Woodgrove Primary

[linakua]

lala81:

linakua:

[quote=\"PMfan\"]my girl EL teacher is the form teacher, Ms Julia Low.


Linakua, maybe you should check with the teacher. we've got ours almost a week.
btw, did your son mention if they've spelling today? My girl said they did not have it. i was very sotong, thought the spelling started last week (thought week 3 was last week). been asking her to practise for almost 2 weeks then found out no spelling again......hmmmm

me also same same... last week ganjiong ask him learn the spelling, then last Wednesday, my son told me spelling start next week. Yesterday I asked, how is your spelling, he say no spelling...... we also practise 2 weeks and still no spelling.... wahahahhaha

I checked with Miss Low, she said she did not received the money, which my son told me he did hand in. Never mind, I went to buy it personally today from their bookshop le.... but strange thing, I though handbook is a must? She also din ask us to buy it when my son do not have it. A little bit confuse for me too

Personally I find that the handbook very cumbersome and add weight to the Sch bag. Basically it is just a book to let them write down their homework. My personal opiniOn is those normal notebook is suffice to serve the purpose[/quote]Yesterday I went to buy the handbook, and was indeed surprise it is such a heavy book.

[linakua]

lala81:

Huh.. No spelling yesterday ? Isn't yesterday week 3 ?

Yup.... no spelling given. Do not know why too.

We moved on to learn the Spelling for week 4 le.

[lala81]

I have received the 15 page worksheet too- was given as hw yesterday to complete the last five pages. Ridiculous standards for p1… The comphre was so difficult. If they continue to give such difficult work. I guess I gotta put a feedback to the teachers

[linakua]

lala81:

I have received the 15 page worksheet too- was given as hw yesterday to complete the last five pages. Ridiculous standards for p1.. The comphre was so difficult. If they continue to give such difficult work. I guess I gotta put a feedback to the teachers

you use 1 day to complete the hw? not bad.... when my ds brought home, he only completed 1st page, and we took Friday, sat and sun to complete it

[Steadyberry]

linakua:

lala81:

I have received the 15 page worksheet too- was given as hw yesterday to complete the last five pages. Ridiculous standards for p1.. The comphre was so difficult. If they continue to give such difficult work. I guess I gotta put a feedback to the teachers

you use 1 day to complete the hw? not bad.... when my ds brought home, he only completed 1st page, and we took Friday, sat and sun to complete it

Hi

Do not worry. The kids will be fine. I do not recommend that you feedback to the teachers that the worksheets are difficult. It may or may not turn out to be what you want. If you are the only who complain, for sure the school will not chg the worksheet just bec of you. Moreover this might give teacher the impression that you are a complaint queen. My dd was in P1 last yr. She is not the intelligent type but she had no major prob. She made mistakes and spelling not always full marks. But still she hardly ask me any que. As long as she can maintain band 1 for her tests, I am ok. So give your child sometime. If yr child really can't cope, you will know when the school asks he/she to go back for remedial class. In comprehensions both eng and CL, it is common that 1 question is slightly more difficult and the answer is not in the passage. Btw I rem there is a ptm coming up soon. You can tell the ft yr concerns. If you can't wait till ptm, then leave a note for the ft in the handbook. But it is a no no to feedback that the worksheets are difficult.

[lala81]

Steadyberry:

linakua:

[quote=\"lala81\"]I have received the 15 page worksheet too- was given as hw yesterday to complete the last five pages. Ridiculous standards for p1.. The comphre was so difficult. If they continue to give such difficult work. I guess I gotta put a feedback to the teachers

you use 1 day to complete the hw? not bad.... when my ds brought home, he only completed 1st page, and we took Friday, sat and sun to complete it

Hi

Do not worry. The kids will be fine. I do not recommend that you feedback to the teachers that the worksheets are difficult. It may or may not turn out to be what you want. If you are the only who complain, for sure the school will not chg the worksheet just bec of you. Moreover this might give teacher the impression that you are a complaint queen. My dd was in P1 last yr. She is not the intelligent type but she had no major prob. She made mistakes and spelling not always full marks. But still she hardly ask me any que. As long as she can maintain band 1 for her tests, I am ok. So give your child sometime. If yr child really can't cope, you will know when the school asks he/she to go back for remedial class. In comprehensions both eng and CL, it is common that 1 question is slightly more difficult and the answer is not in the passage. Btw I rem there is a ptm coming up soon. You can tell the ft yr concerns. If you can't wait till ptm, then leave a note for the ft in the handbook. But it is a no no to feedback that the worksheets are difficult.[/quote]No lah I m not going to feedback now. Will wait and see and observe .My objective in feedback is not asking for simpler work , it's rather to check whether my girl is able to follow the required syllabus. Of course it is too early to make judgement now. Btw her form teacher is not teaching them any core subjects. So during ptm, are we able to talk to The respective subject teachers?

[lala81]

linakua:

lala81:

I have received the 15 page worksheet too- was given as hw yesterday to complete the last five pages. Ridiculous standards for p1.. The comphre was so difficult. If they continue to give such difficult work. I guess I gotta put a feedback to the teachers

you use 1 day to complete the hw? not bad.... when my ds brought home, he only completed 1st page, and we took Friday, sat and sun to complete it

She only need to complete the last 5 pages. The rest was done in class. Actually I was in a dilemma while guiding her on the comphre. She could not understand what is required and she asked for help.since I m helping her, this work does not reflect her true ability. If I won't help, she was so stressed that she could not hand in time.

[Steadyberry]

Hi lala81


Last few yrs, ft taught all 2 or 3 main subjects till p3/4. But this yr I heard, 1 teacher is only allowed to teach a max of 2 subjects. So you will need to see more teachers in this case. Last yr, I met 3 form teachers and 2 CL teachers. didn’t get a chance to talk to my youngest’s CL teacher. We were given a time slot to see the ft. but since yr ft is not taking any of the main subjects, I am really not sure how the school is going to do it. This yr, I hv 1 more teacher to meet bec maths is taught by another teacher. Luckily science and eng, only 1 teacher. For CL teachers, no appointment. All of them were in the hall last yr. The yr before, they were in the library. But the furious part is if you come across parents who ask many many que. Some teachers will tell the parent that time is up. some dare not. So ended up, last yr, I waited more than 30min bec 1 tai tai lookalike young Aunty talked and talked and talked forever eventhough I reached there on time (based on my slot). I called her young aunty bec she looked younger than me, called her tai tai bec she dressed up like a peacock and brought her maid along. then in the end, waited like 1 hr bec there were 2 or 3 more parents were in front of me.

[lala81]

Thanks steady berry for your detailed reply!

[ckhoo5]

Hi Steadyberry


Oh yeah.. i can really relate to that.. I also find it's very difficult to meet the CL teacher as somehow, unfortunately, I will always meet someone in front of me that talk and talk and talk for so long.. really :stompfeet: And the teacher also dare not tell her off.. end up we need to wait for hours or miss it.. zzz

Hi Lala81, Linekua
Somedays the homework are a lot, somedays there are none. So guess it's very normal in Woodgrove. Whenever if my ds do not know how to do his homework, normally I will guide him along & if he still write in the wrong answer, I will let him be, learn from mistake lor.. But if too many wrong answer, I will correct him lor.. really dilemma..