Marymount Convent

[jesyeo]

Tinkerbelle:

funkymonkey:

My gal however is PETRIFIED of her malay teacher...i finally managed to speak to her over the phone today after calling 4 times since last week...i wanted to \"warn\"the teacher first about my gal but when she called me just now...she was negative,not pleasant and sounded very pissed off in fact. I was :shock: :shock: :shock: she kept saying it was her lunchtime and she has a meeting and kept on interrupting me right after she asks me \"so what do u want me to do?\"i could hardly get a word in... :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:

My gal cried this morning and kept saying \"I'm nervous\"over and over all the way to school :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy:

oh poor girl. I also feel u should let Ms Sung knows about this asap. Is heart pain to see DD crying to school.

[acbj]

Tinkerbelle:

acbj:

DD told me that they have a test yesterday and she was told she belong to a group for Chinese.


Are they going to band and group the children so soon?

Hi acbj,

I'm not sure if the test your DD did yesterday is related to the chinese group banding but the sch does band the students according to the academic abilities for MT.

For P1 this term, grouping might be random or based on the teacher's observations but from next term onwards, it's definitely according to the teacher's assessment of your DD.

For P1, your DD will only be in this class for 1 term. Next term, they'll change class according to how they'be been banded. Those who are weak in MT will be allocated to 1 class where they'll cover 导入 and 核心 components in the textbook at a slower pace. Majority of the pupils will be banbed into the standard class where they'll cover 核心 component.
Those who are stronger in their MT will be banded into a high-ability class (called the enrichment class) where they'll cover 核心 and 深广 components. 深广 component is not tested in exams; it's just extra work to stretch high-ability students. The teacher teaching the enrichment class last year was a Chinese native.

Hope this info helps to clarify any doubts.

Thanks for sharing.

I hope I understood correctly, it means that they will either move out or stay put at the class depending on the group they are banded and their Chinese classmates are from different classes, right?

[acbj]

Pepooh:

acbj:

[quote=\"Pepooh\"]Any mothers from P1 Responsibility going for the PTM on the 21st Jan,Friday??

Hi Pepooh

I will be attending th PTM on 21 Jan.
See you there.

By the way, did your DD mention the Chinese Spelling to you?
DD told me that they have a test yesterday and she was told she belong to a group for Chinese.

Are they going to band and group the children so soon?

Hello acbj,
Ooh No... my DD did not mention to me anything on Chinese Spelling!!!
I will have to ask her tonight...

Yes... looking forward to see you on the 21st
Hope we will get to know each other on that day...will be good to have someone that I can call or text to confirm things with [/quote]

Yes, do let me know how to recognize you.

[lvkt]

Hi Thkerbelle,

thanks so much for your prompt reply as always, sigh..but i may put my DD in trouble now coz her first choice was Art Club but she got invited to
Rhythmic Gym and i thought she can choose 3 CCAs so i signed up the invitation form but i've a second look that some classes got clushed then i was thinking may only take one class? sigh..she loves to draw and this will be her dream to join Art Club, i may need to discuss with her tonite then, you think i still can opt out for Rhythmic Gym or does it affect to her chance of joining Art Club?

Tinkerbelle:

lvkt:

Hi Tinkerbelle,
can i ask if you know we can only opt for one CCA class? i mean we've given 3 choices but at the end DD will be selected from one of her choices only or can take 3 of them? coz i see Art club and Dance club got clashed at 10:30-12:00 and 9:30-11:30 respectively and school starts at 12:15pm, if DD joins the Art Club then she will only have 15minutes for lunch before the school starts? TIA.

Hi lvkt,

Usually, most students will only select 1 CCA but there are a few gals in MCS who have 2 CCA. The students must be able to cope with their sch work before the teacher will give the green light for 2nd CCA.

From what you mentioned, it's impossible for a student to take both Art and Dance as their CCA due to the clash in timing. So it's either one or the other.

Every year, the sch will have a Talent Identification Programme to scout for students who show talent in various CCA. These students could be offered 1-3 CCA which they show talent for. Given the siutation, the student will only be advised to choose 1 CCA only.

Art club CCA is on Wednesday. The PM gals have a slightly later start on Wednesdays than usual days in view of teachers' contact time. If I recall correctly, the gals will have to be seated in the hall by 12.30pm on Wed so if your DD finish at 12noon, she'll still have time to have her lunch. :lol:

[lvkt]

dear funkymonkey,

u're most welcome, hope your DD won't get scolded by her MT teacher today and you won't see her crying back home.

funkymonkey:

lvkt:

hi funkymonkey,
i understand how you feel, i was worried about my DD that time she wrote everything opposite too, sigh...poor little gal, it will definitely spoil her confident if she's dare to ask, may tell the FT to voice out your worries? :roll:

Dear lvkt,
Yeah,I will probably check with the school too if she can opt out of MT.....

I will definitely talk to FT on the 21st on this matter.

thanks for your understanding . :love:

[lvkt]

oh i may need to check with her tonite about the chinese spelling too, but i didn't see the list though... :?

Pepooh:

acbj:

[quote=\"autumn82\"]Today's my gal's chinese spelling... I made her do both.. :lol:

I did not see any Chinese Spelling list in my daughter's file. You DD got the list?
My DD mentioned the English Spelling and showed me the list but not the Chinese.

:?

Hi acbj,

I asked my DD too and she told me that they don't have the chinese spelling list yet!
Wow the other class is fast !!![/quote]

[funkymonkey]

Hi Tinkerbelle,jesyeo and lvkt,


Thanks ladies for the comforting thoughts and kind words....
I'm so glad to have somenone to \"cry\" to here :love:

[acbj]

autumn82:

My gal got both the chinese and english spelling papers on the same day..

Oh mine..... I guess it is different for different class.

Hope that the Chinese teacher will give out the list soon so I can help my DD...... cos she came back and told me she forgot how to write what the teacher said. As for what the teacher said, she thought about it for quite a while and gave me a blank look......
:!: :!: :!:

[Pepooh]

acbj:

autumn82:

My gal got both the chinese and english spelling papers on the same day..

Oh mine..... I guess it is different for different class.

Hope that the Chinese teacher will give out the list soon so I can help my DD...... cos she came back and told me she forgot how to write what the teacher said. As for what the teacher said, she thought about it for quite a while and gave me a blank look......
:!: :!: :!:

I also hope our DDs chinese teacher will give out the tingxie list soon so that the girls have more time to learn!!! Stress....

[acbj]

funkymonkey:

Hi lvkt,

My daughter very worried her MT scolds her agin...she says the MT goes too fast and interrupts everytime she wants to ask/speaks
my gal is not lefty,she's dyslexic and her Oral dyspraxia makes it hard for her to speak...she will start to splutter and stutter and get all the sequencing of words and pronounciation wrong when she gets NERVOUS or under PRESSURE..

I am ,needless to say sooooooo worried about my gal

Hugs to you......

Besides the phone calls, you want to try writing an email to the Malay teacher to explain your DD situation to her? At least she cant say its her lunch time or she has a meeting to attend........