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[jul04]

allcc6:

jul04:

Review of Totsville


I went for a trial with my boy last Sat....

Sure sounds disappointing.

U mean the teachers did not guide your son during the free play session?

BTW, how many teachers were in class? Was it Eva / Melody / chinese teacher?

Any idea how the daily playgroup / workgroup is carried out?

Yup, it was Eva & Melody there. They were young & friendly, and did try to guide my boy, but not very successful. :oops:

As I said, the lack of other students didn't contribute to a suitable enviornment. And it could be that it was my boy's first time there, so he was still unsettled. I guess one-time trial isn't very conclusive

No idea abt the daily playgroup/workgroup coz I wasn't looking for that. But I guess you could arrange for a trial to find out?

[jul04]

smurf:

Did they arrange for the trial for just this session or is it the timing fix and then you just join in the class?


The teachers are quite young, but they are very nice.I guess maybe with more experience would be better? :?

It's a regular Sat session. But 2 of the kids aren't very regular, the other was travelling.. so it's just my boy & his parents. Felt a bit awkward :roll:

Yes I agree. They are very nice & they helped to settle my boy rather quickly when it looked like he wanted to cry & get out of the room. I think my boy likes Teacher Melody coz she's young & pretty :nobuaya: :faint:

[jul04]

Ants on the Apple / Zoophonics


Is what I heard \"Ants on the Apple\"? Is this Zoophonics? :?

The song goes something like this..
\"Balls are bouncing
Buh buh buh (3x)
Balls are bouncing
Buh Buh Buh
Buh is the sound of B

Lizards leaping
Ler ler ler...

Kittens kicking
Kuh kuh kuh..\"

It's a song played on a CD, with short pauses between each alphabet. There's a complementary book with a picture on each page corresponding to the alphabet that the CD is playing.

[buds]

Nope, jules.. It's Ants On The Apple. Just that. :lol:



http://postimage.org/image/9etqels4/


It's a resource kit for the introduction to the phonetic sounds of
each alphabet, making learning easy and fun for the children. :celebrate:

[jul04]

Ooh... Thanks! The book that I saw didn't look like this leh. Older version?

[jul04]

I suppose I could buy the Ants on the Apple CD & play it at home? Dunno what to do with my boy

[buds]

Describe the book to me, jul04? :please:

[buds]

Heyya jul04, sad to hear your review with regards to your trial. While the absence of other children may have contributed to the solemn and somewhat not-so-cheerful first time for all of you, the manner in which the directresses could engage children is also important. With your homework and research, i am proud to announce here that i do find you are more than ready to make a fair basic assessment of what to look out for in your recce and your future trial sessions. I too was somewhat disappointed to note your thoughts and had to read the review twice just so that it would sink in and so that i could visualize the entire hour and a half and put myself in your shoes and of course your boy's shoes too for that matter.


The flow of the lessons can be more engaging and also involving the parents in the process, with or without other parents and children.

Oh dear... right now as i'm typing this, i'm going... hmmm... :idea:... mebbe i could do a trial session for you?

But mine definitely won't be free lor. :rotflmao:

[smurf]

Wow, Buds doing trial session!

[smurf]

Wanna check on the sound 'a'. Why different phonics method has different sounds for the letter 'a'? :?


When I listen to Ants on the apple, the sound is 'ah'. Whereas when I listen to letterland, the sound is 'air'?? :?