Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[Muffins]

jia you jia you Pei Hwa! :rahrah:

[janet88]

Hi E3,

During the recent Parent-Teacher meeting, CL teacher advised me to encourage son to use a few 成语 which is better than a whole lot of words. It’s like one 成语 says it all.

My son’s teacher in P2 and P3 didn’t tell them there is a MUST to use proverbs. But there is a need to do 作文 with different scenarios like indoor/outdoor, raining/sunny day. My son used to start with 一个风和日丽的星期天 but I told him to use something fresh because every child will be using the same 开头. This year, he has more proverbs in his textbook. They are quite practical but like you mentioned, he must know when and how to apply them correctly.

[northernlights]

prisnkc:

My P1 boy tells me that for their show and tell, they are supposed to collect a paper outside level 2 general office, fill it up and return to level 2 general office. He has been visiting the general office but he said that the paper is always run out and cannot get.


Can anyone advises what is it?

hi prisnkc,

have you figured out what this show-n-tell is about? is it related to sa1 oral? my little one in p1 has not told me anything about this leh(???). hopefully, it is only an avenue for kids to try out their showmanship at recess, like e3 said.

[janet88]

HI Northernlights,

If things haven’t changed, then show and tell is actually getting the child to try out showmanship. It’s actually SA1 ORAL. Select an item, describe briefly and then throw in some actions and expressions.

[northernlights]

E3:

I hv pm'ed you on my problem in how to help my dd speed up in her writing. I am worried for her time-management if too much emphasis is placed on spicing up the compo, she'll be left with not much time for sentence-making. Any P3 parents have the same problem with your kids last year? The weightage for both sections is the same, 10 marks each.

hi e3,

can your dd compute elapsed time fairly well? if yes, you can help her identify which is the half-way mark of the story (eg. description of 3rd person out of 5 people to talk about), then tell her that she has to wrap up this portion by half-time. btw, are they given a series of pictures or just 1 pic?

also are they given papers with single lines or those with boxes like the ones used in zuo4 wen2? with the former, perhaps you can get her to write with the flow but leave a line in between, so new/spice-up bits can be easily incorporated?

out of curiosity, how important is it for the kids to be tidy in their compo writing? will they be penalized for frequent insertions to spice up writing?

[northernlights]

janet_lee88:

HI Northernlights,

If things haven't changed, then show and tell is actually getting the child to try out showmanship. It's actually SA1 ORAL. Select an item, describe briefly and then throw in some actions and expressions.

hi janet,

he was told to select and act out a rhyme from a reading booklet... an outright performance. but he made no mention of a show-n-tell... as in need to bring something and showcase it leh. but then again, my little 1 can be very blur and forgetful:(

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northernlights:

janet_lee88:

HI Northernlights,

If things haven't changed, then show and tell is actually getting the child to try out showmanship. It's actually SA1 ORAL. Select an item, describe briefly and then throw in some actions and expressions.

hi janet,

he was told to select and act out a rhyme from a reading booklet... an outright performance. but he made no mention of a show-n-tell... as in need to bring something and showcase it leh. but then again, my little 1 can be very blur and forgetful:(

Hi northernlights,

That's the same as my daughter's oral in P1. Act out a rhyme and read a passage. Show-and-tell for oral is for P2 where a list of items will be given for the kids to choose from.

The show-and-tell that prisnkc's boy mentioned should be the \"I am a Star\" mini-show as my dd mentioned that teachers were only given a few copies of the registration forms, so if more kids wished to perform and needed the forms, they could go to the pigeon hole which was labelled \"I am a Star\" outside the staff room to collect the forms. However, like what prisnkc's boy had said, the forms ran out very fast.

The \"I am a Star\" started last Friday according to my dd. Each class performers will be allocated recess time slots to perform their items. No worries, it's not a compulsory activity. It's good to build up their confidence for public speaking. They are having it for P2 too.

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northernlights:

hi e3,


can your dd compute elapsed time fairly well?

Sadly speaking, not yet....She plans longer than she writes. Though it's supposed to be that way but my dd is quite perfectionistic as she tends to write as neat as possible for every character. :roll:

For the past few days, we had worked on it and she had shown improvement in her speed, though not ideal yet. We still have about 2 weeks plus to work on that. I think should be ok as she does enjoy writing.[quote] btw, are they given a series of pictures or just 1 pic?[/quote]For Chinese, it's one pic, for English, 4 pics.[quote]also are they given papers with single lines or those with boxes like the ones used in zuo4 wen2? with the former, perhaps you can get her to write with the flow but leave a line in between, so new/spice-up bits can be easily incorporated?[/quote]For English Compo, they will use foolscap paper and write leaving a line in between. For Chinese Compo, they will use A4 sized Chi essay paper with boxes.[quote]out of curiosity, how important is it for the kids to be tidy in their compo writing? will they be penalized for frequent insertions to spice up writing?[/quote]According to my understanding, they are not assessed for \"neatness\". Haha.:lol: I will assume teachers would be impartial in their assessment and focus on the content, structure and language, and try to \"look beyond\" the untidiness.

[janet88]

Hi E3,

I didn’t know 作文 and 造句 are under Paper I. It looks even tougher now than before. Frankly speaking, both are in different ‘categories’.
Up till now, I compile all the 造句 and get him to memorize them 1-2 days before his exam. At least he has a rough idea rather than cracking his head to form sentences from scratch. Precious time can then be spent on comprehension open-ended.

[kohhweelin.010441gmail.010441com]

janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

I didn't know 作文 and 造句 are under Paper I. It looks even tougher now than before. Frankly speaking, both are in different 'categories'.
Up till now, I compile all the 造句 and get him to memorize them 1-2 days before his exam. At least he has a rough idea rather than cracking his head to form sentences from scratch. Precious time can then be spent on comprehension open-ended.

That was what I was assuming all the time, paper 1 should just be 作文. So when I received the circular that 造句 would also be assessed under Paper I, I almost freaked out. Haha. No choice, just have to accept and work on her time-management.