2006 入讀 劍鳴K1 家長交流區

monmantong

LET ME MAKE A LIST

AM CLASS

name                boy/girl       Month     living district

K1A ( AM)
1.Woodymom-      boy         Sept


K1B ( AM)
1.QQ2003     girl         Nov     Kwai Chung(group A)
2. bbmummy girl         
3. supergirl    boy       May      Diamond Hill (group A)
4.  Karencks  boy       Dec          TKO(Group A)



K1C(AM)
1.yuiyuibb -     boy                                  (Group B)
2. Chine          boy                                  (group A)

* wilsonsandy       girl 晴晴 - class info TBA



PM CLASS-international

name           boy/girl         Month     living district

K1A(PM)
1.Cathleen    girl              Sept    Ma On Shan(grp B)
2.Euro           boy               June   (group A)
3. lunabella    girl                 Oct     Tsuen Wan
4. CarrieBB    girl                 Oct     Tuen Mun(grp A)
5. Renee        boy                Aug          TKO ( grp A)
6. Elsa            boy               Dec     Yuen Long(grpA)

K1B(PM)
1.monmantong--   Boy      sept       TKO- grp A
2. yatjeh               boy       Oct       TKO- grp B
3.Hilary 2002        girl      dec02   Diamond Hill-grp A
4.safarimama       girl       april          TKO- grp A
5.Camma      girl         april                 Tai Po-grp A
6.Sarsmum           girl                                 grp A



PM CLASS INFO FOR FLWG - TBA
1Kathysuen           Boy            Oct       Lai Chi Kwok
2.Long ma              boy            Jun      Ma On Shan
4.cwz01                 boy
5.Kathy_Hoiki         girl                          TKO
6. babyalex            boy                           Shatin
7. Mayli              girl           Sept     Cheung shawan
8.momanita            boy              Sept
9. jeffmama           boy                         TKO
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supergirl

monmantong,

you make up your mind finally!?

monmantong

Supergirl-- 80% .. ( if no further change )

safarimama

hi monmantong.... you give up Kentville ar?! Why ar?

ianmami

monmantong, 恭喜晒, 你有左決定          

monmantong

Safarimama,

because :

For KM
1) small class small size -- only 1: 10-12 , teachers
more focus on my son;  strong family warm feeling.. all know the name of kid.
2) International class - I think bilingual is more
important, language is very important for a child
to develop at earlier stage. If he can speak more,
he can have better ability to express, and can
face with foreigners without fears.
it has one native and one local stationed in the
class for 3 years.

2) I prefer 兒童為本, project approach. I asked
myself again, i would not prefer traditional
teaching approach, as it is not interactive.
also, i would prefer creativity, as i realize that
KM has many chances to let the kids build up in this area.

3) I believe 劍鳴的創辦人校監 has his own will to build up this school, as the nbrs of the students have been growing up, quoted from the comment from
a education professional "雖說是退休了的喇沙和瑪利諾高層夫婦，但想必會給予家長在選校時一點提示吧，曾否參加劍鳴為學生家長辦的答問大會，校監和來賓的解說和答案一定比較董特首來得清楚精楚，再有疑問，約見校長校監亦比大規模幼稚園來得易。 "
{
蒙梭特利教具該校有著，但只是在低班或之前使用，其精神為孩子在操作教具中學習，夾雜使用此教具之學校不能稱為蒙梭特利學校，但為了適應香港的教育制度，在低、幼兒班時以此輔教頗有益處，高班時轉以接軋於小學的方法施教，亦是形勢比人強。 }
also, i believe their background is very strong, besides the couple of Mr Chan, they also have committee outside for seeking the advice for the school.

4) the curriculum is not easy, -- very even in English/Chinese /Maths. They teach maths in both Chinese and English.. so kids can easily catch up in
English primary school or local primary school.

5) for international class, there is one Mandarian Speaker with one Native English speaker as Class teachers, Kids can learn more Mandarian( save the cost to learn Mandarian outside).. ( i know both SC+ Kv is not strong in Mandarian)

6) a lot of parent-involvments and activities --
kids can feel mother or parent work together, have a very happy school life.

7) more chances for kids to build up confidence-- a lot of 表演, like Dancing, choir; which is difficult for a kid to preform himself in front of a lot of people. it can help the interview for primary schools.

8) as small nbrs of children in the schools, school is willing to hear the comments from parents and do improvement.

9) this year, a lot of students can enter good primary schools, like SFA, DBS(DSS), KTS... ( which i talked with those moms .. ( but there are over 600 graduated students from KV, only few % can enter , instead, KM has higher %)..
though KM is new, if already a lot of famous private primary schools or DSS primary schools accepted the kids from KM this year, means KM already entered the market.. )

lastly, base on my comments from KM parents, all are satisfied with this school..

BBmother

Hi monmantong,

I just want to know if my children study K1 international class, is it OK for her to study HK traditional primary school in the future?  I am worry about her standard on Chinese

EmilyBB

monmantong

很高興妳有了初部的決定，KM一定不會令你失望！

monmantong

BBmother,

don't worry about this. as far as i know, the curriculum between main stream class & international class are same, the only difference is that one of the class teacher of int'l class is Native English speaking teacher, and when k3, there will be Mandarian /English class.. means the Chinese teacher will speak Mandarian instead of Cantonese, and additionally there will one book for Mandarian teaching.

also, i know the Chinese standard for Km is very high, because Mr Chan of the school is ex-princple of La Sella , who was in charge of Chinese sugject. He will have his own method how to teach the children for writing.. & my friend told me after comparing the chinese books, words between KM's and Kenville, they are more or less the same standard.

monmantong

Emily BB,

thanks a lot ! I hope Km won't let me disappointed.

由 EmilyBB 於 2005-12-31 23:18:17monmantong

很高興妳有了初部的決定，KM一定不會令你失望！

QQ2003

Monmantong,

KM都收左我個囡讀上午班,原來我想放棄,但聽完你講之後又心郁郁,我想問下今年入倒女拔大約有幾多人呀?是不是好少女仔讀KM?

Thank you!   

monmantong

QQ2003,

I didn't expect there are a lot of hidden moms looking for KM also, until i opened this topic.
Actually, my son will be one of the student of KM for next year, so I think i am not enough to give full details of KM for all you, but you can click into its web site to see the % entering into 女拔.

For 女拔, i know the acceptance standard is quite high, they accept applicants  is not only due to one singe reason . Besides the name of kindergarten, they alos see the background of the parents,
performance of the girl, and some kind of certificiate, this is what i saw in Primary school topic. ( someone even told me they like to accept "big girl-- born in Jan/Feb..)  , but not sure if it is true)

I really don't know which schools girl will go, as my kid is boy;because of the name of ex-La Salla prinicple, most of the moms will likely send their boys to KM rather than girls.. but i think La Salla does not have direct relationship with KM , it is an illusion. ( as i know most of the fathers (old boys of La Sella) will send their sons to KM because they know Mr Chan.. ).  
BTW, besides KM, which seat of school you are holding ? can you share & compare ? for me, i only have Kenville, Keen Mind and St.Nicholas on hand, so probably i will choose KM.




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QQ2003

Monmantong,

留位費我只比左york(a.m.) & KM(a.m.), Victoria(p.m)所以我放棄左
在1月7日會In宣道,如果得左我當然揀宣道,如果衰左就會係york or km
我都係同樣唔鍾意kent   

monmantong

QQ2003,

I also gave up Victoria(PM), as i felt it is too expensive and the location is not good.  Between York and KM, i would suggest you choose KM.
Re 宣道, pls note that the cirrculum is not hard, so even if your kid can enter 宣道 primary school, he/she may feel hard to catch up..  ; and if you didn't go to 宣道 primary school,, it does not have advantage to apply other private or DSS primary schools, because of its curriculum.
also, beware that it is also traditional teaching, like Kenville.

QQ2003

Monmantong,

麥宣道係傳統學校咩?我真係唔知呀!好多家長話好喎,加上學費又平
你有無In St.Catherine呀?我囡囡waiting list 乍,好想個囡入倒, p.m.都無問題

monmantong

QQ2003,

Re Sc- my son was on waiting list also, I like it very much, & i sent the request letter already, but i know the chance is low.. so, i need to settle down now .
However, base on the experience of the interview and result of SC this year, i liked it less than before.

QQ2003

Monmantong,

I sent the request letter to SC also.
If SC is accept your kid, you choose KM or SC?

Good luck!!   

monmantong

QQ2003,

this is so complicated question! before the interviews and results released, i would say " 100% SC", but after some " cooling time", i think KM is not too bad, in my mind, it is in between SC & KV, I can get the similar advantages of 2 schools from KM.
actually in this web, or in most people' thought, it seems that only KV or SC are very good schools, and they can enter good primary schools. However, after my analysis, i think it is more important to choose the suitable one for our kids. Parent's effort is more important than only the school.
My friend reminded me that " if  KV does not 100% guarantee that you kid can enter your target primary school, you need not choose it because you don't like this school much & traditional teaching method, otherwise you will be very painful for 3 years, don't choose it because of the name of the school, or its famous."

Re Sc- i don't know yet, since it has over 600 students for k1, it cannot  guarantee the consistence quality of the teachers.. . anyway, if it calls me, of course i will re-consider the whole picture.

QQ2003

Monmantong,

Thanks for your information!!    

kathysuen

hi,

各位，我細仔收錄讀下午班，星期五交留位費！

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