E3:

php:

I think we can vote E3 as the President of PHPPS KSP Club....haha...so resourceful and plenty things to learn from her...

Aiyo...:oops: it's just 举手之劳. So sorry if I wrote too much or was very long-winded. It's my way of releasing some pent-up exams stress...;-P You won't hear from me so much during the hols...

there is no parent support group in PHPPS. i think we should propose to Mrs Foo to setup this support group to get parents involvement and important to all, easier for us to make complaints la......since we already have the father support group, must also has a place for mummies to participate.....can ask her to arrow one HOD to take care of the group..... E3 will be the first President......haha....

Trapwithin:

Jennifer, Janet, E3, etc .. are all very active since this thread started.

:thankyou: for all your info and advise to newbies like us.

I felt so shameful that i didn't even know such a portal exists till begin of this year...i blindly applied PV in PH and R without studying KSP statistic, definitely no backup plan, chosen PH over R becos i value 'character' more than 'academic' and chosen PH over R becos i felt i will be more at ease with PH's parents than R's parents....and yes, bingo, there are so many nice daddy and mummy here...and i met so many nice parents during the school events, all eagerly willing to share....and yes, i definitely made the right decision to send my dd to PH......lastly, luckily i knew KSP late, after my dd admitted to PH, if not i might get heart-attack.....haha......

E3:

php:

[quote=\"Trapwithin\"]
There are some daddies too

trapwithin is a daddy, markfch too... me too.....so far this is what i gather... anymore daddy out there, identify yourself pls....

dyh, david1234 are daddies too. Maybe I should also include the gender of the parents in the list.[/quote]
I think we can vote E3 as the President of PHPPS KSP Club....haha...so resourceful and plenty things to learn from her...

Trapwithin:

comfy:

Hi all mummies,

There are some daddies too

trapwithin is a daddy, markfch too... me too.....so far this is what i gather... anymore daddy out there, identify yourself pls....

Hi All


Mostly of them wants our kids to be in the top 3 classes stating academic and character values as the reason. MOE is piloting a project called ‘cottage’ class - mixing the brightest with the weakest in the same class. It is already happening in NYPS. If this comes to PH, how will you parents react?

comfy:

E3:

I thought 'CRAZY' was ok too but then I am not a very strict teacher, firm but not excessively particular. Our kids are already quite repressed in many ways. I cannot condone rudeness though.

Don't be surprise, even kids in top class also learned how to scold using the \"F@\" word. Just tell my DD to ignore it.
Words like Stupid, scolding words in chinese poem (how creative) are commonly used too.

i banned the word 'stupid' when dd was 3 yrs old. she saw and heard someone using this word and she descibed it to me. she never used that..i explained to her that it was morally incorrect to use this word on a person....fortunately, till to date, she still can remember what i told her back then.

markfch:

Thanks for the recommendation. Was wondering where to buy adidas shoes with white stripes. Just ordered those p1 books last night & paid $7.80 for home delivery. Will wait till end Dec to get the uniforms & shoes to ensure the best fit next yr for ds. See, even buy uniform also must strategize

i was at Sentosa last night with a HOD and several PV to do risk assessment prior to our event in Nov. my dd's classmate father was telli ng me that he get used to reading those messages written by her teacher in the comm book. But one message was quite interesting...\"so and so, your boy was caught using the word CRAZY during assembly. please counsel him.\"...something like that, can remember the exact words....

markfch, your turn will come....haha.....i got a few too....then you have more strategies to work on.....

E3:

Trapwithin:

This year P1 will also start to write comp instead of just structure writing.
PhPPS standard moving upwards every year.

Php, thanks for your sharing. Your dd has blended into the PH's culture well. Good for her! As for the way her creative writing teacher had taught her to write, it will work wonders in P2 compositions. I don't think she will be penalized unnecessarily if she writes in proper tenses and sentence structures, using all the helping words for the P1 SA2 p1, regardless of how she wants to begin the story. Can easily get 10/10.

Writing is her weakest point..i would be very happy if she can get about 8/10....she was doing about 6/10 to 7/10 lately.

Jennifer:

That's very unusual. It is encouraged to SHOW, not TELL in my elder boy's case since P5. IN P6, there is a 3rd party coming in to teach creative writing (I know why P6? Shld start earlier) that emphasize this as well. Can tell us who is the teacher? Or maybe that particular phrase did not reflect the scene appropriately?

My boy learnt this in P2 \"the sun inched its way up to the clear blue sky\", till now he still uses it in every compo he writes. I hv banned him as it is getting boring :lol: and he is not making an effort to learn other ones.

maybe dd misinterpreted her teacher's advice. believe more towards application and contents rather than the style of writing. i sent an email to her teacher in the early morning asking for her assistance in giving a little encouragement to dd before her paper this afternoon and to assure her that she is moving in the right direction. and well, i got her reply just couple of minutes ago stating that she would. so problem solved..luckily, she has a good teacher..communication between teacher and parent is important...

Jennifer, TAS just released a book recently...it is definitely useful for P4-P6 creative writing...get hold of a copy for your boy, i believe it will helpful to him and you will not be bored with his writing but instead looking forward to read his story....but you have to get it directly from them. it is not available outside.

E3:

Hope I am not too late in sharing this...


Below is a list of tips from my dd's teacher today for writing composition:

1. Break your paragraphs by picture
2. Write in past tense only!
3. Have a meaningful concluding paragraph
4. Don't start/end with a question
5. Use adjectives/ adverbs to describe your character/ action
6. Restrict to 2 dialogues
7. Don't end with dialogue
8. Don't begin with outdoor setting if it's indoor setting
9. Use linking words to connect ideas
10. No contractions (except in dialogues)
11. No excessive use of punctuation eg. Ahhhh!!!

All the best for Paper 1 tomorrow!!

Can't sleep in the middle of the night, so just post the following info which i took from another site which may help your kids' writing in future. dd started one month ago and she is enjoying the class so far.

The Alternative Story wrote:


Hi GilTang,

For reading, you can get your daughters to have an exercise
book with them when they read. As they read, when they come
across good phrases that they can use for their compositions, they
can put a coloured tag on that page and continue reading.
When they have finished reading the whole book, they can go back
to where the tags are and copy down the good phrases from the
storybook into their exercise book. They would also need to
categorize these phrases. For example, if there is
a phrase that described a drowning scene, they can write it down
and put in under the heading 'Drowning'. They would need to
leave a few pages for that category (so that when they come
across more drowning phrases in the future, they can then add
them in).

You can then get them to use these phrases in their writing but they
must apply them to their writing and not copy the phrase word for
word as sometimes the phrases might not totally suit what they
are writing.

Example:
(This is taken from Hostage by Chris Ryan)

Category: Reaction to danger
Amber stared back, frozen with fear. Up close, the size of
the creature was overwhelming. With huge effort, Amber controlled
her terror. Her brain started to work again and she realized that
she was staring death in the face. A second later, her body jerked
into action. – pg 13

This phrase can be used to describe a reaction to seeing a panther
on the loose. It can also be used to describe seeing a car coming
close. For the car scene, they woud need to apply this phrase:

Application:

I stared, frozen with fear, at the car careening down the road. Up
close, the vibrations on the road as the car came closer were
overwhelming. With huge effort, I controlled my terror. My brain
started to work again and I realized I was staring death in the face.
A second later, my body jerked to action and I started running.

In order for children to apply what they have read to their writing,
a concerted effort must be made. If your child balks at the
thought of copying down these phrases, then perhaps you could
get the books from us. Our books do come with creative
writing phrases that have been extracted from the books and they
are already in categories and hence, your children can file these
phrases up and look at them when they are writing their compositions.

Example of our creative writing extracts:

Monster Republic by Ben Horton

Chase (adapted)

Rora had summoned an extra burst of speed from somewhere and
was already way ahead of him. There was no catching up with her.
– pg 33

Shouts and splashing footsteps suddenly sounded in the distance.
A searching torch beam probed the gloom. Cameron flinched at
the intrusion of the bright light. – pg 58

Late night walk home (adapted)

The journey took a dark and lonely hour, interrupted only by the
passage of a car or the footsteps of pedestrians. The wind howled
and the leaves rustled as he made his way home. –pg 62

Burglary (adapted)
Cameron took a deep breath and crept along the side of the house.
As he rounded the corner, his heart jumped into his mouth. There
was somebody in the garden! Waiting, silhouetted against the night
sky. The person stood in the shadows. Suddenly, he stood and made
his way stealthily to the Lim’s house and began to pry open the door.
A burglar. Cameron was seeing a burglary take place before him.
– pg 64

TAS