About the STELLAR program

[24hr-mum]

my girl is in much coveted top sch but nothing structured was given. no overview like wood grove. in fact i knew nothing abt wat was being taught unless my girl bothers to bring her worksheets back to sign and to file. even then, the grammar being covered is very unstructured n little.


the sad thing abt spore education system is we parents still hv to supplement or double up as teachers becos what was taught in sch and wat was tested can be vastly different esp for english. maybe the grammar has a bit of similarity but vocab wise it can really come out from anywhere out of the sun.

the stellar way is fun but very unstructured i find. some kids up to p3 still confuse between nouns, adjectives, verbs i believe.

[Champion]

plum-cake:

Make an appointment and do talk to your class teacher. and find out whats really happening in the class. take a work sheet set with you. ask open ended Qs. let her talk first. she might give you some suggestions on how to teach them at home.



:imsorry: if I said anythig wrong.

Thank you!

Hi Plum-cake,
Thanks so much for your sharing; really appreciates :D.

Yes, I have e-mailed to the EL level head and is awaiting for her reply and also the appt date to meet her. As for DD class's teacher - due to there is a big \"chaos\" on the turnover of teacher so I am still do not know who is her \"present or soon to-be\" EL teacher :x Anyway, this is something that I have brought to the attention of the Principal so hopefully can hear the good new in Term 2

[auntieM]

My P2 DS's FT actually uses English lesson time for Maths, at the same time complain about the Stellar Program not 'sufficient'.. .. :?


She gives homework like book reviews and newspaper journal for the boys but parents aren't happy.. ..

[plum-cake]

auntieM:

My P2 DS's FT actually uses English lesson time for Maths, at the same time complain about the Stellar Program not 'sufficient'.. .. :?

what???
then something wrong some where :lol:

auntieM:

She gives homework like book reviews and newspaper journal for the boys but parents aren't happy.. ..

Ye my girl did the book rev. in p1. but lighter version. meaning she has to write the title of the book, author, illustrator(if any), the charactor I liked most, the story type i.e. interesting,boring, informative, funny etc,etc.
then draw a picture. thats all. but not the newspaper journal.

[plum-cake]

Champion:

Hi Plum-cake,
Thanks so much for your sharing; really appreciates :D.

Yes, I have e-mailed to the EL level head and is awaiting for her reply and also the appt date to meet her. As for DD class's teacher - due to there is a big \"chaos\" on the turnover of teacher so I am still do not know who is her \"present or soon to-be\" EL teacher :x Anyway, this is something that I have brought to the attention of the Principal so hopefully can hear the good new in Term 2

You are welcome.

[auntieM]

Hi plum-cake,

The teacher was transferred from 'branded' gals school and now having problem handling boys to start with.. ..
From PTM her standard of journal/ review quite 'chim'.. ..more like testing parents/tutor standard..
Some complains from parents are swimming around liao..

[plum-cake]

auntieM:

Hi plum-cake,

The teacher was transferred from 'branded' gals school and now having problem handling boys to start with.. ..
From PTM her standard of journal/ review quite 'chim'.. ..more like testing parents/tutor standard..
Some complains from parents are swimming around liao..

Hi auntiM,

Yes I agree that presenting the subject and keeping the class alive is in teachers' hand. But there are some parents who expect more (tutor standards)from teachers too. Don't worry hope she will get used to the boys and make them shine in the future. Most of the new teachers love to show their talents and abilities at the same time, the time is also limitted. They have to finish their syllabus in the given time frame. so they expect more from the parents/kids' side.

Thank you.

[fastcar]

There is a series by Marshall, noticed it was collaborated with MOE. I saw it at recent book fair called English P3. Heard some schools are using now. They even have booklets, grammar handbook and workbook.

[Champion]

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The Straits Times Thursday, September 8, 2011

[KooBits EDU]

I’m no educational expert but I feel that the best way to learn grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure really is just to read and read - because the context is so important. When I was a child, I’d check the meanings of words because I wanted to understand what the story was saying. Memorizing and practicing with isolated sentences is boring when there’s no story.


Admittedly, I often have no idea what is "technically" wrong with a sentence. I just know that it’s wrong because it sounds wrong - and that’s enough to have a good grasp of the language. Unless you want your child to become an editor in the future…