Hong Wen

[hquek]

douzi:

reiner:

so P3 & P4 will stick to same class for these 2 years? no chance or rather slim chance for a normal class P3 to be posted to HA P4 class? was there any history for this?

After P3, the class size will change, from30 per class to 40 per class. And some top students May go gep school. Correct me if I'm wrong. Maybe they will regroup the kids. I guess. :evil:

I understand at p4 some spaces may open up cos kids transfer (maybe GEP maybe to other sch) and yes, have heard of kids who get transferred to a `better` class. But keep in mind if the so called best class is really best place. For me personally, the best class for my child is one where he learns best and it may not be the top class. Juz sayin`

[hquek]

reiner:

at least you know there's STREAMING... my kid Tr said no streaming lor...


so what are difference b/w HA classes n the normal ones?
- Tr teach lesser?
- the homework given is diff from other class? tougher qns?

I have never compared notes wif other classes. Used to be top classes do lit in the form of Charlotte's web but DS1 time...to be honest, got do like no do cos he doesn't seem to have any work on that. I got the feel they may learn faster so perhaps they may have extra worksheets. But I have not verified.

[reiner]

i no idea of the \"better\" class till i join the kid class chat grp... like the extra worksheets, esp for Chinese... my kid's frenz mummy said her girl always have lots of h/w to do whereas my kid no bring any back hm leh...


when tell my girl of the \"lots of h/w\" kid reaction is \"phew!! i'm not in that class.. \" keke... :boogie:

[ChaiLeng]

Hi,

My gal is in P4 best class but honestly speaking she can finish up all her homework within an hour.

It’s very competitive in best class, for a mini Test it is normal for the students to get full marks or even close to full marks.

One of the Teacher even read out the marks in front of the whole class and announced that those poorer marks students eg 48/60 are considered good in normal class but poor in best class (class average is 50 plus).

So if your kids are going to best class , be prepared for all these stressful remarks.

[smurfy]

I just wonder can those from best class drop out? N move to another class? Very demoralizing for kids if that happens? Eg end of p4 streaming

[jazzychloe]

Hi all, do you know when is Hong Wen's open house for this year? Thanks!

[Zing]

Hi all, may I check what is the school assembly time every morning? 7:15 am? Or 7:25 am?

Also what time does actually lesson starts?
Appreciat your advise. Thanks alot.

[hquek]

Zing:

Hi all, may I check what is the school assembly time every morning? 7:15 am? Or 7:25 am?

Also what time does actually lesson starts?
Appreciat your advise. Thanks alot.

I think assembly starts 725am but kids are encouraged to be there by 715am for silent reading. I don't think kids are really punished for being late (the rare occasions we are late, I never did hear DS being penalised) but kids may feel odd sauntering when all are sitting.

[Loving_Mom]

Hi,

I am new to this forum not knowing so many parents are already online. Anyway, my daughter felt the struggle from p4 to p5 throughout all her subjects. I’ve managed to tone the heat down a little by being able to find an concept application tutor for science and math but I am still having a hard looking for a reliable private tutor for writing. I believe the standard will get higher in time so I wonder parents who might live near one another can assist? Thank you in advance.

[hquek]

Loving_Mom:

Hi,

I am new to this forum not knowing so many parents are already online. Anyway, my daughter felt the struggle from p4 to p5 throughout all her subjects. I've managed to tone the heat down a little by being able to find an concept application tutor for science and math but I am still having a hard looking for a reliable private tutor for writing. I believe the standard will get higher in time so I wonder parents who might live near one another can assist? Thank you in advance.

Pardon me but I find it weird that newbie will come and sing praises about a particular tutor just like that. No offence meant but I have been disappointed by many an unscrupulous tutor masquerading as happy parents.

To all reading this, if you want kids to improve on writing, reading alot is one way of success. So far I have seen people who send kids to writing SCHOOLS and have had varying degrees of success. Just check out those threads. I not going to endorse any because all kids different.

And yes, I have seen very good examples printed by DS1 HWS teacher when he was in p3. The standards really (happily) shocked me and I was delighted by the work his then teacher had done in the class and what she was sharing with the class. See that HWS also.putting more efforts in printing good compos for kids to read. Hope HWS keep up the good work!