Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

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periwinklejoy:

E3, did you have to go through the whole literacy booklet with your child with no assistance from the teacher? Or the teacher will go through at least once?
Tks in advance for yr feedback! :?:

Hi periwinklejoy, is the literacy booklet a new initiative? My dd did not have that last year. All P1s had the Reading Booklet cos oral passages were taken from there. They also had a Reading Activity Card whereby they have to do mini-projects and write about them in which the FT made them complete by first term. My dd has the Reading Activity Card again this year. It was her June project. In order to save time, we completed all the 20 stars required during the June hols, likewise for many of her classmates.

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janet_lee88:

don't know how to kickstart son's interest in writing interesting compo.

Janet, just a suggestion. Can you ask your son to write short journals to kickstart his interest in writing. He just needs to express his thoughts and feelings. It can be on any topic, such as any incident that he talked about to you, incidents that impacted him, pleasant things, unpleasant things, all can be written down. It's not so much like a diary, it's just to journal down his thoughts and feelings. Give him a special notebook, give him a special time. He will treasure this time and may start to take interest in writing. See whether he allows you to read them, if he does, read with understanding. Don't correct his grammar or spelling, just encourage. He might start to write longer journals and thus will help in his composition too. Writing expressively is a long process, cannot be rushed.

[periwinklejoy]

E3:

periwinklejoy:

E3, did you have to go through the whole literacy booklet with your child with no assistance from the teacher? Or the teacher will go through at least once?
Tks in advance for yr feedback! :?:

Hi periwinklejoy, is the literacy booklet a new initiative? My dd did not have that last year. All P1s had the Reading Booklet cos oral passages were taken from there. They also had a Reading Activity Card whereby they have to do mini-projects and write about them in which the FT made them complete by first term. My dd has the Reading Activity Card again this year. It was her June project. In order to save time, we completed all the 20 stars required during the June hols, likewise for many of her classmates.

Hi E3,
ya maybe its a new initiative.

Btw, when do the kids have to hand up the completed Reading Activity Card? You are very organised to have planned to complete the activities in the June hols. But my gal's teacher only issued the card to her after the June holidays! My gal had done only half so far. I had better speed up her progress :oops:

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periwinklejoy:

Btw, when do the kids have to hand up the completed Reading Activity Card? You are very organised to have planned to complete the activities in the June hols. But my gal's teacher only issued the card to her after the June holidays! My gal had done only half so far. I had better speed up her progress :oops:

Once you've completed the required number of stars, you can hand it up to the teacher. Her teacher gave it to the class as June homework, asked them to complete as many as possible. Many of her classmates, like her, completed the Card so the teacher just kept them now. My idea was just to get it over and done with (but with quality so that she learnt from each project too), then she could focus on other aspects of schoolwork. I spread the projects over the days in the June hols so that she could complete it before school reopened and yet enjoyed her hols. Last year, although her teacher assigned as weekend homework, we also tried to complete as many projects as possible.

[markfch]

periwinklejoy:

Hi hi,
I've not been active again for a while. Forgot my password again and had to reset.
Saw alot of new parents! Welcome Welcome!

Thanks for the welcome periwinkle

DS is looking forward to PH cos some of his good friends are also going to the same sch. I'm slowly getting him mentally prepared for the regiments of formal education. I started by telling him that the female teachers in PH are very very fierce :shock:

[janet88]

E3:

janet_lee88:

don't know how to kickstart son's interest in writing interesting compo.

Janet, just a suggestion. Can you ask your son to write short journals to kickstart his interest in writing. He just needs to express his thoughts and feelings. It can be on any topic, such as any incident that he talked about to you, incidents that impacted him, pleasant things, unpleasant things, all can be written down. It's not so much like a diary, it's just to journal down his thoughts and feelings. Give him a special notebook, give him a special time. He will treasure this time and may start to take interest in writing. See whether he allows you to read them, if he does, read with understanding. Don't correct his grammar or spelling, just encourage. He might start to write longer journals and thus will help in his composition too. Writing expressively is a long process, cannot be rushed.

I used to give him ideas for his journals (school hw), but now I leave this completely to him...this was what his teacher told me. Don't correct grammar/tenses/spelling. He lets me read them...grammar wise, quite acceptable but still lacking the 墨水 to score high marks.

[janet88]

Hi markfch,

Alamak, why you scare your son by telling him the female teachers are very very fierce ? I prepared my gal by telling her to start speaking proper English and behave like a lady.

[markfch]

janet_lee88:

Hi markfch,

Alamak, why you scare your son by telling him the female teachers are very very fierce ? I prepared my gal by telling her to start speaking proper English and behave like a lady.

But it's true. I myself also scared of the loud voices of those female teachers. Anyway ds is those super resilient types. He won't get affected so easily one.

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Janet, did his teacher assign specific topics for his journals? I find it becomes a chore if it's not self-initiated topic. It will not be easy for him. I was thinking more of just expressing his frustrations or excitement in journals based on his own life's experiences, something close to heart. Can be anger towards unfair treatment or hilarious moments he had with friends. Anything he wants, free of his own expressions.

[Mrsbongz]

markfch:

janet_lee88:

Hi markfch,

Alamak, why you scare your son by telling him the female teachers are very very fierce ? I prepared my gal by telling her to start speaking proper English and behave like a lady.

But it's true. I myself also scared of the loud voices of those female teachers. Anyway ds is those super resilient types. He won't get affected so easily one.

LOL.. I tell my DS that he has to write his words properly, if not the teacher will throw his books away (that's wat happened to me b4).. n he told me: \"then I stay in nursery forever loh.. no need to do homework at all!\".. sigh.. no sense of self-motivation at all..