Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[IJJ]

dyh:

i am sure your eldest will have no problem at all when she comes back.

is it thawing in USA yet?

Thanks for seeing my dd so 'up'. Mommy here not so confident. Maybe I am the one having problem adjusting back, if there is a day lah. Well, not worrying it now.

This year, not much snow, although some days can still be pretty cold. Hence, not much thawing. :rotflmao: God has been merciful for us not to subject us to harsh cold bizzare/hail or snow storm this year. The circular wind came early this time tho. Some suburbal areas are affected with some casualties, power down and damages.

[janet88]

Jennifer:

This year Parents-Teachers conferencing, I needed to see only 2 teachers- FT is the EL & Sci teacher, CL teacher is away on the sch overseas trip.


I brought up my concern abt less worksheets given to the pupils and got a confirmation from the FT that the sch is indeed moving away from giving worksheets as many parents had feedback that the qty of worksheets were too much!

Obviously, some pupils need more worksheets. Now the sch is not giving, it becomes the parents' job to give & monitor at home :mad:

Hey Jennifer,
Same here. Son's Chinese teacher is away in Surabaya for some exchange program...so, we had to meet FT (Math/Science) and Eng teacher.

Looks like the school is moving towards the MOE's idea of 'Teach Less, Learn More'. Fortunately, my son in P6 still has worksheets. For Eng, it's better for school to continue giving worksheets bcos it's really too broad a subject...his EL teacher did mention giving him a little extra practice if time permits.
The baton of educating is passed back to the parents...so that explains why your boy in P5 this year has lesser homework than my son in P5 last year.

[Happy Mama]

Hello FQW! So how did the PTC go yesterday? The teachers must have got lots of positive comments about your DS I'm sure.


Hey, quick try for number 2 (hopefully DD) then you may have chance to visit that thread.

Oops! :siam:

[php]

Happy Mama:

Hello FQW! So how did the PTC go yesterday? The teachers must have got lots of positive comments about your DS I'm sure.


Hey, quick try for number 2 (hopefully DD) then you may have chance to visit that thread.

Oops! :siam:

LOL....

[Happy Mama]

php:

Happy Mama:

Hello FQW! So how did the PTC go yesterday? The teachers must have got lots of positive comments about your DS I'm sure.


Hey, quick try for number 2 (hopefully DD) then you may have chance to visit that thread.

Oops! :siam:

LOL....

See! Now he siam already. :rotflmao:

[iRabbit]

Happy Mama:

See! Now he siam already. :rotflmao:

I where got siam? Though the thought of having another freaks me out when I think of the interrupted nights, incessant crying, inevitable sickness returning to haunt me.

But fear not. After the first one, I've devised a way to make milk in the wee hours of the morning using my leg. How? I just kick my wife and say 'Oei, baby is crying, go and make milk leh.' Muahahaha :rotflmao:

PTC was the usual stuff, same as last year - no problems, all fine. The only interesting thing was that T noticed ds doesn't mix with gals. So I explained to her that playing with gals is something ds won't be caught dead with.

The only gal ds doesn't mind being seen with is his cousin from the same sch.

[Happy Mama]

FQW:

I where got siam? Though the thought of having another freaks me out when I think of the interrupted nights, incessant crying, inevitable sickness returning to haunt me.

Yes that's true. We've long gone through the incessant crying stage, so the thought of going through the whole process again can certainly be very tiring and stressful.

FQW:

But fear not. After the first one, I've devised a way to make milk in the wee hours of the morning using my leg. How? I just kick my wife and say 'Oei, baby is crying, go and make milk leh.' Muahahaha :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

FQW:

PTC was the usual stuff, same as last year - no problems, all fine. The only interesting thing was that T noticed ds doesn't mix with gals. So I explained to her that playing with gals is something ds won't be caught dead with.

Really? Your DS is really cute. Hope to be able to meet him in person one day.

[Jennifer]

FQW:

Since PH has been doing well for PSLE last few yrs

This cant be a measure of how well the school is preparing her pupils.

I know for sure my elder boy's A* in Science is NOT the school's effort.

I know for sure my younger boy's achievement in P3 is NOT the teachers' effort.

:mad:

[Jennifer]

janet_lee88:

Jennifer:

This year Parents-Teachers conferencing, I needed to see only 2 teachers- FT is the EL & Sci teacher, CL teacher is away on the sch overseas trip.


I brought up my concern abt less worksheets given to the pupils and got a confirmation from the FT that the sch is indeed moving away from giving worksheets as many parents had feedback that the qty of worksheets were too much!

Obviously, some pupils need more worksheets. Now the sch is not giving, it becomes the parents' job to give & monitor at home :mad:

Hey Jennifer,
Same here. Son's Chinese teacher is away in Surabaya for some exchange program...so, we had to meet FT (Math/Science) and Eng teacher.

Looks like the school is moving towards the MOE's idea of 'Teach Less, Learn More'. Fortunately, my son in P6 still has worksheets. For Eng, it's better for school to continue giving worksheets bcos it's really too broad a subject...his EL teacher did mention giving him a little extra practice if time permits.
The baton of educating is passed back to the parents...so that explains why your boy in P5 this year has lesser homework than my son in P5 last year.

Janet, does your boy write journal?

During my elder boy's time, the EL teacher made it compulsory to write a journal every week, for the topics brought up by the school during assembly, any special celebration events, etc.

Last year, my younger boy only wrote 1 journal - about myself. The exercise book was not used at all after that.

This year, the EL teacher printed out a list of what-to-do to improve EL standard and journal writing was one of the recommendations. Again, the task of enforcing, monitoring, discussing what is written is passed back to parents :stompfeet:

The MA teacher is also a disappointment. He believed my boy is capable to do more, but is not willing to do more. So? He does not push? I was so angry, I sort of told him off that it is the sch responsibility to assign work & to push the pupils. Why else shld I leave my child in sch for 8 hours doing the minimal, then go back home to do more worksheets to be given by parents becos the sch does not give in the sch?

Sorry for the ranting. I am really very disappointed.

[IJJ]

I am sorry to hear that, Jennifer. While I believe that teacher cannot do miracle during the school hour and the student (with parents) has to do his/her part to work on the learning off school hours, I think the teacher has to take the lead to motivate and educate.


Talking about journal writing, I agree that it is critical to develop style and good writing skills. Although not limiting to journal writing, but journal writing cultivates a more regular habit of writing, IMO.

The teachers here put strong emphasis on writing, be it journal, short story, poetry, I can see my eldest started to develop a more in-depth interest in reading and writing. Nowadays when she reads, she does not only read for the story, but also observe/study the unique style by the author (language, sequences, mood development etc). When she loves a particular style by a particular author, she will get to share that in class.

If the school is not able to provide this, perhaps, you would like to do it at home, it does not have to be daily. Read a book together with the child, work on a reading journal each (yours and the child) and review through upon completion of reading. You will get to see the different perspectives and help the child develop interest on both reading and writing.

My eldest is also doing dairy writing, a couple of times week, it does not have to be long, a few sentences to 2-3 pages when she is in the lor-so mood. She also does fiction writing and is currently working on one for the children’s literature festival.