jacsplace:Dear jacsplance,You're welcome happy me. My daughter's form teacher teaches English and Character Development. She has formed the girls into small groups, named after insects. She plays simple games with them, sometimes letting them \"compete\" against each other, but all for fun.
SMPS uses STELLAR, so the only textbook is a handwriting book. Otherwise, the only way I know what my daughter's learning is through the worksheets she occasionally brings home for me to sign.
Maths is My Pals Are Here, workbooks, textbooks and something called Maths Tests. SMPS also has its own Maths book.
Is your daughter taking Chinese? Can't help you with this as mine takes Tamil.
There are \"softer\" subjects like Civics & Moral Education (CME) conducted in the Mother Tongue, Health Education, Social Studies and Music. There are textbooks for all of these. There's also Art and SMPS has its own Art bag. These things can be kept in the locker. Your daughter will be assigned one and you'll need to get her a padlock for it. The school's cleaners clean the lockers every half year, so your daughter will have to lug all that stuff back home at the end of Terms 2 and 4.
PE of course. They start gymnastics in the second half of the year. Gym teachers only speak Chinese so my daughter has a hard time following. Around CNY, the P1s have their own sports day. Since this year was YOG, the theme was Olympics, with some of the girls were dressed in long, white dresses and wearing a simple crown on their heads, carrying the \"Olympic torch\". The P2s to P6s were all present to lend their support, most wearing Chinese clothes since CNY was coming up soon.
Each class has a monitor and assistant monitor, whom the teachers pick.
The PTA (Parent Teachers Assn) organises a fund-raising carnival with lots of fun and games. SMPS also gives out donation cards each year for the girls to help raise money. To be expected I guess since this is a mission school.
SMPS is big on recycling. The girls are encouraged to bring pet bottles to recycle. I think there's a small reward for the class within each level that recycles the most.
For the first month, the P4 girls will buddy the P1s to show them the ropes. Food sold in the canteen is all healthy, no fried anything. But you can pack anything you like for your daughter.
I think that's most of it. The orientation day is very good. You can get practically all your questions answered then. Plus buy all the uniforms and stuff on the booklist, and book transport and student care. Another briefing is held early in the year with some info on how the Maths and Chinese lessons are conducted. This year, SMPS had a Hanyu Pinyin workshop/info session. Wish they had something for Maths as P1 Maths is mind boggling! We already bought the P2 textbook and workbook 1A to give my daughter a headstart in Dec. Yes, I am proud to be a KSP :lol:
Actually, I agree with you that we have to be KSP with regards to our child's education. Education nowadays are different from our times, now there is this teach less learn more from MOE, hence, the child has to learn extra on their own with they really want to understand the full jist about the subject. Thanks for the updates.
I was on work attachment and only managed to answer all your emails now. Sorry for the late reply. Is your child taking school bus? Journey long? I heard from other mummies that the longest time to be on the road possible is one hour.
I saw popular has the my pals books, do you get your assessment books from there to guide your daughter? You are a good mum and your child will appreciate all your hard effort and work placed on her. :love: