Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary
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Joyfulhands:
C'mon, if I can do it, definitely you can do it too.
I would like to be a very involved parent come next year, but but but, I find it challenging even when I imagine a tired mom after work trying to coach a tired child after school at night.
From my experience, if either party is tired on a particular day, then just forgo the routine and do something else that is non-academic, like play. Tiredness induces impatience for the marker and carelessness for the markee (hey I just invented a new word!)
Give our brain the rest it requires. In the long run, this approach is better. -
markfch:
Bro Mark, What if ....
From my experience, if either party is tired on a particular day, then just forgo the routine and do something else that is non-academic, like play. Tiredness induces impatience for the marker and carelessness for the markee (hey I just invented a new word!)
Give our brain the rest it requires. In the long run, this approach is better.
Monday :
Marker and Markee Both Tired --------> Rest ....
Tuesday :
Markee Tired --------> Rest ....
Wednesday :
Marker Tired --------> Rest ....
Thursday :
After Mid week .... Marker and Markee Both Very Tired -------->
Definitely Must Rest-Rest ....
Friday :
Markee Tired, Whole Week of Sch Already --------> Rest ....
Saturday :
Marker Tired, Whole Week of Work Already --------> Rest ....
Sunday :
Marker and Markee Both Must Rest, To Prepare for the Long Week Ahead ....
How?
:siam:
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markfch:
Hi Mark,
:welcome:dion:
Hello everyone,
Like to join in this network since my DD is in P1-8 next year!
I'm excited & at the same time scare... Not sure whether she can cope in such a good & challenging school. I'm a working mother so do not have a lot of time to coach her.
Any advice on how to prepare her?
P1-8 is a very special class in PH. I observed that usually the parents of this class are very involved type. Both E3 & php's dd were formerly from this class too.
I think the emotion you're going thru is understandable. You know the Chinese adage, θΉε°ζ‘₯倴θͺηΆη΄ is very true. Everything will fall into place naturally, as long as we don't fret over the small stuff.
From your post, I sensed that you're worried about the lack of time to coach your child. If time is a premium, then imo we should do the task which gives the biggest reward first. So if I were you and I only have time for one subject, I'll just focus on Chinese (both reading and speaking). This is what others advised me last year and I see the wisdom of it.
For the rest of the subjects like English & Maths, without a doubt it'll be good to coach them too. But it's not the end of the world if we don't because what we have here (in S'pore) is an English learning environment - our kids will be able to pick them up easily by themselves anyway.
Btw I'm postulating that your family background is similar to mine, that is a non-Chinese speaking environment.
Thanks for the advice! Yup you guess it all right. Time is scarce, with me working full time. Shall do what you said, focus on Chinese first!
I sweat with even K2 chinese standard so its really tough for me.
Honestly, I did not realised higher chinese is compulsory here until my hubby found out during PV. My nephew who is in Rulang did higher chinese but it was optional, so I kinda assume its the same arrangement.
But I'm not complaining. If God gives us a place in PH, I'm sure my DD will be fine.
Cheers!
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Joyfulhands:
hihi Dion,
P1-8 is a very special class in PH. I observed that usually the parents of this class are very involved type. Both E3 & php's dd were formerly from this class too.markfch:
[quote=\"dion\"]Hello everyone,
Like to join in this network since my DD is in P1-8 next year!
I'm happy to find another parent whose child is in the same class as my DD - P1-8
Welcome here! Will send u a PM later.
Mark,
Didn't know P1-8 has so many famous alumni
I would like to be a very involved parent come next year, but but but, I find it challenging even when I imagine a tired mom after work trying to coach a tired child after school at night.[/quote]Hi Joyfulhands!
Yeah! is your DD your first child too?
Mine is, so I'm kinda lost now. kekeke -
Funx3:
This means that we have reason to suspect dw. :skeptical:
Bro Mark, What if ....
Monday :
Marker and Markee Both Tired --------> Rest ....
Tuesday :
Markee Tired --------> Rest ....
Wednesday :
Marker Tired --------> Rest ....
Thursday :
After Mid week .... Marker and Markee Both Very Tired -------->
Definitely Must Rest-Rest ....
Friday :
Markee Tired, Whole Week of Sch Already --------> Rest ....
Saturday :
Marker Tired, Whole Week of Work Already --------> Rest ....
Sunday :
Marker and Markee Both Must Rest, To Prepare for the Long Week Ahead ....
How? :siam:
What has she been putting into our food to make both father and son so lethargic?
dion:
I'm in the same boat as you. Have never read a single Chinese novel all my life until recently. I'm self-teaching myself the language now and have progressed to reading ζζ₯, which I realised is full of ε «ε¦ζ°ι».I sweat with even K2 chinese standard so its really tough for me.
Honestly, I did not realised higher chinese is compulsory here until my hubby found out during PV. My nephew who is in Rulang did higher chinese but it was optional, so I kinda assume its the same arrangement.
In case you don't know this, there's HCL streaming in P2. So if your child is streamed into the higher classes, that's good. If not, no big deal anyway as that means that she has more time to beef up on the basics. -
markfch:
Hi Mark,
I'm in the same boat as you. Have never read a single Chinese novel all my life until recently. I'm self-teaching myself the language now and have progressed to reading ζζ₯, which I realised is full of ε «ε¦ζ°ι».
In case you don't know this, there's HCL streaming in P2. So if your child is streamed into the higher classes, that's good. If not, no big deal anyway as that means that she has more time to beef up on the basics.
Ok, now I'm confused. :roll: P1 has no higher chinese? Only streaming in P2 for higher chinese?
What if the kid is very good with all subjects except for chinese? Go to lower class? -
dion:
Sorry, my mistake. I meant to say that there's subject banding for HCL from P2 onwards. P1 to P2 is en bloc. And there's HCL for P1.
Ok, now I'm confused. :roll: P1 has no higher chinese? Only streaming in P2 for higher chinese?
What if the kid is very good with all subjects except for chinese? Go to lower class?
What I figured out is that in P2, even though everyone takes HCL, those banded into the better HCL classes will have additional items such as moxie. -
Funx3:
Bro Mark, What if ....markfch:
From my experience, if either party is tired on a particular day, then just forgo the routine and do something else that is non-academic, like play. Tiredness induces impatience for the marker and carelessness for the markee (hey I just invented a new word!)
Give our brain the rest it requires. In the long run, this approach is better.
Monday :
Marker and Markee Both Tired --------> Rest ....
Tuesday :
Markee Tired --------> Rest ....
Wednesday :
Marker Tired --------> Rest ....
Thursday :
After Mid week .... Marker and Markee Both Very Tired -------->
Definitely Must Rest-Rest ....
Friday :
Markee Tired, Whole Week of Sch Already --------> Rest ....
Saturday :
Marker Tired, Whole Week of Work Already --------> Rest ....
Sunday :
Marker and Markee Both Must Rest, To Prepare for the Long Week Ahead ....
How? :siam:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: -
markfch:
ohhhh BETTER HCL.. :scared: that's new to me!
Sorry, my mistake. I meant to say that there's subject banding for HCL from P2 onwards. P1 to P2 is en bloc. And there's HCL for P1.dion:
Ok, now I'm confused. :roll: P1 has no higher chinese? Only streaming in P2 for higher chinese?
What if the kid is very good with all subjects except for chinese? Go to lower class?
What I figured out is that in P2, even though everyone takes HCL, those banded into the better HCL classes will have additional items such as moxie.
look like chinese in PH is the ultimate? Other subjects seem secondary...
BTW, what did you mean by P1 to P2 is en bloc? :?
Thanks for sharing! -
Joyfulhands:
:please: Me too.... we are so fortunate ad blessed really... :grphug:Scary:
Reasons given were PH is quite good in developing a child's character + a balance environment for the 2 languages. So glad that my DS is in PH!
So am I Felt very blessed. PTL!
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