This was her maiden competition for mental arithmetic and abacus and I am so proud that she managed to clinch 4th for mental and 3rd for abacus! All credits goes to her gong gong who guided her on speed and corrected her "swimming" movements to minimise the energy spent moving her arms and as she use the air fingering method.
Training started more than a month ago and she had to complete 2 competition practice books on top of the usual cma workbooks. Gong gong will sit with her everyday to time her mental speed. She is to complete as many mental questions under 30 seconds as possible. Initially she was only able to complete 3 or 4 questions correctly. With each week's practice and tutelage by dear gong gong, she was able to complete additional 1 question every 2 weeks.
On the day of her competition, Natalie managed 6 corrected mental sums in 30 seconds! Keep up the good work darling! She told us she aim to improve her score next year! Her diligence paid off and she was awarded with 2 trophies! Also not forgetting the "6 个核桃" which daddy bought from Hong Kong with said properties that will improve brain functions! Good job daddy for making the day hassle free and accompanying Natalie for the examination!
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