Club Multiple Births

[keltan]

ximi:

Hi


I am new here
and i am a new mummy to a pair of Twins

HI ximi,

COngrate! How old is your twins? New mummy- i suppose they're less than 6mths?

[bum]

Hi, I like to join the club!


Here are my particulars

- bum, CCK, triplets, b/b/b, 2006, no

BTW: what are the chances of getting register for primary school for triplets?

[nonKiasu]

bum:

Hi, I like to join the club!


Here are my particulars

- bum, CCK, triplets, b/b/b, 2006, no

BTW: what are the chances of getting register for primary school for triplets?

Welcome both ximi and bum!! Had added your particulars in 1st page.

Hi, bum. No sure if I got your question right....In registering for P1, we have to fill up 3 application forms, 1 for each child. Should there be a ballot, we have 3 names in a ticket. That is, if ballot successfully, we will take up 3 vacancies.... and many other parents will curse us lor :lol: The only way that we don't ganna cursed is that there is only 1 vacancy left and our ticket is being picked up bec the sch will also admit of our triplets! The only thing that I am not very sure is that we will be getting 1 or 3 tickets.

[nonKiasu]

keltan:

The thing we should be worrying is the Math, heard alot of feedback from my friends and co-workers that, Math in Primary school is the killer subjects. You really have to seat down and do it with them, too many problem sums and mostly not a straight forward one. Moreover you got 3 entering at one time, if you intend to put them in different class, u gotta pray that the teachers are teaching at the same pace, or you'll have big headache doing math with them or teaching time especially if u're a working mum.

Hi, keltan. Thanks for your advise. Look like I have to schedule more time on Math with my DDs starting this week. Luckily got your feedback now and still have a few months to work hard on Math.

What is the recommended Math assessment?

[fatBobo]

nonKiasu:

Here's our club members updated on 27 Jun 2010 (I will just update this msg as and when there is new member or changes):


:welcome: Everyone!

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?
nonKiasu, Tampines, triplets, b/b/b, 2004, no
GreenQ, Toa Payoh, triplets, b/g/b, 2004, no
keltan, Woodlands, twins, g/g, 2004, no
vividlaurel, ?, twins b/g, 2003, no
Funguy71, Toa Payoh, twins, ?, 2009, yes
ximi, Bukit Panjang, twins, b/g, 2009, no
bum, CCK, triplets, b/b/b, 2006, no

Pls let me know if there is any errors in above info.

hihi all.. im new here..
can i juz add myself here?

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?
nonKiasu, Tampines, triplets, b/b/b, 2004, no
GreenQ, Toa Payoh, triplets, b/g/b, 2004, no
keltan, Woodlands, twins, g/g, 2004, no
vividlaurel, ?, twins b/g, 2003, no
Funguy71, Toa Payoh, twins, ?, 2009, yes
ximi, Bukit Panjang, twins, b/g, 2009, no
bum, CCK, triplets, b/b/b, 2006, no
fatBobo, Pioneer, twins, g/g, 2009, no

[Twins]

Hi wonder mummies -- haha, we should give ourselves a pat on the back, cos we're raising 2 or 3 kids at one time!!


I'd like to be in this club too, great to share stories about our kids and learn from each other

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?
Twins, Katong, twins, B/B, 2003, yes

[Twins]

nonKiasu:

bum:

Hi, I like to join the club!


Here are my particulars

- bum, CCK, triplets, b/b/b, 2006, no

BTW: what are the chances of getting register for primary school for triplets?

Welcome both ximi and bum!! Had added your particulars in 1st page.

..... The only thing that I am not very sure is that we will be getting 1 or 3 tickets.

Hi nonKiasu

for multiples, we will get only 1 ticket. Your children's names will all be in 1 ballot paper. If the ballot gets picked, your triplets will all get in.

It's a case of all or nothing. And because all 3 names are already in, you don't get 3 chances, but 1, like everyone else.

I think you can choose to put 1 name on 1 ballot each, but I guess nobody in the right mind would want to gamble like that. Schools don't want to split the multiples up - for obvious reasons.

Hope that's clear.

[nonKiasu]

Welcome fatBobo and Twins to the club! Have udpated the member list in 1st page.

Twins:

It's a case of all or nothing. And because all 3 names are already in, you don't get 3 chances, but 1, like everyone else.

Hope that's clear.

Hi, Twins. Thanks for the info.

Let's discuss another topic....
How do you all coach your multiples writing and reading at home? 1 to 1 or together? I am doing 1 to 1 and it's really very xiong.
If you manage to do together, I must learn the tips from you!

[Twins]

nonKiasu:

Welcome fatBobo and Twins to the club! Have udpated the member list in 1st page.

Twins:

It's a case of all or nothing. And because all 3 names are already in, you don't get 3 chances, but 1, like everyone else.

Hope that's clear.

Hi, Twins. Thanks for the info.

Let's discuss another topic....
How do you all coach your multiples writing and reading at home? 1 to 1 or together? I am doing 1 to 1 and it's really very xiong.
If you manage to do together, I must learn the tips from you!

For me, whenever I read with them, I sometimes read the entire story to them, or if the story is quite long, I do turns-taking. Twin 1 reads 1 page, twin 2 the next etc. I also demonstrate how to read with expression...I can be quite expressive with different intonations. Intent being to cultivate their interest and pass on a few tips....hopefully (!)

Not sure what you mean by coaching for writing. Do you mean \"penmanship\"? If so, I don't do much of it. Once get to P1, will be emphasised in school.

[nonKiasu]

Twins:

For me, whenever I read with them, I sometimes read the entire story to them, or if the story is quite long, I do turns-taking. Twin 1 reads 1 page, twin 2 the next etc. I also demonstrate how to read with expression...I can be quite expressive with different intonations. Intent being to cultivate their interest and pass on a few tips....hopefully (!)

Not sure what you mean by coaching for writing. Do you mean \"penmanship\"? If so, I don't do much of it. Once get to P1, will be emphasised in school.

If I read, I try to read to all 3 together but its really squeezy when 4 of us have to look at 1 story book esp if the book is not so big.
If the book is for their level to read, I will do 1 to 1 with them bec their literacy level is different. My DS1 can read beyond his level (I think). In fact, when I am too busy to read with them, my DS2 & DS3 will beg DS1 to read to them. So with DS1 around, DS2 and DS3 will be too lazy to read.
As for writing, I mean the homework from PCF and some assessment book that I bought. How can we parents save time by having them write at the same time but they don't affect each other e.g. don't tell the answer to others (they are so proud if they know the answer while their brother don't know), don't compete on who finish faster (the fastest usually has most untidy work), etc.