Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary

[botakgundul]

Once I receive the English books from library, I can scan the books & send it to any of you. If you are interested, you can give me your e-mail address.


For Chinese books, I’m still struggling on how to get the books.

[deardear07]

I go home n update the list of books that i have.if ppl dun mind waiting for me to scan my copies,i dun mind doing so this weekend or next tues wheb im more available.

[deardear07]

[quote="botakgundul]

For Chinese books, I’m still struggling on how to get the books.[/quote]

Im leaving this part to hubby for e time being.unless he gets lazy n cun find it too.

[botakgundul]

deardear07:

I go home n update the list of books that i have.if ppl dun mind waiting for me to scan my copies,i dun mind doing so this weekend or next tues wheb im more available.

Great teamwork! :rahrah:

2 books are ready for collection. \"Emmett's pig\" & \"Pirates don't take bath\". I'll collect the books on Saturday & the softcopy shall be ready by next Wednesday.

Please drop me your e-mail address if you are interested.

[eskimo]

Hi botakgundul,


I’m keen. Have sent you a pm on my email. Thanks.

As for the chinese ones, i’m still trying to source for it. Thinking of getting the whole set of yanghongying ones from dangdang.com, but its out of stock at the moment.

Deardear07, how to tell if we are getting the books with right level of difficulty for our kids? I came across some months back the recommended list of chinese story books for P1 from the MOE website before, but not sure if there’s a version for English books as well.

[botakgundul]

eskimo:

Hi botakgundul,


I'm keen. Have sent you a pm on my email. Thanks.

I'll send the book (in PDF format) to you latest by next Wed.

[deardear07]

Wah,today super slpy le~~~


I have ‘the worry monster’, ‘what am i?’ and ‘one little chicken’.

I dun mind buying from dangdang. By e way,im gg shenzhen to see if i can get chinese books,any idea if dangdang or taobao has physical shop there? Or any bookstores that u all know of?

[deardear07]

What i simply wanted to ask was-what kinda books r ur kids reading? Hehehe…


I’ve seen a recc list but by school,not moe… No enid blyton sort in there. Haha.

[zeemimi]

mutree:

sorry to interrupt.. I am looking around for a primary school to volunteer in for my daughter. I am rather interesting in Kuo Chuan, although I live next to Ai Tong. May I ask for advice in a few things? more tips are surely welcomed!

1) homework load?
2) what are the christian \"elements\" in the school?
3) stressful enviornment in general?
Aiya I also am not too sure what to find out. may be just some comments about your experience with kuo chuan so far? really appreciate if you could help

1) & 3) the homework is still manageable at lower pri. Come P5-6, homework increases exponentially, but this phenomenon is found in every school. Hw load also depends on which teacher you get.

Most of the time, homework level is corelated with stress. Generally, i find that the sch puts more stress on the top 2 classes. but again, it depends on the individual kid how well he manages expectations / stress that come along. actually, i find that the kids cope better. it's kiasu parents who feel the stress.

2) there is chapel and character building programme. Boys Brigade and Girls Brigade also impart christian values through their activities.

Hope this helps.

[zeemimi]

dear 2012 p1 parents


wow … you all very "on". But just a word of caution about scanning and distributing the books via PDF … you may infringe on copyright issues.

actually in preparation for the activity, only need to read minimum 1 Eng and 1 MT book from the list given. The child is only required to dress up as 1 character. So no need to get all the books. If can’t find the books, just browse bookstore or library for other story books that teach character. There are plenty around.

Can encourage reading habits using other books. So don’t stress over getting these books. The festival is supposed to be fun.

Don’t think it is worth buying the books. Costly and also a bit too easy for P1. After the festival, the book will just be sitting on the shelf collecting dust.