sub_evo76:

oh, is it Mdm Lim?

Not sure. But hers is on wed..

sub_evo76:

Oh she will be in p3 in 2014.

My friend also p3 in 2014 for English. Heard her teacher is good, her kid have been with her since P1 last year..

sub_evo76:

Ha. Thanks! I couldnt decide if I should give Just a try or not. The class size is 16, so am worried if it will be too big a class. The lady did mention that the teacher is experience and 'strict'. haha.. so should be able to handle the class.

Your child is in which level. I have friend with just in punggol. Heard her teachers are good.

Hi, any one know of any good science teacher in sengkang 1 for P3?

Ya hope they can recognise the gal, they try looking for her during recess today but fail to.

Called up the office this morning. A lady that I guess is the admin have bring my gal to see the MO

The kid is like just settle down than this type of thing happen.

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violet04:

2ppaamm:

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May I have advice from mummies or teachers here?

Is there a normal routine/progress for piano?

My gal was with a piano school since last year Mar (K2). She passed her beginner exam last year. I happen to ask her teacher today when will she be registered for Grade 1 exam, the teacher told me next sep (2012). When I ask her why not Mar, she told me she is not ready. I am kinda confuse. Everytime, the teacher will tell me she is very good, she is ok at the end of the lesson. Then why is it she is not ready to take up the training for G1? Is it norm to take 3 yrs training before one can sit for G1 exam? Or is it the school want to prolong the lesson?


Hi 2ppmmaa can pm me the article also..
Tks

I am not sure if I should let her continue with the school or to engage her a Pte tutor?

May I have your advice pls?

Thanks alot!!

Having gone through piano lessons myself (I have a Grade and am also now going through it with my daughter (she's in K1 this year), I thought I'll share with you the little I know.

Unfortunately, whether a child is ready to take Grade 1 or not really depends on a lot of things, and you do need a good teacher to be able to make the assessment. For example, strength of her fingers. Also, taking exams will mean a lot of time commitment to practice the pieces, scales, sight-reading and so forth.

Having said that, if your daughter has passed her beginner exam, it is a natural progression to move on to Grade 1. If her teacher said she is not ready, I think you should ask her for details what are the areas she is not ready and what are her plans to help her get ready (eg. if finger strength is an issue, there are technical exercises which they can do to help strengthen it).

My daughter started piano lesson last year in May and this year, she is preparing to sit for her Grade 1 in July/Aug. When we (teacher and I) discussed last year whether she should be taking her grade 1, the teacher gave a very good evaluation on her areas of strengths and weaknesses. She also made a monthly progression plan (like by end of Jan, she should be able to do this, by end of Feb, % of completion of certain exercises, etc).

So I don't think it's fair that your daughter's piano teacher just brush you off with a \"she's not ready\".

Thinking Loft

I think whether a child is ready or not depends on both the teacher and the child. If you are not happy with your child's progress, or if the teacher's speed is not per your expectation, you can definitely discuss with her or even change a teacher whose style matches yours.

I have an article written about this some time ago, and I will PM that to you later.[/quote]
Hi 2ppaamm,
May I request the article? Pls pm to me. Thks.[/quote]

I walk in.

Oh dear. I didn’t recieve any SMS or call from the sch.