Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

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Thanks Jennifer.


When speed reading the letter, I totally miss out on the new HOD Math part.

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Jennifer:

I just did a search on \"Koh Cher Hern\"- \"President Award for Teachers 2004\", \"Best Mathematics Teacher\" & from St Hilda's Pri Sch.

Think PH Maths std is going up soon

Janet, all the best for next year. 2013 will be my turn at PSLE :nailbite:

Without him, the standard is already rather high from what I gathered from the posts on the kids' P5 Math results in the past years. However, with him around, I hope the kids are in better hands after the disastrous results in P5 and cope better thereafter.

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Jennifer:

E3:

[quote=\"dyh\"]
my sons have gone thru 2 tuition teachers. both said the CL standard/expectation in PH is very high....even higher than Nanyang. they taught Nanyang students before, so they know.

Over the 3 years, I see the standard of chinese rising significantly every year. From the posts of the PH parents with kids in upper primary, I deduce every year is a great jump for HCL.

Just sharing: HOD CL's eldest child is in a SAP sec sch. I believe he gets a better feel of what's expected at sec sch lvl and can prepare PH pupils to be able to \"swim\" at sec lvl CL.[/quote]Thanks for your sharing. Now, I feel more 'justified'. Haha.

[Mrsbongz]

E3:

Mrsbongz:

Oh yes, so many 'love letters' and changes to the timings.. I'm quite confused actually, so does the Mid Autumn event still start at 5.30pm on the 31st? School for pm session ends at 3pm that day, and the kids hang ard for 2 hours? :?

The kids will go home as per normal during dismissal. Bring the kids to the Mid Autumn Celebration in the evening if you've signed up for it.

thanks E3!!

[Funx3]

Jennifer:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]In case the sch circular dated 22 Aug 2011 is folded into airplane by some of the children, just sharing here:


There is a HOD for Maths now- Koh Cher Hern (dunno male or female).

Son told me HOD Math is a MALE.

I just did a search on \"Koh Cher Hern\"- \"President Award for Teachers 2004\", \"Best Mathematics Teacher\" & from St Hilda's Pri Sch.

Think PH Maths std is going up soon

Janet, all the best for next year. 2013 will be my turn at PSLE :nailbite:[/quote]St Hilda ....????
Looks Like PH is Importing Many Talents from tis Sch to Hold High Position ....

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Funx3:

Happy Mama:

All the best to all the Pri 3 kids sitting for tomorrow's GEP Screening Test. Tomorrow's gonna be a hectic day for them since they'll be sitting for both English and Mathematics papers on the same day.

Hope ALL Can Perform Well!
Best Wishes to ALL the Boys And Gals in your GEP Tests!
:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

I just thank God that she can make it today cos she started running a slight fever last evening - too much sun over the weekends. This morning, she went to school with a stuffy nose but in good spirits. Whatever the results are, we trust in God. That will the best thing to do for us and my dd.

The last time she sat for an assessment, she was down with sinusitis. It was during SA1 Science, and yet, she did amazingly well. Haha...

To us, it's just an assessment and exposure for her. I told her to just have fun while working on the questions and try her best. She replied how can something so serious be related to 'fun'? Some of her classmates were painstakingly preparing for it and even cheered one another on in the class blog.

[Funx3]

E3:

Funx3:

Hope ALL Can Perform Well!
Best Wishes to ALL the Boys And Gals in your GEP Tests!
:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

I just thank God that she can make it today cos she started running a slight fever last evening - too much sun over the weekends. This morning, she went to school with a stuffy nose but in good spirits. Whatever the results are, we trust in God. That will the best thing to do for us and my dd.

The last time she sat for an assessment, she was down with sinusitis. It was during SA1 Science, and yet, she did amazingly well. Haha...

To us, it's just an assessment and exposure for her. I told her to just have fun while working on the questions and try her best. She replied how can something so serious be related to 'fun'? Some of her classmates were painstakingly preparing for it and even cheer one another on for today's assessment in the class blog. Haha...

E3, hope your Gal recover soon ....
And Her Classmates R So Cute and Supportive ....
:celebrate: :celebrate:

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Funx3:

E3, hope your Gal recover soon ....
And Her Classmates R So Cute and Supportive ....
:celebrate: :celebrate:

Thank you, she'll be fine. It's an old problem - sensitive nose - weather, haze, fumes, pollens etc will trigger...used to it liao.

[comfy]

Jennifer:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]In case the sch circular dated 22 Aug 2011 is folded into airplane by some of the children, just sharing here:


There is a HOD for Maths now- Koh Cher Hern (dunno male or female).

Son told me HOD Math is a MALE.

I just did a search on \"Koh Cher Hern\"- \"President Award for Teachers 2004\", \"Best Mathematics Teacher\" & from St Hilda's Pri Sch.

Think PH Maths std is going up soon

Janet, all the best for next year. 2013 will be my turn at PSLE :nailbite:[/quote]So envious.

[gracy]

Mrsbongz:

I've been focusing so much on ds' chinese, now his English is really sigh... so frustrating...

Seems like there're a no. of 过来人here who has experienced the same. Did you send your DS to CL or EL enrichment classes?[/quote]


Hi, just some experiences as a mum with older children from PHPPS (DS1 in Secondary School) on learning Chinese
1. Past Parent teacher sessions had taught me that schools can't do very much with student who is weak. Teacher's response is usually read more, parents should speak mandarin to them, etc. T also achknowledged that 课外读物's range of vocab may not be appropriate. So, T recommended reading Comprehension passages from assessment books or exam papers which usually r narrative and short enough for students who dislike Chinese. Discuss the passages with them after that. Then v can work on MOE syllabus words and Compre OE at the same time. Verbal discussion suffice if your DC r adverse to writing.
2. HPPS had been scoring below National average in CL for many years except for last year (actual figures not sure). What I gathered was, their T focussed a lot on reading out loud of the text, like when v learned Chinese in our younger days and which China does to their lower primary kids too. HPPS parents r encouraged to sit by DC' side and ask them to read out loud from text 3 times a day. As DC r already familiar with stories in text, this serves to reinforce their reading in preparation for oral and recognition of the words. Do discuss with them the morals behind each story. Later can proceed to other passages.
3. Don't worry too much about results in P1 & 2. Don't kill the interest in Chinese especially and don't tell them Chinese is hard, else they'll totally switch off when the goings get tough. Main thing is foundation must be strong, some DC take longer to grasp concept initially but will shine in upper primary. My 2 cents.

Hope the above help