Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
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The only teacher who shouts is the discipline master during assembly when the boys are being noisy (this is according to my son, I’ve not actually heard any shouting). My boy now has a healthy dose of respect for him! I tell my son that if the boys don’t listen to the teachers when the teachers are talking nicely, then they deserve to get a good scolding.
As for Chinese, my boy is not having problems. I like that they group according to proficiency. I think the standard is not as good as the SAP schools. But because the teaching is tailored to DS1’s ability, he can manage and so enjoys it. Very unlike me when I was in school - Chinese was my worst and therefore most hated subject (that’s for sending a kid from an English speaking family to a Chinese school…catch no ball). -
Rivevae:
So far, my DS enjoyed his MT lessons the most. He finds his MT teacher very funny and MT lessons enjoyable. His MT teacher (for Term 1 and Term 2) was a native Chinese (male teacher) and he's very patient and likeable amongst the kids. Some cheeky boys would even tease the teacher if he cut his hair or something \"老师，今天你好帅哦!\". Cute!
Hi MTS, thanks for the insights. Glad I've made the right choiceMummyThreeStreams:
Welcome JJLM, windie, rivevae and all those who will be joining ACJS next year!
DS1 is in P1 and we are enjoying it. So far school has been relaxed, giving the boys lots of time to play and do non-academic stuff. DS1 has a great bunch of teachers too. His form teacher, especially, has been very nurturing. But she's no push over. I salute anyone who can handle 30 boys in an enclosed space!
Life is after all not just about marks. How's the school's chinese language teaching? My son is very bad with it (knows very few chinese vocabularies) and concern if the teachers are patient with pupils like him... 
I've heard of teachers from other schools, esp those native Chinese tend to shout at children... 
At the end of last term (Term 2), there's a 'Speak Mandarin' campaign week, and there was a theme every day, and the boys had to speak to their MT teacher and parent in Mandarin (about that theme) to get a signature on their card. They can redeem a small reward present at the end of the week, if they collected enough signatures.
BUT having said that, their MT lessons are indeed more relaxed and conducted at a slower pace than other primary schools. They focus more on generating interest and passion in learning the language, than rigorous drilling. According to my DS, on some occasions, they even get to watch Chinese cartoons (喜羊羊）during MT lessons and discussions in Mandarin about the cartoon after watching it. -
Dear Osakachan,MTS & Chatty, thanks so much for the valuable insights into the MT in ACSJ. Indeed I’m much relieved aft hearing this. I’ve been trying to get DS to "love" the language but to no avail until he has a great kindergarten teacher in the past 1 yr who is really patient with non-Chinese speaking kids like him and at least gets him to appreciate the language more than before. In fact I took the wrong start by putting him in a Chinese-major kindy 2 years back hoping to brush up his mandarin and it turned out to be a total flop (that’s why I’m steering clear of SAP school). Too much of a yelling doesn’t help a kid to enjoy the learning process either. Thanks again for the assurance. Really can’t wait to start him at ACSJ this Jan!
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ACS is one of the schools participating in the Nat’l Science Challenge to be aired on TV5 every Tues @6:30pm. Surely a good time to connect our DS going P1 next year on it.
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Are there any moms in parent support group who can share what activities they are engaged in and the time commitment?
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Hello Everyone…
My DS is also going to ACJS next year and hope he can settle well in ACJS. Hope to learn and share with all of you in this thread… -
Hi all,
My son is gonna be in P1 ACJS too next year 2012! He's excitedly looking forward to it. Mummy also now (though a bit late alredi lor) gotta get into the act of getting to know other parents so that I can double check what he tells (or forgets to tell) me when he start school next year
Hmm...I read in earlier thread here that there seems to be BASC (run by YMCA) in ACPS... Does anyone have any idea if there is BASC in ACJS as well? :xedfingers: If not, do you think got chance for ACJS student to join the BASC in ACPS (if ACPS does have BASC)? Anxious mummy needs to work out suitable student care arrangements for him....
Also, I stay in the East - so will have to rely on school bus to bring him to school. Do you think I can book the bus service now or have to wait until orientation on 4 Nov? Also, what time do you reckon the bus will pick up from the East- 6am??
thanks so much for all your kind help in advance! -
Hi Snowflake
My DD is going to ACS Jnr too. Yes, there is a BASC at ACS Pr and they do accept students from ACS Jnr. The only thing is that you have to find your own transport to the BASC at ACS Pr after school. Guess it is more convenient for the ACS Pr student.
There is no BASC in ACS Jnr but there is another BASC at Cairhill CC called Kiddiewinkie Student care. I have enrolled my DD there. It is just abt 5 mins walk from ACS Jnr and most importantly they provide transport to the centre after school. Went down to take a look at the centre. Seems ok to me.
Not to sure abt the bus service too. Think most information will be available on the orientation day. Hope this helps. -
My son hasn’t had much luck with the teachers there… let me tell you what we have experienced this year.
1) This strange teacher orders the class to switch off all the lights and place their heads on the tables while waiting for the next teacher to appear. You know what? On certain occasions the waiting time is so long that some kids have a real good nap.
2) We requested for one booklet as our son misplaced his ( for the first time this year) this is what the teacher emailed us:
The oral book is given to the boys at the beginning of the year. Each boy is only entitled to one. I have a few boys told me that they have misplaced the book. I have asked them to look for it first and some of them found it. For those who could not find it, I have lent them my book to photocopy. Please try to look for it first. If you cannot find it, do let me know and I will lend my copy and you can photocopy during the weekend. Thank you for your understanding.
<I cannot understand why the teacher doesn’t even keep spare copies of it! I mean does the teacher expect all 7 year olds NEVER to lose their stuff? >
3) Another boy in the same class told his mother that the teacher was not able to teach the higher order thinking skills for math. Initially, I thought her son was just being cheeky… until mine told me the same!
4) My husband and I were so shocked to receive a flyer requesting for us parents to donate money to fund the Teacher’s Day luncheon!
There are just too many incidences through out the year to list… Another colleague of mine who is also a teacher simply said that it just gives such a bad impression of the school especially if you are in the school for the first time. -
if father last time was from ACS Secondary, but primary not from ACS primary Junior - can qualify under phase 2A ?
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