Endeavour Primary

[Kenny22]

cacia:

Hi Kenny,

It seem so tough...i can't even sing or understand..wonder how the kids learn the song..

exactly, and i am still :? what the school is promoting, from this sheet, i can only say:

1. kids just learn how to spell
2. kids not learning how to recognize Chinese words
3. with those exact pronunciation, it will be reading, not singing

[cacia]

Kenny22:

cacia:

Hi Kenny,

It seem so tough...i can't even sing or understand..wonder how the kids learn the song..

exactly, and i am still :? what the school is promoting, from this sheet, i can only say:

1. kids just learn how to spell
2. kids not learning how to recognize Chinese words
3. with those exact pronunciation, it will be reading, not singing

Hi,

Is your kid in Primary one? My son never receive the song sheet...

Do they need to dress up in chinese costume in primary school?

[Kenny22]

my kid at P2.

they need to wear home clothes (and was told cannot wear sexy clothes, another term I am surprised they used), not sure about P1 this year.
last year in P1, they were asked to wear home clothes for celebration.

[SPI]

cacia:

HI SPI,

So far, he seem to be happy with his school...your changing place meant seating arrangement? so far, he has changed 3 times..wonder why..

Yes seating arrangement. Waste of time every time change here and there. Even if is the child giving problem, will it be better just to let them sit at corner by themselves? In that case he will not disturb others. Keep changing then everyone don't like him. This don't help to solve the problem. Should teach them to help weaker or playful kids not encourage them to dislike him.

[Gluttonish]

I am quite unhappy with a particular Ms Zhang teaching my dd’s Chinese class. she seems super impatient. Wondering what is wrong with their Chinese teachers this year?!

[SPI]

Have you ever ask yr p1 kids what they eat everyday in school. Mine buy from the same stall and same kind of food everyday since day 1. Have been asking him to try new stall but always telling me scare not enough $ to buy. $2 a day should be enough to buy from any stall right?


How much yr kids spent in the canteen everyday? With $2 what can he buy? :scratchhead: what type of food they have?

[phtthp]

cacia:

Kenny22:

http://i50.tinypic.com/30jtuep.jpg\"> Kid just received the CNY \"song sheet\" last week, but all three songs are in han4 yu3 pin1 yin1, without Chinese character!!!!

Are students supposed to learn spelling, without recognizing the character? And it is also impossible to sing with exact pinyin.
Really surprised...

Hi Kenny,

It seem so tough...i can't even sing or understand..wonder how the kids learn the song..

you can actually approach your school's Chinese department HOD -
to give you another song sheet with Chinese words / characters written, but with han yu pin yin printed beneath each and every Chinese character.
This way, those who can read the Chinese word - will read.
Those who can't recognize the Chinese word, can refer to the han yu pin yin right beneath / below it.
feedback to the Chinese department the issue. They should be able to help you resolve.

[Kenny22]

phtthp:

cacia:

[quote=\"Kenny22\"]http://i50.tinypic.com/30jtuep.jpg\"> Kid just received the CNY \"song sheet\" last week, but all three songs are in han4 yu3 pin1 yin1, without Chinese character!!!!

Are students supposed to learn spelling, without recognizing the character? And it is also impossible to sing with exact pinyin.
Really surprised...

Hi Kenny,

It seem so tough...i can't even sing or understand..wonder how the kids learn the song..

you can actually approach your school's Chinese department HOD -
to give you another song sheet with Chinese words / characters written, but with han yu pin yin printed beneath each and every Chinese character.
This way, those who can read the Chinese word - will read.
Those who can't recognize the Chinese word, can refer to the han yu pin yin right beneath / below it.
feedback to the Chinese department the issue. They should be able to help you resolve.[/quote]Thanks for the info. Hope the Chinese department can 'see' this issue earlier, first time when I look at the sheet already feel quite ridiculous (sorry to use this word, but that's actually how I felt)

[Kenny22]

May I check any forumer here with kid at P2?


Which week of Chinese 听写 will your child be having next?
Next week is already week 7 and my kid’s 听写 is only at the 5th. Is this the same across all P2?

[cacia]

SPI:

Have you ever ask yr p1 kids what they eat everyday in school. Mine buy from the same stall and same kind of food everyday since day 1. Have been asking him to try new stall but always telling me scare not enough $ to buy. $2 a day should be enough to buy from any stall right?


How much yr kids spent in the canteen everyday? With $2 what can he buy? :scratchhead: what type of food they have?

My son eat different type of food daily. Can be fish ball noodles, burger, fried rice, hokkein mee, rice with chicken wing, chicken rice.

I gave him $2. He always spent around 70 to 80cents..unless he buy burger which will cost $1.