ST. Joseph kinder

Jackielee

youngmami 寫道:
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nattyma 寫道:
Youngmami n Jackielee,
Cheer up! Don't worry, I am sure that your boys will be accepted in the 2 nd round. Lets hope for the best.
Do u mind telling us how much points do u have? I think all the boys with 20points are accepted in the 1st round.

minimum point - only for first born child   [/quote]

My one even don't have the point tim.
My boy is the second child in my family.

Jackielee

youngmami 寫道:
Hi Lelu,

Many thanks for your encouraging words!

You know yesterday school put up a big poster at its entrance showing names of all kids been admitted.  After school yesterday my boy told his grandma that "我出年無書讀。有書讀既小朋友先有名，我無名所以無書讀".  My mother said my son sounds like he has done sth. wrong.  Poor boy.......

You know he doesn't understand the allocation system at all.  He must be thinking that he didn't do well so be penalized and school not accept him.

After heard my mother's description, I nearly cried     

poor you!
poor parents! [including me!]

EdenDad

Dear K2 Parents,

I just updated the Name List with newly added info 1) Subject Teachers, 2) School Bus Drive & Assistant & 3) School Assistants.  I also put in share drive @gmail.com so that all of us can update those info.

Any parents agree to share their info and agree not be use those info for commercial purpose will be welcome to join us.  Please contact me at "[email protected]".

    

youngmami

EdenDad 寫道:
Hi buddiesboyd & youngmami,

More power to you, and don't worry.  I hear the same that SJP will take back all the kids who are appealing.

On the other hand, don't miss the chance to teach your kids to "hang in there, be tough and must do a better job than other kids when they have a chance to go to SJP".  

All the best to K3 parents!!!

Thank all for your encouragment!

Luckily boys are always easy to forget things, and the big poster showing successful names disappeared yesterday already so my boy was as happy as usual now.

He's a relatively optimistic boy so when I asked him on Monday  ' 無書讀，點算呀?' My boy answered: '咁我出年努力D law'. Though he didn't understand whether or not a primary 1 place can be allocated is not relating to whether he's working hard or not, I still appreciate his positive response     

And this can also teach our kids that not everything can be 垂手可得。

Lelu

Hi youngmami,

I am really surprised how your son has got such high pressure.

Last year, I did all of the preparation work behind him.  He evenly did not know when the 1st round result was announced.  When I took him to attend interviews of DSS/private schools, I told him that we were going to have fun and play games with others at a school with bigger campus.

There should be less than 50% of the students in a class being admitted in the 1st round.  He should still have a lot of classmates under the same situation.  Please consider to contact his class teacher for counselling, if necessary.

Indeed, the pressure to the parents was high, especially when they noted the classmates had been admitted to SJP or DSS schools.  In extreme cases, some parents avoided to attend social gathering before June.

However, I can assure that you will join us as SJP's parents next year.  What you should do is to prepare how to bridge the academic gap between SJK and SJP, which is my existing task.

All the best,

Lelu

youngmami

Lelu 寫道:
Hi youngmami,

I am really surprised how your son has got such high pressure.

Last year, I did all of the preparation work behind him.  He evenly did not know when the 1st round result was announced.  When I took him to attend interviews of DSS/private schools, I told him that we were going to have fun and play games with others at a school with bigger campus.

There should be less than 50% of the students in a class being admitted in the 1st round.  He should still have a lot of classmates under the same situation.  Please consider to contact his class teacher for counselling, if necessary.

Indeed, the pressure to the parents was high, especially when they noted the classmates had been admitted to SJP or DSS schools.  In extreme cases, some parents avoided to attend social gathering before June.

However, I can assure that you will join us as SJP's parents next year.  What you should do is to prepare how to bridge the academic gap between SJK and SJP, which is my existing task.

All the best,

Lelu

Hi Lelu,

Thank you very much for your advice.

In fact like you, I didn't mention anything before my boy and originally I planned not to tell him about the result of 1st round (I thought it's not necessary to let him know especially he is too young to understand the whole process).  

However, I don't know why he noticed that poster and even knew that only those kids' names on the list were admitted.  He's very 八卦 so I guess he must had heard some discussions among parents on Monday near the school entrance.

I asked my boy whether teachers had mentioned sth. about primary admission on Monday but he said no.  Perhaps I should contact the class teacher to share with her my boy's feedback on Monday.  

This year 12 out of 23 classmates were admitted in 1st round in my son's class.  I already explained to him that there are stages for announcing names and it is not his fault that his name is not on the list.  Hope he can understand lah.

He's OK now.  Thanks again for your words.        

nattyma

Youngmami n Jackielee,
Add oil!!!!         

Lelu

Hi youngmami,

Success rate in round 1: 52% ==> Not bad!
Last year was around 30%.

The promising result will increase your son's chance to be admitted at round 2 or even round 3.

Cheers. [quote]
youngmami 寫道:
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This year 12 out of 23 classmates were admitted in 1st round in my son's class.  I already explained to him that there are stages for announcing names and it is not his fault that his name is not on the list.  Hope he can understand lah.

Jackielee

youngmami,

How do you know the number of students in your son's class to be admitted to SJPS?
I only knew a few name of them, so I don't know the numner.

Jackielee

Hi Lelu,

How's yr boy's primary school-life?
Any difficulty can be share with us?
The 1st term test should be passed, right?

youngmami

Jackielee 寫道:
youngmami,

How do you know the number of students in your son's class to be admitted to SJPS?
I only knew a few name of them, so I don't know the numner.

Hi Jackielee,

You know what, on Monday when I arrived home after work, my mother told me my boy's sad sentences lah and my boy also asked me whether I knew this thing or not and I said I had already read the names on school website.  My boy immediately asked his father to log on school's website to let him to see the names (由此可見he's quite 緊張&介意自己無名    ).  And my son even asked his father to read out every name and he confirmed which one is his classmate.  So we know altogether there are 12 classmates been admitted.

But I think if your boy doesn't know the whole story, it's not necessary to ask him to confirm the names.  

Perhaps you can contact teacher to confirm the no.   

youngmami

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Lelu 寫道:
Hi youngmami,

Success rate in round 1: 52% ==> Not bad!
Last year was around 30%.

The promising result will increase your son's chance to be admitted at round 2 or even round 3.

Cheers. [quote]

Hi Lelu,

I finally called our teacher last night and she is very nice to explain to me the whole process (similar to what principal Ms Leung said at the briefing session).  

She said that teachers deliberately didn't mention to kids about 1st round admission on Monday.  They want to avoid any misperception and discrimination among kids.  So she felt very sorry about my son's response and asked me not to worry too much.  Just be patient and wait for the end result.

I think it's good to talk to the teacher so that they will know that some kids may get the 'bad news' through various channels and some counselling may be required if necessary.

youngmami

Hi all parents,

At this quite 'difficult' point of time, we received a good news yesterday.  

My boy has participated in the 填色比賽 organized by 廉政公署 (I think you also know that competition cos school distributed the picture and kids could freely participate).  Yesterday the organizer informed me that my son's entry got 亞軍 in the competition      They said they will inform the school later on formally and the prize presentation ceremony will be held in Jan. 2007 at 新伊館as part of a big function and the function will be broadcasted in radio.

Thanks god !  

I was worrying about how to build up 番 my son's confidence and now the prize just come to do that for me. Very grateful.

Just to share with you this good news.  

Lelu

Hi youngmami,

Congratulation!        

Besides, your son has a very good teacher, who is considerate.

Last year, my son told me his teacher asked students in the class to raise their hands if they are admitted in round 1.  He then counted and told me the no.  On June, the teacher asked those students who had been admitted in round 1 or round 2 to raise their hands.  I think the teacher would try to record the result for statistical purpose.  However, such act might hurt some boys unintentionally.

youngmami

Lelu 寫道:
Hi youngmami,

Congratulation!        

Besides, your son has a very good teacher, who is considerate.

Last year, my son told me his teacher asked students in the class to raise their hands if they are admitted in round 1.  He then counted and told me the no.  On June, the teacher asked those students who had been admitted in round 1 or round 2 to raise their hands.  I think the teacher would try to record the result for statistical purpose.  However, such act might hurt some boys unintentionally.

Ha...... I think you son's teacher has done sth. absolutely unnecessary ! They should have the full list, right?

Lelu

Hi Jackielee,

The life of SJP is expected and we are well prepared.  However, it is still bitter.

The academic requirement of SJP is high.  Teachers are demanding, picky and tough though I do agree their approach.  It is the only way to manage a class of 37 "boys", who are naughty, energetic, different personality and come from different kindergartens.

Being helicopter parents, we almost give up our social life and work/study with him until 11:00 p.m.

With intensive guidance by us and his tutors, he manages to have a very promising result at the first test.  We are delighted but worry how to sustain it.  It is the beginning of a long run.

I understand you have an elder daughter and would be grateful if you could share how to nurture her to be independent, pro-active, initiative and diligent.

BTW, how're the results of your son in DSS/private school application?

Jackielee 寫道:
Hi Lelu,

How's yr boy's primary school-life?
Any difficulty can be share with us?
The 1st term test should be passed, right?

Lelu

You're probably right.

At that time, I gave them a benefit of doubt and justified that there was separate management between SJP and SJK and so the teachers need to gather the info with their own way.  I'm too naive. [quote]
youngmami 寫道:
Ha...... I think you son's teacher has done sth. absolutely unnecessary ! They should have the full list, right?

youngmami

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Lelu 寫道:
Hi Jackielee,

The life of SJP is expected and we are well prepared.  However, it is still bitter.

The academic requirement of SJP is high.  Teachers are demanding, picky and tough though I do agree their approach.  It is the only way to manage a class of 37 "boys", who are naughty, energetic, different personality and come from different kindergartens.

Being helicopter parents, we almost give up our social life and work/study with him until 11:00 p.m.

With intensive guidance by us and his tutors, he manages to have a very promising result at the first test.  We are delighted but worry how to sustain it.  It is the beginning of a long run.


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Congratulations to you and your boy !  He has a very good start already!   

I think your description is 100% true, and is exactly the same as what my colleague described his life with his son who is a P2 pupil in LaSalle Primary [so he chose to put his younger daughter into ESF instead of another local famous primary.  He said if both children are in local famous schools, he will die after all  ]

youngmami

Hi Lelu,

Forgot to ask, your son is in P1, right?  You hired private tutor for him already?

Lelu

Yes, indeed.  Being a lazy and poor initiative boy , he needs someone to push him in the morning.   He has attended a tutor centre since day 1.

youngmami 寫道:
Hi Lelu,

Forgot to ask, your son is in P1, right?  You hired private tutor for him already?