Icymummy:

how do we know which is the best class? Last yr when i went to a parent-teacher dialogue day. 1 parent was insisting to the teacher to let her kid go to the best class, I was puzzled as to how she would know her kid is not already in the best class or in the better class.

Don't worry your kid will tell you. There is no best classes in p1 & p2.

There are usually 2 best classes including bicep. Bicep may or may not be the best class, depending on the level

Jeanette,


How do we know whether our kids are in good class? Anyway to find out? My girl will only attend P1 next year and I am not sure whether my girl's class is good or not. How to judge?

For lower Primary, parents involvement in coaching is inevitable if we want our kids to do well. Even if we engage a tutor for our kids, as a parent, we should be involved in monitoring their work too. And like you said, study with them which I am doing right now and can be quite stressful as I have already return most of my knowledge back to my teachers....:)[/quote]

Not sure if there are best classes in P1 and P2 though. Most siblings are in the same class as far as I know. As for P3 onwards, your kids will try you which are the best classes. normally there are 2 best classes, it is no secret.

You know, being a first time mum having kid in Primary School, we are worried about the learning pace in CF. Dunno whether our kids can cope or not. Perhaps u can share with us. In General, how's the learning pace in CF. Is it stressing?

ky_har:

Hi,
babycutie71,

My boy's concentration span is not that great. Generally, he doesnt really like chinese but he is a avid english reader. 1st half of the year, they do mainly hanyu pinyin and some easy chinese words..2nd half,mainly chinese words, but not difficult ones.. But i have to say that dh's memory is pretty good and he is quite a fast learner...I didnt have any specific methods for him to memorise the words, i just make him read to me his chinese text. Even then, i dont do it very regularly and i only have 1 assessment book for him. My younger girl is 4 and cant really speak mandarin yet. I'm hoping it'll get better when she enters K1. You have to watch out for mathematics, though. It's pretty tough.

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yes, it can be quite stressful, top class can be quite competitive. streaming into top class starts from P3. my daughter is in P2 and son in P4 this year. I would advise everyone to use P1 and P2 to build up their foundation. P1 and P2 are easy. It gets tougher after every year thereafter. It also depends on the form teacher. My kids are in the good class so no compalint on the teacher but can't say for other class. it is not easy. we are struggling to keep up. we have to study together with them................I don't really believe in tuition initially but we have no choice as we are both working...........struggling to find good tutors too. anyone has good recommendations??

ctrlaltdel:

Inagaki:

Hi, I have a 5yo boy due for P1 in 2012. I called Sep last year for PV but was too late!


We are a family steep in Chinese culture and speak Mandarin at home. I came from River Valley High. I hope for my children to be in a school which will give them good Chinese tradition and background.

My hope is hinged on getting into earlier phase via clan association. Any kind souls can help us with SHHK membership registration?

Thanks!

It is bit late for SHHK. the only solution now is to do well in P1 and try to transfer to chongfu for P2.

babycutie71:

Hi, can any parents of kids from Chong Fu enlighten with the activities available in the school for the children?


Understand that it is compulsory to take CCA but am not sure what are the activities available for the children.


Also, for parents whose child is taking bus to and from the school, can advise how much is the bus transport fees? I am looking at those smaller van that can ferry the child right to the lobby of the flat instead of the big buses that can only alight on main roads.



Thank you.

for school activities, check out the school website. as for transport, don't have high hopes. We have been asking them to drop the kids at our block for yrs but to no avail. it is not expensive though, hence the inflexibility. fare depends on distance from school

Orchid_SG2010:

breadgal:

Hi snggy, my child in p2 this year. Last year she had 5 changes in form teachers! This year so far so good. which class is your child in?

but CF still so hot. wondering Yishun residents are all PingPong lovers who chose sch based on PingPong rather than academic?

Chongfu and northland are two of the better school in Yishun plus it has strong Chinese culture hence the popularity. Let me share my experience. I have a boy in p4 and a girl in p2. There are no streaming in their p1 and p2. From p3 onwards, they will put the top pupils in the two to three classes. The students will know which is the top class and at p4, one class of about 40 will be called the bicep class. Like all schools, they will focus on their top few classes. As for change of teachers, it happens everywhere. Chongfu emphasize on lots of parents involvement. In other words, parents
must teach your child.basically you learn and teach your kids. Model
drawing, heuristic etc. Let's be fair, teachers not only teach one class,they also has projects, prepare iso , quality award etc.