Maha Bodhi
-
R there any parents in the upper primary out there who will be attending tmrw’s briefing for "Shaolin Martial Arts & Cultural Immersion prog" ?
Or any of yr child who had attended previous year’s Shaolin "immersion programme" is it really REALLY tasting the hardship of Shaolin zhi di or a touristy-commericalised tour the kids will be expecting? -
IceBlue2Day:
Wow, that does sound interesting, even if it's a touristy thing... \"Shaolin Martial Arts & Cultural Immersion prog\" ?
Has this been a standard activity for upper primary students? Thanks -
IceBlue2Day:
You're welcome. I heard from the cl tr that the poem recitation is introduced only this year, hence the hypy mistakes!Hi Chasingjelly & adbie,
Tks for yr info. on Chinese oral. :thankyou:
BTW is the peom reciting newly introduced? Cos' I dun remember DD #1 (in P4) went thru' it -
Wanted to find out anyone’s kid join CCA in P1.
The band is starting tomorrow for practice and we are still hestiating whether to let him start now or P2 or P3. He is very interested in band but on second thought we are not sure is it too early to start and is he able to cope with it.
Can anyone share! Thank you. -
2818:
My kids started with CCA since P1. If your boy has the interest, why not let him join early???? The commitment for P1 - P2 is only attending the practise only. There are no performance even for P3, so there is no harm so long as there is someone who can help to bring him for the CCA.Wanted to find out anyone's kid join CCA in P1.
The band is starting tomorrow for practice and we are still hestiating whether to let him start now or P2 or P3. He is very interested in band but on second thought we are not sure is it too early to start and is he able to cope with it.
Can anyone share! Thank you.
I signed up for band for my son during P1 but they sent him to wushu instead. Then this year, we signed up for band again and he is in :lol: . I was so worried that he didn't get in. As if he don't get in by P2, he will probably have to go for audition in P3 in order to get in. I observed that they usually enlist members in P1 and P2. By P3, the existing members are those from P1 and P2 so there are minimal newcomers.
Band is a potential DSA alternative. But I also observed that in my P3 case, there are alot of her peers who are good academically in band too :roll: So I suppose competition will be stiff type :? -
MMM,
Thank you for sharing.
Have a Good Day! -
MMM:
I'm from MBS too! My former classmate who's now teaching in a sec school also agreed with me that parental support is very important now, and that if we were to become kids again (but still with our parents uneducated and unable to help) we would not have done so well in today's schools.
My ex-MBS classmate who is now HOD for one of the primary school told me that the key things that set the kids apart are those with/ without family support. Those with good family support tend to do better in school over time.
Another friend, a primary school teacher, admitted that teachers have to \"go with the majority\" - as in: if the majority are fast learners with parental support, the teachers will teach at their speed.
Education is supposed to provide a level playing field for kids from different socio-economic classes, so that poorer families get a good chance to catch up. We can argue about equitability then and now, but I personally find that the inequitability is much more pronounced now than in yesteryears. -
adbie:
Got a reply from the EL tr:
Does anyone know what's exactly tested in the EL oral (15%)?2818:
. Lastly, any information on English oral and LC?
Please share.
I look at the SA1 schedule and don't quite know what to expect for \"Reading & Picture Conversation\".
Any help?
\"The pupils will be given a little story booklet about 4-5 pages. They will be asked to talk about the picture/ predict what will happen in the next page before the examiner gets them to read. The pupils are familiar with this as we have been doing this in class with the big books since the beginning of the year. However, they need to remember to speak in full sentences. Meanwhile, you might want to get a simple story book and have your child practise on descibing the pictures and making predictions of the story.\" -
adbie:
Hi Adbie,I'm from MBS too! My former classmate who's now teaching in a sec school also agreed with me that parental support is very important now, and that if we were to become kids again (but still with our parents uneducated and unable to help) we would not have done so well in today's schools.
Another friend, a primary school teacher, admitted that teachers have to \"go with the majority\" - as in: if the majority are fast learners with parental support, the teachers will teach at their speed.
Education is supposed to provide a level playing field for kids from different socio-economic classes, so that poorer families get a good chance to catch up. We can argue about equitability then and now, but I personally find that the inequitability is much more pronounced now than in yesteryears.
Good to know that you are ex-MBS too. Think there are quite a number of us here. Do join the MBS alumni on FB.
Yes I agree with your comments. Having educated and engaged parents mean that we will try to find ways to expose our kids and help them to do better. This is not left entirely to the school and teachers. We also ended up doing SWOT analysis regularly on the kids to see how we can strengthen their weaknesses and eventually convert to a strength.
This is probably what \"uneducated\" parents cannot do (thinking of my parents' era). Their only message is that you must work hard so that you are not like us.... But on the other hand, such kids might have greater drive for success ? The top student in my girl's class during P1 and p2 came from a humble background. Think the father is a bus driver and mum is a housewife. But he managed to do well. -
it's 7 days trip, comprises of 30 students (for this trip 20boys & 10girls) + 4 teachers.
of which 4 days will be spent at shaolin temple, where they will learn martial arts fm the monks. at the end of the trip, MBS students will demonstrate to the monks their skill level :lol: & there's a \"graduation ceremony\" cum maka session with honorable master(s).
other days they will visit temple, pagoda, mountains, bookstores etc ...
btw refer to http://mbsgoingplaces.blogspot.com/ for previous activities
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login