All About Preparing For Primary One

[janet88]

ClubNAKO:

Dear Sun_2010 and JanetLee,


Thank you for your advise.
Looks like this is a fine line to walk on.
Too much and beyond their capabilities put them off and too little leaves them behind.
At the end of the day, every child is different and there is no single solution that fits all !
I'm glad I have quit my job. If not, I'll never have the time to do all these !

Yup, I agree with you. It's not a one-size-fits-all for children. If it is so, then it's easy for parents, just cut-and-paste. My 2 kids are very different. Son (of course with some grumbling) will do the work I give him everyday. But my daughter in K2 will not comply that easily.
Since you are not working, then you plan his work schedule according to his needs. Plan a time-table so that it becomes a routine.

[ClubNAKO]

Right ! Thanks !

[janet88]

ClubNAKO:

Right ! Thanks !

Take it easy. It's stressful being a child now...equally if not more stressful to be a parent.

[RRMummy]

Hi all,


It says in the papers today that by 2013, all P1 exams will be phased out.

:celebrate:

[janet88]

RRMummy:

Hi all,


It says in the papers today that by 2013, all P1 exams will be phased out.

:celebrate:

My tutor told me her school has phased out exams for P1 and P2...parents are not for it as students will have to face exams as well as Science at P3.

[RRMummy]

janet_lee88:

My tutor told me her school has phased out exams for P1 and P2...parents are not for it as students will have to face exams as well as Science at P3.

I'm trust they will come up with ways to evaluate the children's progress on a regular basis. I personally think that it is not neccesary to make them 'perform' well during exams to gauge the children's ability to learn.. I feel that the emphasis on exams tends to make us focus too much on how to teach them to score instead of cultivating love for learning.. and learning beyond the needs for exams..

exams are but gauge of how much they can 'perform' during the short 1 or 2hours.. I personally do not think exam is critical if we have other means of knowing that they have indeed learnt concepts and are able to apply the concepts..

maybe without the exams, schools can have more time to engage in meaningful exploration and experiments. If N2 - K2 can explore abt volcanos and many science concepts, these can always be so for P1 onwards - by means of learning thru FUN...so science will not be a new topic that only appears in P3? :idea:

So, I'm not against doing away the exams. JMHO

I hope and pray that my children gets to learn in a fun, meaningful and less stressful environment.

[tankee]

janet_lee88:

My tutor told me her school has phased out exams for P1 and P2...parents are not for it as students will have to face exams as well as Science at P3.

No exam does not mean no assessment.

Tao Nan school give revision tests that are said to be similar to SA1, just that the scores are not counted towards the year-end grade.

So no need to worry about not used to taking \"exam\"

[tankee]

RRMummy:

...I'm trust they will come up with ways to evaluate the children's progress on a regular basis. I personally think that it is not neccesary to make them 'perform' well during exams to gauge the children's ability to learn.. I feel that the emphasis on exams tends to make us focus too much on how to teach them to score instead of cultivating love for learning.. and learning beyond the needs for exams......


................maybe without the exams, schools can have more time to engage in meaningful exploration and experiments. If N2 - K2 can explore abt volcanos and many science concepts, these can always be so for P1 onwards - by means of learning thru FUN.......:

Tao Nan are having little assessments spread out in term 3 & 4, including show & tell (5%), etc.

And this week, it is \"Exploration Week\" for Tao Nan. Students formed groups to do assignments & riddles, including a field trip to the Zoo, ends with some presentation. This is not counted towards year-end grades.

[RRMummy]

tankee:

RRMummy:

...I'm trust they will come up with ways to evaluate the children's progress on a regular basis. I personally think that it is not neccesary to make them 'perform' well during exams to gauge the children's ability to learn.. I feel that the emphasis on exams tends to make us focus too much on how to teach them to score instead of cultivating love for learning.. and learning beyond the needs for exams......


................maybe without the exams, schools can have more time to engage in meaningful exploration and experiments. If N2 - K2 can explore abt volcanos and many science concepts, these can always be so for P1 onwards - by means of learning thru FUN.......:

Tao Nan are having little assessments spread out in term 3 & 4, including show & tell (5%), etc.

And this week, it is \"Exploration Week\" for Tao Nan. Students formed groups to do assignments & riddles, including a field trip to the Zoo, ends with some presentation. This is not counted towards year-end grades.

Wow!! I like! :celebrate: Too bad, Tao Nan is out for me.

[janet88]

Exams will be phased out for P1 from 2013. By then, year 2004 kids will be in P3.


I hope my daughter will enjoy P1. It should be interesting, getting to know new friends, teachers and adjusting to a formal school environment.
As for exams, I heard that the school has no CA nor SA1. But there will be tests to evaluate the kids’ performance and a Parent-Teacher meeting in May.

In the meantime, we are focusing on her learning in K2…learning to recognize words. She has problems remembering Chinese characters. But I dont want to be too strict on her this year. We spent quite a bit of time learning these characters for her 听写 yesterday - 穿，脱，洗，折. In the end, she only managed to get 穿 correct.