National Junior College (Junior High)

[chongchong]

Jennifer:

chongchong:

My girl told me she could not get any slot from any teacher. They said all their slot are filled.


so what does that means? I do not need to meet any of the teacher?

Very disappointed with the way they handle such incident. Couldn't more days be allocated to meet-the-parent session? I only need to meet her Mentor and MT teacher that's all.

So that means that day I just go for the principal talk at 11am while other parents happily chit chat with their kid teachers .... sigh ....

Dun worry.

Just go earlier. There surely will be free slots (created by parents who are late) among some teachers.

Time slots are usu. reserved for students who are not doing too well among the cohort. Your child is not among the teachers' priority list to meet=> your child is doing ok.

For the past two years, my boy had not been able to get some teachers to agree to meet us. We just went n introduced ourselves when we saw the teacher not engaged with anyone. Of course we also must be considerate and keep the session really short.

Apart from the meet-the-parents sessions, the school sometimes conducts briefings for parents regarding some issues. Though the timing can be quite awkward (evening hours), it is best to make time to attend.

Or get your child to get hold of the mobile number of the teachers you would like to speak to.

Thanks for the advice!

[phankao]

Jennifer:

Or get your child to get hold of the mobile number of the teachers you would like to speak to.

Actually so far, the Personal Mentors usually give all parents their email and handphone numbers, and readily reply SMS and emails - usually within that day. Often within the same morning. It's way easier to get a reply from them either SMS/Email then via the General Office.

[AnotherKiasu]

Oh… Now getiing a slot also difficult.


Just now sent SMS to DS to show the letter and get time slot. Not sure will get or not. If not, call or mail is the only way left.

PAACT have AGM on the same day 9:00 AM. Any PAACT members attending?

[AnotherKiasu]

Is there any report card (like Primary) we will be receiving for this concluded Term 1?


My DS tell the marks here and there, IH project this much, IS group project this much, LA class test this much, etc. But so far not a consolidated one, like each subject how much total for 100 or in terms of GPA.

Any seniors can advise? Thx.

[lilac_tulip]

Yes, you will receive a interim progress report before the PTM showing the Marks (in %), Percentile, Cohort mean, Grade, % Assessed and Credit for each subject. At the end of the report, there is also the Interim GPA & Percentile of Interim GPA.

[AnotherKiasu]

lilac_tulip:

Yes, you will receive a interim progress report before the PTM showing the Marks (in %), Percentile, Cohort mean, Grade, % Assessed and Credit for each subject. At the end of the report, there is also the Interim GPA & Percentile of Interim GPA.

Thanks.

Eagerly waiting for that.

[AnotherKiasu]

Some of you may be visiting NJC on 14th April to meet teachers.


How your DS/DD have done in Sem 1?

Care to share …

[Dnls_mum]

Attended PTM this morning. Principal told parents not to compare results among the kids. Just know what our kid is doing vis a vis general cohort is gd enough.


My thoughts on the individual meeting with the teachers:
1. Some parents try to squeeze too many meetings back to back. In the end late for their slot and cut into other’s time or expect others with later slot but keep to their time to let them cut in.
2. Some parents talk more then the teachers and talk more than their allotted 15mins. Teachers too polite to cut them off.

If everyone just be punctual and keep to their allotted time or at least give themselves enough time to move around, life will be so much more pleasant for everyone.

[Jennifer]

Dnls_mum:

Attended PTM this morning. Principal told parents not to compare results among the kids. Just know what our kid is doing vis a vis general cohort is gd enough.


My thoughts on the individual meeting with the teachers:
1. Some parents try to squeeze too many meetings back to back. In the end late for their slot and cut into other's time or expect others with later slot but keep to their time to let them cut in.
2. Some parents talk more then the teachers and talk more than their allotted 15mins. Teachers too polite to cut them off.

If everyone just be punctual and keep to their allotted time or at least give themselves enough time to move around, life will be so much more pleasant for everyone.

I dun know if the timeslots were given by teachers (non-negotiable) or decided by parents.

But this exceeding time limit is not only happening in NJC. My boys' primary sch also like this. The most recent one I encountered was a Chinese nationality parents checking the test paper qns with the HOD MA for their P6 boy. More than 20 mins. I was so angry, I typed a sms msg on my phone n showed to the HOD teacher in front of the parents.

[AnotherKiasu]

Jennifer:

I dun know if the timeslots were given by teachers (non-negotiable) or decided by parents.


But this exceeding time limit is not only happening in NJC. My boys' primary sch also like this. The most recent one I encountered was a Chinese nationality parents checking the test paper qns with the HOD MA for their P6 boy. More than 20 mins. I was so angry, I typed a sms msg on my phone n showed to the HOD teacher in front of the parents.

We, parents, dont choose time. Time slots are given by teacher only. I couldn't get any time slot except my DS personal mentor at 8:15 AM. After I finish with him, when I saw the Maths teacher is free, I took his time for 5 minutes with his permission.

Some teachers I wanted to meet are unavailable, their desks are empty until 9 AM.

Did anyone attended Principal briefing and PAACT?