Corporation Primary

[Kabby]

Hi champion,

I didn't receive info for Stellar in P2 but in the Orientation for P1, they gave us a handout in the folder which had a section on Stellar. I checked and it said basically the same thing you copied from the other pr sch website.

I also casually asked my sis abt it since she taught in Pr sch for several yrs last time. She said Stellar is like learning English through stories.

Last time our time we learnt through chapters in the textbook that were quite unrelated. Short passages and so on and we were taught grammar separately. Now they try to link up all the learning in the stories the kids read.

Something like that, according to my sis.

I do notice that it is nice that my son's spelling comes in a passage with the words underlined. I feel that is more meaningful than a list of 10 words which the kids have no context. In a passage, besides learning the spelling of the words, they know the meaning and how to use the word too.

In P3, does your dd have more sentences? Cos ds1 start to have 2-3 sentences per spelling now. At the end right? The rest of the words are underlined singularly throughout the passage. Same for your dd last yr?

How abt Chinese tingxie? More sentences too? Any moxie? Now ds1 has about 2-3 sentences in Chinese too.

Are the 2nd ones all happy go lucky? Cos my ds2 is like that too. He yearns to go to Pr sch like big brother but then he doesn't have any inclination that it means homework, haha. Now he is so carefree and he takes it for granted.

[Kabby]

forgot to mention how ds1’s lesson is… oh dear, so absent minded.


yup you asked how his lesson is like?

i asked him and he says they will read a story from the big book. i think they just did "Bad Dreams" then they will do some group writing/ sharing… drawing in the MLEA book… some activities all based on that story…

not in this order. you know lah, how my ds1 relates things to me in school are all in patches. not in sequence.

did you need more specifics? I can ask him more…

[Champion]

kabalevsky:

forgot to mention how ds1's lesson is... oh dear, so absent minded.


yup you asked how his lesson is like?

i asked him and he says they will read a story from the big book. i think they just did \"Bad Dreams\" then they will do some group writing/ sharing.... drawing in the MLEA book.... some activities all based on that story...

not in this order. you know lah, how my ds1 relates things to me in school are all in patches. not in sequence.

did you need more specifics? I can ask him more...

Hi Thanks so much for your updates; appreciates :thankyou:

Yes, my DD1 also has this MLEA book last year but this year they are into Creative writing. But DD2 in PCF Kidergarten is starting to have MLEA Exercise Book too :lol: . She started off with writing title on \"Leader\" - and that is our Singapore President! Then 2nd topic something about the field trip they went to Singapore Flyer, Merlion, Art Museum etc...Quite interesting and DD1 was telling DD2, \"You know what does MLEA stand for? Let me tell you....\" And she went on to dictate for DD2 but DD2 attitude was like,\" Huh? What's that? Never mind lah; Teacher asked me to write so I write lor and hand up to her!\" :lol: Aiyoh, she sure to be \"a pain in the necek\" when she enters into P1 class next year :roll:

[Kabby]

hahaha

well, at least you have a good asst tr in dd1 cos she can help you coach the younger one

talking abt k2 having MLEA, wow, nowadays kindy trs are very well-informed about P1 and general Pr sch practices! they prepare kids v well for P1 indeed. some kids don't even find anything new to learn in P1 cos their kindy seemed to have prepared them for everything!

so different from our time.

this friday holiday for P1s and P2s right, btw? P3s also?

[Champion]

kabalevsky:

hahaha

well, at least you have a good asst tr in dd1 cos she can help you coach the younger one

talking abt k2 having MLEA, wow, nowadays kindy trs are very well-informed about P1 and general Pr sch practices! they prepare kids v well for P1 indeed. some kids don't even find anything new to learn in P1 cos their kindy seemed to have prepared them for everything!

so different from our time.

this friday holiday for P1s and P2s right, btw? P3s also?

Oh, this Fri holiday? Din hear my DD1 mention? What the occassion? Hee...I am so not uodated with the calendars

[Kabby]

Upper primary has sports day… lower primary not involved, but not sure if P3 considered upper or lower? i don’t know how they divide…

[Champion]

LKVM:

kabalevsky:

Upper primary has sports day... lower primary not involved, but not sure if P3 considered upper or lower? i don't know how they divide...

In the letter they say P1 -P3 having holiday on 11th march

Hello,
thanks for that - DD1 just called to tell me that too :D..

[Kabby]

oh yes, forgot to ask about you ,Champion.


you mentioned CA was last week. how did it go?

[Champion]

kabalevsky:

oh yes, forgot to ask about you ,Champion.


you mentioned CA was last week. how did it go?

I thought I did post my reply, but then din appear here :?

Anyway, finally the CA1 is over :celebrate: but me as a blur blur mummy still does not know the weightage of CA1 (10%? 15? or ???) Ask my DD1, she also say,\"I don't know leh!\" :shock: Guess we both is the most \"sotong parent-child\" in the class....

My DD did ok for her 3 subjects - scoring Band 1 for Science, Maths & CL. EL not returned yet...don't know why?? As told by her, the class done well - almost 96% scores Band 1 in the above 3 subjects :celebrate:

[Kabby]

Champion:

kabalevsky:

oh yes, forgot to ask about you ,Champion.


you mentioned CA was last week. how did it go?

I thought I did post my reply, but then din appear here :?

Anyway, finally the CA1 is over :celebrate: but me as a blur blur mummy still does not know the weightage of CA1 (10%? 15? or ???) Ask my DD1, she also say,\"I don't know leh!\" :shock: Guess we both is the most \"sotong parent-child\" in the class....

My DD did ok for her 3 subjects - scoring Band 1 for Science, Maths & CL. EL not returned yet...don't know why?? As told by her, the class done well - almost 96% scores Band 1 in the above 3 subjects :celebrate:

:congrats: :congrats: :rahrah:

wow, that's great! now can go and enjoy the holidays thoroughly!!!! yay!