Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary
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Jennifer:
I stay along Hume Avenue. Any info would be much appreciated.
We got the list of sch bus operators on the orientation day. Just go to the sch bus booth to register your child. Someone will call you to confirm the pickup pt and time.BraisedPorkBelly:
BTW can anyone share a bit more details on the school bus schedule, price, pros & cons?
We are thinking of going for school bus but worried if its too young to start her on it at P1. Thanks!
I believe there will be a bus fare hike next year.
So far, the bus servicing our route is a middle-sized one with no aunt to supervise the children.
When are you staying? Maybe some other parents who stay in the same area as you would be able to give more info.
If there is a choice, we would prefer to have a small bus instead (as the big ones probably not allowed to drive into the lobby due to its size)
So far I often see a big & old school bus pass by our place. So will get slight inconveniences during rainy days, plus I have to be on standby at waiting point (looking like a goondu :P) -
I have this little story to share, pls pardon my simple EL and long winded approach.
Due to fengshui reason, we were advised to get a real green plant for our balcony. So we went to a nursery n were attracted to a shui mei in full bloom.
I watered the plant daily. New shoots grew.
As days went on, the flowers withered and fell. No new shoots as well.
Our estate is an old one, the very few left to have spacious outdoor and indoor spaces. So almost every mth there is a unit undergoing renovation.
One day, I discovered many leaves of the shui mei is covered in dirt.
I then sprayed each leaf with water in an attempt to wash away the dirt. But the mere spraying did not work. I had to use my fingers to rub the dirt off.
Shui mei has many small leaves. Altogether it took me many days to finally clean all leaves.
I chanced upon an article on gardening in the ST that advises how to care for shui mei and realised there are small bugs on my plant. So I went to NTUC and bou a bottle of pesticide and sprayed on the plant on a non-windy day. I noticed the leaves become more yellowish after the application of pesticides.
So I decided to crush these bugs one by one by hand. Again it took me quite a while since they are small and I had to look carefully despite my lao hua.
Now whenever I water the plant, I will check for bugs and dirty leaves and remove them promptly. I will also prune the branches to make room for new shoots.
And now the shui mei rewards me by flowering and growing new shoots again.
Everything happens for a reason. I think I hv learnt a valuable lesson from my shui mei. -
php:
Not to worry PHP, you are right to encourage to write in this manner (not tell but use show). Actually this is not so easy to master, so it is a good start. Your DD's description about \" the sun shone ....\" is definitely accepted in P3 as my DD's class teacher has accepted such comp.
well, almost quarrel with my dd's mummy regarding this issue. dd was taught in her creative writing class to SHOW and not to TELL in her writing. for eg. instead of \"it was a sunny day.\", my dd will write \"the sun shore brightly and fleecy white clouds floated in the sky.\"
However, her EL teacher seems not to like her style and her mummy getting panic. but you can't change that overnight and it will confuse her further which is right and which is wrong. I believe her teacher still wants to see safe writing which is boring. Anyway, i asked dd to stick to her style and well, the most she will lose 1 or 2 marks...but for long term, that is the direction to follow and i would prefer she starts early...
Perhaps her EL teacher is just trying to encourage her to go for story content and sentence structure at this stage ( still P1 ). -
php:
I think the school want to DEVELOP the story rather than using description.
well, almost quarrel with my dd's mummy regarding this issue. dd was taught in her creative writing class to SHOW and not to TELL in her writing. for eg. instead of \"it was a sunny day.\", my dd will write \"the sun shore brightly and fleecy white clouds floated in the sky.\"
However, her EL teacher seems not to like her style and her mummy getting panic. but you can't change that overnight and it will confuse her further which is right and which is wrong. I believe her teacher still wants to see safe writing which is boring. Anyway, i asked dd to stick to her style and well, the most she will lose 1 or 2 marks...but for long term, that is the direction to follow and i would prefer she starts early...
Your girl will be fine
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E3:
I heard prevously you are allow to just write 10 statements and the flow need not be there. Now they want the story to be developed, not just 10 sentence on the picture.
Hi Trapwithin, I think it's still the same as last year. Write a 10-sentence one paragraph story based on a picture, not really a full composition yet. -
comfy:
]How do you manage to find the time and energy to do all that? You must have interest in it else how to make such much effort.
Uhmm...like very free hor? :lol: it's ex-occupational hazard, can't seem to change although I am now a full-time SAHM. :roll:
As for my dd, I hate to say the word...I think she's a perfectionist (her k1 teacher said before during PTM) which both my dh and I are fully aware of its consequences. Thankfully, my super relax dh can help balance it a little. So far, she could pick herself up pretty well after a setback and does not exhibit any anxiety explicitly. She has the 'unruffled' type of personality. I am the kancheong spider. Maybe she has greater faith. Haha.
Yes, I take interest in almost everything my three girls do, it's easier that way to stay home full-time.
Janet, I am sure you can help your going-to-be-P1 dd effectively having gone thru and learning so much together with your ds. No worries. -
Trapwithin:
Same, the flow must be there cos you have to write a logical story based on the picture. The only limit is it must be a 10-sentence story. Perhaps that's y php's dd way of writing is sort of discouraged at P1. I also felt it's a limit to the child's potential in this case, but like what comfy had said, from p2 onwards, the child is free to express. At P1, they go for meaningful, yet concise sentences first.
I heard prevously you are allow to just write 10 statements and the flow need not be there. Now they want the story to be developed, not just 10 sentence on the picture.E3:
Hi Trapwithin, I think it's still the same as last year. Write a 10-sentence one paragraph story based on a picture, not really a full composition yet. -
E3:
Same, the flow must be there cos you have to write a logical story based on the picture. The only limit is it must be a 10-sentence story. Perhaps that's y php's dd way of writing is sort of discouraged at P1. I also felt it's a limit to the child's potential in this case, but like what comfy had said, from p2 onwards, the child is free to express. At P1, they go for meaningful, yet concise sentences first.[/quote]Thanks.
I heard prevously you are allow to just write 10 statements and the flow need not be there. Now they want the story to be developed, not just 10 sentence on the picture.Trapwithin:
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Hi Trapwithin, I think it's still the same as last year. Write a 10-sentence one paragraph story based on a picture, not really a full composition yet.
Maybe I too kancheong liao ... should :celebrate:
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markfch:
I thought 'CRAZY' was ok too but then I am not a very strict teacher, firm but not excessively particular. Our kids are already quite repressed in many ways. I cannot condone rudeness though.
DS likes to use the phrase 'what the hack' now. He said he learnt it from one of his childcare classmates. I actually thought 'crazy' is an acceptable word to use. But then again, I maybe quite indulgent in this aspect. The only phrase I stopped ds from using is 'oh my god' due to personal reason.php:
i was at Sentosa last night with a HOD and several PV to do risk assessment prior to our event in Nov. my dd's classmate father was telli ng me that he get used to reading those messages written by her teacher in the comm book. But one message was quite interesting...\"so and so, your boy was caught using the word CRAZY during assembly. please counsel him.\"...something like that, can remember the exact words....
markfch, your turn will come....haha.....i got a few too....then you have more strategies to work on..... -
E3:
Don't be surprise, even kids in top class also learned how to scold using the \"F@\" word. Just tell my DD to ignore it.
I thought 'CRAZY' was ok too but then I am not a very strict teacher, firm but not excessively particular. Our kids are already quite repressed in many ways. I cannot condone rudeness though.
Words like Stupid, scolding words in chinese poem (how creative) are commonly used too.
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