Maha Bodhi

[lostbunny]

Disappointed with today’s meet the parents session as we did not even get to meet the form teacher. As the FT couldn’t come, they got another teacher to do the briefing. We couldn’t get much useful inform also as this teacher was not a FT of any class. pity the teacher who was bombarded with Ana from those who came late cos they didn’t know the teacher was just standing in for the FT who couldn’t come.

[shn]

seems like the Teacher conference doesn’t seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

[chasingjelly]

shn:

seems like the Teacher conference doesn't seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

Actually the same for other schools, they will eventually roll out to Stellar for the P3s and 4s. Just that MBS is using HM textbook instead of the Stellar books.

hth

[babybob111]

Thanks Vlim

[adbie]

shn:

seems like the Teacher conference doesn't seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

Hi, care to share why HM is not as good as my pals?

[helpme999]

By looking at my ss’s worksheets, it is very simple and useless. My cousin who is also a tr told me not many schools are using HM (Haunt Me). She mentioned that it is very activity based and the children is supposed to be learning through play. Come on lah, our kids are sitting for PSLE right which they will be tested on grammar, comprehension etc and not play!

[Shoe]

Playing is good if it can get the kids engaged in reading. As long as the kid is engaged, he/she will learn well.


A friend of mine has a little girl who can read long chapter books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Phantom Tollbooth by the time she was in Primary 1. I think understanding grammar and comprehension is just a matter of explaining what they are to a child who is already a proficient reader for her age.

The girl came from a very play-based environment and her mummy plays with her a lot and hardly ever used assessment books. They write silly stories together and play a lot of verbal games.

[MMM]

chasingjelly:

shn:

seems like the Teacher conference doesn't seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

Actually the same for other schools, they will eventually roll out to Stellar for the P3s and 4s. Just that MBS is using HM textbook instead of the Stellar books.

hth

In addition to HM, this year they also roll out the grammar book for P3. So at least there are more focus in that area.

[chasingjelly]

MMM:

chasingjelly:

[quote=\"shn\"]seems like the Teacher conference doesn't seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

Actually the same for other schools, they will eventually roll out to Stellar for the P3s and 4s. Just that MBS is using HM textbook instead of the Stellar books.

hth

In addition to HM, this year they also roll out the grammar book for P3. So at least there are more focus in that area.[/quote]Can I ask if they are using the ones by Learners Publishing? I am using the elementary one for my dd's home use.

[shn]

adbie:

shn:

seems like the Teacher conference doesn't seems to help ! so why hold a TC when they are unable to give info ?

felt weird when they change P3 EL my Pals to HM. Is MBS going down slope?

Hi, care to share why HM is not as good as my pals?

Imagine :? ...... paying 10 times higher price for a thick book, compare to the my pals, which we had not seen before. Until the end of the term, after the kids had done some part of the book, then the teachers will return part of the worksheet to us. AT the end of the year, when everything were return to us, i think not more than 70 % were done.
Then for each theme worksheet, Not every pages are done, meaning they will skip pages.


when the worksheets came back, (P2)
One of the exercise :
Two Letter - One sound. Each spelling word is spelled with th, wh, sh or ch.
Kids were told to put
when , which Under Whale
chase, which, teach, catch under chair
both, then, teeth, than under thumb
SOUNDING ARE THAUGHT DURING THE KINDER, and somehow, kids are to learn this agin when they in P2.

Another exercise.
KNowing your ABC's under P2 Theme 3: Neighborhood & Comm

Read the words in each box. Write the five words in ABC order.

most morning move mother month

??????????????????????????????????????????????

There are many parts of exercise that want kids to learn the sounds, vowel pair, I heard from a kid mum that . . . During lesson, the teacher also not so sure about the answer & have to keep looking at the answer ( teacher's Note).

Eg : Now write each word under the train that has the same vowel pair

Pail : train waited paid
may : spray stay day


ARE THEY TRYING TO TRAIN KIDS TO GO PSLE WITH PROFESSIONAL LISTENING & SPECIAL POWDER OF PARING THE SOUNDS????????????????

I realise that my DS taking (p1 & P2 HM) had drop in her grammer & comprehension , and voccab. cos she cant do well in other school exam paper.

P1 & P2 MBS english paper are quite simple & weird compare to other school.
Given a passage... Telling U that a Bear who is a doctor, treat a few paitients. then reading a newspaper.... etc ( cant really remember)...

Then kids were ask to list out the FACT & MAKE BELIEVE.
EG ...
1) THE BEAR IS A DOCTOR.
SO IS IT A FACT OR MAKE BELIEVE??? OF COS IT'S A MAKE BELIEVE
2) Bear reading a newspaper.
I cant remember excatly but parents want to know more, may ask the teachers for 2009 (P2 mid year paper)

Kids in MBS (P1 & P2 using the HM) were trained like this. then now..... P3 (2011 they still insist to use the HM) I think i got to buy more asses book & send my boy to more tution.

My point is...... for a P1 & P2, i felt that its very misleading to a kids. It's very Different compared to other school.
p.s ARE PSLE suppose to know this???