Maris Stella High
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Any one with kid in P3 and joining swimming as CCA??
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P1 MTP (group) on Fri.
Best part was that the teachers disappeared after their session and didn’t wait till the whole thing finished. I was surprised, cos when I wanted to check something with the teachers afterwards, we were informed that all had "vamoosed" (my choice of word)…
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imama:
Any of your son is in the Chinese Speech and Drama Club? Care to share what the Club does and if this CCA is worth joining?
I think in the past this is called the Chinese Elite Oratorical Club. Chinese Speech and Drama Club is probably a more apt name.
Children in this club in the past years will be taught by external engaged instructor to teach him stuffs like 绕口令 and will come together to practice and a play weekly which they will get to perform during the school's Mid-Autumn Festival Carnival.
If the child's has interest, this CCA actually helps boost Chinese oratorical skills and confidence. As the boys in school hardly speak to each other in Chinese these days and Chinese oral now cover a larger percentage in PSLE, in my opinion, it is actually pretty worth joining this CCA to expose the child. -
valaiggy:
Huh :scared: that's so unprofessional. We had it better 2 yrs ago.P1 MTP (group) on Fri.
Best part was that the teachers disappeared after their session and didn't wait till the whole thing finished. I was surprised, cos when I wanted to check something with the teachers afterwards, we were informed that all had \"vamoosed\" (my choice of word)...
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valaiggy:
ah.... so true..... i'm also looking for the teachers after the MTP...... i tink the teachers scared they will be surrounded by the parents, hence all disappeared.....P1 MTP (group) on Fri.
Best part was that the teachers disappeared after their session and didn't wait till the whole thing finished. I was surprised, cos when I wanted to check something with the teachers afterwards, we were informed that all had \"vamoosed\" (my choice of word)...
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btw, nice meeting you ya, valaiggy...... -
I thought the Meet-The-Parents session was too generic and most of the materials could have been given out in advance for self-reading. It would have been more helpful by allocating more time for the parents and teachers to discuss/exchange views at a micro level, e.g. classroom, curriculum, etc. This, instead of sitting through the presentations. I would have thought that the School Principal (or Vice Principal) could have closed the session by soliciting ideas/feedbacks from the parents on more macro issues say, School bus, canteen, etc. I think dialogues put parents at ease more so than presentations.
On the other hand, I was also shocked by the "pushiness" of some parents. I feel that if the teachers had already explained that they needed time to assess the situation and provide feedbacks/updates, then it is really quite rude to insist that they do so. Honestly I was shocked when I heard one of the parents say this to the teacher in front of the big group, "So do we take it as a yes from you!?" I was glad that my DS wasn’t with me, else if he repeats that to me at home, I probably would have piak piak him.
Honestly, I too would have wanted my DS’s teachers to each start a blog to update what was taught and what has been taught in class so that I can choose when to read them and be updated at my convenience. Btw, as told to me by my colleagues, their DDs/DSs’ school teachers do maintain an active bog for their class (not from MSHS and not necessary the "branded schools"). But I think unless the environment, culture and tone are set at the top (hint hint to School Principal), then it is rather unproductive for us as parents to force it (or can it be forced at all?). I also wonder whether such updates would put us at ease or worry more?
Like each of us here, I am reminding myself each day that my DS is only in P1 and he should be enjoying the learning journey. Btw, we are not the "not-kiasu" parents, but we weigh the ability of our DS and excites him to learn. He has to like learning first, before we can impart more knowledge. I think this is the school curriculum for lower primaries, especially P1. "Learning" and "studying" are too different matters altogether. If our DSs now starts off with studying, I think for the next 15 years (6-yrs of primary, 4-yrs of secondary, 2-yrs of JC, and minimum 3-yrs of uni) of his education, it will be a tremendous chore for him and big headaches for us. -
Friday’s MTP
Well, they did say -many times- to email the teachers if we have further queries. So I guess there is no reason for the form teachers to stay behind.
I was just commenting to my HB how tough it is for teachers now compared to the past. When I was in Pri school, and when schools were still operating at dual session, my teachers left school the same time as me ie. half day. Currently, I have 4 teachers in my immediate family, and a VP who is my close friend. Their hours are longer than my current working hours. They are in school by 7am and mostly leave at 5 or 6 or later, though their schools are single session… My cousin has to bring papers home, stay up past midnight to mark the papers cos there are just too many meetings/remedial sessions in school that eat up her spare time.
It was Friday, and the last Friday of the month for that matter. I am not sure if MOE/schools practise Blue Sky Friday and have everyone leave early before the sun goes down. But to have them teachers around till 7pm is something I dare not say I would take for granted. I thought they should have the meeting earlier at 3pm or so, just so that we parents would be more greatly inconvenienced and be forced to take leave and their teachers can leave earlier at 6pm. Ha ha.
All in all, I still feel it was an informative session and I am quite glad and thankful that they spend the time to do it for us.
Blogs/email - who would not want regular updates? But would we want the teachers to tweet every now and then on what the boys are doing? My boy’s teachers drop the parents an email once a week, though I’d always welcome even more regular updates (vanity vanity…). They even reply emails using iPhones and on weekends. Is this the expectation now?? Good grief but I’d never want to be a teacher!
If you feel the need to do a daily revision with your boy, then just ask the kid which page of the textbook they are currently at. Even if the kid is unable to articulate well, there are just so many books in his bag and if you revise with him on an average of 3-4 new pages per day, you can’t go far wrong. So there! -
i think the teachers were left for some other briefing that’s what i heard that they should be gather for some breifing by Mdm Herni and for any questions parents have they encourage them to write email to the teachers. I do agree that the session material could have given out as self read which i thought i already received the english material on the test schedule.
the only thing i had in mind was why 5.30pm when as parents have to take 1/2 day and neither here nor there timing. i didnt have time to find the parents of my kid’s fav frd and the session ended where everyone just left without exchange any contacts. -
leia_sgm:
I totally agree with you. I think unfortunately there are people who would like all the convenience without weighing the benefits, especially the impact to the teachers! I agree with you that continuous revisions will go very far.Friday's MTP
Well, they did say -many times- to email the teachers if we have further queries. So I guess there is no reason for the form teachers to stay behind.
I was just commenting to my HB how tough it is for teachers now compared to the past. When I was in Pri school, and when schools were still operating at dual session, my teachers left school the same time as me ie. half day. Currently, I have 4 teachers in my immediate family, and a VP who is my close friend. Their hours are longer than my current working hours. They are in school by 7am and mostly leave at 5 or 6 or later, though their schools are single session... My cousin has to bring papers home, stay up past midnight to mark the papers cos there are just too many meetings/remedial sessions in school that eat up her spare time.
It was Friday, and the last Friday of the month for that matter. I am not sure if MOE/schools practise Blue Sky Friday and have everyone leave early before the sun goes down. But to have them teachers around till 7pm is something I dare not say I would take for granted. I thought they should have the meeting earlier at 3pm or so, just so that we parents would be more greatly inconvenienced and be forced to take leave and their teachers can leave earlier at 6pm. Ha ha.
All in all, I still feel it was an informative session and I am quite glad and thankful that they spend the time to do it for us.
Blogs/email - who would not want regular updates? But would we want the teachers to tweet every now and then on what the boys are doing? My boy's teachers drop the parents an email once a week, though I'd always welcome even more regular updates (vanity vanity....). They even reply emails using iPhones and on weekends. Is this the expectation now?? Good grief but I'd never want to be a teacher!
If you feel the need to do a daily revision with your boy, then just ask the kid which page of the textbook they are currently at. Even if the kid is unable to articulate well, there are just so many books in his bag and if you revise with him on an average of 3-4 new pages per day, you can't go far wrong. So there! -
I do feel for the teachers. That’s why my comments are tongue-in-cheek.
Though I would love to be able to have a chat with the teachers, imagine if all the parents also want to do that! They’d not be able to go home till midnight! Lol!
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