ST. Joseph kinder

youngmami

xmasboyleo 寫道:
請問下星期評估考唔考上學期的課程？

Hi,

I have asked my boy's teacher the week before assessment begins    

She says only 'dictation' covers last semester.  Others NO lah.     

xmasboyleo

Hi youngmami,
Million thanks!     

youngmami 寫道:

Hi,

I have asked my boy's teacher the week before assessment begins    

She says only 'dictation' covers last semester.  Others NO lah.     

buddiesboyd

Hi youngmami,
  also thank for you. My son forget some song eg.  夏天到, 小白兔, ........... He tell me the story is about the bird and I think ......烏鴉的身彩衣. Does  your son mentioned ?  Good luck for everybody.  My son seem a little flu and running nose, and I just give a little medication. And hope the sick will be improve.

Jackielee

Hello,

I'm busy on my daughter's exam, still have two days to go.
No time to prepare with my son.

FungMm

各St. Joseph (WanChai)的家長,

您好呀, 因小兒想明年九月入讀此幼稚園, 我有一些問題請教各位...     

1) 如想明年九月入讀是否在今年12月份取表及遞交?
2) 那裡可取申請表呢?
3) 如成功入讀此幼稚園是否有90%入讀其小學? 那有多少%可入讀其中學?
4) 另想知道St. Joseph的下午班是律校, 上午班是否直/私校呢?

十分多謝大家給此機會我在此發問, 希望不太煩擾大家.  

待覆!      

nattyma

FungMm,

(St. Jo's Mums, pls correct me if i am wrong)

1.) It is depands on the school, normally yes, around Dec or Jan for application and interview in Mar. Pls note that they only have K2 N K3. If your  son is attending K1 in the coming semester then u may apply for your son.

2.)You have to call the school for the details, u may get the form from the school on some certain days ONLY.

3.)Yes, from the previous record, around 90% of the kinder students were accepted to the primary section. unfortunately , there is only 30-40% of the primary students made their way through to the Secondary section.      

4.)The whole primary school is under Government subsidy. P.1-P.3 are in PM section and P.4-P.6 are in AM section.

I hope these could answer some of your doubts. Don't be silly, it is o.k. to check with St Jo's mums here. I am sure all of us will be more than happy to help coz we are all nice and passionate St Jo's Mums.      

FungMm

Hi Nattyma,

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.  Yes, my son will go to K1 in coming September.     

leung_i

nattyma 寫道:
FungMm,

Don't be silly, it is o.k. to check with St Jo's mums here. I am sure all of us will be more than happy to help coz we are all nice and passionate St Jo's Mums.      

nattyma,

I STRONGLY AGREE this!!!!           

FungMm,

I am a very blurred mom, and I got most of the useful information from all these St Jo mums too!!

youngmami

nattyma,

Your answers are very correct.   

And you know more than me ah.  I don't know P1-P3 is PM class and P4-P6 is AM class.   

Lelu

You may get more info in respect of St. Jo Primary below.

Please click: 2005 小學博覽

Please click: St. Jo Primary website

buddiesboyd

my son had already to finish the singing assessment and said sing the song  端午節 , 水真奇妙, 搖小船.and one more song. I don't know which words he had dictation. In the coming , he is the worse one about the math. And he ask me to  type the name of his classmate 區柏軒,  I think the one his best friend but I had not listen before. Be hard , last three days.

centre

Dear all,

If someone can share more about the teaching methods and your kids' learning in school? From the piece of information in other discussion thread, i learn that there is "not much" activity learning in class. Is it the case? It seems that the parents are unable to participate in class much except birthday party, how we know more about the kids' study progress and their school adjustment? Also, is it heavy to manage the dictation & school assessment? Apologies for so many questions , i am still 15/16 for my boy's start in K.2 in Sept.06.

youngmami

centre 寫道:
Dear all,

If someone can share more about the teaching methods and your kids' learning in school? From the piece of information in other discussion thread, i learn that there is "not much" activity learning in class. Is it the case? It seems that the parents are unable to participate in class much except birthday party, how we know more about the kids' study progress and their school adjustment? Also, is it heavy to manage the dictation & school assessment? Apologies for so many questions , i am still 15/16 for my boy's start in K.2 in Sept.06.

Hi Centre,

Your information is quite correct.  Parents have no need to participate in school's activities (even for birthday parties and outing).  

You like this style school ?

I like this style because it's like the schools I attended in my childhood (--> very traditional type).  Parents just 'give' kids to school and school is reliable to guide them.

I know what my boy has leanrt from -

- weekly study summary distributed by school on every Friday;

- textbooks, homework, exercises sheets, etc.; and

- the descriptions of my boy about school life.  He told me they have arts & crafts (classroom work taken back); music class (they have exams on singing songs); story time; PE; English classes; etc.  

You think these are enought 'active'?  

Recently I heard my boy telling me two things:-

1) he saw a big lamb in TV, full of thick hair.  He told me 'you can cut the lamb's hair, clean it and use it to make wool sweater' (very clear description);

2) he saw a dog in street.  He told me 'mama, you know dogs do not sweat.  They don't get wet skin and hair if they're out hot.  They sweat by pulling out their tongue'.

Both time I asked him who told him these knowledge and he said he learnt at school.

Recently before the exam (they're having exams in these two weeks), the school taught concepts of 'floating' and 'sinking' in water.  My boy said teachers let them do experiments at school so he wanted to try at home as well.

I found this level is enough to me.

What do you think ?

              

centre

youngmami,

Million thanks for your sharing! I have revealed almost all the messages from u and other moms shared last year with some of them shared the same struggle with me at this moment. Sure! what u tell me is the first hand information which is a very good reference. I still have a sense of 庸人自擾 with worry over my boy's adjustment to change of school.   :cry:

youngmami

centre 寫道:
youngmami,

Million thanks for your sharing! I have revealed almost all the messages from u and other moms shared last year with some of them shared the same struggle with me at this moment. Sure! what u tell me is the first hand information which is a very good reference. I still have a sense of 庸人自擾 with worry over my boy's adjustment to change of school.   :cry:

Hi Centre,

You're welcome! I just tell you my feeling jar.

I worried a lot last year when my son come to St. Jo. from a very famous 'playing only' kinder.  Within this year, I found he's as happy as before and settled quite OK so I didn't worry anymore.

But you must know that the teaching style is quite 'antique' in St. Jo.  Teachers are strict.  But this is not necessarily a bad thing, especially to super active and talkative boys at their age.  More discipline is good, right?     (which can't be done at home   )

If your son is relatively behave and quiet, I think he can settle well very quickly.  My son also has very very active classmates, who are frequently 'punished' by teachers (but I think their parents welcome what teachers doing   )

Anyway, hope you can choose a kinder suitable to your son !

   

centre

Dear youngmami,

Thanks for your prompt reply which provides me with great support. In fact, i think i am a bit settled now. U a right, more strict in discipline is not a bad thing given that it is not the only way the teachers do with the kids at school.  Since K.1, my son has simple homework to do already. What i observed, he does pay effort to finish it. I beleive that he has no problem in St. Jo. U know, worry always comes from parents who is afraid of making wrong decision. Haha...I need to buy school bag and uniform, do u have any advice? From here and especially from u, i can feel the strong mutual support amongst parents   

nattyma

Center,
yes, u are right !!, I have the same feeling as yours, let's support each and everyone here!!!!!!         

Youngmami and leung_i,
Special thanks to u 2 !!!!     

leung_i

Hi nattyma,

         Actually I didn't help much!!     

centre

I bought the school bag & sport suit already. The school staff is very helpful.  

nattyma

Center,
Good for u! See u in Sep!!!