Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[Jennifer]

markfch:

Jennifer:

Listen more to CL speaking programme. Or children's nursery rhymes/songs.

The trouble is we hardly ever watch TV programmes. If you minus 1 hr of gaming plus 1 hr of piano practice daily, there's hardly any time left for TV. And my chinese also cannot-make-it one, how to converse properly leh? Do you know if there's any intensive HYPY class this coming holiday? I don't mind paying for it as I really want to fix this 第二声 & 第三声 confusion asap.

Sunday Channel 8 morning has good children programme. My boys do not watch, I am the one watching. Got a very interesting one \"Accompany Daddy & Mummy to work\". Last week featured a Chinese restaurant owner giving his 2 kids a hands on experience in his restaurant completed with wet mkt trip.

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markfch:

DS's student care just gave him another P1 past yr exam paper to practice today. Hanzi for ds is ok. But out of the 20 fill-in-the-blanks HYPY qns, ds only managed to get 10 correct. :imdrowning: Help!


I took a look at the paper and realised that most of the errors were due to ds confusing 第二声 & 第三声. Is there any effective way to correct this error?

What he needs to do is to read each char individually, not as a whole 词语 e.g 老虎, read 老 and 虎 individually, both are third sounds so when he indicates, he has to indicate both individual sounds. Same for 举手, 洗脸, 可以, 美好, 小狗, 蚂蚁 etc.

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Jennifer:

ATTENTION: Popular Bookstore members!


can collect catalogue liao :dancing:

Thanks, I was at Pop so collected and used the 20% voucher last evening. Haha...

[janet88]

Jennifer:

ATTENTION: Popular Bookstore members!


can collect catalogue liao :dancing:

I collected the catalogue on 13/5 and used the 20% on 14th May.

[Mrsbongz]

E3:

What he needs to do is to read each char individually, not as a whole 词语 e.g 老虎, read 老 and 虎 individually, both are third sounds so when he indicates, he has to indicate both individual sounds. Same for 举手, 洗脸, 可以, 美好, 小狗, 蚂蚁 etc.

Ya, that's wat I try to get ds to do.. but at this age, he doesn't care very much if he doesn't get good grades.. :frustrated:

markfch:

The trouble is we hardly ever watch TV programmes. If you minus 1 hr of gaming plus 1 hr of piano practice daily, there's hardly any time left for TV. And my chinese also cannot-make-it one, how to converse properly leh?

Same for us, ds tells me he hates Chinese.. but I tell him that I hate CHinese too, but I also learnt and got decent grades.

markfch:

. Btw, really happy to hear that your ds is doing well in chinese. DS told me recently that your ds is coping better with sch life nowadays. :celebrate:

:idea: Maybe I'll ask ds whether he wants your ds to teach him. His quite 'proud' one, only want to seen as strong (that's what the student care teacher told me). I'll casually ask him tonight.

Thankfully with his teachers and the counselor's help, as well as the student care teachers', he is much better these 2 weeks. Hopefully he will not repeat this behaviour after June Holidays. This past 1.5 mths have been so stressful, I am thankful that ds has gd support circle to help him thru.

DS is much better with HYPY now, but he is still way behind in character recognition and writing. Our 2 boys should teach each other then. I have so much trouble getting him to read chinese books. :nunchuk:

[lizhi]

E3:

Jennifer:

ATTENTION: Popular Bookstore members!


can collect catalogue liao :dancing:

Thanks, I was at Pop so collected and used the 20% voucher last evening. Haha...

Your action so fast..I will rush to go there soon. :lol:
Yesterday lunch time, We were in a big rush of panic buying in watson. :lol:

[lizhi]

English paper 1, The composition result came out, the differ is not much. seems many pupils got 16/20, one got 18/20 for all I know.

hi, Happy mama, how about your or your dd's source? :lol:

[markfch]

Thanks to all for your kind suggestions.

E3:

What he needs to do is to read each char individually, not as a whole 词语 e.g 老虎, read 老 and 虎 individually, both are third sounds so when he indicates, he has to indicate both individual sounds. Same for 举手, 洗脸, 可以, 美好, 小狗, 蚂蚁 etc.

DS problem is not really this. He understands the rule that if both hanzi are 第三声, the first on must be written as 第二声. His problem is that somehow he confuses 第二声 & 第三声. Tonight I resolve to put on my 'smiling' face, and politely work with ds on this again.

If I still make no headway, then career-minded or not, I'll insist that dw step in and do this coaching job as she's much better in chinese. Can't stand it if ds were to carry this problem into P2.

Jennifer:

Sunday Channel 8 morning has good children programme. My boys do not watch, I am the one watching. Got a very interesting one \"Accompany Daddy & Mummy to work\". Last week featured a Chinese restaurant owner giving his 2 kids a hands on experience in his restaurant completed with wet mkt trip.

Sunday morning got 百力果, he also not at home to watch. But I agree that watching chinese shows is very good in promoting the language. I remembered after watching the comical 灰太狼, ds became more conversant and interested in chinese.

Mrsbongz:

DS is much better with HYPY now, but he is still way behind in character recognition and writing. Our 2 boys should teach each other then. I have so much trouble getting him to read chinese books. :nunchuk:

My ds is just the opposite. I consider ds to be quite good in character recognition; he's able to complete most of the 好朋友 mag exercises by himself since the turn of the year but I don't know why his HYPY is so junk. Maybe it's because I got him into reading hanzi right from the start; and hardly bothered about HYPY so now we're paying the price.

Yes, how nice if our kids can help each other become better students and people. :please:

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lizhi:

English paper 1, The composition result came out, the differ is not much. seems many pupils got 16/20, one got 18/20 for all I know.

hi, Happy mama, how about your or your dd's source? :lol:

Two with 19/20 in R9. Not sure whether that's the highest.

[lizhi]

E3:

lizhi:

English paper 1, The composition result came out, the differ is not much. seems many pupils got 16/20, one got 18/20 for all I know.

hi, Happy mama, how about your or your dd's source? :lol:

Two with 19/20 in R9. Not sure whether that's the highest.

Oh, very good! one is your dd, right?