Maris Stella High

[24hr-mum]

msh parents shd be happy the sch is under tier 1.


by the way does the sch allow kids to leave some bks in sch under their desk?do they hv lockers to keep bks in the classrm?

allowed to bring water bottle in? i heard for nanyang they must leave water bottle outside the classrm.

any ca or sa for p1 this year?

for sch bus, do they turn into the exact block or house to let the kids alight or they alight them at main road only?

[shchia]

Any P3 parents in this forum? Just wondering how did your kids fare in the recent CA. Not sure if the work has become much more difficult or if my kids is starting to lag behind

[2DMommy]

The latest P1 听写my son got 90/100. 10 marks deducted because the HYPY "San" was written in capital S! I am quite mad, considering all the 听写 will be generated towards their CA1 marks. Should I complain?

[Little M]

2DMommy:

The latest P1 听写my son got 90/100. 10 marks deducted because the HYPY \"San\" was written in capital S! I am quite mad, considering all the 听写 will be generated towards their CA1 marks. Should I complain?

Only the best 3 results will be taken. So having one 90/100 would not make a diff if he already has three full marks.

Also, if I am not wrong. There will be no more HYPY for ting xie after term 1. Only chinese character for ting xie.

[Little M]

shchia:

Any P3 parents in this forum? Just wondering how did your kids fare in the recent CA. Not sure if the work has become much more difficult or if my kids is starting to lag behind

Yes things are a lot more difficult from P3. The best is to ask him how he did amongst his classmates. Most teacher do tell the class how many got band 1 etc.

[shchia]

I am getting worried. He used to be getting 90s for P1 and P2 and now he is down with 70s or 80s. :?: Anyone know of any good English enrichment or creative writing class.

[cherrygal]

Little M:

2DMommy:

The latest P1 听写my son got 90/100. 10 marks deducted because the HYPY \"San\" was written in capital S! I am quite mad, considering all the 听写 will be generated towards their CA1 marks. Should I complain?

Only the best 3 results will be taken. So having one 90/100 would not make a diff if he already has three full marks.

Eh, I thought it was best 5 out of 7 tingxie in term 1?

Anyway, cannot complain coz my son also got marks deducted for such \"minute\" errors. But apparently, they will still mark such mistakes wrong as they want to inculcate the practice of writing exactly what the teacher gave. They don't encourage \"creativity\" as this age. And there is no capital letter for HYPY unless it is a pronoun contained in a sentence made of HYPY. Same for English spelling too.

[cherrygal]

24hr-mum:

msh parents shd be happy the sch is under tier 1.

by the way does the sch allow kids to leave some bks in sch under their desk?do they hv lockers to keep bks in the classrm?

Yes, they have lockers.

24hr-mum:

allowed to bring water bottle in? i heard for nanyang they must leave water bottle outside the classrm.

They can bring the water bottles in and place it on the desk. There are many water coolers around for them to refill.

24hr-mum:

any ca or sa for p1 this year?

Sort of. They have more continuous assessments here and there instead of one big exam at the hall. That means more work for parents throughout the year.

24hr-mum:

for sch bus, do they turn into the exact block or house to let the kids alight or they alight them at main road only?

The exact block. but some drivers may try to pull a fast one and drop the kid along the main road if it is more convenient for them.

[Namie]

For the P1 Parents


Do you know what are the topics that the children had covered till now? Fo Mathematics, we tried asking the teacher during the meet the teachers session in January. She avoided giving us a direct answer.

Frankly, I also don't how to go about preparing him for English tests/assessments.

[SSmama]

Namie:

For the P1 Parents


Do you know what are the topics that the children had covered till now? Fo Mathematics, we tried asking the teacher during the meet the teachers session in January. She avoided giving us a direct answer.

Frankly, I also don't how to go about preparing him for English tests/assessments.

For Maths take a look at the worksheets the boys sometimes take home as homework, or the file when it's taken home for you to sign.

I find English a little trickier. Can't quite tell by looking at the worksheets! Frankly I think besides grammar, it's quite difficult to help DS with the other aspects of English.

Hope that helps!