Hong Wen

[lionheart]

Vez:

May I know is 17 Nov the last day of school?? Misplaced the memo from the school. They used to post those memo on their school offically website before they revamp it.

Last Day is 18 Nov

[hquek]

One question. When will they send out the booklist for next year? I’m not sure if DS got anything today.

[SAHM_TAN]

I did a random comparison of the prices and seems that the school bookshop sell cheaper than Popular.

[lionheart]

Workingmom,


I would like to share with you something that i learnt as a P5 parent

1. When i attended a 23 weeks course (stretched over 2 years) conducted by MCYS, there were lots of parents from other school. Many are in popular school. One myth was busted. Based on exchange and informal debate, parents from many school agreed that their Top Students in their school go for solid holiday break in Nov / Dec. This is attested by the ex PSLE Top Student from St. Hilda’s. She reads allot at NLB during the Dec holidays. Very little school work covered by her mom.

2. As a HWS parent, i notice that the PTM are meant to steer the performance. FULL STOP. It is not to make parent over-zealous about the academic performance of the child. I seen so many ‘top students’ flopped along the way as i knew some had very Kiasu parents. They are not top anymore. i observed they have burnt out by P5.

3. Doing revision/preparation in Dec is not effective. The kid had no benchmark of what they are learning in the next year and he has no motivation to revise what had been tested also. I tried it on my 2 kids 3 years back and i stopped. When they learned ahead of syllabus, they done well initally, but they also lose interest in class gradually esp. they could ‘forecast’ the lesson. Result… Mid Year result drop; tired boys.

4. I learnt some Tips from a parent whom has 4 children whom are Doctors. (1) Do a very comprehensive Goal Setting during Dec. (2) Build your child confidence by doing thing of his strength rather than weakness during Year End Holidays. One will notice. When a term starts, the child is eager to start his school term. For the least, the tip works for me.

5. I feel it is okay to skip the FINAL YEAR PTM.

My 2-cent worth of thoughts… My personal view.

[hquek]

SAHM_TAN:

I did a random comparison of the prices and seems that the school bookshop sell cheaper than Popular.

A mummy from another school with older kid told me that too. that's why I don't check with popular, and will just go for the school bookshop. it's not easy to list line by line which is cheaper where. Figure I rather save time and go visit that very nice auntie.

[hquek]

Thanks lionheart. Care to share more on point 4 - what do you mean by goal setting, building confidence etc? Any concrete examples we can learn from?


Anyway, I do agree on having the solid holidays. I am a ksp at heart and it worries me when I see my kid lazing around and just watching tv, fighting with his bro etc.

But sometime ago then I had ever enrolled him in a holiday class when he was younger…the results of which was that most of the stuff he gave back by the end of the holidays and there was some burn out. Since then I try to go for classes that have holidays - we all need a break.

The road is long ahead, I figure I need to pace myself and my kids. (really not easy being parent).

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi lionheart, good to see you online.


I agree with you about the hols break, if the child already understand all the concepts taught in school. If the child understands all the concepts taught within that level, then it's time to let the child rest and have fun and learn something interesting outside of school syllabus or just read.

But if a child has not mastered the concepts taught for that level, then I think during the hols, it's time to catch up within that level, meaning if the child is in P2, then revise P2 work. That way, the child is able to understand P3 work when the school starts. JMHO

May I know what course did you attend?

[SAHM_TAN]

For the P1 Chinese readers that are kept by the teachers, do the kids bring them home later? Thanks

[hquek]

The school will purchase some chinese storybooks on behalf (parents who have these books will not have to buy these). These books will be used in school and progressively returned when the kids are done with the books.

[SAHM_TAN]

hquek:

The school will purchase some chinese storybooks on behalf (parents who have these books will not have to buy these). These books will be used in school and progressively returned when the kids are done with the books.

Thanks