Chongfu Primary

[ky_har]

Hi,

babycutie71,

My boy’s concentration span is not that great. Generally, he doesnt really like chinese but he is a avid english reader. 1st half of the year, they do mainly hanyu pinyin and some easy chinese words…2nd half,mainly chinese words, but not difficult ones… But i have to say that dh’s memory is pretty good and he is quite a fast learner…I didnt have any specific methods for him to memorise the words, i just make him read to me his chinese text. Even then, i dont do it very regularly and i only have 1 assessment book for him. My younger girl is 4 and cant really speak mandarin yet. I’m hoping it’ll get better when she enters K1. You have to watch out for mathematics, though. It’s pretty tough.

[babycutie71]

Thank you for sharing. I don't know why my girl's memories for chinese is not there. Maybe she do not like the subject hence didn't put heart in learning. Or maybe the Chinese from Berries is too advance??


Yes, I know Maths is tough. Maths is not my forte so I leave the revision to my hb to handle. Nowadays the question sum in Maths is not like our era where question is very straight forward without many words. For today Maths, if the child English is poor, he/she will have hard time understanding the question.


So which class is your boy in now? How's the homework in CF?


You know, being a first time mum having kid in Primary School, we are worried about the learning pace in CF. Dunno whether our kids can cope or not. Perhaps u can share with us. In General, how's the learning pace in CF. Is it stressing?

ky_har:

Hi,
babycutie71,

My boy's concentration span is not that great. Generally, he doesnt really like chinese but he is a avid english reader. 1st half of the year, they do mainly hanyu pinyin and some easy chinese words..2nd half,mainly chinese words, but not difficult ones.. But i have to say that dh's memory is pretty good and he is quite a fast learner...I didnt have any specific methods for him to memorise the words, i just make him read to me his chinese text. Even then, i dont do it very regularly and i only have 1 assessment book for him. My younger girl is 4 and cant really speak mandarin yet. I'm hoping it'll get better when she enters K1. You have to watch out for mathematics, though. It's pretty tough.

[ky_har]

Hi,


My son is in 1 observant this year. What about your child ?

Homework seems to vary from class to class. Generally,my son doesnt come back with loads of homework, but some parents from other classes seem to have lots of it. I think it really depends on the teacher’s style.

I didnt find it stressful, but i’m a very relaxed mom…would you believe if i said i didnt have any assessments books for my son during the first semester? I thought textbook and workbook is enough. But then i realized for maths, that’s not the case. Even for 2nd semester, i didnt buy the other school’s exam papers for him. I dont want to stress them out too early, but even then, i think i gave some stress during his 2nd semester exam.

For P2, though, i will try and be more "kiasu" cos they do streaming then…

[babycutie71]

My girl will be in 1 Loyal next year. She is still in K2 this year. I am more kiasu....hahahaha.....


We bought quite a bit of assessment books for our girl. Slowly we will be giving her to do daily to prepare her.

Did your boy went through screening test last year for class allocation?
Is it true that it is possible for a child to be transferred out of the class a few times within the same year? My friend told me that her girl class has a few transfer in & out within the same year. That sounds scary leh.....

ky_har:

Hi,

My son is in 1 observant this year. What about your child ?

Homework seems to vary from class to class. Generally,my son doesnt come back with loads of homework, but some parents from other classes seem to have lots of it. I think it really depends on the teacher's style.

I didnt find it stressful, but i'm a very relaxed mom..would you believe if i said i didnt have any assessments books for my son during the first semester? I thought textbook and workbook is enough. But then i realized for maths, that's not the case. Even for 2nd semester, i didnt buy the other school's exam papers for him. I dont want to stress them out too early, but even then, i think i gave some stress during his 2nd semester exam.

For P2, though, i will try and be more \"kiasu\" cos they do streaming then..

[Jojo_2010]

Near Khatib MRT

Imp75:

Where is skylace?

[ky_har]

hi babycutie71,


yes, my son did go through the test, and was okay for everything except handwriting…they mentioned that is not for streaming purposes…

i’m not so sure of the transfers…although i do know that some other school will pick weaker students out to put in smaller classes for more effective coaching…

[Imp75]

I will be surprised if it’s not to assess the abilities of the kids and arrange them according to their abilities. Otherwise I cannot understand why does the school bother to administer the test. The next question would be whether it is right to judge the kids who come from different playing field which currently is not regulated yet

[ky_har]

seems like its quite common, sembawang primary also does it and the parents were also told they its not for streaming… Initially, we also found it hard to believe, but there is really no way to find out unless u have insider info…

[Jojo_2010]

ky_har:

seems like its quite common, sembawang primary also does it and the parents were also told they its not for streaming... Initially, we also found it hard to believe, but there is really no way to find out unless u have insider info..

:?

[Kitty]

May I know is there any existing parents who let their kids attend the Science Enrichment Classes by Kingsfield Education Centre ? This is organised by ChongFu Alumni.

Appreciate if parents can provide some feedback on the classes…Is it good ?