Chongfu Primary

[babycutie71]

Imp75,


My girl is oso lazy. However, I tried make an effort to revise her studies with her at least twice a week for each subject. Otherwise our money will go into the drain if we don’t revise with her cos she won’t be able to remember without much practice.

Also she has HW from her cc every Friday. I will go through with her during the weekend.

[ss501]

babycutie71:

My neighbour whose kids has graduated from CF told me usually their better classes are at the back. Previously the school does not has Gracious, Respect........ for their classes. They name the class A - J. My neighbour's kids are in I / J classes. And most of her elder kid's classmates goes to RI or good secondary school.

hi,

My elder child was studying Primary 3 in 2008. The two best classes are Sincere and Respectful. They stream students from Primary 3 onwards, based on the Primary 2 results. There were neither top nor second-best class, meaning that students from these two classes are of equal quality (i.e. 1st and 3rd in level in P2 allocated in Sincere, 2nd and 4th in Respectful; 7th in Sincere and 9th in Respectful (P2 result). I can’t remember all the positions, I just tell you what I know. The school did not disclose which are the two best classes because they don’t want students feel bad if their class is not the two top classes. Each year the top classes are different, this year sincere and respectful, but next year maybe youthful or loyal.

In addition, the principle even made a speech that it doesn’t mean that students in Gracious, the first class, will always be the top ones. Prior this ‘allocation strategy’, Gracious has always been the best class, follow by Respectful, so everybody knows that these are the two best classes.

However, I don’t know whether they have changed their practice as my elder child doesn’t study in CF anymore since Primary 4.

I believe that the school doesn’t stream students from Primary 1. Why is this so? My first child was in Respectful in Primary 1 and 2. For P1 Respectful in 2006, most kids’ parents registered them through PV. Furthermore, the class has the top student and two of the bottom students in the whole level.

My younger child is in Primary 2 now. Some of my younger child’s classmates were the siblings of my first child’s classmates in P1 and P2.
If I remember correctly, I knew my younger child’s class allocation on the same day as my child’s screening test (on the orientation day). Also, some of the parents whose kids are in the same class as mine shared with me that they have other older kids in CF. Thus, this class have many students whose have sibling in CF.

[babycutie71]

Oooohhh… Very chim… Don’t really understand their strategy…

Perhaps the only way to know is when they are in P3 (based on P2 results) Those got 1st - 10th position will be allocated to the 2 best classes. By then we will know what are the classes.

For P1, let’s not bother about which class they are in. The most important is their results. Even if they are in the worst class, but they score well in their results, they will be streamed to best classes when gg to P3.

[Jojo_2010]

babycutie71:

Oooohhh... Very chim.... Don't really understand their strategy.....

Perhaps the only way to know is when they are in P3 (based on P2 results) Those got 1st - 10th position will be allocated to the 2 best classes. By then we will know what are the classes.

For P1, let's not bother about which class they are in. The most important is their results. Even if they are in the worst class, but they score well in their results, they will be streamed to best classes when gg to P3.

Agreed!

[mtwords07]

hi, wonder if any parents have same issue/concern as me?


i didnt know CF offers higher chinese since P1 (Oops wat a blur mummy) until 2 weeks ago, hahaahh… how much does the kid needs to know hypy and reading by P1?

i speak mandarin to my boy since he is born, but when i involves ‘preaching/scolding/explainations’, i will do it in english (as i am more comfortable). he can understand mandarin but dun speak.

aiyo, any advice? is the environmt in CF chinese-friendly? any parent used to be in the same position as me, yet the kid survived the chinese or started to speak mandarin after attending CF?

Thanks

[Imp75]

I have the same concern like you. My girl totally rejects mandarin. I am going to let her swim or sink. She has to understand mandarin is important in primary school through the hard way then.

[Joy]

Hey,


Dont let her sink...its no joke.

Sent her to berries to enrich or any enrichment centre.I invested good seven years for my dd, and she has great foundation.

At lower pri , its the best time to build the foundation, when comes to upper pri, basically no time.

Just one cent of my thought.


Cheers
Joy

Imp75:

I have the same concern like you. My girl totally rejects mandarin. I am going to let her swim or sink. She has to understand mandarin is important in primary school through the hard way then.

[Brenda10]

I agree with Joy that lower primary is the best time to build up the foundation. You will see the benefits in the long run.

Joy:

Hey,

Dont let her sink...its no joke.

Sent her to berries to enrich or any enrichment centre.I invested good seven years for my dd, and she has great foundation.

At lower pri , its the best time to build the foundation, when comes to upper pri, basically no time.

Just one cent of my thought.


Cheers

Joy

Imp75:

I have the same concern like you. My girl totally rejects mandarin. I am going to let her swim or sink. She has to understand mandarin is important in primary school through the hard way then.

[babycutie71]

Joy,


Did u revise Chinese with your dd before her next lesson starts?

I have sent my girl to Berries since Mid K1. And even revise with her twice a week before her next lesson. However I noticed that my girl has no talent is her Mandarin. There are still many common words which she still cannot read or remember.

Can you share on how do you teach your girl to memorise the words after each lesson?


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I have compared the book of Normal Chinese and Higher Chinese, the only difference is a few more topics covered in Higher Chinese with is not learn in normal Chinese.

[Imp75]

anyone has signed up their 2011 P1 kids for the CCAs in Chongfu?


My girl is interested in the Chinese Dance club but how can I sign her up for the Chinese Dance club? The Chinese Dance club I saw at the Orientation needs to pay $ and it’s on weekend so I am not sure if that’s the school one or some vendor trying to sell the enrichment program?

Any advice?