07-08學之園(海逸校)K2

DorisTSL

Lydia,

I guess the Chinese characters that kids are asked to write in the second semester are more difficult.  Just wonder if it's good for kids.

ljsze

Doris, Lydia

Davin also takes longer time to finish his Chinese homework now.  More copying to do.  Characters may not be that difficult.  Phrasing is a bit difficult on the other hand.

LydiaWong

ljsze, Doris,
The words are more difficult but I think Preston was just crumpy and didn't want to do the homework. I think the words are suitable for their level. Some kinder has much higher level. Actually, I'm worried if the level is comparable with the other kinders.

BTW, we took some studio photos a couple weeks ago, please feel free to go to the below link to see our photos.

[ 本文章最後由 LydiaWong 於 08-2-20 21:46 編輯 ]

DorisTSL

Lydia,

Nice photos.  Preston is cute!


Dear all,

Did you open a bank account for your kids?  I opened an account to save Brian's packet money when he was one.  Up till now, he has saved over $20000.

I am thinking of opening another account for Brianna.

[ 本文章最後由 DorisTSL 於 08-2-21 09:04 編輯 ]

ljsze

Lydia

Nice pictures.  How long does it take & how much ?

Doris

A kid account is attached to my personal acount but no deposit at this moment.  However, I do keep record of the amount of lai see each year.  I just think when I should start to let him have his own deposit.

LydiaWong

ljsze,Doris,
Thanks. It's not expensive and was a happy experience. The staff were so nice and we enjoyed the whole process. It took around ~1 hour and $388/ 28 pics.

Preston has a account for depositing his lai see. We do not really keep close track on his account and wait till he's older to handle by himself.

[ 本文章最後由 LydiaWong 於 08-2-25 13:10 編輯 ]

bblaw

Very handsome boy, the policeman look.Preston  look fatter than real .

DorisTSL

Lydia,

I showed Preston's pictures to Brian and he asked me to bring him to take pictures.

To which branch did you take Preston to?

LydiaWong

bblaw,
Thanks. i think Kaka will love to take photos esp. there are lots of princess constumes.

Doris,
At Hung hom, very convenient. The staff there are very nice. You should wait when Brianna is around 8 months old, then you can take a family photos.

[ 本文章最後由 LydiaWong 於 08-2-25 17:13 編輯 ]

ljsze

Dear All

This Easter holiday is quite long.  I'm planning to let Davin take some ECA during the holiday.  Any plan ?  Any good ECA ?  I have some alternatives but am waiting for more choices.

LydiaWong

ljsze,
I'm thinking of the YMCA, are you interested? If so, then they can join together.

ljsze

Lydia

Any details ?

LydiaWong

ljsze,
You can check out the ymca website about the details. I'm thinking of the english daycamp but is quite expensive.

ljsze

Lydia

I've browsed through the details of Day Camp.  Quite interesting but I think maybe Davin is a bit too small for the camp.

I remember you mentioned about YMCA day camp some time ago.  Did Preston join before ?

晞晴媽咪

Hi all,

I'm back...quite busy to help my elder girl to prepare the School Music Festival recently. Hope Hei Ching can have a chance to participate next year.

I think most of you will join the Sports Day on 17 Mar. I attended the 'Parent Exercise Together' yesterday. ha ha...the exercises are not that easy to learn in an hour. However, I found most daddies and mommies worked very hard to try and dance. See if Hei Ching can teach me again at home...ha ha...

I have a quick discussion with Miss Cheng yesterday. She said they will arrange to visit some direct-sub. primary schools later this year and the P1 preparation class will start soon. Another mommy joined the discussion and worried about how to prepare the portfolio for her boy. Miss Cheng commented the content should be clear and concise because most headmasters do not have time to scan through such a "big" file. I think it is almost time for me to do the preparation.

晞晴媽咪

LydiaWong

ljsze,
Preston hasn't joined the YMCA camp b4. I'm still thinking about it. It looks quite interesting.

HeiChingmom,
I think it's almost time for the porfolio preparation too. I heard most schools won't look at the porfolio until they need to choose from the waiting list, then the porfolio makes a difference. I don't have much idea how to prepare it but I think the teachers will show us some sample later.

Dear moms,
Will you join the interviewing program? Someone told me that this program was organised very well last year and the parents all apprecited the work and the parents from K3 are close enough to exchange info. about interviews and schools. I think this year we should group together so all our kids can have good performance.

晞晴媽咪

Hi Lydia,

According to my past experience, we cannot use "1" portfolio for all primary schools. We should modify it a bit to fit the style of schools. For example: if that primary school is good in academic, we should address more on the application letter + portfolio. If it is emphasis in music, we can try to put some photos / certificates that can show our kids' music talent. For me, I really hope that Hei Ching can get a place in my elder girl's school but the competition is keen every year. So....I will let Hei Ching to join the interview class organized by LHK.

晞晴媽咪

[ 本文章最後由 晞晴媽咪 於 08-3-2 22:11 編輯 ]

ljsze

Dear All

What a headache !  Finally we have to start the preparation.  For those taking half-day class, the timing for the program is not that convenient but for the future of the kid I think most of us will join.

I also heard that the school will not have time to study the portfolio.  So, what we can do is to make is precise & to the point.

LydiaWong

Dear moms,
What's the time for the interview class for half-day kids? Preston's class is after full-day class, which is at 4:15-5:00pm. The time is so late which crash with some of his ECA. I may change it to the noon time but not sure what time he'll have lunch, need to clarify with the school.

Heichingmom,
Thanks for your advice, I thought one porfolio is enough, now I have more work to do than I thought.

ljsze

Lydia

Is there really a noon session ?  If so, I'd prefer to attend noon session.  The schedule also crashs one of the ECA.  I think the interview class only starts after all classes finish.  It's really time consuming travelling to & from school in the afternoon.

I have to check with the teacher tmr.