Lessons at home!
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6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1972182\" time=\"1587514907\" user_id=\"145858:
yes the p3 one is much simpler..just started zoom/meet last wk for 1 session non daily. just sls so easier for me to chk unfinished work..now good also that they bring forward the Jun hol.. then kids can go back to normal learning.
I have to work, so I didn't sit beside my kids. But tr chase us and a few other parents for missing sls work. Kids got to juggle sls announcements by diff subj trs, hbl timetable, Zoom timetables for diff groups etc. I realised, these are not what kids normally used to, am I asking for too much.MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1972097\" time=\"1587470739\" user_id=\"43981:
do you all stay next to kids during zoom/meet and hbl time?
For eg, kid was doing math sls halfway, switch to zoom lesson, forgot to continue where he left off after zoom ended, or read the list of items from 1 subj tr and close it, but never check back at end of day.
The handbook routine switch to HBL needs a lot of adjustment for my kids.
The demands of P3 maths concept vs p5 are not comparable. If my kids are p3 now, I think my kids would have less prob. But the more in depth qns of maths to be taught via zoom, teachers know, they can only only reach a few kids at most at a time.
Hence, HBL may need a bit of tech support for younger kids, but for upp pri kids, learning harder concepts via HBL in a class of 40+, not that straightforward, parents need to eyeball too -
6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1972113\" time=\"1587475694\" user_id=\"145858:
Our Math teacher doesn’t use video conferencing. Too hard to cover a new topic like converting improper fractions to mixed numbers & vice versa via live conferencing.
Our proper zoom lessons only started on 20 Apr. One 1.5hr lesson for 1 subject per day. 1 week only cover a fraction of what normal sch week covers. Not all schools are progressing at the same pace. Our class has over 40 kids too.
That's why zoom is not a substitute, just a back up.
English live session still ok. Teacher has been using audio recording function in SLS to conduct Spelling, Dictation & Orals.
Science new concept via live session, not very effective. Teacher follows up with voluntary consultation if student still unclear.
I am just very relieved that holidays brought fwd to May. At least now I can be very sure that the school won’t sneakily convert the scrapped SA1 into non-weighted assessments. -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1972199\" time=\"1587518735:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1972199 time=1587518735]
Since May mid-year exam had been scraped,
I am just very relieved that holidays brought fwd to May.
At least now I can be very sure that the school won’t sneakily convert the scrapped SA1 into non-weighted assessments. [/quote]
did your school inform parents (and students) for all level, from Primary 1 to JC2, how your school (college) going to apportion the weightage from Term 2 to rest of the remaining year ?
ie.
is it carry over the Term 2 weightage, into Term 3 or into Term 4 portion ?
Different schools (college), different weightage apportment assigned, from (Term 1 to Term 4) -
Any ideas how to keep kids occupied at home for the whole month while parents continue to WFH? Hiaz…now at least the HbL keeps them occupied till early afternoon.
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newbieks\" post_id=\"1972209\" time=\"1587524691\" user_id=\"178749:
How old are your kids? The older they are, the more independent they can be. I used to face that kind of problem when we lived overseas, and I can probably come up with some suggestions.
Any ideas how to keep kids occupied at home for the whole month while parents continue to WFH? Hiaz..now at least the HbL keeps them occupied till early afternoon. -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1972210\" time=\"1587525246\" user_id=\"28674:
P5 and Sec 1. Even library is closed. Not on the library e-borrowing system, so been buying books on kindle. But other than reading and some school work (which I hope teacher will assign), unfortunately they have not developed real passion for any hobby. Usual school holidays, we will take leave, bring them outdoor and short trips, now just confined to 4 walls. Workwise with falling oil prices, we are expected to do more with less, expect big organizational changes coming, so wfm is work as usual with same or even more stress.
How old are your kids? The older they are, the more independent they can be. I used to face that kind of problem when we lived overseas, and I can probably come up with some suggestions.newbieks\" post_id=\"1972209\" time=\"1587524691\" user_id=\"178749:
Any ideas how to keep kids occupied at home for the whole month while parents continue to WFH? Hiaz..now at least the HbL keeps them occupied till early afternoon.
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newbieks\" post_id=\"1972209\" time=\"1587524691\" user_id=\"178749:
if your child is taking PSLE this year,
Any ideas how to keep kids occupied at home for the whole month while parents continue to WFH? Hiaz..now at least the HbL keeps them occupied till early afternoon.
get them to practise past year PSLE papers and a few primary schools' past year papers
If certain topics still weak, supplement with Assessment books, for those topics required only -
May school holiday, no HBL, can do whatever you like
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get feedback, from the ground …
when Term 3 school open in June, after May school holiday,
are there parents out here, who still prefer online tuition to continue (eg. tuition in subject X, whatever X is), instead of "face-to-face" physical classroom premises teaching, because it is still very risky, as covid-19 is asymptomatic, meaning that although people show no (zero) sympton, no sign at all, no fever whatsoever, but still can spread virus ? This is what’s dangerous about covid-19 !
In other words, even though Circuit breaker is over, still prefer online tuition to continue, because it is safer ?
That means, for the same identical level tuition, eg. P4 to P6 or Secondary level, split into 2 group of students for tuition
1) one group of students will attend "face-to-face" classroom physical premises teaching, because "face-to-face" teaching explanation is what they prefer,
while
2) another group of students will continue to attend "online" virtual classroom via zoom / google meet, because these prefer online in the midst of pandemic, feel safer, until the entire Singapore covid situation stabilized down, infected number become zero -
My girls sec sch still have weighted WA2 and due in May, well into the holidays…I hope the sch can scrap WA2.
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