Children of average ability
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Heyya shylyn,
This centre is within the swimming pool compounds
right? Never been there before, tho’ we swim there
once in a while.
MMI has standard curriculum for its branches and
franchises. But up to the creativity and passion of
individual centres and their teaching team to ensure
the activities are carried out in fun ways.
I do find that parents who manage to stick to one
centre thoughout with MMI, their children are more
than ready for P1. Except that, MMI centres are so
known for crappy teachers. Thats a sad disadvantage.
Well, thats a people problem and not the centre
per se.
All women in one big room… Everyday?
Bound to have bitching.
Unless if everyone’s a mature adult and
are just there to work and also teach
for the sake of the children… with passion
to sincerely teach.
Since your child is there, you can ask if the
teacher wud mind teaching you how to reinforce
their lessons at home with your child. That one,
FREE. -
tamarind:
Tamarind,
I planned to send him to West Grove, a neighbourhood school within 1 km from my place. They require students to write english compositions in P1. I know a boy who could not follow up at P1 in West Grove. He was asked to go back to kindergarten. He and his mommy were traumatized. It is difficult not to be stressed
YOu sure the boy got sent back to p1? How could that be? I am ssure that the MOE won't allow that. Besides, I have friends who also had kids that couldn't read when they entered p1 but they caught up by middle of the year.
Didn't the mother do anything to prepare the child for p1? I find it hard to believe that he couldn't do anything at all. Even if a little bit, I am sure they can catch up right? -
Heyya shylyn,
Just a thought…
As for teaching your child at home, try to reinforce
what is done in your child’s childcare. Especially for
the decimal system - thousand, hundreds, tens and
units. The centre wud have a proper introduction in
place for that topic and may confuse child a bit when
he does it in the centre. Plus MMI centres are equipped
with all the teaching materials to carry out their lessons
whether its hands-on or written activity.
Lessons we teach should preferably be age appropriate. -
buds:
Hi Buds
MMI on and off offers parents' workshops of
various kinds.
You gotta shortlist what it is you wanna study.
Thks for your detailed explaination..I also put my two hands up to agree w Taramind tt u r indeed a very very nice mummy..who really takes the time & effort to reply & write in detail!
Problem w me is that i dunno what i want to study..basically, i'm always surfing the web or borrowing books to find out more ways to nurture my boy. For e MMI workshops, so far..I hv come across one but the timing clash w my boy's enrichment class..so bobian, unable to attend.buds:
Really??? Do let me know if u really intend to set up a workshop..i'll definitely attend..hee..must learn from the higher master.. :lol:If just for knowledge sake, mebbe i can set up
one day workshop to cover areas what you wish
to learn with other small group of parents for a
small fee.. Only no certification lor.buds:
Yep..tt's why I'm also emphasizing writing skills. Trying to encourage my boy to do more colouring, cutting etc..but he don't hv e interest & patience to colour e pictures nicely. Not too sure whether it is becos of his age (33 mths) or he is not interested in art & craft area.Tho' reading early seems to be a favourite
pursuit of many parents, even if a child can
read but cannot write it won't be balanced. -
buds:
Hi Buds
This centre is within the swimming pool compounds
right? Never been there before, tho' we swim there
once in a while..
Continue w my post as yest was busy
Yep..the centre is within the Sports Complex but the swimming pool is not part of the centre..initially, I tot they will be given swimming lessons for free :oops:buds:
Yep! I'm impressed with the curriculum but always wonder whether the center ensure that the teachers teach what they r supposed to. I mean..when u r shorthanded & having to look after so many kids, its diff to ensure the std are met. Anyway..just curious, how do the center supervisor/teachers plan/determine the activities to meet the curriculum? Where do they get their ideas from?MMI has standard curriculum for its branches and
franchises. But up to the creativity and passion of
individual centres and their teaching team to ensure
the activities are carried out in fun ways..buds:
Care to share why is this so? As in the children whose parents stick to one centre r better prepared for P1? I guess the people prob exists everywhere..be it in a child care setting or in a typical office setting. Actually, just curious..with MMI establishment, they can afford to get better teachers ..at least people with passion for young children..sad to say, I don't find many passionate teachers in my boy's cc.I do find that parents who manage to stick to one
centre thoughout with MMI, their children are more
than ready for P1. Except that, MMI centres are so
known for crappy teachers. Thats a sad disadvantage.
Well, thats a people problem and not the centre
per se..buds:
The teacher previously ic of my boy's class took e effort to reply to my concerns, which i hv written down in his com book but not this current one. She writes briefly which i understand that it is diff to write in detail as she needs to look after the kids..& she is not as detailed and pro active. On a few occasions, my boys' items were not returned back ..wonder how my boy is being taken care of during the class. sighh..Since your child is there, you can ask if the
teacher wud mind teaching you how to reinforce
their lessons at home with your child. That one,
FREE. -
buds:
Honestly, I'm also not sure whether hv the centre teach him decimal system..I understand your point..I used to think that kids, no matter how advanced or smart, should b limited to their age to learn but after I hv my boy, I realised this is not the case..basically, the more I exposured him to the various subjects, the more he is able to learn. Actually, upon reading my boy's com book by his previous teacher, I'm really surprised that at N1, they r learning the life cycle of a kiwi! Think I only learn abt life cycle when I was in P3. Gosh! How advanced the learning is nowadays!
As for teaching your child at home, try to reinforce
what is done in your child's childcare. Especially for
the decimal system - thousand, hundreds, tens and
units.
Lessons we teach should preferably be age appropriate. -
Heyya shylyn,
For 3.5yrs, decimal system… ermmm, i dun think so.
Usually, formal Math introduction is introduced from
4yrs onwards.
The curriculum for MMI centres are designed by the
curriculum developers and why i say the children are
ready for P1? Its because their curriculum encompasses
all the 5 areas in Montessori, which is Practical Life,
Sensorial, Cultural, Language and Maths and all these
areas are done within a prepared environment. Meaning,
all materials required to teach the children all the 5 areas
are available in the centre. Montessori children tend to have
a wider knowledge of the outside world apart from academics.
The Cultural even covers Geography. Whatever that we find
beneficial for children’s knowledge that we can’t bring the
children out to show them, we bring the outside into the class-
room.
A good Montessori teacher will also cover Grace and
Courtesy with the children. There are specific ways to open the
door, sit on the floor, flip a page of a book, etc.
Can’t reali explain the extensive details of the entire Montessori
curriculum here. Too many to touch on… Coming from the
circular typed of kindergartens here that focus a lot on rote
learning, the Montessori Methodology was a very enlightening
journey of knowledge for me.
Touching on the staffing part, MMI can definitely afford the best
teachers, provided they are out there… Again, this is a people
problem. It’s not too bad finding good or efficient teachers, but
passionate ones (like me!) that all comes from the heart right?
Its something employers cannot enforce on the people they
recruit. Likewise for office setting…
As for teaching your child at home…
Please try to find out from your child’s teacher what will be covered.
Then, it’ll be better for you to reinforce with your own materials or
activities at home to test what your child has learnt. I normally already
prepare a draft of what’s being covered in a term and i give out monthly
newsletters to my parents.
As for the usual communication book replies…
we try as much as possible to attend to the queries with all the care that
has to be provided to the children ie. shower, snack, sleeping time, etc.
Cause i believe working parents cannot reali understand the cycle that
goes through the childcare centre so via our thoughts and observations
we can assure parents the child is more than well cared for. Thus,
resulting in gaining parents’ trust. This in turn will pave a great 2-way
communication relationship between parent and teacher. The plus is
the parents do not ask the teacher for updates every other day anymore
cause they already know everything’s covered nicely… -
kaitlynangelica:
Yes the boy went back to kindergarten. His mommy could have sent him to another primary school, but the boy refused to go back to primary school. He was too traumatised by his experience in P1 at West Grove, where he was neglected for a few months because he could not follow up. The boy wanted to go back to kindergarten. He is now in a church kindergarten in Jurong.
Tamarind,
YOu sure the boy got sent back to p1? How could that be? I am ssure that the MOE won't allow that. Besides, I have friends who also had kids that couldn't read when they entered p1 but they caught up by middle of the year.
Didn't the mother do anything to prepare the child for p1? I find it hard to believe that he couldn't do anything at all. Even if a little bit, I am sure they can catch up right?
His mommy thought that she could trust the the boy's first kindergarten, which is PCF (not the same one as my kids), to prepare him well for primary school. She did not check to make sure that he can read and write in sentences before entering P1. She told me that she really regretted and she is paying a lot more attention now to her youngest child.
That was about 2 years ago, when my boy still didn't know all the ABCs. I was really worried and so I started to teach him at home. Parents really cannot just leave everything to the teachers at kindergartens/CCs. -
tamarind:
Choosing a RIGHT school for the preschooler is a daunting task.
Parents really cannot just leave everything to the teachers at kindergartens/CCs.
I did not send my younger son to my older boy's previous preschool because of time constraint and inconvenience after sending the older son to school. Instead I put him in one of the NTUC CC nearby. My intention was to have someones babysit him and other children to play with him since he was in toddler group there.
Within a short period, he had picked up broken sentences e.g mummy where? Papa why? Everything why? This one and that one. Ending the speech with lor. Before enrolling, we had taught him to say the magic word \"Please\". Now he stop using and is always raising his voice when he talks. We had toilet trained him but they put him on diaper.
I remembered when my elder son was in PCF CC then LV before his transfer to a preschool at about 4, he did not pick up those habits.
Ai......ai.... Although we have pull him out for goodness sake. His habits are hard to kick off. -
kiasulang:
Choosing the RIGHT primary school is also very important. Perhaps it didn't occur to the mum to go for a more lower 'profile' primary school as perhaps West Grove is located near to their place.
Choosing a RIGHT school for the preschooler is a daunting task.
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