Nan Hua Primary
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I was from Nan Hua Primary as with all my siblings. I’m wondering if Chinese culture is really strong in this school and if it’s possible for one not to take Chinese as a subject (pardon the stupid question)
My situation is my hubby is from the UK and currently my 4 year old girl is in an international school (preschool) and she does not speak or understand Mandarin. I tried sending her to Berries, have tried to teach her at home but somehow she is not taking to the language. I understand that I need to start early (like volunteer work, join as an alumni) so I’m thinking if I should even consider Nan Hua (since it’s a school we could possibly get in). If she cannot speak Mandarin at all by the time she’s 7, is it possible to be in NH and not take Chinese?
Other primary schools around us are MGS (within 1km) but i think even with that it’s difficult to get in. -
Scarlett2014:
if Chinese culture is really strong in this school and if it's possible for one not to take Chinese as a subject
Hi Scarlett2014, Dc's classmate, G - mother is Chinese, father is Caucasian. G took Chinese as the mother tongue language. Of course G did not do well & had to be taken out for special Chinese lessons - Rainbow class. I suggest you discuss with MOE/Nan Hua directly, the answer will be less equivocal. -
Scarlett2014:
Nan Hua is a SAP school.I was from Nan Hua Primary as with all my siblings. I'm wondering if Chinese culture is really strong in this school and if it's possible for one not to take Chinese as a subject (pardon the stupid question)
My situation is my hubby is from the UK and currently my 4 year old girl is in an international school (preschool) and she does not speak or understand Mandarin. I tried sending her to Berries, have tried to teach her at home but somehow she is not taking to the language. I understand that I need to start early (like volunteer work, join as an alumni) so I'm thinking if I should even consider Nan Hua (since it's a school we could possibly get in). If she cannot speak Mandarin at all by the time she's 7, is it possible to be in NH and not take Chinese?
Other primary schools around us are MGS (within 1km) but i think even with that it's difficult to get in.
There is only one Mother Tongue offered, in this school : Chinese
No other Mother Tongue like Malay, nor Tamil offered, as this is a SAP school.
It is compulsory for all pupils enrolled here, to take Chinese, from primary 1, including all the Non-Chinese students enrolled here.
The only exception is child face learning difficulty, seek to gain exemption from Mother tongue.
For application of exemption purpose, from Chinese Mother tongue
Moe look at supporting evidence documents submitted, from educational / medical psychologist report(s), submitted.
Otherwise, it is compulsory to take Chinese Psle exam.
Since you were an ex student before, your daughter can be enrolled, under Phase 2A2, or you may join Phase 2A1 (alumni member), before the due dateline stipulated.
It is safer for you to join as an alumni member, just in case when your turn come to enrol your child for that year or batch, balloting is required under Phase 2A1 outside 2 km for Sg citizen, in this school.
Nan Hua primary has a very strong, vibrant and rich traditional Chinese culture.
From now until P1 registration due, there is still plenty of time, for your child, to catch up in Chinese. She is still young. You may consider letting her join Kumon (Chinese). You may bring your kid down to a nearby Kumon branch in the country you are currently residing in, find out more about how this programme can help young kids develop an interest towards Chinese, from reading, learning.
Berries doesn't help, because it is once a week programme, only.
And only for a short duration 1.5 hr, once a week, out of 7 days.
What about rest of the remaining 6 days ?
Not only Berries, but other Chinese type of enrichment once a week (1.5 hr) : won't help much, because it is too little exposure.
Kumon (Chinese), is much more effective, because it is a daily constant exposure to her. Not once a week (1.5 hr or 2 hr) type of enrichment.
I had seen little Indian kindergarten children from India, who after 2 years of immersion in Kumon (Chinese), are able to speak & read fluently in Mandarin.
If start early, your daughter is still rescuable, in Chinese.
Bring her to a nearby centre : let the Principal of the Kumon centre assess her, see which level she can possibly start off with.
At home, u need to play your part too.
Read more storybooks aloud to her, try to catch her interest & attention : by varying the tone of your voice or changing your voice sound, or enact a scene dramatically.
eg
Last time, my kindergarten niece also very little interest in Chinese.
My cousin read the story about \"3 little pigs\", in a funny manner, to her. She read the story aloud to my niece, and enacted the storyline drama, by huffing and puffing away.
When my niece saw how her mother enacting the role of the wolf huffing and puffing away the roof top trying to eat the 3 little pigs, she giggled.
Slowly, she began to pick up Chinese storybook on her own, and began to read. Today at P2, niece has overcome her Chinese dislike. -
sky minecrafter:
Yes, that is my worry; that if she does not do well in Chinese due to lack of exposure at home, it will affect her overall PSLE grades.Scarlett2014:
if Chinese culture is really strong in this school and if it's possible for one not to take Chinese as a subject
Hi Scarlett2014, Dc's classmate, G - mother is Chinese, father is Caucasian. G took Chinese as the mother tongue language. Of course G did not do well & had to be taken out for special Chinese lessons - Rainbow class. I am a lifetime member of Nan Hua alumni & the Chinese culture is strong. I suggest you discuss with MOE/Nan Hua directly, the answer will be less equivocal. On a separate note, one occasionally sees Indian children in Nan Hua & they attend Chinese lessons too. -
phtthp:
Thanks for the advice!
Nan Hua is a SAP school.Scarlett2014:
I was from Nan Hua Primary as with all my siblings. I'm wondering if Chinese culture is really strong in this school and if it's possible for one not to take Chinese as a subject (pardon the stupid question)
My situation is my hubby is from the UK and currently my 4 year old girl is in an international school (preschool) and she does not speak or understand Mandarin. I tried sending her to Berries, have tried to teach her at home but somehow she is not taking to the language. I understand that I need to start early (like volunteer work, join as an alumni) so I'm thinking if I should even consider Nan Hua (since it's a school we could possibly get in). If she cannot speak Mandarin at all by the time she's 7, is it possible to be in NH and not take Chinese?
Other primary schools around us are MGS (within 1km) but i think even with that it's difficult to get in.
There is only one Mother Tongue offered, in this school : Chinese
No other Mother Tongue like Malay, nor Tamil offered, as this is a SAP school.
It is compulsory for all pupils enrolled here, to take Chinese, from primary 1, including all the Non-Chinese students enrolled here.
The only exception is child face learning difficulty, seek to gain exemption from Mother tongue.
For application of exemption purpose, from Chinese Mother tongue
Moe look at supporting evidence documents submitted, from educational / medical psychologist report(s), submitted.
Otherwise, it is compulsory to take Chinese Psle exam.
Since you were an ex student before, your daughter can be enrolled, under Phase 2A2, or you may join Phase 2A1 (alumni member), before the due dateline stipulated.
It is safer for you to join as an alumni member, just in case when your turn come to enrol your child for that year or batch, balloting is required under Phase 2A1 outside 2 km for Sg citizen, in this school.
Nan Hua primary has a very strong, vibrant and rich traditional Chinese culture.
From now until P1 registration due, there is still plenty of time, for your child, to catch up in Chinese. She is still young. You may consider letting her join Kumon (Chinese). You may bring your kid down to a nearby Kumon branch in the country you are currently residing in, find out more about how this programme can help young kids develop an interest towards Chinese, from reading, learning.
Berries doesn't help, because it is once a week programme, only.
And only for a short duration 1.5 hr, once a week, out of 7 days.
What about rest of the remaining 6 days ?
Not only Berries, but other Chinese type of enrichment once a week (1.5 hr) : won't help much, because it is too little exposure.
Kumon (Chinese), is much more effective, because it is a daily constant exposure to her. Not once a week (1.5 hr or 2 hr) type of enrichment.
I had seen little Indian kindergarten children from India, who after 2 years of immersion in Kumon (Chinese), are able to speak & read fluently in Mandarin.
If start early, your daughter is still rescuable, in Chinese.
Bring her to a nearby centre : let the Principal of the Kumon centre assess her, see which level she can possibly start off with.
At home, u need to play your part too.
Read more storybooks aloud to her, try to catch her interest & attention : by varying the tone of your voice or changing your voice sound, or enact a scene dramatically.
eg
Last time, my kindergarten niece also very little interest in Chinese.
My cousin read the story about \"3 little pigs\", in a funny manner, to her. She read the story aloud to my niece, and enacted the storyline drama, by huffing and puffing away.
When my niece saw how her mother enacting the role of the wolf huffing and puffing away the roof top trying to eat the 3 little pigs, she giggled.
Slowly, she began to pick up Chinese storybook on her own, and began to read. Today at P2, niece has overcome her Chinese dislike.
After considering all the factors, I think I will give NH a miss. It's a shame since my family is so much connected to NH in many ways (my siblings and their children are there, and we are a family friend of their ex-principal). I feel that with the very little exposure my daughter has at home and the fact that at this age she still cannot understand a single word of Chinese (she's closer to her dad than to me ....) , she will find it hard to catch up with the rest of her classmates, and I do not want her to feel stressed.
Now, we will just think of which other school around us we can enrol her in. I guess MGS and Pei Hwa (the nearest schools) are out too. -
To my understanding, some pupils who do not perform well in CL were asked to drop CL in P5, even in SAP schools. Hence, they need not take CL in PSLE. Their T-score will be tabulated differently, somehow. I remembered I ever talked to this boy, from NHPS, my neighbour's son. He told me he just need to take 3 subjects for PSLE, the school allowed him to drop CL as he was not performing well. I suggest you have a talk with their Principal for first hand info before you give up. Infact, I knew some children are exempted from CL as due to this additional stress, it affected their overall score. When they are exempted, the students still need to attend CL lessons, just need not take the exams.
No harm visiting the school to check it out, afterall they are getting a new Principal, so can check it out with her.
All the best.
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Hi, I am a parent of 2 kids in NHPS and stay in Woodlands. Kids attend Nanscans in the afternoon. However, as there is no school transport to Woodlands area, wonder if there is any chance of carpool with parent who stay at Woodlands and fetches kids from Nanscans in the evening. Hubby fetches kids to school in the AM but we have problem fetching them home in the evening from Nanscans. Pls PM me. Thanks
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my son might transfer to Nanhua next year (P4).
he is currently attending the robotics CCA in his school and he loves it.
I am wondering whether he can join the robotics CCA in Nanhua if he transferred next year.
thanks for the information. -
dragonfly1976:
my son might transfer to Nanhua next year (P4). he is currently attending the robotics CCA in his school and he loves it. I am wondering whether he can join the robotics CCA in Nanhua if he transferred next year.
Hi dragonfly1976, So your ds may transfer in after passing Round 2? Congratulations. Yes, the school allows CCAs from P1; there is a Robotics Club which I'm sure will welcome your ds. The school usually schedules a CCA Open House in Jan. After which, children can choose their CCAs via the online portal MCOnline. Generally, you are allocated whatever you choose. This information can be found on the NH home page. -
sky minecrafter:
thanks minecrafter.dragonfly1976:
my son might transfer to Nanhua next year (P4). he is currently attending the robotics CCA in his school and he loves it. I am wondering whether he can join the robotics CCA in Nanhua if he transferred next year.
Hi dragonfly1976, So your ds may transfer in after passing Round 2? Congratulations. Yes, the school allows CCAs from P1; there is a Robotics Club which I'm sure will welcome your ds. The school usually schedules a CCA Open House in Jan. After which, children can choose their CCAs via the online portal MCOnline. Generally, you are allocated whatever you choose. This information can be found on the NH home page.
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