Poi Ching

[cpdalin]

dark chocolate:

Hi, my child will be going to P1 in PC next year. I have noticed this thread is not really active, are there any other parents whose kids are joining PC next year? Will be great to know all of you better!


Can I ask if we are supposed to receive the booklist prior to orientation day? I am looking forward to visiting the school with my child on 19 Nov!

hi,
My kid is going PC next yr too... but my orientation is on the 15th cos we are out of town on 19th:) Been waiting for the booklist and uniform purchase date too...... heard tat there will be an oral test on the orientation day for our kids:S

[wi11anna]

Yes. Both English and Chinese were tested last yr. Based on yr child’s scores, the school will assign him to the appropriate class. DS was given a list of words to read as well as a picture which he had to describe it. HTH.

[dark chocolate]

wi11anna,


Thanks for the info! Hope to receive the booklist soon, have not seen anything in mailbox as yet.

Your son is in P2 this year?

Is the oral only for Chinese or English or both? Do you think the words were difficult to read?

cpdalin,

Hi! Nice to meet a fellow parent whose kid is going P1 next year too! Is your child currently taking any Chinese enrichment class? DS is with Beijing Language School, am hoping his standard can meet PC's expectation. :roll:

[cpdalin]

dark chocolate:

wi11anna,


Thanks for the info! Hope to receive the booklist soon, have not seen anything in mailbox as yet.

Your son is in P2 this year?

Is the oral only for Chinese or English or both? Do you think the words were difficult to read?

cpdalin,

Hi! Nice to meet a fellow parent whose kid is going P1 next year too! Is your child currently taking any Chinese enrichment class? DS is with Beijing Language School, am hoping his standard can meet PC's expectation. :roll:

Hi Dark Chocolate,
My gal is not attending any enrichment yet, will see if she can cope first. Really hope she can cope:)

[alphonsus]

cpdalin:

dark chocolate:

Hi, my child will be going to P1 in PC next year. I have noticed this thread is not really active, are there any other parents whose kids are joining PC next year? Will be great to know all of you better!


Can I ask if we are supposed to receive the booklist prior to orientation day? I am looking forward to visiting the school with my child on 19 Nov!

hi,
My kid is going PC next yr too... but my orientation is on the 15th cos we are out of town on 19th:) Been waiting for the booklist and uniform purchase date too...... heard tat there will be an oral test on the orientation day for our kids:S

If I remembered correctly, P1 booklist and some information(like which house your kid is assigned to) will be mailed to you. You are expected to bring your child to school on orientation day. Your child will then be bought to classroom for English and Chinese assessment. Based on the result, your child will be assigned their class. Parent will stay in the hall and listen to the orientation by principle and parent volunteers.
You should be able to purchase school uniform and books/stationery during the orientation. However some of the items may be out of stock and you may need to come back again. Can't remember if they only accept cash, but think cash payment is preferred.
Sales of school uniform schedule is available at:
http://www.poichingsch.com/files/Uniform_schedule.pdf

[cpdalin]

Thanks alphonsus,

I am checking the mail box daily:))
Hope my kid will enjoy her pri sch days:P

[Charnic]

Dun worry, I believe you will and so will be your child. My gal is enjoying every moment of her days in PCS and finally this year, I did not need to hear her endless complaints of the rowdy school children (ex-school) in her school bus.


Honestly, I am pleased with how the school is run and the general behaviour of the children is simply good. :love:

In fact, since her successful school transfer to PCS, I have received further calls from 2 other top schools to accept her, but I choose to let her stay put. :celebrate:

[alphonsus]

cpdalin:

Thanks alphonsus,

I am checking the mail box daily:))
Hope my kid will enjoy her pri sch days:P

My boy enjoys studying in Poi Ching very much. I believe your kid will as well. Not to worry. For weaker students, I understand they also conduct special remedial classes(think during term 3 & 4) to help them.

The main concern most parents have is Poi Ching Higher Chinese. Unsure if you had heard, they use their own higher chinese textbook(the normal school MOE recommended P1 Higher Chinese textbook was used to teach hanyupinyin during first term only). P1 & P2 students are required to recognise/know around 2000 words by end of Pri 2.
P1 students will be tested every or every other week on words recognition(think 60+ - 100 words each time). For his class, probably 4-5 students get full marks during term 1/2. However in their latest test, 12 out of 30 manage to score full marks. So it shows our kids are capable of doing well even though the chinese standard is pitched higher. I find their chinese syllabus very good and his chinese teacher very motivating. She will give star stickers when students perform well in test or behave well(character building is important too). The stickers can be used to exchange small rewards like sparkling pen/highlighter/globe/eraser...etc. This reward system works well for my boy as he wants to prove to his teacher that he can do well too.
Attached for your information the article on Poi Ching higher chinese.
http://www.postimage.org/
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[dark chocolate]

Hi all


Thanks for sharing!

cpdalin - Can you update in this thread if you receive the mail from PC? I will also do the same if I receive it first!

Actually, I feel very excited that DS is going to P1, like a new milestone for him. I hope he can cope well too because he is so far a very self-motivated boy. If he don’t get full marks for spelling and ting xie, he will feel bad and at times cry because he feel that it was a silly mistake on his part. We have never reprimand him for not getting full marks, but we will explain that since the words are given and he has ample time to learn, he should not be making the mistakes if he had put in effort to practice hard.

babynicole/alphonsus - Which level are your kids in? I am aware of the unique Chinese methods PC teaches and the values they adopt, this is why I chose to enrol him in PC. Am relieved to hear so good comments from you all.

Guess what, I had a dream last night that DS did badly for his orientation assessment! LOL! Think the mother is more stressed than the child.

[Charnic]

dark chocolate:

Hi all


Thanks for sharing!

cpdalin - Can you update in this thread if you receive the mail from PC? I will also do the same if I receive it first!

Actually, I feel very excited that DS is going to P1, like a new milestone for him. I hope he can cope well too because he is so far a very self-motivated boy. If he don't get full marks for spelling and ting xie, he will feel bad and at times cry because he feel that it was a silly mistake on his part. We have never reprimand him for not getting full marks, but we will explain that since the words are given and he has ample time to learn, he should not be making the mistakes if he had put in effort to practice hard.

babynicole/alphonsus - Which level are your kids in? I am aware of the unique Chinese methods PC teaches and the values they adopt, this is why I chose to enrol him in PC. Am relieved to hear so good comments from you all.

Guess what, I had a dream last night that DS did badly for his orientation assessment! LOL! Think the mother is more stressed than the child.

Mine is a transfer case. Currently in P2. Culture shock initially but as what Alphonsus has rightly pointed out, the teachers are encouraging and motivated the child to strive with little rewards, sometimes, may simply be just stickers or handmade cards :love: