Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[lizhi]

E3:

Just wondering, should ALL the characters in the CL oral be covered before in the prior and current years' curriculum? Are there incidences that, in the past, the school will include one or two new character(s) in the CL oral passages?


The reason that I asked was a new char was given in the P3 CL oral passage on Tuesday. Would they be penalised for substituting, misreading or skipping that char which they are not familiar with?

New character(s) ? what's that...I asked my dd what's oral pic? she didnt answer me...after I chased her again, she told, It is about bakery.

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Jennifer:

E3:

Just wondering, should ALL the characters in the CL oral be covered before in the prior and current years' curriculum? Are there incidences that, in the past, the school will include one or two new character(s) in the CL oral passages?


The reason that I asked was a new char was given in the P3 CL oral passage on Tuesday. Would they be penalised for substituting, misreading or skipping that char which they are not familiar with?

I think it would be hard to pinpoint whether the character is new or hv bn taught before unless we hv access to the passage. What is the character?

It is not uncommon for CL compreh passage to hv new characters. Not too sure for oral reading passage. Will check with my boy when he comes home.

Pm you, Jennifer.

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lizhi:

E3:

Just wondering, should ALL the characters in the CL oral be covered before in the prior and current years' curriculum? Are there incidences that, in the past, the school will include one or two new character(s) in the CL oral passages?


The reason that I asked was a new char was given in the P3 CL oral passage on Tuesday. Would they be penalised for substituting, misreading or skipping that char which they are not familiar with?

New character(s) ? what's that...I asked my dd what's oral pic? she didnt answer me...after I chased her again, she told, It is about bakery.

Lizhi, their classmates said the DAY 1 CL oral was easier. Your dd took hers on the first day. The picture for day 2 was a BBQ picnic. My dd could identify and describe the scene well enough but many of her classmates couldn't express BBQ picnic in chinese so they either didn't mention or changed it to something else.

The new character is 盖.

[lizhi]

E3:

lizhi:

[quote=\"E3\"]Just wondering, should ALL the characters in the CL oral be covered before in the prior and current years' curriculum? Are there incidences that, in the past, the school will include one or two new character(s) in the CL oral passages?


The reason that I asked was a new char was given in the P3 CL oral passage on Tuesday. Would they be penalised for substituting, misreading or skipping that char which they are not familiar with?

New character(s) ? what's that...I asked my dd what's oral pic? she didnt answer me...after I chased her again, she told, It is about bakery.

Lizhi, their classmates said the DAY 1 CL oral was easier. Your dd took hers on the first day. The picture for day 2 was a BBQ picnic. My dd could identify and describe the scene well enough but many of her classmates couldn't express BBQ picnic in chinese so they either didn't mention or changed it to something else.

The new character is 盖.[/quote]OIC, I didn't know that two days oral exam was diffrence. But I make sure your dd's ability of expression is very good. (It was showed from her mother, hehe). My dd said to me she must fail, as she speaked \"hmmm... hmmm...\" like this many times.

[Jennifer]

E3:

lizhi:

[quote=\"E3\"]Just wondering, should ALL the characters in the CL oral be covered before in the prior and current years' curriculum? Are there incidences that, in the past, the school will include one or two new character(s) in the CL oral passages?


The reason that I asked was a new char was given in the P3 CL oral passage on Tuesday. Would they be penalised for substituting, misreading or skipping that char which they are not familiar with?

New character(s) ? what's that...I asked my dd what's oral pic? she didnt answer me...after I chased her again, she told, It is about bakery.

Lizhi, their classmates said the DAY 1 CL oral was easier. Your dd took hers on the first day. The picture for day 2 was a BBQ picnic. My dd could identify and describe the scene well enough but many of her classmates couldn't express BBQ picnic in chinese so they either didn't mention or changed it to something else.

The new character is 盖.[/quote]This character is covered in 3B textbook unit 19. Could be an oversight by the paper setter who included this character. Then again, not uncommom for sch to test at least 5% out of scope.

[Jennifer]

lizhi:

OIC, I didn't know that two days oral exam was diffrence.

The sch oral tests are conducted over 2 days. PSLE also like this.

First 1/2 of the class takes EL, 2nd 1/2 takes CL on first day. Then second day, alternate the arrangement. Both reading passages and pic conversation are different.

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Jennifer:

E3:

The new character is 盖.

This character is covered in 3B textbook. Could be an oversight by the paper setter who included this character. Then again, not uncommom for sch to test at least 5% out of scope.

Found it. You are right, it's in 3B - CHAPTER NINETEEN. Her T in the past told them before that everything will be within their readability. We had practiced reading many passages, including unfamiliar chars, somehow, still not enough. Sigh. Why do they want to push us beyond our limits? So, SA2, I have to ensure she knows the chars for P4 or maybe P5...might as well start PSLE now....?

[lizhi]

Jennifer:

lizhi:

OIC, I didn't know that two days oral exam was diffrence.

The sch oral tests are conducted over 2 days. PSLE also like this.

First 1/2 of the class takes EL, 2nd 1/2 takes CL on first day. Then second day, alternate the arrangement. Both reading passages and pic conversation are different.

Thanks, but for the meaning of your mentioned \"character\", I need study...

[Jennifer]

E3:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"E3\"]The new character is 盖.

This character is covered in 3B textbook. Could be an oversight by the paper setter who included this character. Then again, not uncommom for sch to test at least 5% out of scope.

Found it. You are right, it's in 3B - CHAPTER NINETEEN. Her T in the past told them before that everything will be within their readibility. We had practiced reading many passages, including unfamiliar chars, somehow, still not enough. Sigh. Why do they want to push us beyond our limits? So, SA2, I have to ensure she knows the chars for P4 or maybe P5...might as well start PSLE now....?[/quote]That's why reading non-textbook materials are encouraged. This character shld be found in the CL version of \"The 3 little pigs\".

I also felt such frustrations during my elder boy's. But think very hard to catch up the MOE or sch pace. So just do whatever is within the child's capability.

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Jennifer:

So just do whatever is within the child's capability.

Ya, you are right again. Sorry for my ranting...I shall take it as a learning experience. Anyway, it's boring if life's not full of surprises, welcome or unwelcome. :celebrate: