cooking camp for the children at SFX Bright Sparks. 11 children came for the camp. The objective of this camp is to cultivate cooking interest in the children and to teach them team work.
On the first day, the children learned how to prepare and cook chicken chop, mushroom soup, salad and orange juice. Mdm Erina advised the children that food hygiene is important. The basic cooking skills begin with washing and learning the art of cutting the ingredients. She then shows them the steps of preparing, arranging and serving of the food. On the second day, the children learned how to prepare and cook cucuk udang, bread pudding and water melon juice.
The two days camp began with some exciting cooking lessons and ended with enjoyable mouth watering meals. The children had a fun filled and blessed time together in learning how to cook, serve and having a good and delicious meals as a family. They look forward to another cooking program.
On the first day, the children learned how to prepare and cook chicken chop, mushroom soup, salad and orange juice. Mdm Erina advised the children that food hygiene is important. The basic cooking skills begin with washing and learning the art of cutting the ingredients. She then shows them the steps of preparing, arranging and serving of the food. On the second day, the children learned how to prepare and cook cucuk udang, bread pudding and water melon juice.
The two days camp began with some exciting cooking lessons and ended with enjoyable mouth watering meals. The children had a fun filled and blessed time together in learning how to cook, serve and having a good and delicious meals as a family. They look forward to another cooking program.
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| Mdm. Erina showing the steps of preparing chicken chop |
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| The children asisting in the cooking |
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| Children Ministry Coordinator Ms. Margaret Yoong and Mdm. Erina |
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| Preparing the chicken chop |
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| Frying cucuk udang |
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| Delicious cucuk udang |
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| Bread pudding in the process |
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| Yummy bread pudding!! :) |
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| Tea-time delicacy "canapay" |
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