Ngee Ann Primary

[3bagsfull]

June:

japhys, 3bagsfull: Are yr kids attending any enrichment now to prepare them for P1? Hee kiasuism start showing liao

Actually come to think of this, I may not hv mastered the KS-ism yet cos I have not enrolled him any enrichment class at all other than those that he gets at his childcare centre. :lol:

At his childcare, I let him do both Chinese & English Speech & Drama plus the Science Discovery only. Other than his piano and TKD, he's just a normal kid playing/watching TV during most of his spare time. However, he loves to read and he reads very well. He can even handle National Geographic Kids which is meant for kids ard 7-9 yrs old.

My only worry is his Chinese cos he is more comfy in English, both speaking and reading wise.

[June]

wow..impressed he can handle the National Geographic meant for kids 7-9 yrs old..Keep up the good job kiddy


Will you be putting your son on schoobus?

In fact I had been hearing a lot from other parents that these days teachers don't teach a lot and they \"work very closely \" with parents..Have you guys heard anything on this?

[KingRascal]

Hmm, that explains why Singapore is called a "tuition nation"… Welcome to the family!


This is even more apparent in the SA1 papers. Question formats completely different from what were taught in the class, came out. The outcome of the results send many parents running to enrichment/tuition centres from June

[3bagsfull]

japhys:

Hmm, that explains why Singapore is called a \"tuition nation\"... Welcome to the family!


This is even more apparent in the SA1 papers. Question formats completely different from what were taught in the class, came out. The outcome of the results send many parents running to enrichment/tuition centres from June I must say that the programmes my son has been going to helps to provide him the exposure.

I am one who believe in giving the child the exposure during these early years when he can still afford the time. Thus he goes to several classes, both academic and non-academic. I am fortunate that he enjoys all the classes he goes to. My friend often says I am really lucky as they have difficulty convincing their children to attend classes.

3bagsfull - my son also goes to TKD...don't tell me it's with Kembangan CC...

japhys - Yes indeed he's at kembangan CC for the TKD class too. Where do u stay? I hv a feeling that we might be neighbours. :lol:

[KingRascal]

Rather near the school

[3bagsfull]

japhys:

My son just joins not too long ago, thus he just passed his white belt recently. Now he's under white-yellow.


I am at Lorong G...how about you?

Ah... my boy joined this March and has just passed his yellow belt.

I am at Lengkong Tiga - walking distance from the CC.

I think for my case, it may not be as easy to plan for enrichment classes for him cos I am working full time. I don't hv a maid and my MIL doesnt really dare to venture outside our place so I can practically only send him to classes when I can ferry him myself, which is typically the weekend.

I definitely wld like to reserve weekend for him as his \"official rest days\" when he enters P1 next year so I am also not sure what I can do with his free time during the weekdays.

BTW, any info abt the Berries at the Kembangan CC? Had once wanted to find out more from them but they are not particularly responsive when I emailed them so I gave up...

[KingRascal]

I have never checked out Berries.


However if Berries is a convenient location, you may want to give it a try cos it's definitely better than not doing anything at all. Maybe they are good afterall?

I understand it organises interesting holiday programmes. You may want to keep a lookout for it near the year-end holidays.

[3bagsfull]

japhys:

I have never checked out Berries. My friends told me Berries, similar to Tien Hsia, is good for only for preschoolers. It is not equipped for primary levels and above. Not sure how true this is. Thus I am not taking any chances. I opted for Molin at Katong since the referral is good.


However if Berries is a convenient location, you may want to give it a try cos it's definitely better than not doing anything at all. Maybe they are good afterall?

I understand it organises interesting holiday programmes. You may want to keep a lookout for it near the year-end holidays.

Ya I have also read a lot of good reviews about Molin at Katong but have yet to check it out. Do they have a website of something?

Wld also keep a look out for the Berries holiday programme too. Thx

[June]

3bagsfull: haha we are neighbours...Actually I am working FT too, and squeeze him into the weekdays classes as my son is attending a church kindergarten rather than childcare.


My son is attending berries since he was 4, i would say that lays a very good foundation for his chinese..he is very strong in his reading w/o hanyu pinyin and also writing, they also introduce cheng yu to the kids which they believes that it adds to their library for composition much later. And it helps as stime i hear my son saying to my mum ..ah ma 我汗流夹背. It might be worth to just give them a call and you may speak to either Florence or Chen 老师 to find out more..I know they do have some courses for kids going to P1 next year For chinese beyond K2..I heard a lot on Molin too but have yet to find out more, i know a lot of kids from Tao nan, Maha Bodhi are there..

[KingRascal]

hmm, this is the beauty of this forum. sharing and learning from one another now u hv first-hand info re berries!!