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MintyMin:
Your dd1 is very cute. I think she will thrive in P1SAHM_TAN:
[quote=\"MintyMin\"]
Hee.. Ok lah.. ytd dd1 was juz saying tat she scared when she P1 too many homework and she can't finish coz her hands will ache from too much writing.. :slapshead:
But the truth is.. it is bcoz she uses too much strength to write.. so i told her juz lessen her grip n it wont b tat tough..
SAHM.. u tink too highly of her lah.. For her it will be a breeze when she goes to P1.. but i do not want to take tings too lightly for her.. so i muz start preparing her with work to do every night as homewrk.. [/quote]You also say it will be a breeze for her, so I'm right mah :evil:
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How’s k2 in sg? Do they have hw everyday? My ds only have reading hw once a week. As far i know they dont practice spelling at school. So far i’ve yet to do anything regularly with him. I find him capable but unmotivated to say the very least. Constantly day dreaming and fiddling when completing a task. i try to understand and its ok with me that he’s unable to do the syllabus but it worries me that he doesnt have the right attitude.
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MintyMin:
My ds have tingxie when he was in K1 and K2, we speak minimal Mandarin at home n he did not attend any enrichment classes.. but he still have prob with tingxie during P1, now slightly better.. thus i feel it is all based on individual child..
My dd1 didn't have tingxie when she was in K2 and she didn't have any issue with tingxie in P1. She does not have Chi enrichment too. But we do speaks Mandarin at home.SAHM_TAN:
[quote=\"Tano\"]hihi, my dd is going to P1 in 2014. she doesnt attend enrichm class, only pcf k2 and self taught. hope that she wouldnt be lagging behind the average students.
so far no tingxie fr her sch.
U may juz start preparing her like what phtthp suggested earlier.[/quote]Thanks for the comments mummies (assumming all ladies)!
my dd does speak mandarin at hm. i am not sure if she can write chinese words (excluding those she does in sch), cos i dont ask her to practise writing. not yet.
phtthp: u are spot on. i do believe in home teaching and against spending $ & giving the job to other teachers in some enrichm sch. struggling a little to do teaching at hm cos there are so much to cover! english, chinese, maths, reading books in both languages + so little time (both parents work full time & we hav a younger girl).
on one hand, i want my kids to enjoy their childhood, learn at their pace. on the other hand, i am worried if i am not kiasu now (or rather, not kiasu Enough) & that might cause later troubles/stress when i find out that she has much to catch up. -
Tano:
Hmmm, it depends on what you want, what your kids can handle and which school your child will go to.
Thanks for the comments mummies (assumming all ladies)!
my dd does speak mandarin at hm. i am not sure if she can write chinese words (excluding those she does in sch), cos i dont ask her to practise writing. not yet.
phtthp: u are spot on. i do believe in home teaching and against spending $ & giving the job to other teachers in some enrichm sch. struggling a little to do teaching at hm cos there are so much to cover! english, chinese, maths, reading books in both languages + so little time (both parents work full time & we hav a younger girl).
on one hand, i want my kids to enjoy their childhood, learn at their pace. on the other hand, i am worried if i am not kiasu now (or rather, not kiasu Enough) & that might cause later troubles/stress when i find out that she has much to catch up.
If you are afraid of your kids to lose out, tuition and enrichment centres they cover the syllabus in advance and then they cover 1-2 level up, depending on centres some dont cover foundation, they just go 1-2 level up. So to ensure your kids will not lose out, you have to plan their academic learning accordingly. But if that's not what you want the it's fine too, monitor the situation and plan accordingly.
I have learned to trust my dd1, her teachers are doing their job. Her achool's pace match my lifestyle. I know she's behind in areas like compo writing and bombastic vocabulary. But looking at her progress from K1 to now and what she has achieved, I'm ok. Plus my aim for PSLE is 230++. So I'm not so stressed up. heehee -
SAHM_TAN:
You also say it will be a breeze for her, so I'm right mah :evil:[/quote] :oops:MintyMin:
[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]
Your dd1 is very cute. I think she will thrive in P1
SAHM.. u tink too highly of her lah.. For her it will be a breeze when she goes to P1.. but i do not want to take tings too lightly for her.. so i muz start preparing her with work to do every night as homewrk.. -
SAHM_TAN:
how old is ur dd1 nw?
Hmmm, it depends on what you want, what your kids can handle and which school your child will go to.
If you are afraid of your kids to lose out, tuition and enrichment centres they cover the syllabus in advance and then they cover 1-2 level up, depending on centres some dont cover foundation, they just go 1-2 level up. So to ensure your kids will not lose out, you have to plan their academic learning accordingly. But if that's not what you want the it's fine too, monitor the situation and plan accordingly.
I have learned to trust my dd1, her teachers are doing their job. Her achool's pace match my lifestyle. I know she's behind in areas like compo writing and bombastic vocabulary. But looking at her progress from K1 to now and what she has achieved, I'm ok. Plus my aim for PSLE is 230++. So I'm not so stressed up. heehee
I will likely send her to the neighbourhood sch just across the road where we live. I am not afraid that she will lose out to the Tops, just want her to be at least of average standard *am i making sense? middle-dose Kiasu mummy* -
sweetbaby:
How's k2 in sg? Do they have hw everyday? My ds only have reading hw once a week. As far i know they dont practice spelling at school. So far i've yet to do anything regularly with him. I find him capable but unmotivated to say the very least. Constantly day dreaming and fiddling when completing a task. i try to understand and its ok with me that he's unable to do the syllabus but it worries me that he doesnt have the right attitude.
my dd1 is in full day cc, so there are both english, maths n chinese lessons going on for the full day.. no homewrk on mon-thurs.. only fri she comes back with hmwrk to prep her for tingxie n spelling on the following wed.. other den tat.. nothing else.. -
Church kindergarten Chinese lesson 25mins to 30mins a day. PCF kindergarten Chinese lesson 40mins to 45mins. Take away 10 mins for toilet break and water break. Please calculate the remaining time left for Chinese lesson a day. Supplementing Chinese enrichment is a must if the child does not speak Mandarin in home environment.
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MintyMin:
ds in kindy, 4 hrs, 45 mins for Chi. He has tingxie every wk and a Chi storybk to read over the wkends.sweetbaby:
How's k2 in sg? Do they have hw everyday? My ds only have reading hw once a week. As far i know they dont practice spelling at school. So far i've yet to do anything regularly with him. I find him capable but unmotivated to say the very least. Constantly day dreaming and fiddling when completing a task. i try to understand and its ok with me that he's unable to do the syllabus but it worries me that he doesnt have the right attitude.
my dd1 is in full day cc, so there are both english, maths n chinese lessons going on for the full day.. no homewrk on mon-thurs.. only fri she comes back with hmwrk to prep her for tingxie n spelling on the following wed.. other den tat.. nothing else..
We speak Mandarin at home and he does not hate Chi. So he is willing to learn Chi and read Chi storybooks though he prefers English storybooks heehee -
My ds prefers English, very little exposure and usage of mt. He refuse to practise and converse with us. No choice, his days are full, we’ll be busy moving back soon and hope to get him settled down before p1 starts. Giving him opportunity to pick up himself in p1. Should be ok since no exams in p1.
Which schools you aiming for? Have u guys decided?
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