Hong Wen

[lionheart]

hquek:

Well lionheart, one thing is that you are 'guo lai ren', so know what to stress over and what not to. Indulge us newbie parents a bit - at least now we know what to stress and what not to.


All the best for your child in the upcoming psle.

Thanks HQuek. Keep Things in Balance is My View to The Key to Success. :).

[fel2729]

Hi lionheart n hquek,


Tks for both yr advise and sharing of experiences. I was expecting more stress in pri sch compared with pre sch. Cos my son's childcare is alr laying basic foundation for the kids maybe to prepare them for the real thing in pri sch. They were taught simple multiplications, nouns...etc and they hv english n chinese wkly spelling test and during that time i thought it's really stressful to be children of this generation (heehee). Therefore, thought that i shd be more prepared and expect more of p1 too. Now I'm glad n relieved tat at least for lower pri, don hv to stress the kids too much. At least to the kids, they will enjoy gg to sch

[SAHM_TAN]

So exciting next wk first day of school.


So HW stream in P3 too?

Thot was later.

[SAHM_TAN]

Does the school have any rule about the colour of jacket?


It’s really cold in the morning, DD1’s jackets are all pink.

TIA

[hquek]

Think so. Kids are encouraged to wear HWS jacket. Can buy from bookshop. But I’m not sure if they enforce.

[SAHM_TAN]

hquek:

Think so. Kids are encouraged to wear HWS jacket. Can buy from bookshop. But I'm not sure if they enforce.

Thanks, did not know there's HWS jacket, will check if it's open today.

[hquek]

fel2729:

Hi lionheart n hquek,


Tks for both yr advise and sharing of experiences. I was expecting more stress in pri sch compared with pre sch. Cos my son's childcare is alr laying basic foundation for the kids maybe to prepare them for the real thing in pri sch. They were taught simple multiplications, nouns...etc and they hv english n chinese wkly spelling test and during that time i thought it's really stressful to be children of this generation (heehee). Therefore, thought that i shd be more prepared and expect more of p1 too. Now I'm glad n relieved tat at least for lower pri, don hv to stress the kids too much. At least to the kids, they will enjoy gg to sch

hi fel2729, multiplication!! :scared: I don't think DS1 was exposed to that in kindy.

Anyway, based on what I got for 2011 P1 spelling, it's really a walk in the park. And my kid's dictation was ok too, the teacher actually read it out to them few words at a time - so actually didn't have to memorise. Nonid to worry overly. Only problem I had was when DS misheard the word and wrote something else - spelling correct but wrong word. :frustrated:

But if they see this comment and up the ante, I'm very very sorry. :xedfingers:

[hquek]

SAHM_TAN:

So exciting next wk first day of school.


So HW stream in P3 too?

Thot was later.

I understand that they will 'big wind blow' in P3 based on P2 results. So P1/2 same classmates, same teachers. P3 there will be a change. After that, I'm not so sure.

[lionheart]

hquek:

SAHM_TAN:

So exciting next wk first day of school.


So HW stream in P3 too?

Thot was later.

I understand that they will 'big wind blow' in P3 based on P2 results. So P1/2 same classmates, same teachers. P3 there will be a change. After that, I'm not so sure.

Streaming is a word used too loosely. What exactly are you all ooking for?

Academic Streaming (1)

If you wish to find out where is the best academic student in the school, they will be found only in 2 P5/P6 classes. Period.

Ability Streaming (2a)
Good-results students are all scattered mostly in 4-5 classes in P3/P4,

Ability Streaming (2b)
Children are also group into classes based on their Chinese abilities.

My conclusion
As a simple gauge, if your child go into a class where the Teacher spend most time 'lecturing' their behaviour than teaching, you will probably know how well your child fare in his level.

Forget about 江湖谣言， joins the PSG. :).

[lionheart]

fel2729:

Hi lionheart n hquek,


Tks for both yr advise and sharing of experiences. I was expecting more stress in pri sch compared with pre sch. Cos my son's childcare is alr laying basic foundation for the kids maybe to prepare them for the real thing in pri sch. They were taught simple multiplications, nouns...etc and they hv english n chinese wkly spelling test and during that time i thought it's really stressful to be children of this generation (heehee). Therefore, thought that i shd be more prepared and expect more of p1 too. Now I'm glad n relieved tat at least for lower pri, don hv to stress the kids too much. At least to the kids, they will enjoy gg to sch

Fel2729..
When kids or even adult thought they know a subject, they might refuse to listen/learn. They find the topic bored when they are not expose it correctly. Hence it create a wrong impression. The process of learning/unlearning is much more painful.

Based on my experience, the coaching process is far more painful when come to to coach a kid to learn&unlearn than coaching kid that knew nothing.

I will remain skeptical if young kid are exposed to skills that they do not need to know. It is not necesary good for the kid in the long run.