Logos Academy: looking for help

Joyful.Carmen

Hi, dear all,
Our child is going to apply to Logos Academy (Primary School) next year. Could anyone tell me a bit more about Logos, such as their curriculum, teaching style, assessment methods, and whether there is a lot of homework or little or no homework? Are students generally happy with the school?
I would particularly like to share your experience if you have children studying in Logos.
Thanks a lot and best wishes!

軒Mother

我小朋友在logos讀二年級, 他和我都很開心, 因為無壓力, 老師們很有愛心, 功課量不多,  學校好open, 家長有很多機會與學校接觸, 有assessment, 有test.
很感恩孩子可以在logos讀, 希望您與孩子也可以加入logos這個大家庭!

deniset

Dear Joyful.Carmen,
My child is studying in P2.  She loves going to school and enjoys group activities with her peers.  The school offers a well-balanced curriculum across all subjects. The teachers are university graduates, many of whom have obtained higher degree within their scope of study.  The homework load is not particularly heavy, though there are definitely expectations for the child to achieve against the standards set for each term.  The history of the school is short.  It is only fair for the parents to allow time for the school to grow.  I am blessed to see that my child is happy and enjoys doing her homework.  Wish you success and good luck with the application.

alaska4567

我的小朋友在真道讀小四，我覺得各科課程設計得不錯，老師質素很高亦有愛心。她學習得很開心，時常很雀躍講述學校的事情。功課量不多，評估前老師亦會和他們溫習。學校每年有多次的觀課活動，家長更能了解小朋友上課情況。在這裏，家長和小朋友的壓力也減少很多呢!! :wink:

Joyful.Carmen

Dear alaska, deniset, and Hin Mother,
Thanks very much for your helpful information. May I ask a few more questions about Logos:
1. I read from Logos website and HK government website that there are no dictation, tests and exams in P1 - P3. Is this true? If yes, how do they assess the students?
2. Are the teachers teachig in English, or a combination of English & Cantonese?
3. Do they put emphasis on student discipline and conduct, and moral education?
4. I understand that students in traditional HK style schools work very hard, and have little or no time for rest & leisure. Do Logos students have ample time for rest & leisure?
I really hope my son can get away from the traditional HK style school, so that he may have an all-round development and a happy childhood.
Would be most grateful if you could share some of your experience.
Thanks and best wishes!

deniset

Dear Joyful.Carmen,
Take my daughter for example.  She is in FS_2.
1.  Dictation
She does have dictations in English (weekly) and Chinese (occasionally).  To me, dictation is not the most important, though I agree that students should be given dictations from time to time as it is a good way of spelling reinforcement. It is the literacy development, sentence constructions, creative writing, comprehension, speaking, reading etc. that counts.
2.  Assessments
The school has continuous assessments in core subjects.  The children have classwork assigned by the teachers to finish within the class period.  My daughter has weekly assessment in Chinese which I have to spend time at home to review with her.  The best practice, like most parents do, is to follow closely on what has been taught and review with her at home.  There are 3 assessments for the whole school year.
Apart from the traditional writing assessments, there are project works required from time to time in different subjects.  I enjoy the project approach because it arouses my child's interest in learning more through new discoveries.
As I mentioned earlier, the school has expectations towards the students to meet the targets set for each term. So, parents' involvement and support are important in this aspect.
3.  For Foundation Stage (first 3 yrs.), all subjects are taught in Cantonese except English and Putonghua.
4.  Moral Eduation
Logos Academy is a Christian school and religion is taught as of P1, mostly through Bible story-tellings.  Gradually in P2 they give students hand-outs and minimal homework to reinforce their religious concept of Christianity.  Apart from religion, the school emphasizes disciplinary education and offers a special lesson once a week to teach the children. The subject emphasizes a strong bondage between the child and the family, friends, love, help and respect for others.  In my opinion, this is an excellent arrangement to pair up with the child growth.
4.  Leisure
Like other children, my daughter has enough time to do her reading, creative writing, drawing, etc. etc. She also joins a few extra-curricular activities apart from her regular school days.  I do expect the workload to be heavier by the time she is in P3 & 4.

Hope the above will answer to your queries. May be alaska and Hin Mother can add their comments.
Another suggestion w/b to call up the school and find out when they will hold the next parents' meeting for P1 students (normally held in August).

deniset

Joyful.Carmen

Thanks very much, deniset. Are there other parents with children studying at Logos? Would you please also add some comments?
Thanks a lot!

kristy213

真道收左小女       請問真道是否不需穿著校服

軒Mother

很高興您的女兒可以加入真道大家庭!
學生是不需著校服的, 但要著淨色T-shirt, 褲或裙要藍色或卡其色, 您有時間行街見到有就替個女買定.
希望明年有機會在學校可以見到您們!

Racquel

Hi,

My daughter is in FS-1 (=P.1).  Agree with Deniset's opinion.  

Though there are dictations, teachers will not blame students with low marks, nor push parents.  They would use many ways to let the children repeatly read, use the key words.  I trust it help the children memorize them.  

Besides, I quite like the morning assembly.  Before assembly, children are told to stay clam and enjoy reading at their quene.  Not allow to run everywhere.  It helps them to get prepare for the lesson.  During the assembly, most often a teacher will come out and lead everybody singing.  It switches on the brain of the children and get away from the sleepy world.  The songs are lovely and meaningful.

Finally, I do agree with other Logos parents.  Logos is new and needs fine-tuning in many areas.  But the key direction is the most important and is on the right track.

Racquel's Dad

daisychan

kristy & emily,

Congratulations!
      

kristy&emily 寫道:
真道收左小女       請問真道是否不需穿著校服

waterdrop

Has to be "T-Shirt"? how about Shirt? is it ok? Any reqiurement about shoes? Also, how about Sport Wear for PE lesson? Sorry for asking so many question.  One more thing is that, my daughter has already registered to another primary school before knowing Logos has accepted her, now that I have chosen Logos and registered already, do I need to go to cancel the privious school that I have registered?

軒Mother 寫道:
很高興您的女兒可以加入真道大家庭!
學生是不需著校服的, 但要著淨色T-shirt, 褲或裙要藍色或卡其色, 您有時間行街見到有就替個女買定.
希望明年有機會在學校可以見到您們!

deniset

Dear Waterdrop,
Logos does have a dress code for the students.
The top must be plain/solid color polo shirts (with collar) or plain/solid color round neck t-shirts, except Black color.  I think plain color shirts are fine.
The bottom can be either skirts or pants in Khaki or Navy Blue for girls, and Khaki or Navy Blue pants for boys.
For shoes, both black leather shoes and trainers are acceptable.  The color of the trainers is plain white or navy blue preferably.  The school will distribute a dress code to the parents during the parents' meeting in August.  You don't need to worry too much about it.

nganc9

注意: 新入讀小一的小朋友有可能不是在將軍澳上課的, 要有心理準備.

軒Mother

照我所知, 06年小一應該都會在將軍澳上課, 07年可能不是!

Joyful.Carmen

Joyful.Carmen

Hi, dear Racquel, deniset, Hin Mother, & alaska,

Thanks for your earlier comments on Logos. I attended their P.1 admission briefing session, but still have some queries in mind:
1. There are 5 terms in a year. Does it mean that there are 5 end-of-term assessments in a year? What form do the end-of-term assessments take? Are they similar to the unseen examinations or tests in traditional schools, which pose severe pressure on the students?
2. Many schools nowadays require students to achieve "one sport, one artistic skill/musical instrument". What about Logos?

Could parents with children studying at Logos share their experience? Thanks a lot and best wishes.l

cutie4gal

Hi there,

Would any parent also share if the school offers extra-curricular activities. If yes, what kinds?

bb12mpc

dear Logos parents, could you advise what shall be attached with the application for grade 1?  Our son is attending K2 and is going to apply grade 1 before 23 June this year.  thanks a lot

軒Mother

bb12mpc,
你好！不要太緊張！你只需填寫好報名表交回學校，（親身或郵寄都可以），一般第一次交ｆｏｒｍ時都不需要附加任何文件，因為校方收到小朋友的報名表後，會安排面試，面試時會安排幾位小朋友一齊，畫