Catholic High (Primary)

[Careermum]

Wow, Figaro, your son is very well-informed, got so many "insider tips". DS2 only told me he was paired up with a new boy from another sch, & was given the responsibility to show him around the school, and explain some sch stuff to him, & he brought that boy to make a new library card.

[Figaro]

Yes, I'm fortunate my DS is quite observant and I try to chit chat with him everyday to learn what happened in class. The 8 newbies were all assigned with buddies... and everyone had to complete worksheets on their academic and personal goals, plus the observations from the follow the leader game they played. My DS said one boy wrote that his academic goal is to get into MIT... wah very motivated!


Careermum (and other forummers here) - do you enrol your sons in the HCL Chinese Language Centre which was supposedly started by a former Cat High Chinese teacher? I heard many Cat High boys have Chinese classes there. When I visited them a few weeks ago, they told me more than 50% of their students are from Cat High... Are the classes there really good? How do they compare with Berries or Tien Hsia? Also thinking whether the Compo/Compre is better, or the normal Chinese tuition class. Appreciate any feedback or experience you have with this centre!

[CrossTalk]

Figaro:

Yes, I'm fortunate my DS is quite observant and I try to chit chat with him everyday to learn what happened in class. The 8 newbies were all assigned with buddies... and everyone had to complete worksheets on their academic and personal goals, plus the observations from the follow the leader game they played. My DS said one boy wrote that his academic goal is to get into MIT... wah very motivated!


Careermum (and other forummers here) - do you enrol your sons in the HCL Chinese Language Centre which was supposedly started by a former Cat High Chinese teacher? I heard many Cat High boys have Chinese classes there. When I visited them a few weeks ago, they told me more than 50% of their students are from Cat High... Are the classes there really good? How do they compare with Berries or Tien Hsia? Also thinking whether the Compo/Compre is better, or the normal Chinese tuition class. Appreciate any feedback or experience you have with this centre!

Hi, Figaro and other mummies, thanks for your interesting sharing. Though my son is not same grade as yours but I think the activies are same and he quite enjoy. When I ask him have you wrote an academic goal today, he was very suprised, how can I know...I told him I got magic info... :imcool:

[chschs]

Hi,


Can anyone share the overall SA2 results for year 2011 … the small attachment slip that comes with the report book indicating the level mean, max, … marks for each subject? Some parents said it is a big jump from P2 to P3 while others said it is from P3 to P4.

Also, does CHS release such statistics for every test or just SA2? I know some schools do that for every test.

Thanks.

[chschs]

Figaro:

Yes, I'm fortunate my DS is quite observant and I try to chit chat with him everyday to learn what happened in class. The 8 newbies were all assigned with buddies... and everyone had to complete worksheets on their academic and personal goals, plus the observations from the follow the leader game they played. My DS said one boy wrote that his academic goal is to get into MIT... wah very motivated!


Careermum (and other forummers here) - do you enrol your sons in the HCL Chinese Language Centre which was supposedly started by a former Cat High Chinese teacher? I heard many Cat High boys have Chinese classes there. When I visited them a few weeks ago, they told me more than 50% of their students are from Cat High... Are the classes there really good? How do they compare with Berries or Tien Hsia? Also thinking whether the Compo/Compre is better, or the normal Chinese tuition class. Appreciate any feedback or experience you have with this centre!

A P3 boy knowing what is MIT? And aiming to get into it? :shock:

[Figaro]

Kudos to his parents (or teachers??) for giving him the mindset, motivation and exposure! :rahrah:

[Careermum]

chschs:

Hi,


Can anyone share the overall SA2 results for year 2011 ... the small attachment slip that comes with the report book indicating the level mean, max, ... marks for each subject? Some parents said it is a big jump from P2 to P3 while others said it is from P3 to P4.

Also, does CHS release such statistics for every test or just SA2? I know some schools do that for every test.

Thanks.

the big jump is p3 to p4. So far chs release statistic for Sa1 & Sa2. During DS1 time, they hv ca1, ca2 also. So also hv statistic. But by DS2 time, only amode, so no stat given for ca1 & ca2.

Is ur ds in P3? My ds2 hand in report bk already, otherwise i can scan the slip n post here.

[Careermum]

Figaro:

Careermum (and other forummers here) - do you enrol your sons in the HCL Chinese Language Centre which was supposedly started by a former Cat High Chinese teacher? I heard many Cat High boys have Chinese classes there. When I visited them a few weeks ago, they told me more than 50% of their students are from Cat High... Are the classes there really good? How do they compare with Berries or Tien Hsia? Also thinking whether the Compo/Compre is better, or the normal Chinese tuition class. Appreciate any feedback or experience you have with this centre!

So far had mixed feedback from various people.

My friend's daughter went to HCL, managed to get A* & got into St Nic.

Some of the parents from CHS whose sons went there also gave positive feedback.

There are others in this forum who gave negative feedback:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3515

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=18414
When my DS1 was in P5, HCL conducted afternoon classes in CHS premise itself, and I signed him up. After 1 year, he didn't like it, he said very boring; they just keep making them remember good phrases & write compo. He didn't want to continue in P6, so I sent him to Eduplus. He said more fun there. Managed to improve from B to A, higher chinese from borderline to Merit.

Maybe they send a different teacher to outside premises vs learning at the centre itself.

May need to ask around for more feedback.

[chschs]

Careermum:

chschs:

Hi,


Can anyone share the overall SA2 results for year 2011 ... the small attachment slip that comes with the report book indicating the level mean, max, ... marks for each subject? Some parents said it is a big jump from P2 to P3 while others said it is from P3 to P4.

Also, does CHS release such statistics for every test or just SA2? I know some schools do that for every test.

Thanks.

the big jump is p3 to p4. So far chs release statistic for Sa1 & Sa2. During DS1 time, they hv ca1, ca2 also. So also hv statistic. But by DS2 time, only amode, so no stat given for ca1 & ca2.

Is ur ds in P3? My ds2 hand in report bk already, otherwise i can scan the slip n post here.

Hi, he is in P2 I am just curious to know the level stats to know when the big jump occurs. If CHS provides the stats for every test or term (like some other schools I know of), then we would know the jump straight away after each test but unfortunately they don't.

Can you share why the big jump is p3 to p4? More homework or big drop in Level Mean Scores?

Thanks!

[JonC]

This so call jump is throughout all Pri, not just CHS.


The jump is P2 to P3, cause you will realised your kids P1/P2 result like very good, and P3 suddenly drop until your jaw drop.

The next jump is P4 to P5, you will see another round of result drop.