Spoke to Teacher @ Zhonghua Language school located at Bendemeer Shopping Mall. Any one use them before? Good?

P3 book list has many items listed as optional, eg grammar, 2 dictionaries from different publishers, Chinese Readers, E-dictionary…

Any advice if they are necessary?

P1 will move to P2 same class. teachers will be same too.

I have P1 Chinese and English dictionary/pictionary to gv away. I think it is listed as optional on the book list. Send me a PM if you want to take over. Thanks.

I am giving away P1 and P2 sets of Chinese story books that the school uses as supplement to the textbooks. Send me a PM if you want to takeover.

*Meet up at Boon Keng mrt.

SAHM_TAN:

From what I know P1 and P2 are not put into classes based on academic results.


I think it's best to contact your son's form teachers (from his previous and current class) to understand the situation.

From what I hear, it's not true. On the registeration day they were told to do some work and was assessed and put into.respective classes based on that. My son's friend from another class said that their Teacher said their class is the best P2 class. I believe it because he always have more work, even their spelling have 'extra' sentences or words. He told he scored 130/100 because Teacher gave extra'!

Son just informed me that from tomorrow until the exams finish he will be transferred to class 2D. There was no letter from the School. I’m upset that they are doing this without informing us parents. Does anyone know what could be the reason? I know the class alphabets means best or average or poor (students) class. What does class D signifies?

Issue1:

My son’s wallet was stolen during Wushu class. I called up to inform the school. The lady who picked up the phone said there was no returned wallet on Friday. Sigh…she completely missed the point (same as the Old Chang Kee incident whereby the staff say ‘it’s not an insect, it’s not 6-legged’!) - it’s not the wallet - there is theft in school and this should be brought to the attention of the discpline master, or whoever…she didn’t even ask for my name or contact details. I’m going to write to the school.

Issue2:
SFE has organized a Parenting Talk on 14-Apr. It coincides with P2 Parent’s Talk. I called up the school (on the same day). The same lady informed that she is not aware of the SFE event, said it was organized by PSG. I’m not sure if she represent the school, I mean when she said she’s not aware, is the school aware? How can the school be not aware of an event that will be held within it’s premise, sent from the school’s letterhead? There should be better coordination - events should not happen on the same day, same time.

Now I’m wondering who I shall write to? Principal?

hquek:

hi workingmummy,


I checked DS bag yesterday (he's in 2H also) - the maths textbook is in his bag. I asked if his teacher wanted to collect it, but he said no.

Teacher explained that the students can leave their books in class, can also bring back if desired.

Vez:

Hi WorkingMommy,


Yesterday is stretch english right but DD told me is math...

Hi Vez,
Understand from my DS Stretch Eng & Maths are together. Yesterday only 5 students turned up so Teacher taught Maths. Not sure if what he said is true or not. Maybe it is alternate week for Eng/Maths?