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作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-7-15 19:18 標題: 中文 assessment interview

Hi parents, did anyone get an email for chinese assessment interview? I just got one today for my daugther. I applied her to be in regular chinese class. I am surprised to get an interview as she is a local chinese. I want to ask those parents whose children are currently with ymca, is it hard to get in the regular chinese class? If she gets accepted to the east stream, will she get a chance to move back to regular later? Is she getting the interview because she seems doesnt speak Mandarin from family background?

I am kind of debating, I want to put her in ymca because I want her to have a happy and creative learning while gets to learn chinese and math as main stream school....

Any parents here having children studying in the easier chinese syllabus? How do you think about it?
Thanks all!

作者: jessicaso 時間: 15-7-15 21:52 標題: 回覆：中文 assessment interview

Rebecca, I received the same email yesterday and I was, like you, surprised and worried in the same time. I feel exactly like you said. I thought the regular Chinese class is for the students whose mother tongue is Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin) and the alternative class for those whose mother tongue is anything other than Chinese. Obviously it seems I was wrong ?!?

I am worried because Putonghua is never a language in our household (we are Cantonese and English bilingual family), and my son's only exposure to Putonghua is his twice half-an-hour per week PTH lesson in his kindie. Having said so it is understandable that his PTH level is probably below par (!!!) and not able to meet the school's regular class standard? However, does it mean his Chinese standard is poor? I can say certainly not. If my son is put into the alternative class purely because his PTH is below average, I would find it like a joke 😦😦

作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-7-15 23:17

Hi Jessica, thanks so much for your sharing! You exactly share my heart !!!! My daugther is at the exact same situatio, attending half day school with once a week Mandarin class. She will for sure fail in the Mandarin assessment.... But honestly her chinese level.is not that bad...I am.wondering if I could make a call to school to understand the process.
Would.really appreciate if Any current ymca parents can share your experience.

作者: ol_bb 時間: 15-7-16 01:43

本帖最後由 ol_bb 於 15-7-16 03:02 編輯

We got the email too. Probably everyone selected the traditional class need to sit for the assessment?
Anyone not receiving the email?

作者: Noelpychiu 時間: 15-7-16 05:33 標題: 回覆：中文 assessment interview

I also receive an email for my son and really worry about the assessment because he learn Chinese by using Cantonese in local kindergarten. We also expect him to take the Chinese Language Exam in local system when in secondary school. If he takes the alternative Chinese class, he definitely cannot meet the standard in studying local syllabus in Chinese Language.

作者: Noelpychiu 時間: 15-7-16 07:42 標題: 回覆：中文 assessment interview

Further, I guess the assessment for even a Chinese family may due to the loads of application for regular Chinese class. May be the Chinese teacher ( for regular Chinese) cannot accommodate the teaching load of too many students as there are 5 classes open for this Sep.

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作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-7-16 12:13

Hi parents, I called the school asked about the assessment and sharesnour concern about possibly need to take alternative chinese. The assessment is actually not as serious as it might sounded in the email. The staff said that the interview is for teacher to understand the chinese level of the kids better. And they expected local cantonese kids would not communicate well in madanrin. The rule of thumb is the students will For sure fall into the alternative chinese class if both set of parents are non-chinese speaking. They will honor chinese the parents election of class for children.

I feel a lot better talking to the staff. Hope the information helps.

作者: Noelpychiu 時間: 15-7-16 13:21 標題: 回覆：rebeccalee79 的帖子

Thanks Rebecca😄

作者: jessicaso 時間: 15-7-16 14:11 標題: 回覆：rebeccalee79 的帖子

Thanks Rebecca 😀

作者: pamelasusu 時間: 15-7-20 13:57 標題: 引用：Thanks+Rebecca+😀 +

原帖由 jessicaso 於 15-07-16 發表
Thanks Rebecca 😀

我也收到email, 不知道有沒有依家讀P2 or P3的同學家長知道具體內容

作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-9-4 15:30

今日收通告, 阿女中文班讀alternative , 雖然不是我的選擇, 但希望阿女讀得開心啦 !

作者: Noelpychiu 時間: 15-9-4 15:42 標題: 回覆：中文 assessment interview

仔仔幸運地編入regular Chinese class.😌

作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-9-4 16:15

Noel, 真好, 你仔仔本身會講普通話嗎? 阿女本身係蒙特梭利幼稚園上, 可能咁樣... 中文真的不是太好. 有啲失望, 但唯有讀下啦

作者: readymama 時間: 15-9-4 19:08

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My girl is also alternative chinese too but hope she has happy school life in swcs

作者: Noelpychiu 時間: 15-9-4 19:39 標題: 回覆：rebeccalee79 的帖子

他是廣東話幼稚園，加插英文＆普通話每天30分鐘而已。但k2巳有外補英文oral and 普通話拼音，本來是為迎戦小一面試，但入了YMCA 全部外語課堂已停哂。但估唔到中文課也要經考核才能進本地中文課，如果日后想考本文憑地試的話，那怎辦？喜歡此校乃因國際➕本地混合模式呢！

作者: rebeccalee79 時間: 15-9-5 12:02

嘩, Noel 原來要預備咁多! 其實assessment 個日見到份3頁紙的中文, 已經覺得考得好深, 像一, 二年级的程度, 對於一個剛讀完K2 的小朋友, 覺得除非本身家長有 train 開小朋友中文或是國語家庭大, 要過到這個 assessment 都幾難。

你說得對, 如果家長是想小朋友將來考本地試那怎麼辦? 讀開 alternative 其實好難比佢跟到程度讓他們可轉回regular chinese, 除非家長谷. 希望學校會考慮到這点. 我們幾年後都會回美國, 所以對於我們問題不大. 本地家長便會多了一個考慮.

作者: 小書89000 時間: 15-9-5 18:31 標題: 引用：嘩,+Noel+原來要預備咁多!+其實assessment+

原帖由 rebeccalee79 於 15-09-05 發表
嘩, Noel 原來要預備咁多! 其實assessment 個日見到份3頁紙的中文, 已經覺得考得好深, 像一, 二年级的程度, ...

老實說這學校方針本來就不是"谷"的學校，也是準備給小朋友上YMCA 中學或國際學校。大家選這所學校前有沒有想過呢？如不明白學校方針，為何又要選讀呢？倒頭來又是苦了孩子。返轉頭要學校"谷"成其他本地學校。很不贊同

作者: papachai 時間: 15-9-6 20:30 標題: 回覆：小書89000 的帖子

想請問有冇邊位知year2regular class中文書幾錢？見到通吿叫交支票，但不清楚錢碼幾多，謝謝！

作者: iambhunty 時間: 15-9-7 21:19 標題: 回覆：papachai 的帖子

我今日打左電話去學校，回來張通告寫year 2 插班生regular class 買中文課本總數$556

作者: papachai 時間: 15-9-8 08:05 標題: 回覆：iambhunty 的帖子

Thanks iambhunty!

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