Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[taz]

markfch:

unlike me who suffers from low self-esteem when I was young.

Same as me. My self-esteem increase as my age increase :rahrah:
:siam:

[taz]

Jennifer:

dyh:

My son also was recommended to drop HCL. After consulting his tutor and assessing his level of interest, we decided to follow the school recommendation.

I decided on the opposite -opted against the sch's recommendation. Hopefully the sch accepts our appln.

Same. My hubby decided to opt against sch's recommendation. He believed in my girl.
Come to think abt it, I also believed she can do it if she regain back her confidence soon, v soon else.....

[markfch]

Happy Mama:

Mark, you are being so humble. Admit it lah, you've got a gifted child. :rahrah: :rahrah:

Next year, get ready to go on stage to receive prize with your DS and then the following year, get ready to leave the school for greener pastures. :evil:

Considering that the recent character trait ds displayed is not part of the criteria for GEP nor sch exams, how to get ready for anything?

Jennifer:

I very paiseh leh. This mum of the tuition mate kept saying I must be very popular/active in ksp forum.

Since that parent thinks that you're so popular/active in KSP, you should ask her to go tell the tutor to give you discount then.

E3:

Well done. Pin up the badges somewhere. Good encouragement and reminders for the kid. My dd's ones will serve as momentos now.

Thanks.

Glad to hear that you guys have finally reached a decision. Can imagine that it must have been a heart wretching process for your dd to tear away from PH and her BFF. But like you said, He knows.

Before your dd leaves, just remember to pass the 明教聖火令 to Happy Mama cos she'll carry the flame for us henceforth. :evil:

taz:

Bravo for your boy ! U must be proud of him. I like your boy's attitude. He got great courage & can handle the situation well.
Don't be modest, u bring up your boy well.

Thanks.

You know what they say about Maths/Sci training the left brain and music/arts training the right brain right. Yes, I actually think it's music - not me - that strengthens his character. DS started learning piano at a young age and performed at his kindy year-end concert when he was K1, in front of an audience of few hundred people.

He only played a couple of simple songs. But I guessed experiences like that allows him to grow in confidence and believe in his ability.

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Jennifer:

Trapwithin:

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Good catch :rotflmao:

[Jennifer]

E3:

markfch:

I asked him whether sharing here will be considered as boasting? His exact reply was, \"It's ok to share. I'm proud to get the IDEAL award, but it's a good kind of proud.\" So as instructed ......

Well done. Pin up the badges somewhere. Good encouragement and reminders for the kid. My dd's ones will serve as momentos now.

All the best. Remember to come back often to share the experiences. Mark will certainly be among the most attentive audience

[Scary]

taz:

Jennifer:

My boy has two CL paper 2 tutors. That's why I slackened n did not revise with him. Big mistake. Another mistake was not following up on his EL, since those worksheets he brou back all seemed ok.

I was in a bad mood over his EL & CL results too. U take care.

Btw, this sch hols is a must made good use period to brush up as many areas as possible. Next year will be very hard-up for time when the twice weekly supplementary afternoon lessons start.

I'm bad mood over her 3 subjects - EL, Math & CL.
Compared to last yr, her P4 marks had dropped in BIG multiples for Math & CL, cannot think of next yr to drop further another 1 round of Big multiples!!!

Has yet to think how to let her catch up ?
She is not willing to study anymore.... she has antibody to incentive or punishment so both don't work.
She refused to listen or do any homework.
Her home tutor for past 3yrs had fired my daughter.
So far, she's busy enjoying herself since exam over, she is going to Cambodia school trip next week.
For Dec, I will away for >2 weeks for biz trip & my personal trip.
Dh cannot handle her as he is a filial father :yikes: who listen to the kid.

Taz,
Did you have a good chat with her? Anything happened in school or there was a change in environment? How about checking with her class teachers?

It's good that she is going to Cambodia. The kids there are so much less fortunate and deprived of what we have. Hopefully the trip, teachers and parent volunteers can open up her mind and she will catch up soon to get ready for the new year.

Don't give up and continue to shower her with hugs.

[Scary]

markfch:

Happy Mama:

Mark, you are being so humble. Admit it lah, you've got a gifted child. :rahrah: :rahrah:

Next year, get ready to go on stage to receive prize with your DS and then the following year, get ready to leave the school for greener pastures. :evil:

Considering that the recent character trait ds displayed is not part of the criteria for GEP nor sch exams, how to get ready for anything?

Jennifer:

I very paiseh leh. This mum of the tuition mate kept saying I must be very popular/active in ksp forum.

Since that parent thinks that you're so popular/active in KSP, you should ask her to go tell the tutor to give you discount then.

E3:

Well done. Pin up the badges somewhere. Good encouragement and reminders for the kid. My dd's ones will serve as momentos now.

Thanks.

Glad to hear that you guys have finally reached a decision. Can imagine that it must have been a heart wretching process for your dd to tear away from PH and her BFF. But like you said, He knows.

Before your dd leaves, just remember to pass the 明教聖火令 to Happy Mama cos she'll carry the flame for us henceforth. :evil:

taz:

Bravo for your boy ! U must be proud of him. I like your boy's attitude. He got great courage & can handle the situation well.
Don't be modest, u bring up your boy well.

Thanks.

You know what they say about Maths/Sci training the left brain and music/arts training the right brain right. Yes, I actually think it's music - not me - that strengthens his character. DS started learning piano at a young age and performed at his kindy year-end concert when he was K1, in front of an audience of few hundred people.

He only played a couple of simple songs. But I guessed experiences like that allows him to grow in confidence and believe in his ability.

Bro Mark,
I always believe that music can strengthen one's character. Thus, is a MUST for me that DS learns one musical instrument.

[Jennifer]

taz:

Has yet to think how to let her catch up ?

She is not willing to study anymore.... she has antibody to incentive or punishment so both don't work.
She refused to listen or do any homework.
Her home tutor for past 3yrs had fired my daughter.

Hugs to you.

[Jennifer]

markfch:

You know what they say about Maths/Sci training the left brain and music/arts training the right brain right. Yes, I actually think it's music - not me - that strengthens his character. DS started learning piano at a young age and performed at his kindy year-end concert when he was K1, in front of an audience of few hundred people.


He only played a couple of simple songs. But I guessed experiences like that allows him to grow in confidence and believe in his ability.

I agree with you.

Once a child gains recognition in a particular interest area, he is likely to be internally driven to do better in other aspects too -> manual drive mode becomes auto-pilot mode.

[Jennifer]

Scary:

I always believe that music can strengthen one's character. Thus, is a MUST for me that DS learns one musical instrument.

I believe it is the time & effort that one puts into the learning process that shape the person. Of course, due praises must be given from time to time to sustain the interest.

I made the mistake of just letting my elder boy practised the piano without sitting next to him & telling him how much/how highly I thought of his playing. With no one to compliment him, his interest soon died. Now he plays the piano at his leisure (I always tell him the piano is the most expensive toy we get for them :oops: ).

My P4 boy is aware that the older brother can play the piano well despite stopping at grade 3. He is thus very motivated to practise daily without my telling him anymore. Sometimes, he rather plays the piano than does worksheets. Btw, the piano teacher told us he is ready to start practising for his grade 1 exam :rahrah: after undergoing 7 mths of learning. I dunno if this is considered the norm or already slow but I am very happy with his progress.