CHIJ St Nicholas Girls'

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jalyn22\" post_id=\"2015689\" time=\"1614051896\" user_id=\"179200:

I suggest you try to get ahold of the P1 spelling & Tingxie lists of the various schools you are comparing. Maybe PM the existing parents.

Recently I compared boys school, co-ed school & girls school (CHIJ TPY, to be specific), the disparity in what’s required is shocking. Standards increase in that order. SNGS could be far higher.

To add on,

fyi

For tingxie in St Nick (SAP school), from P3 to P6, not sure about (starting P1 nor P2),

usually laoshi test the
whole class tingxie, by asking pupils to write out in one or two whole complete sentences, from start (beginning) to end, with a full stop.
St Nick tingxie don't test students with individual \"two-by-two\" ci-yu. We tingxie our students, using full complete sentence (s).

Thus, when come to Upper primary (P5 and P6), these set of accumulated memorized tingxie in complete sentences , containing \"hao ci hao ju\" inside, proved very useful.

Why ?

Because sometimes,
lao shi want us (students) to memorize the tingxie, so that subsequently, we can then apply them directly into our regular Term tests zuowen or regular zuowen classroom assignment or in Psle zuowen.


Apply, in the sense that, as and when the picture \"kan tu zuowen\" scenario or \"qin jin zuowen\" scenario is given to us, students just automatically \"cough out\" the appropriate, relevant memorized tingxie complete sentences, which have already been captured & \"deposited\" inside the students' brain (head) database, for sometime.

Every zuowen (composition) has a central theme, behind.

Example

a) can be someone do kind deed, \" hao ren zuo hao shi\".

Eg.

a common P3 Chinese \"kan tu\" zuowen can be

say, an old lady slipped and fell down on a road side. Her grocery bag containing oranges broke. The oranges rolled out onto the pavement. A helpful student witnessed the scene, do kind deed, bent down on the pavement, helped the old lady picked up the oranges one by one, placed them back into the grocery bag, helped the old lady get up, ... (to be continued)


b)
a naughty, mischievous student played prank on his classmates, learnt a painful lesson from there ...


Chinese is a language, that can be learnt in byte size small portion, bit by bit, & slowly accumulated over many years. Xue hua-wen is \"man man de lei ji\" (means slowly accumulated).

That's how gradually, our zuowen phrases \"hao ci hao ju\" improved, over a few years of memorized tingxie, in full complete sentences.

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:[quote=]...fyi

For tingxie in St Nick (SAP school), from P3 to P6, not sure about (starting P1 nor P2), usually laoshi test the whole class tingxie, by asking pupils to write out in one or two whole complete sentences, from start (beginning) to end, with a full stop. St Nick tingxie don't test students with individual \"two-by-two\" ci-yu. We tingxie our students, using full complete sentences...[/quote]

Hi, just kaypohing... We do 默写句子 (roughly 16 words to memorise), on top of some 5词组 & 3短句, from ~P3 onwards. In the case of enriched Higher Chinese classes (banded P4 onwards), besides this regular 听写默写 set, there are an additional 9短语 per chapter

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jalyn22\" post_id=\"2015689\" time=\"1614051896\" user_id=\"179200:

Hi

If my girl is average in kindergarten, would she suffer in SNGS?

It is probably too early to gauge her academic strength at kindergarten.

Do you have alternative choices of primary schools with better affiliate minimum requirement (AMR)? If not, it may be better for her to study in SNGS. Work closely with her teachers and give her the support when required. Most kids can handle P1 and P2 well.

All the best to your girl.

[jalyn22]

Thanks for the replies!

My girl likes to dawdle, so am concerned that she cannot handle the competitive school environment as she progresses (if she can get in).

[kittymama]

@jalyn22 I can understand your concerns. Mine likes to dawdle too. Trying our best to work on this before she starts primary school.

[kittymama]

@jalyn22 I can understand your concerns. Mine likes to dawdle too. Trying our best to work on this before she starts primary school.

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jalyn22\" post_id=\"2015876\" time=\"1614215676\" user_id=\"179200:

Thanks for the replies!
My girl likes to dawdle, so am concerned that she cannot handle the competitive school environment as she progresses (if she can get in).

Are you a Phase 2A1 (alumni) mommy ?

If Yes,
take one step at a time, first.
Enrol your daughter into St Nick. Anyway, at kindergarten level, too early to come to any conclusion. Lower primary (P1 to P3), no issue.


At end of P4 streaming,
out of Total six P5 classes available, five classes offer HCL, only one class offer Standard CL, where the students in this class don't take HCL.

This shows that a lot of (P5 & P6) students here studied HCL, because the ratio is (5 upon 6) classes, doing HCL. Since Primary 1 day 1 started, our Chinese laoshi have grounded our pupils
well in Chinese.


For other subjects like (Maths & Science), at P5 & P6, there are re-medial classes available, if students need help in these subjects. Don't be afraid to approach your class Teachers, for help. It is better to open your mouth, seek help, than to remain silent. Our teachers here are supportive.

[ResilienceLC]

To all parents


Dont under estimate the ability of your girls to adapt to the school… a
nd don’t underestimate the school’s ability to help them.

As well as your ability to support your girl in the school

Speaking from experience - as my two girls from SNGS are now married and working already


Resilience LC

Mr Matthew Ng

[kittymama]

Thank you @ ResilienceLC for the assurance!


Just curious, do any existing or ex parents of SNGS girls have any idea how is the support for students with special needs in the school? For example, dyslexia.

I can’t recall if we had any back in my schooling days.

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For lower primary


(P1 and P2) and from mid (P3 to upper P6) -

for students who encountered difficulty in learning :
eg.

- autistic

- dyslexic

- encountered Chinese language learning impairment / disability

- attention deficit ADD

- very short concentration attention span ADHD ,


what kind of support (If any), does SNGS primary school provide,

apart from
giving these affected students

extended longer exam time period,

to complete their test papers (during CA1 / SA1 / SA2), seated
inside certain designated small assigned room ?

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For pupils who encountered learning Chinese language impairment mid-way through in SNGS,
not yet discovered nor diagnosed in P1 nor P2 yet, only got diagnosed from P3 to P5 time period,

does it mean that the pupil have to leave SNGS, seek transfer to some other primary school instead, since SNGS is a SAP school, where learning Chinese is compulsory

Or

still allowed to remain inside SNGS, exempted from Chinese ?