Thanks for sharing. I will try to call again tomorrow.

Thanks ladies.


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Is this the correct number for the dental clinic? No one picks up at all :s

This is tough…

Anyone’s kid has visited the school dentist? Ds has been trying to go, but it seems to be opened for limited days/ times? So far, all his visits has been in vain. Is there a in-house dentist there at all?

Thanks ladies.

Hello, for those whose kids are attending the chinese camp tomorrow, do you know if the school bus will fetch the kids? Just hoping.

Zoji, I asked ds abt the school bus situation. He takes those big buses and yes, they are three to a seat and no seat belts. The worse thing is students at the back of the bus which are bigger boys are even seated on the floor, cos there is no mor seating space.

I find mshs does have a good system of teaching Chinese. Ds doesn't go to any tuition or enrichment, has no inkling what is hypy before pri one because his kindy doesn't teach it and I didn't let him go to any Chinese prep class. Before primary one, he is also a kandang, doesnt speak much chinese. But now, he is reading short stories with hypy and he converse rather fluently in Chinese at home with me, albeit with a lot of reminders. And his results are satisfactory by my standards.


I spend 30min to 1 hour coaching him everyday in all subjects. So maybe about twenty min on chinese. We rely heavily on all the school/ recommended resources like 课本，字卡， 好朋友，亲子活动 and xuele. I like it that all test content and format is given clearly, so I can help him prepare. I stick very closely to the format like 辨字测验， 短文填空，etc to prepare each tests. So far he is doing well for tests. some careless mistakes when it comes to hypy 声调, but otherwise he understands what is going on.

Ds also learnt very difficult Chinese in k2 like 弟子规，听写 words like 水蒸气，过滤.... But all give back to teacher le. Here in pri one, I find whatever new characters he learnt is reinforced all round in the books, flash cards, xuele, 好朋友 (I read this newsletter with him cover to cover every week). So the words stays with him and he uses them in daily conversation. And these easier words build up his confidence.

I think the teachers really work hard with the students, so I really commend their effort. Btw ds is in 1I. Aside from the usual chops and stickers for encouragement, I heard from ds that they have a group point systems whereby each group accumulate points for answering qns in class and they earn presents like chocolate and sweets. Sound like hogwarts

I don't mean any offense to anyone here. I just feel that mshs does have a system and we can try to work with it and also not stress our kids. Even for ds who doesn't have tuitions, his daily curriculum is grueling as compared to my time. He studies the whole morning, reach home about two plus to three, bathes and lunch. Then does his school homework. After that he has sometime for fun. After dinner when we r home, he has to study with me again. So on days when he is tired, I just read him stories and he just listens or I let him play xuele.

Do you know about the school bus arrangement for Friday? What time should we pick up our kids? Thanks.

It is correct, next week 口语活动 is on 认读拼音。I have the same instructions.

For the chinese folder I have signed and returned last week.


For the maths and english folders, ds says to keep at home, i am not sure if it is to be returned next week.

I also have a libray card application form, does anyone knows if that should be given to the teacher?

Thanks.

Ds is from 1I.