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[bebe]

My gal’s bag is manageable so far…she left her maths textbook in school most of the time, and I think that is okay, so long as she is coping fine. Seriously, the textbooks are really pointless once they grasp the basic concept. But I tell her to bring her Chinese textbook daily as she needs to refer them when she did her assessments and chinese worksheet. In fact, the load of the bag are mainly due to the worksheets and notes. and I also get her a separate carrier to file those documents - that help to ease the bag load. As for books for silence reading, I told her to bring thin magazine…leave the thicker books at home. Afterall she can’t possibly read much within 10 minutes.

[lim72]

I must be dreaming. How I wish all the primary and secondary schools kids are using ebooks and doing everything on tablets. I think this day will come but don’t think it will be any sooner. I read that Korea & Japan primary schools are using them on trials .

[KSP]

lim72:

I must be dreaming. How I wish all the primary and secondary schools kids are using ebooks and doing everything on tablets. I think this day will come but don't think it will be any sooner. I read that Korea & Japan primary schools are using them on trials .

maybe it will happen when our kids are in sec sch.... everything is done on a touchscreen and store in the cloud....

[jedamum]

Be be

My boy school dual session, so only the lower primary kids who shared their classroom get to leave books under the desks.
My boy said no magazine allowed for silent reading.
We like the concept of only bringing one chapter of material per week instead of one whole term. Tempted to tear out his math and chinese textbook chapters.

[Champion]

lim72:

Jedamum

I will like to suggest that you get him this file from Carrefour with many compartments so that he can put in all th hws and notes and carry the file in his arms to lighten the weight on his shoulders.

Both my DDs - P4 and P1 have this separate files where they put their homework sheets, loose worksheets and those notes...But both do the same thing -- put the file into the bag! :faint:

[bebe]

What kinda of chinese electronic dictionary are your kids using in sch? My gal said her teacher is asking the class to get one (I think they recommend creative brand?)…will like to find out more first before I get one for her…Thanks

[8228]

jedamum:

Be be

My boy school dual session, so only the lower primary kids who shared their classroom get to leave books under the desks.
My boy said no magazine allowed for silent reading.
We like the concept of only bringing one chapter of material per week instead of one whole term. Tempted to tear out his math and chinese textbook chapters.

Hmmm, what's wrong with reading magazine? :? My dc's school has many magazine and newspaper subscription.

Some teachers don't like their students tear out the books (although some books are designed that way) as they are afraid the students may lose them easily.

[Happy Mama]

bebe:

What kinda of chinese electronic dictionary are your kids using in sch? My gal said her teacher is asking the class to get one (I think they recommend creative brand?)..will like to find out more first before I get one for her..Thanks

Hi bebe, you may want to refer to the link below (page 2) for the list of approved Chinese E-Dictionaries before making your purchase.

http://www.seab.gov.sg/dictionaryList/2012PSLEDictList.pdf

[jedamum]

8228:

Hmmm, what's wrong with reading magazine? :? My dc's school has many magazine and newspaper subscription.

Some teachers don't like their students tear out the books (although some books are designed that way) as they are afraid the students may lose them easily.

yes...agree that tearing out books will need a lot of discipline on the kids.
my boy last year they tear out math workbook. after marked, they filed it at home. but time spent in class to administer tearing out of pages as they keep the rest of the unused workbook portion in class.

[Champion]

jedamum:

yes...agree that tearing out books will need a lot of discipline on the kids.
my boy last year they tear out math workbook. after marked, they filed it at home. but time spent in class to administer tearing out of pages as they keep the rest of the unused workbook portion in class.

Yes, Jedamum - my P4 DD1 class also practise tearing out the MPAL Maths Homework Book and the Activity Book to be filed in the Maths File with a content page on the front. Teacher made them write the content out and parents have to sign on the content page. Now, I recall why it seems that everyday I am putting signatures on both DDs school stuffs Then when the file is full, DD1 will take out the stack, pass it to the dear mummy here and asks to file it into the \"home\" thick-file!