Pei Chun Public

[muska]

Hi all, my ds got offered for chinese orchestra for cca.


May I ask

1: how do teacher assign the instruments? Will they follow what the child has indicated during audition?

2: is it a large grp for each instrument?

3: how is the training provided? Not background at all…is it easy to pick up?

4: will we be asked to buy the instrument?

[lionqueen]

muska:

Hi all, my ds got offered for chinese orchestra for cca.


May I ask

1: how do teacher assign the instruments? Will they follow what the child has indicated during audition?
I think they match according to the child's musical bkgrd and physical attributes eg. Big size-big instrument. Last time they didn't ask for child's preference.

2: is it a large grp for each instrument?
Abt 10? Not sure.

3: how is the training provided? Not background at all...is it easy to pick up?
There 'll be an external teacher for each instrument grp. Senior students will teach juniors too. External teacher may ask child to join outside class for a fee. Easy to pick up since child would have the interest then join CO right?

4: will we be asked to buy the instrument?
Not compulsory. Can loan from sch. But good to have your own.

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[muska]

Thank you lionqueen for the reply.


Oh, still may need to learn outside school to be able to play well. No wonder, my ds say some kids have already learning er hu for 1 yr during audition.

[GTGT]

muska:

Hi gtgt, if 2 adult go together the load is quite manageable. N can separate the q too, 1 person for books, and another for uniform.

Thanks for all the kind mummies reply.

[raytan03]

Hi all,

Going for P1 orientation this Thursday. I think Pei Chun is one of the last school to have orientation.

Hope to see some of you folks there.

cheers,
Ray

[Tuesdayschildren]

This may sound silly, but can any parent advise if Peichun canteen sells halal food?

[dragon_gal]

Anyone sending their P1 kids to student care in the morning? Care to share any good recommendations?

[Precious2.012911lee]

“As long as we pretend to be good in front of the teachers, we can get our way.” :shock: … this is what I hear from my 7 years old and I feel quite troubled.

Yes, the hall monitor from my son’s class is a BIG-time bully. I called him big because he is indeed much bigger in build than an average P1 and also a very bright boy. My DS has told me a few times that this boy has been threatening the classmates quite often, forcing other kids to give him their stationeries, complaining to teachers all the time, telling so-and-so not to teach another student and recently, he even force a few students in the class to exchange their gold IREAD-badges with his silver/bronze badge etc... (so that his mother will be happy to see the gold badge). Of course, no one exchanges with him. The problem is no one, including my son, dares to tell the teacher for fear that the hall monitor will take down their names and eventually, everyone will be punished.
Now, my son is asking me to feedback to the principal or discipline master. I asked him why the principal and not his form teacher? DS told me that’s because FT only believes in the big bully and no one else. This is really sad .
I try to explain to my DS that it is very important to be honest, no one should abuse their authority and also encourage him to be brave to tell the teachers but still, he insists that his FT will only believe the big bully because the big bully is good in words and will twist the story around and say my son is the one lying and complaining. Now I really think 1 year term for hall monitor is really too long especially for lower primary kids. I doubt FT really assess if a child is suitable to be one. It’s just a disastrous when a wrong child is chosen, all because he speaks and present himself well (..I am sure this child will definitely be a high flyer when he enters the workforce). I know of other boys in the class who are definitely more well behave so I am really curious how this hall monitor is selected?! Choosing the right role model is very crucial to ensure the students learn the right behaviour from the right person.
I am not sure if anyone has encountered similar problem before. What would you do and how should we educate our children to handle such situation? I really can't imagine P1 kids these days can be so \"complex\"...!

[Tuesdayschildren]

Maybe you could write in your boy’s handbook to communicate this to the FT. As long as you write in an objective manner and point the direction of your concern towards your boy’s inability to speak to the FT as freely and comfortably as it shld be (and not her apparent wrong choice of the bully as a monitor), I think the FT will take time to see different perspectives and address the issue accordingly. I guess what we can do is only to stand up for our child without making the teacher or the bully look bad… After all we are not there to see for ourselves, so it’s difficult to make a good judgment of the situation. I hope this helps!

[muska]

hi precious2lee,

You should feedback your concern by email to FT first.

My ds had encounter similar bully before, and the FT will first investigate discretely, eg calling up a few other kids & check with them. And after that, he will give warning to the bully without telling him who made the complain.

But then again, this may only stop the behaviour temporary, after a while the bully may come back again.

For us, luckily next year they gonna change the class…so hopefully things will be better. But your ds will have another year in the same class, and the FT will not change as well…So better to let the FT aware and observe himself.