Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

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FQW:

Mrsbongz:

Want to ask if anyone has tips on how to learn mo xie i know we r lucky to only start in p3 but learning chinese is quite torturous for my boy.. Any tips? Thank u in advance!!

The root cause why kids take a long time to memorize moxie is that there're too many unfamilar words in the sentences to begin with. The near term solution is to break down each lengthy sentence into smaller chunks, and take it from there.

The long term strategy is really to get them to read more Chinese books (you can look at Tamarind's blog for her many useful tips on cultivating the love for CL here http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.sg/).

Once the no. of unfamilar words decreases, the time to prepare for moxie will reduce corresspondingly.

I've kept quite a few Chinese books at home. If you like, I'll get ds to select some and pass to yours.

wow, very difficult to come across such a helpful
person....

Bro, how come never offer to pass me some books?

[iRabbit]

dolphin:

Hi,


Does anyone know why there is no Parent Support Group in PHPPS? I reckon there're parents who will be able to help the school with administrative chores, such as maintaining / housekeeping the school website.

2013 term 1 has started and the school homepage is still showing 2012 term 4 calendar. Many other pages are still under construction since 2 years ago. I don't think they need a technical gurus to maintain and update the site. I just feel the website is a reflecting of the school - no pride , not organize, little communication channel available.

Even posting the online form was such a mess yesterday and stressful parent, like me was told by DS that I need to login at 4pm yesterday to get his preferred CCA as he was not selected last year. DS emphasized that I have to login on time cox vacancy is on the first come first serve basis.

Wonder wonder why ....?

It's not easy to enrol into PH, with competition getting tougher each year (new housing being built and all there). So if you're one of those parents who goes to the extent of shifting/PV etc to secure P1 priority, I can understand why you wished things could be smoother for your dc from the start.

Just like to suggest that you don't fret over the small stuff. There's quite a few days to register for CCA and I don't think it's a case of first-come-first-serve. In the bigger scheme of things, these hiccups will smoothen and resolve over time.

PH is a good sch; my ds loved all his chers without exception. Of course no sch is perfect, and there will be the occasional issues and 'malfunctions', and even unhappiness. But if we allow ourselves to take a step back, we'll realise that even [overcoming] these hiccups is part and parcel of the life skills our dc will acquire in their fledgling school life.

[iRabbit]

php:

wow, very difficult to come across such a helpful
person....

Bro, how come never offer to pass me some books?

Aiyah firstly, last time many pple (like E3, Jennifer) helped me, now it's my turn to return the favour mah.

Secondly, Mrsbongz's ds and mine are best-of-buddies, confidants, soul mates, of course I'm helpful to her lah.

As to why I never offered to lend those books to you? :idea: Oh I know, it's bcos my dc's CL std compared to yours is like Bukit Timah Hill trying to teach Mount Kinabula how to grow taller. :rotflmao:

[dolphin]

FQW:

dolphin:

Hi,


Does anyone know why there is no Parent Support Group in PHPPS? I reckon there're parents who will be able to help the school with administrative chores, such as maintaining / housekeeping the school website.

2013 term 1 has started and the school homepage is still showing 2012 term 4 calendar. Many other pages are still under construction since 2 years ago. I don't think they need a technical gurus to maintain and update the site. I just feel the website is a reflecting of the school - no pride , not organize, little communication channel available.

Even posting the online form was such a mess yesterday and stressful parent, like me was told by DS that I need to login at 4pm yesterday to get his preferred CCA as he was not selected last year. DS emphasized that I have to login on time cox vacancy is on the first come first serve basis.

Wonder wonder why ....?

It's not easy to enrol into PH, with competition getting tougher each year (new housing being built and all there). So if you're one of those parents who goes to the extent of shifting/PV etc to secure P1 priority, I can understand why you wished things could be smoother for your dc from the start.

Just like to suggest that you don't fret over the small stuff. There's quite a few days to register for CCA and I don't think it's a case of first-come-first-serve. In the bigger scheme of things, these hiccups will smoothen and resolve over time.

PH is a good sch; my ds loved all his chers without exception. Of course no sch is perfect, and there will be the occasional issues and 'malfunctions', and even unhappiness. But if we allow ourselves to take a step back, we'll realise that even [overcoming] these hiccups is part and parcel of the life skills our dc will acquire in their fledgling school life.

Hi FQW,

Do I sounded like complaining ? My post anxiety on the CCA registration may hv got into me.

Fortunately we don't hv to do PV thingy to get into PHPPS. Still thankful for that.

Maybe my \"England\" is not powerful that's why you may have misinterpreted my posting?

Guess these days, there's too many administrative tasks involved to run a school.... Poor teachers get rope in to do the admin instead of the core focus to teach and nuture the children.

I am wondering why the school don't get the \"PSG\" to assist in administrative stuffs.. I was told the school does not hv PSG.

Ps : Parent Support Group refers to parents of children currently studying in the school. Many other schools have such program.

[dyh]

Mrsbongz:

My ds1 gets abt 9hrs of sleep.. N wakes up crying every morning.. The younger sleeps the same amt w no issues though..


Want to ask if anyone has tips on how to learn mo xie i know we r lucky to only start in p3 but learning chinese is quite torturous for my boy.. Any tips? Thank u in advance!!

for moxie, i get my kids to:
- break long sentences into parts, add pauses in between
- read aloud when memorizing
- form an image of the description or scene in the mind
- study at least 2 rounds (on different days)
- read again just before the test

May not be the best way but it seems to work well for my kids.

[Mrsbongz]

FQW:

php:

wow, very difficult to come across such a helpful
person....

Bro, how come never offer to pass me some books?

Aiyah firstly, last time many pple (like E3, Jennifer) helped me, now it's my turn to return the favour mah.

Secondly, Mrsbongz's ds and mine are best-of-buddies, confidants, soul mates, of course I'm helpful to her lah.

As to why I never offered to lend those books to you? :idea: Oh I know, it's bcos my dc's CL std compared to yours is like Bukit Timah Hill trying to teach Mount Kinabula how to grow taller. :rotflmao:

Haha! Thank u, but i hav alot of chinese bks at hme. 1 ofour relatives teaches Chinese n passed us some bks supposed to b ard his level for practice. Problem is getting him to read! At least ur boy influeanced him to read english books! so thankful!

Thank u everyone for your tips, shall apply n see if i hit jackpot my boy isnt strong academically.. So no choice have to try n help him manage his work. I m quite dreading the moxie aredy, preparing myself to see alot of tears n 'red' marks

[dyh]

FQW:

dyh:

So not signing up your son for Boys Brigade? It is a good ground to learn independence. They also have overnight camps.

I'm pleasantly surprised you remembered what I posted a few years back. My bro was from Scout and till this day, he swears the life skills he learned in Scout prepared him well for adulthood.

Unfortunately for us, BB being on a Sat morning and all, it's tough as it clashes with some other regular events we planned.

i see. note that BB is only open to p3 in PH. so to p3 parents out there, this is the only opportunity.

on the pragmatic side, it is also a cca which is well valued by some sec schools, if u know what i mean.

There are also opportunities to be squad leader, hv compulsory community service each yr; so it adds to the list of achievements in the child's yr end report book.

just doing my part to promote the BB here.

[Doins]

Hi, my ds bring back his p1 time table.

I was puzzle :? about the Tues-Hall HE, Wed-Hall (E) and Thu-Hall CME.

Can some1 pls advise the meaning of Hall HE, Hall(E) and Hall CME.

[iRabbit]

dolphin:

Do I sounded like complaining ? My post anxiety on the CCA registration may hv got into me.

Fortunately we don't hv to do PV thingy to get into PHPPS. Still thankful for that.

Maybe my \"England\" is not powerful that's why you may have misinterpreted my posting?

The mistake was mine. You're fine. My impression [of your earlier post] must have been mired by some other posts I read elsewhere.

[iRabbit]

Mrsbongz:

At least ur boy influeanced him to read english books! so thankful!

So what ds told me is correct (I frequently discount 30% of what he says). Yours is really into Artemis Fowl series now, hehe.

Like what you alluded, I also find the jump from P2 to 3 substantial. Hopefully ds can cope.