All About Grooming & Encouraging Good Reading Habits

[optimistforum]

To Tamarid, Clarabella, Cafelatte et al


Just some context about myself. :idea: I am concious that I have posted numerously over the last few days, and I thought I would give some details about myself. I am finding it difficult to enter the info in the \"Profile\" section, and I may need some help on that. :?

I am a married man, with two sons. I am a 43 old Indian; I was born in the UK, but my parents are from India. Indians are like Singaporeans, and have the education-work ethic. I taught my children to read and count from 2.5 years to 4. My wife deals with reading with DS1 and 2 between ages of 4 and 6. I then take over with a challenging programme of small pieces of English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non Verbal Reasoning. As my wife and I both work full-time, we ensure kids have a balance of fun and homework in the evenings and weekends. DS1 finds he enjoys the Singaporean assesment books, and says they are more challenging than work done at school. DS2 has just started Reception (age 4-5); and while not as prolific a reader as DS1; he knows his 42 letters and diagraphs, is reading Rigby at school, and Peter and Jane at home.

I have one eye on preparing my children for entrance/scholarship to Rugby School, Marlborough College, Wellington College or Eton College. It is most likley, we will opt for Rugby, as the others are boarding schools; Rugby (which is a day and boarding school) is also a short distance away and we can ferry the kids there, each day, by car.

I have also recently become a Literacy and Numeracy Governor at a poorly performing Secondary School. In my first 12 months now, the school's GCSE results have risen above the \"poor\" threshold mark, and the school whilst still poor is not a forlorn case - and is now moving onwards and upwards. NB, GCSE's are nowhere as hard as your O'levels, and that's a discussion for a future thread.... :x

PS as I am on Xmas holiday for two weeks, I will be on this forum a lot during this period.

[cafelatte]

optimistforum:

..I have one eye on preparing my children for entrance/scholarship to Rugby School, Marlborough College, Wellington College or Eton College. ....

Thanks for the intro and *WOW* !!! to the above !!

[Blobbi]

Tks buds. Hubby threw it into the bin. Maybe I can pick up a copy at the store. I won’t be learning this lesson again next year, grr.


Optimistforum, good luck to you and your family. Hope your son gets into the dream school, whichever it is!

[ChiefKiasu]

buds:

For Popular members, the most recent Popular Magazine

contains three 20%-off-coupons at the second page.. I
got one left. Waiting to make last spree before 31st Dec.

Me too

For those who have lost your coupons, you can get another 3 by paying $0.50 to buy the magazine again.

[autumnbronze]

buds:

For Popular members, the most recent Popular Magazine

contains three 20%-off-coupons at the second page.. I
got one left. Waiting to make last spree before 31st Dec.

Hi,

Kaypoing as usual ....

Yeah, just used up the second one yesterday, going to Popular again soon aft xmas to 'conclude' the spree

Haiz, really spent alot on bks this year for DS ...

[Blobbi]

ChiefKiasu:

buds:

For Popular members, the most recent Popular Magazine

contains three 20%-off-coupons at the second page.. I
got one left. Waiting to make last spree before 31st Dec.

Me too

For those who have lost your coupons, you can get another 3 by paying $0.50 to buy the magazine again.

OK lah. Got to spend means got to spend. That $0.50 will be recouped for sure. Trying to make sense of the info y'all posted - does it mean one coupon is for one book, or for a stash of books? Sounds like the former. Sorry so kayu.

Have been Christmas shopping till ragged . So will save the assessment book shopping for next week.

[autumnbronze]

Blobbi:

OK lah. Got to spend means got to spend. That $0.50 will be recouped for sure. Trying to make sense of the info y'all posted - does it mean one coupon is for one book, or for a stash of books? Sounds like the former. Sorry so kayu.


Have been Christmas shopping till ragged . So will save the assessment book shopping for next week.

Hi Blobbi,

One coupon for a stash of books.

Also, I did not buy the mag. It was given free when I bought a stash of books and I was able to use the 1st one to get a discount for the 1st stash of books.

Hope this helps .....

[cafelatte]

Blobbi,


You are new Popular card member ? Every June/Dec school holidays, Popular run the 20% off for member promotion. In the past, there was 1 coupon in 1 PopClub magazine. Each member suppose to get 1 magazine but there's no central control that a PopClub magazine has been issued to a member (meaning some will 'actblur' and go get another one and hence another 20% off coupon.

This year, they wised-up ! 3 coupons in one magazine but if you try to get the 2nd magazine, their system will show you already claimed a PopCub magazine...didn't know that you can 'buy' another magazine at 50cents. I guess they just want to cover the printing cost of the PopClub magazine.

Also...better go fast as I think promotion ends 31st December. Yup, one transaction ie. stash of books+stationaries one coupon.

Have fun shopping !!!

Aiyah...I very lor-sor and off-topic !!

[Blobbi]

autumnbronze:

Hi Blobbi,


One coupon for a stash of books.

Also, I did not buy the mag. It was given free when I bought a stash of books and I was able to use the 1st one to get a discount for the 1st stash of books.

Hope this helps .....

Tks so much, Autumnbronze!

[autumnbronze]

Blobbi:

Tks so much, Autumnbronze!

You are so welcome Blobbi

Happy shopping :celebrate: