Club Multiple Births

[Twins]

nonKiasu:

Welcome fatBobo and Twins to the club! Have udpated the member list in 1st page.

Twins:

It's a case of all or nothing. And because all 3 names are already in, you don't get 3 chances, but 1, like everyone else.

Hope that's clear.

Hi, Twins. Thanks for the info.

Let's discuss another topic....
How do you all coach your multiples writing and reading at home? 1 to 1 or together? I am doing 1 to 1 and it's really very xiong.
If you manage to do together, I must learn the tips from you!

For me, whenever I read with them, I sometimes read the entire story to them, or if the story is quite long, I do turns-taking. Twin 1 reads 1 page, twin 2 the next etc. I also demonstrate how to read with expression...I can be quite expressive with different intonations. Intent being to cultivate their interest and pass on a few tips....hopefully (!)

Not sure what you mean by coaching for writing. Do you mean \"penmanship\"? If so, I don't do much of it. Once get to P1, will be emphasised in school.

[nonKiasu]

Twins:

For me, whenever I read with them, I sometimes read the entire story to them, or if the story is quite long, I do turns-taking. Twin 1 reads 1 page, twin 2 the next etc. I also demonstrate how to read with expression...I can be quite expressive with different intonations. Intent being to cultivate their interest and pass on a few tips....hopefully (!)

Not sure what you mean by coaching for writing. Do you mean \"penmanship\"? If so, I don't do much of it. Once get to P1, will be emphasised in school.

If I read, I try to read to all 3 together but its really squeezy when 4 of us have to look at 1 story book esp if the book is not so big.
If the book is for their level to read, I will do 1 to 1 with them bec their literacy level is different. My DS1 can read beyond his level (I think). In fact, when I am too busy to read with them, my DS2 & DS3 will beg DS1 to read to them. So with DS1 around, DS2 and DS3 will be too lazy to read.
As for writing, I mean the homework from PCF and some assessment book that I bought. How can we parents save time by having them write at the same time but they don't affect each other e.g. don't tell the answer to others (they are so proud if they know the answer while their brother don't know), don't compete on who finish faster (the fastest usually has most untidy work), etc.

[nonKiasu]

Topic revisit on P1 same class or not ...


Mine just got in to Poi Ching. Yesterday, I met my neighbour with twins in P4, studying at Poi Ching. My decision of putting my triplets in same P1 class is shaken after chatting with her. She put her twin boys in different class from P1. They are only in the same class in P3 when she overlooked and forgot to tell the sch to spilt them. Obviously, the sch put multiples in the same class by default.

GreenQ:

When they are in P2 or P3 onwards, the sch may separate them base on their academic achievement. So I guess that's not too late for them to learn to be independent at that stage and when they are more familiar with the sch environment.

My neighbour told me that the sch usually try to let the students from the same class to stay together from P1 to P3. Major movement is only in P4. There may be minor movement in P2 and P3 only if a student from a faster pace class really cannot cope or a student from the slower pace shows really good progress. The students will be group into classes according to their 'calibre' on a test during orientation.

Twins:

Hi wonder mummies -- haha, we should give ourselves a pat on the back, cos we're raising 2 or 3 kids at one time!!

I'd like to be in this club too, great to share stories about our kids and learn from each other

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?
Twins, Katong, twins, B/B, 2003, yes

Hi, Twins. You have not shared whether your twins are in same P1 class?

Yap, we busy mommies...our club here are pretty quiet as compared to other clubs :lol:

[Tattybear]

Introducing myself:

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?

tattybear, CCK, Twins, g/g, 2009, yes (1 more)

Hope to join in the sharing and discussion with all of you here in the forum.

[nonKiasu]

Tattybear:

Introducing myself:

name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?

tattybear, CCK, Twins, g/g, 2009, yes (1 more)

Hope to join in the sharing and discussion with all of you here in the forum.

:welcome: tattybear, had updated our member in the 1st page.
:celebrate: Ya, a new member after 4 mths! :celebrate:

[GreenQ]

Hi! Have been very busy lately...


Updatez... The sch has split my triplets into 2 different classes instead of 3. Both boys in same class while my gal in another class. I didn't reject their idea as I think there will be pro and con no matter they are in same or in diff class. Let's see how things going on.

But I have requested the sch to put them in same colour of House Of Colour (for sports activity purpose) during the orientation day yesterday, and be accepted. Initially sch assigned them under 2 different House of Colour.

[mummya]

Hi everybody,

I a mother of a pair of twins aged six this year, going primary one next year, pretty stressful as they are very competitive. how do i join the club.

[nonKiasu]

mummya:

Hi everybody,

I a mother of a pair of twins aged six this year, going primary one next year, pretty stressful as they are very competitive. how do i join the club.

Ya, understand your stress. GreenQ and I have triplet the stress. So u are still better than us
That's why we are trying to learn from each other in this forum and hope to reduce stress if we know more

To join this club in this thread, just introduce yourself:
name, location, multiples, gender, yr of birth, other children?

But to join kiasuparents website, pls go to the newbie there to introduce yourself.

[nonKiasu]

GreenQ:

Hi! Have been very busy lately...


Updatez... The sch has split my triplets into 2 different classes instead of 3. Both boys in same class while my gal in another class. I didn't reject their idea as I think there will be pro and con no matter they are in same or in diff class. Let's see how things going on.

But I have requested the sch to put them in same colour of House Of Colour (for sports activity purpose) during the orientation day yesterday, and be accepted. Initially sch assigned them under 2 different House of Colour.

Hi, GreenQ. Thanks for the update.

Hey, why the sch split this way? Did the sch explain why? Did your darlings undergone a test?

The sch that we are going are very keen to put mine in same class. I told the principle that we will discuss this further after the test which is on their orientation on 19 nov. Reason being that I don't know how will they decide if my DSs are graded say A, B and C. I just worried that if the 'C' DS go to A class, he will not be able to catch up. If the 'A' DS go to C class, he will be bored to death. I heard that the good class has more homework, and spellings are in sentences instead of words, etc.

For the convienent of parents, the sch also has a rule that all sliblings (regardless of age) are in the same house colour. So, I have no worries on this. They are thoughful enough.

Also, Tampines has lots of multiples and the sch seems quite experience with multiples

Btw, yesterday, went to sch to buy books and uniform. Run into the prinicple and he asked why I need to buy 3 sets as mine will be in the same class and can share the textbook :!: I asked him how to share! He said let them sit together.
Err...I am not into this sharing bec the lazy one will depend on the more hardworking one to write notes then!
Anyway, appreciate his thoughfullness to help us to save $$.

Will update u on how my DSs class allocation be.

[GreenQ]

Hi nonKiasu!


I'm not sure why the sch split like this way. Initially a teacher told me the sch's policy is to split all twins into different classes. So I was expected my triplets will be split into 3 different classes. But now they will be in 2 different classes. So I didn't object the idea. I have thought over the pro and con for both cases, and open my mind to accept it. And I prefer my youngest boy to have a companion for him for the first yr in new environment too. Not so worry for the other two kids.

They didn't go thru any test. The sch will allocate the students into different classes when they are in P3 onwards based on their academic performance.

Hey, I don't agree with the principal's idea to share text books. They will not pay attention or rely on others to write notes, or they might fight to write notes every time teachers ask them to do so!