Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary
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Mrsbongz:
Sorry, I maybe one of those who contributed to this feeling. I work ds quite hard because I don't wish him to have that kind of despondent feeling I had when I was in pri sch. I was quite a hopeless case, only managed to buck up later in life.
I totally feel this too... very often I read abt other kids who do so well that even enrichment is too easy for them.. I feel a bit heart pain that my boy is struggling so hard to pass the asssessments in school.. :oops: sigh... every child has different challenges I guess..dyh:
Speaking of Berries, i remember my DS1 started in K2 and dropped out in mid P1 becos the pace was too fast for him. Since then, switched to private tuition. Yet some of u feel Berries standard is not high enuf...wow.
Though he's not outstanding, sometimes when ds does well academically, puffing with a father's pride, I'll share it here. :oops: -
Mrsbongz:
Every child is unique in their own way. Being academically strong doesn't mean they will be successfully down the road. What is more important is to mould their character.
I totally feel this too... very often I read abt other kids who do so well that even enrichment is too easy for them.. I feel a bit heart pain that my boy is struggling so hard to pass the asssessments in school.. :oops: sigh... every child has different challenges I guess..dyh:
Speaking of Berries, i remember my DS1 started in K2 and dropped out in mid P1 becos the pace was too fast for him. Since then, switched to private tuition. Yet some of u feel Berries standard is not high enuf...wow.
Every child also learn at different pace. So continue to coach them at their respective learning pace and stretch them a bit very now and then. It is more important to teach them to challenge themselves rather than compete with others. In today's competitive education environment in Singapore, we need to be wary not to let our child slipped into unhealthy competition. Challenging oneself to new heights is probably the more healthy route. -
Trapwithin:
Essay writing in P1?? Oh dear, my DD can't even write a short sentence In CL on her own, let alone an essay. :faint:Before creative writing, they must first be comfortable with language and have to build up the vocabulary.
I started my dd on Busy Bee in K1 because we were trying to get her to speak more CL but she complain that she do not know the CL equilvalent to some of the EL words. It was then that I discovered that her CL vocab wasn't there to help her to speak the language.
So my answer is let them learn to appreciate the language as early as possible - as in K1/K2, essay writing usually kicks in from P1.
Agree that first of all, the foundation is a vocab of words/phrases, which is rather lacking for my DD now. So I've to play catching up now.. Btw thanks for sharing
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Joyfulhands:
Still have time, yours only K2. Not sure about this yr, but last year P1 SA2 CL paper 1 must write about 40 words - if I'm remember correctly.
Essay writing in P1?? Oh dear, my DD can't even write a short sentence In CL on her own, let alone an essay. :faint:Trapwithin:
Before creative writing, they must first be comfortable with language and have to build up the vocabulary.
I started my dd on Busy Bee in K1 because we were trying to get her to speak more CL but she complain that she do not know the CL equilvalent to some of the EL words. It was then that I discovered that her CL vocab wasn't there to help her to speak the language.
So my answer is let them learn to appreciate the language as early as possible - as in K1/K2, essay writing usually kicks in from P1.
Agree that first of all, the foundation is a vocab of words/phrases, which is rather lacking for my DD now. So I've to play catching up now.. Btw thanks for sharing -
Hi scary,
My gal is quite ok with bian4 zi4 ce4 yan4 and tian2 xie3 han4 zi4. Other than that, her CL cloze, comprehension and re-arranging of sentence need some intensive grooming. The list of P1 CL ci2 yu3 to learn for year end test is out
I hope her CL improves...no need to be perfect but hopefully a 'B' at least. -
Thank you everyone! We are not quite furnished yet, but happy here. God has brought us a long way here. We are abundantly blessed in many different ways.
Trapwithin:
Ruaqt2 ... Your baby also born in 911?
:celebrate: Happy belated birthday to my fellow 911 baby.ruaqt2:
[quote=\"IJJ\"]
My eldest child's EDD was 16 Sept, but she was borned 5 days earlier on the 911.
IJJ, Its the buffalo that prompt me to the song 'Home on the range' from there its easy to discover that its the state song of Kansas.
IJJ .... I was wondering why there are so many whose BD is in Sep.
Then I have a revelation ...... Dec year-end holiday .... :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Sep babies are :imcool: .... I am trying to fill up this month with all the BD's[/quote]Happy belated bday to ruaqt2 too!
Bro trap, you arh! :slapshead: :slapshead:
Bro Mark...I thot I told u this is an wulu wulu place?
We can roll around in hectares of land. :rotflmao:
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IJJ:
DS just finished reading 'Little House on the Prairie.\" It's one of those classics that I got him to read so that we'll have something in common to share - his old man also read that book when he was young mah. Come to think about it, I recall that there was a series on TV with the same title.
Bro Mark...I thot I told u this is an wulu wulu place? We can roll around in hectares of land. :rotflmao:
In those days, they call Kansas Indian country; and there were hectares of space filled with nature and nothing else. So I can imagine the vastness of it all. No, actually living in this tiny red dot, I can't really imagine.
I guess the phrase \"a stone's throw away\" is never applicable to your place hor? Does your dh have to build the house on his own from scratch like in the storybook?
Joking only :siam: -
Trapwithin:
If you look at their 2012 schedule, you will discover that their creative writing classes is a lot more popular than the normal class. So there are parents that put their kids in Busy Bee for writing and regular CL elsewhere.[/quote]Actually tat was wat I did...we were with Berries fr P1 n started BB writing class beginning P3 ...found tat berries standard not on par with sch n other center dun cater to wat I wan..only paper 2 n oral...most centers do all or only creative writing too.. So with BB's both classes, my Ds CL is hopefully well covered for..
Actually their regular CL/HCL class focus more on paper 2 n oral with a few comp once a while.. My Ds attends both their class.. Indeed u r right. This is not a place for kids poor in CL to do catch up cos stuff taught r more challenging...drickymummy:
[quote=\"Trapwithin\"]For parents who are interested in putting their kids in Busy Bee, do noted that for new enrolment, they will begin to take in names for \"waitlist\" from 19th Sep.
Those who have previously given names for \"waitlist\" do noted that it will be reset, so you have to re-submit the names.
Do also note that for those students currently struggling with CL, Busy Bee might not be a good choice as they concentrate more on creative writing than the school exam questions. You might want to try Tian Xia or Berries.
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markfch:
Bro Mark, my Ds too was a little afraid to move to BB..I told him tat we will just try out for 1 term..if things dun work out well..we stopped...before tat is lots of \"brainwashing \" of success cases with BB.. :evil:
Since ds opts to stay on with Berries, I've decided to personally coach him on Chinese creative writing. In theory, Chinese creative writing should be the same as English rite?Trapwithin:
If you look at their 2012 schedule, you will discover that their creative writing classes is a lot more popular than the normal class. So there are parents that put their kids in Busy Bee for writing and regular CL elsewhere.
My Chinese std is quite a joke, so it really sounds very funny - to me - that I'm even trying to 'upgrade' myself so that I can teach ds this. Hahaha.
After one term..he is v happy there..n he also compared BB's standard with Berries n find BB's more challenging n he prefers tat..
Discuss with your Ds to try out...never try never know mah.... -
IJJ:
My eldest child's EDD was 16 Sept, but she was borned 5 days earlier on the 911.
My P4 boy also a Sept boy IJJ:
Is rabbit stew a common dish there? :siam:Oh yes, and rabbits too.
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