Singing in The Rain The Musical A Review from a Homeschooling a Ballerina

Part of our Homeschooling Journey, I make sure that we also watch Plays and Musicals as one of our field trips. I love everything about Theater so we decided to watch Singin' in The Rain at The Theater at Solaire.

We've got our Tickets for Singin' in The Rain here in Manila.

It will be raining 12,000 litres of water on stage and this probably the only musical you can watch where you can actually really get wet and need to wear a rain coat while watching if you're seated in the first 5 or 6 rows. The show opened this August 20, 2015 here in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire. We were excited to see the performers Sing and Dance on Stage while it was raining.

Singin' in The Rain was Made famous by Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in the 1952 film of the same name, Singin’ in the Rain is set in 1927, and tells the story of Hollywood’s first movie musicals.

This was the stage Set up at Solaire before the show. The backdrops will turn into an amazing sight during the show with vivid colors.

Singin' in the Rain

The show was full of beautiful dancing and great music from the 1920s - 1950s era like "Beautiful Girl" and "Dream of You" and of course the very famous "Singin' in the Rain". There was a lot of Tap Dancing and Jazz during the show. The storyline was also nice based in Brooklyn New York during the time Real Movies was made. It was a Funny and Very Entertaining Show. Our favorite part was the time it rained during the show and Duane Alexander the lead actor was splashing all the water from the stage to the audience. The audience in the first 5 rows had their raincoats prepared. The effect was awesome, fun and memorable. 

Me and my homeschooling ballerina really enjoyed the show :)

Memories from Philippine Dance Cup Ballet Competition 2014 - Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy

My daughter Natalie was 10 years old during the competition. This was the first National Ballet competition she joined. She competed under the Junior Solo 11-13 years old both Classical and Contemporary with around 35 competitors from other schools. She was very nervous during her first routine. It was so brave of her to join since she was only 10 and she was a lot younger and competed with kids who were older than her especially those in the age group of 13.

It was a very tough competition the judges were well known and most of the from the International Ballet Schools there was Irene Lo from HongKong and Malu Rivera-Peoples and Myra Beltran.

Some of the competitors had also been joining International ballet competitions like the Asian Grand Prix and has already garnered awards there.

Natalie won 9th place Contemporary Category combined for Boy and Girls and she got the 6th highest score from those who competed. We didn't really expect her to win anything yet coz she was the youngest in the group. It was a great experience for her to learn from and met lots of new friends. 

The Philippine Dance Cup Competition is only held every 2 years. The next one will be on 2016 and she is preparing again with a lot of hard work.

Natalie with Ysabel from Twinkle Toes who also won an Award during the Philippine Dance Cup. 

Natalie got a Teddy Bear Gift from us after the Competition.

Linggo ng Wika Fairview Terraces Parade and Dance - Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy

The Twinkle Toes Ballerinas during the Linggo ng Wika Parade at Fairview Terraces Mall

Bayan Ko by Lea Salonga a Very emotional Song performed in a contemporary modern dance performed Natalie during the Linggo the Wika at Fairview Terraces Mall this August 21, 2014. 

Linggo ng Wika Celebration at Fairview Terraces Mall - Twinkle Toes

My Daughter will be performing during the Linggo ng Wika Celebration at Fairview Terraces Mall today August 21, 2015 together with the Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy. They will participate in a Parade by 1pm. The program proper will start at 2pm started by Metamorphosis Modeling, followed Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy and a Professional Story Teller Ms. Dyali Justo who is also a Homeschooling Mom.

Twinkle Toes students will perform a Contemporary Modern Dance Bayan Ko, Classical Ballet in Filipiniana Theme Paru Parong Bukin and Dai Ingles, and a Modern Filipino Pop Music Song Modern Ballet "Bongga ka Day" there will also be a Song Performance "Ako ay Filipino" by one of their students.

There will also be a Palarong Pambata which will feature different Filipino Games like "Patintero" where kids in the mall can join, there will be prizes sponsored by Fairview Terraces Mall for this event.

Philippine Literacy Festival 47 Events for Free - Workshops, Talks, Lectures, Panel Discusssions and more.

As a homeschooling mom I always try to scout for Free Events and Educational Workshops where we can join. And we are so excited about the upcoming Philippine Literacy Festival.

Raffles Hotel Makati and National Book Store are bringing the second Philippine Literary Festival on Aug 28-30 here in Manila.

Forty-seven events that include book signings, panel discussions, storytelling, comic book exhibitions and signing, lectures and workshops and a couple of film screenings will be Open for the Public. To check all the events please check Events of the Philippine Literacy Festival.

The best part about all of these ? They’re all for free. It's like a Dream Come True for those who love Books. It's a very Educational Event and the Homeshchooling Community can come as a group on this day for a Field Trip.

 You just have to register at 9am, every day.

Abbey Sy who wrote ABC's of Handwriting will be holding a Workshop and Book Signing on Aug 29.

The author of The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick is headlining the event together with Meg Wolitzer, who penned The Interestings, among other things.

Quick will have a talk and book signing on Aug 30 at 2pm, while Wolitzer will have her talk and book signing session a day earlier on Aug 29 at 2pm.

These are some of the events on August 28, 2015 from the Philippine Literacy Festival Website.

August 30. 2015Ballroom 2

• 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 
The Art of Sino Po Sila: Art Workshop for Kids
| Jomike Tejido |
Anvil Publishing

On August 28, 2015 Ambeth R. Ocampo will be having a talk and book signing and again this is Free. 

We are excited to join the Philippine Literacy Festival. We are expecting it will be an event that will cultivate the Arts, Culture, and Language.

Oxford Owl Free Ebooks and Audio Books

Oxford Owl is a great resource for Free Audio Books and Ebooks.

I would to share this site to other Mommies in our Homeschooling Community. This was also shared before in one of the facebook homeschooling groups and i'm very thankful we were able to use this great Free Source for Reading Activities.




These are a Sample of some of the Free Ebooks on the site. These are categorized per age group, per interest as well as book type.





Some of the Ebooks below are for the 9-11 year old category.

These are Books under the AUDIO BOOK Category which is great for Auditory Learners.

I hope you find Oxford Owl as a useful for your homeschooling journey too :) Happy Reading.
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Mind Museum Annual Membership Highly Recommended for Homeschoolers

     We decided to buy our 1 year Annual Membership at The Mind Museum to supplement our Homeschooling classes.

    We will get access to different Science Lectures, Activities, Group Science, Live Chat with International Science Specialists in Mind Museums Cafe Scientifique, Access to Arts Science Arts Activities in their Makers Space, Experiments, 3D Mutimedia Shows, Science Group Games, and a Planetarium, Space Camps and Educational Sleepovers.

 I'm thinking if we homeschool and we dont have a regular access to a Science Lab then this is the answer and it's even better.

So far as of today it's been around 2 months only since we've availed our annual membership and it has been very worthwhile. I would really recommend The Mind Museum to other homeschoolers.

I've included some details from the Mind Museum website incase you decide to be a member as well. If you join as a group with other homeschoolers at least a group of four you will get an additional discount.



This place is also a great place to go on Homeschool field trips if you will come with your co-op group members or other homeschooled kids. I'll be adding more details on a a new post to what special activities we have joined in each of our visits.

Our first year of Homeschooling.

It's our first year homeschooling. My daughter came from a traditional school for 8 years so this something new for her. I'm hoping it should be more fun because there will be more field trips, workshops and out of town trips. 

We decided to homeschool so she could focus more on what she likes which is Ballet.  Join us in our journey on the road less travelled...which is Homeschooling. She will be training hard to become a professional ballet dancer one day.