De La Salle

[Maxine]

kevinmiki:

Hi Hi. my kid is currently studying at DLS P1. Any parents here has concern about their kids having late lunches? From the timetable, the school didnt include any lunch breaks and twice a week, DLS kids can only go back for lunch after 2pm?!

My kid is in DLS P1 as well. I am not too concerned about lunch after 2pm because I stuff her with carbo like buns from Four Leaves for recess! I jus make sure she gets a smaller serving for lunch and then for dinner she gets a bit more serving. However I noticed usually she doesnt have appetite already for dinner. Then again - she is a small eater

[Maxine]

Yesterday my daughter came home with Chinese spelling list. She said dunno when is the test. But luckily her aunt taught her the first table.


Today my daughter came home saying she got chinese spelling tomorrow but teacher took away her spelling list today ??? Anyone here has a kid in St Francis 1? Can advise what is happening since my kid is so blur?

I also tot teachers will indicate assignment or instructions on soemthing for us but no school diary yet, then our kids still so blur, I really have no idea what is happening.

[Maxine]

melodyrain2:

Hi kevinmiki,


Ya, I have the same worry too about school ending beyond 1pm even though I stay very near the school. Although he is not big size, he has an appetite almost like an adult so I am very worried he goes hungry.

So I packed bread for him. I want him to buy food from the canteen and the bread will be a back-up. Today's recess, he has chicken rice from the canteen and some of the bread I packed for him. I told him that recess MUST eat first even if he wants to play. So far so good. At least he did not come home super hungry. :rahrah:

Melodyrain - you very lucky. Your son can eat. Mine like a bird. Eat so little. Don like rice, noodles and don even eat things like bao or what. Sigh. Only like biscuits and buns and doughnuts. Got to nag nag her then she eats her rice like being tortured like that.

[Anna Ng]

Anybody have child in P1E?

[DLSS Parent]

Maxine:

Yesterday my daughter came home with Chinese spelling list. She said dunno when is the test. But luckily her aunt taught her the first table.


Today my daughter came home saying she got chinese spelling tomorrow but teacher took away her spelling list today ??? Anyone here has a kid in St Francis 1? Can advise what is happening since my kid is so blur?

I also tot teachers will indicate assignment or instructions on soemthing for us but no school diary yet, then our kids still so blur, I really have no idea what is happening.

Hi there, It sounds very strange. Coz spelling is usually given after the \"ke\" is taught by the teacher. This is only Week 1, to have a spelling test doesn't sound usual. But anyway, let your daughter find out more, time to let them and be independent Marks for spelling are taken into consideration for report book.

Or you might want to email the Chinese Teacher. Their email can be found on the delasalle website.

[Maxine]

Hi DLSS Parent, ya I also tot sound strange. I did see the chinese spelling but the teacher didnt put a date which was left blank also on each table. Shows date : _____ (blank). Funny huh? SO no clue when was spelling. Then today she said got spelling tomorrow but teacher took list away. Yes you are right , I will email teacher but i guess they will be inundated with emails from parents like us :roll:


I know its just the beginning and there wil be teething problems for newbies like us with kids in P1 but somehow I feel a gap of communication bet us and Teachers and school esp when our kids are still clueless on the Primary school culture. However I will just see how it goes. Not going to jump up and down on this. Maybe things will get better once school diary is out.

Thanks for your response!

[melodyrain2]

Maxine,


My son is very choosey with food too. So far only eat chicken rice and sandwich from the canteen.

He is from St Helen 1. He has no chinese spelling list. I just checked with him after I saw this post.

Btw, do the P1 parents here know what is being taught in school? So far Math not taught right? For English, only Stellar handwriting? I asked him but he can't tell me much. As for Chinese, he was asked by his Chinese teacher to recite the hanyu pinyin to me.

[Maxine]

melodyrain2:

Maxine,


My son is very choosey with food too. So far only eat chicken rice and sandwich from the canteen.

He is from St Helen 1. He has no chinese spelling list. I just checked with him after I saw this post.

Btw, do the P1 parents here know what is being taught in school? So far Math not taught right? For English, only Stellar handwriting? I asked him but he can't tell me much. As for Chinese, he was asked by his Chinese teacher to recite the hanyu pinyin to me.

I got spelling list already. Best part is come back with 4 tables with no dates given. Then next day teacher made them write the dates on the individual tables. By next Wednesday I got to teach her 12 Han Yu Pin Yin spelling. And she doesnt like chinese.
Oh ya - I don think they learnt Maths yet. Her textbook looks very clean.

Melodyrain, your son still can eat chicken rice and sandwich . Not bad leh. BTW - any idea how much is chicken rice or sandwich? My girl very blur. Ask her she say dont know. :slapshead:

I wonder is it just mine or its normal for kids transiting from childcare to P1 so blur?? :?: Also she is so tired after school its so hard to get her to do the work she is supposed to. Its only the first week with bare minimum homework and yet she is tired that she don even want to sit down for an hour to just do it.... :sad:

[DLSS Parent]

Chicken Rice is $1, cheese or egg sandwich is 40cts.

[melodyrain2]

Yes chicken rice is $1. My son told me cheese or egg sandwich is 50 cents.


I bought sandwich for snack after the orientation, the stallholder collected 50 cents from me too.

As for food, I am asking him to try the nasi lemak too since it is also one of his favourite food. But so far, he didn't. Dunno why......

I haven't look at the spelling list yet. Got Daddy to sign the other day. DS also doesn't like chinese, we are trying to change his attitude since....years ago.... :frustrated:

For Math, I thought they started this week? I saw some answers scribbed in the blanks.

I think your daughter is used to napping in the afternoon? Childcare centres will get the children to nap after lunch? My son napped twice. Once on the first day which I forced him to nap and once this week when he dozed off playing on his bed. :roll: