Rivervale Primary
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ericath,
No worries for P1, generally no remedial. unless some kids are really weak in reading or numbers then probably need such extra lessons. Usually not that long.
The time table probably means this period of time is "protected" for teachers to conduct extra lessons to help the kids. -
Thanks MyPillow..
Yah, P1 will not be required to participate for any remedial or CCA. It would be a challenge arranging for after sch transport if they do need to stay bk aft school, esp if we are working parents.
From what I see now, P1 seems rather relaxed for a start. which is gd for them to adapt.
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ericath,
The new guideline given by MOE for P1 is not to have examination and little homework. Due to these reasons some parents view that it is quite relaxing for P1. Despite, no formal exam, there is some form of informal testing carry out by the teachers. However, the testing might not necessary be accurate as some kids might not be paying attention in class and teachers thought that they are not able to accomplish certain tasks.
I personally feel that P1 & P2 are very important years for foundation building. You should make sure that you teach your kids basic grammar rules and reinforcement maths concept taught in school and read lot of books with your kids. I realized from my experience the school does not really teach the kids grammar in P1. However, pls do not stress your child to do lot of assessment books. Make your child learning journey a pleasant one by being a proactive parent -
Hey thks Supportive mum!
That's very good advice. As a 1st timer parent of a pri sch kids, I think I'm still learning to strike a balance to instill a holistic learning approach towards my kids. I do give him assessments though, but not excessively cos I believe there's still a need to get him into momentum, to at least get the basic foundations right. Yes, reading books is very impt.
Thks for the advice on grammar and reinforcement math. Will take note..
Personally, I find it abit challenging to gauge my son's performance in school, since most works are done in school. I appreciate the school's new approach towards a holistic learning (and not just academic) for the pupils. However, it's still early to see what kinda effects it will have.
Like what u mentioned, the teachers will gauge them based on informal testing. haha.. think my kid will face a challenge since he's very easily distracted. *headache :scratchhead: . Still figuring how to help him on that..
I think some parents r more experienced n some r newbies like me. So hope we can use this platform to share our experience with our kids, so that we can be better parents! :snuggles: -
Hi, any of your child in P2. Do you know if they have SA1 or CA1?
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Little Rainbow,
yes, there is a CA in term 3 and SA in term 4 . My child was P2 two yrs ago, dun think the sch has chg this process. My child was the first batch for this type of holistic assessment since P1,2010 . -
It seems that the Term 2 test for P1 Chinese has been increased from 5 sections of 20 questions (last year) to 9 sections of 45 questions (Revision Paper) this year. Generally, it’s fine if more than half the class is scoring full marks last year. The school will probably try to raise the standard of their test papers to maintain a bell curve.
However, I do find some imbalance in in terms of the number of questions between Chinese and English. There are only 10 questions for English test versus 45 for Chinese. But Term 2 overall percentage is still 20% for both Chinese and English subject. So if you child is strong in English, you tend to get a better result. 10 questions may be too few to assess if your child is coping well with the subject. On the other hand, there should not be too many questions until the child cannot complete the paper within the given timeframe. It seems that P1 is tested on tenses this year (revision paper) but I don’t remember that being taught except for words in the spelling list.
There are some good practices I saw in some schools.
1. P1 Spelling list is a phrase rather than words. (Helps in their composition later,learn capitals and punctuations.)
2. P3 Spelling list is all the phrases needed for creative writing.
3. Each Term, they have a theme for English and Chinese composition (just like topics for maths)
(Student is able to focus on creative phrases for the theme to be tested and not be overwhelmed by open-ended assessment. By year end, they still cover everything but systematically.)
4. In the report book, the average result for the band is shown so that at least we are able to assess if our child is above or below the average standard and take necessary actions if we fall below. Someone scoring 85 marks (band 1) when the average is 98 shows that the child is still below the average standard and also that the paper is too easy.
5. Items that will be tested (esp on Oral, Compo) are communicated in handbook versus being informed at each term. More time for parents to prioritise what to teach each term. -
Cube, but there is no streaming for P1, it is holistic assessment indicate by the number of smiley faces. I see that the Chi syllabus is a lot as there is a TB to follow. As for EL, it is on Stellar - no TB , a lot of story readings.
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MyPillow:
Cube, but there is no streaming for P1, it is holistic assessment indicate by the number of smiley faces. I see that the Chi syllabus is a lot as there is a TB to follow. As for EL, it is on Stellar - no TB , a lot of story readings.
Yes. Yes.
Term 2 to Term 4 summative assessments, as well as formative assessments, are recorded in the report book but will not be used to dictate if the child will progress to P2. All P1 proceed to P2 by default. This gives my child more time and I can keep him on track as it will be too stressful for him to catch up both P1 and P2 work only in P2.
I like the Rivervale Breakfast, I think the school is allowing late comers to enter the hall nowadays. -
How would you feel if your child is in Primary 6 and his/her form teacher does not collect assignments for marking but merely go through the papers with them for self-corrections?
Will reveal more if any riverlite’s parent is interested to know more.
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