Anybody can with share about Logos with to-be Logos Parents?

daisy17772

My kid just got accepted, but we would like to know more about it.  I don't have friends' kids studying there, hope that some parents could genuinely share with us here:

1.  How frequent are Chinese and English dictation?  Once every week for each, or every other week?  About how many sentences or vocabulary for each dictation?

2.  How many times of assessment for each school year?  

3.  How wide is the scope for half-yearly or yearly exam?  E.g. Exam will cover the whole semester or cover second half of what they've learned in a semester?

4.  What's the marks for failing?  50 or 60?  How would a student be considered by the school to repeat a grade?  One core subject failed?  Any such standards in the school?

5.  What're the core subjects that would account for most grades?  Only Eng, Chi, Math and Gen Study like most gov't schools, or few other subjects would account for similar percentage in overall academic results?

6.  Are kids allowed to run during recess?  Are kids required to learn at least one musical instrument?  

7.  How many English native teachers teaching in the school?  Or they only teach English subject?

Many thanks in advance

YanKanMom

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1) 中英文默書一週各一次. 一年級只是默中英文數個生字而沒有句字. 但中文的"溫故知新"不只默生字, 也會問學生部首,詞語理解,重組句字等問題. 二年級英文則除了生字外, 還有一句Unseen Dictation.

2-3) 一學年分五個學段, 第一,二個學段完結後有一次整體評估, 第三.四個學段完結後再有一次整體評估, 第五個學段則只有一般評估. 每個學段的一般評估各佔12分, 兩個評估各佔20分, 即12分x5+20分x2=100分. 一般評估=功課,默書及測驗, 整體評估=考試.

4) 成績表分Grade1-7, 我也不太清楚學校不合格,留級的標準.

5) 基本上每一科(主科及閒科)也有Grade的, 但主科及閒科的計分比重如何則不知道, 因學生是不會排名次的.

6) 小息時,真道學生是容許走走跑跑的,但可能在人流多的地方如走廊便不可以了. 學校沒有規定學生一定要學樂器, 反而四年級開始學校與坊間音樂社合作, 請樂器老師每週一天放學後教小朋友樂器, 毋須交學費但要自備樂器.

7) 學校請的英語老師主要是外國長大的華人,聽前校長說外國人礙於文化的差別是很難管理的. 真道的老師是專科專教的, 所以英語老師只教英語.

daisy17772

YanKanMom:

Many many thanks for your sharing.  May I ask further info:

1.  On average, how many pieces of homework everyday and on Friday?  Can you give me detail no. of homework that is to do correction only and to do from scratch?

2.  In particular, for Chinese and Math, would there be more than 1 piece of homework everyday?  Or normally one piece of each subject?

3. How long your kid could finish homework at home for Grade 1, 2, 3?

4.  Which publishers that the school used for Chinese, English and Math?

5.  Which subjects are taught in Mandarin, Cantonese and English?

6.  From which grade that boys could to play team sports?  Which sports are available to choose, and which sports  is relatively strong.


Many thanks

YanKanMom

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1)  一年級平均每天的功課包括改正在五份以內, 有些功課不是第二天交的, 有些一週後交的.
2)  由於每一位老師皆需教全級六班學生, 中英數三主科會由多過一位老師任教, 故有機會同一主科一天有兩份功課, 但一定不是每天如是, 只是偶然如此吧了.
3) 用多少時間做功課, 要看小朋友本身性格, 小兒只喜看書不喜做功課, 所以纏磨需時. 小女一年級時如狀態正常, 一小時內可完成功課, 三年級後功課時間明顯長了. 由於我要工作, 回家前他們做功課的確實狀況並不完全清楚, 他們應是玩多過做的.
4) 真道是推行校本課程的, 中文課文是用中國蘇教版, 英文閱本是用美國Readers, 數學由老師編寫課程. 正因是校本課程, 每年每級皆輪著讓家長觀課. 準一年級家長應會被學校邀請觀課的, 屆時妳便可親身了解更多.
5) 中文一年級廣東話授課+普通話堂, 二年級一半廣東話+一半普通話授課, 四年級或以上全普通話授課. 英文則由一年級開始全英語授課. 數學/科學/社會初小用廣東話授課, 三年級下學年或四年級(學校仍未完全訂定)則改用英語授課.
6) 學生應是三.四年級開始可以入校隊吧, 學校的籃球及田徑不錯吧. 因我家孩子沒運動細胞, 所以也不太留意這方面.

daisy17772

Does the school pick "strong academic student" to join special or gifted lessons?   ON the other hand, does the school give support to weak academic student?  Thanks.

寶貝嵐嵐

真道好有國際學校 feel !!!

支持

daisy17772

寶貝嵐嵐 發表於 12-11-27 22:19
真道好有國際學校 feel !!!

支持

Hi,
Could you please elaborate more about how 真道好有國際學校 feel?  I just know students are allowed to run around in the school during recess.  What other aspects that the school has what it got in an international school?

thanks

daisy17772

1) What I know about Logos is their students are relatively active, and the way of teaching require a kid to learn in a proactive way.  So I wonder if a kid's character is a bit shy and is less initiated due to he's a observing ppl, what kind of difficulties he may have in order cope with the environment, which include learning and making friends in the school?

2)  Search from previous posts that starting from the 3rd school year, the amount of homework/projects increase significantly.  May I ask existing parents how your kids cope with the change?  Which area the kid needs to have more brush up?  Is it language or subject substances?

3)  Do you see the school's English language is strong enough to support their students to attempt IB? As English proficiency is very demanding in order to obtain good marks in IB.  

4)  Do most Logos primary students promote directly to its secondary?  Or some of them leave Logos?  For those who leave Logos, where do these student go?  For overseas study or change to another local school?

Sorry for so many questions.  Hope someone could share with me.

Thanks.

YanKanMom

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1)
我其中一位孩子正是慢熱、內斂及觀察型之小朋友，大部份老師皆盡量在上課時也向這類小朋友提問題，不致於全由主動的學生回答所有問題。但礙於個人性格，小息大部份時間他也是一個人到圖書館去。畢竟學校不是魔術師，孩子的特性影響自己的行為，並不期望他在學校會有大改變，只願學校能公平包容地接納不同特性的孩子，這一點真道算是做得到。2)
小三後多功課在任何學校(除了國際學校)也需面對的，只能鼓勵孩子自律及多看書吧！3)
學校的英語課程，有人說深，有人說不夠。語文能力強弱在乎孩子的喜好能力及家庭的配合多一些。4)
真道是一條龍學校，全部小學生(除了要留級吧)也可直上中學的，況且它十一年學制的理念，就是預學生在同一所學校讀中小學可減省其中重疊部份。一如其他學校，學生離開真道後有到海外及其他學校的。

daisy17772

YanKanMom 發表於 12-11-28 10:18
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..慢熱、內斂及觀察型之小朋友....

Thanks for sharing with me.
If looking from another angle, do you see the teaching approach of the school helps a kid with such character to gradually become less shy, more confident, and more initiated? Or it impose stress on the contrary?  

Furthermore, are there a lot of project-based learning that kids are required to form groups to discuss, to present things in front of others?  Are there some workshop or activities that the school offer to develop children's communication skills?

Know that the school does put focus on science subject, and even has experiments for P1.  Do the kids love the science subject?  How about yours?  Do you see the science subjects are especially unique from other local school and is inspiring?

Thanks.

YanKanMom

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1)
真道的教學形式傾向鼓勵，不會打壓能力弱的孩子，從學校不設名次便可知一二。
2)
課堂有小組討論，也有presentation，但不算多。學校沒辦社交小組，但有為個別有需要的小學生提供言語治療服務，另學校有臨床心理學家及社工。
3)
學生多數喜愛科學堂，我家孩子也喜歡。真道的科學堂很獨特及有啟發性，聽聞是現任校長當年有份編制的。

daisy17772

YanKanMom 發表於 12-11-28 11:45
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3)
學生多數喜愛科學堂，我家孩子也喜歡。真道的科學堂很獨特及有啟發性，聽聞是現任校長當年有份編制的。

This is definitely the thing I like about, 'cause boys like science and experiments.  I also know that the new Principal's background is very strong in science / physics.

mamafafa

thx YanKanMom for sharing!

littlefaith

daisy17772 發表於 12-11-28 12:24
This is definitely the thing I like about, 'cause boys like science and experiments.  I also know th ...

冇錯﹗曹校長從真道開校，已參與編訂數學、科學等科嘅教材，呢啲教材可以話係佢心血結晶。
科學科係真道寶藏之一(其他寶藏包括社會科、媒體科、綜藝坊等)，我女今年DS1(小學第三年)，科學第一學段認識身體不同部分，由細胞結構講起，跟住學埋消化、呼吸、循環等不同系統，筆記圖文並茂，又可以親手造「肺模型」、用顯微鏡觀察豬眼細胞組織，非常充實。第二學段教「科學探究過程」，藉唔同現象及實驗，教曉小朋友六個「科學探究」步驟，難怪小朋友返到屋企都咁鍾意同屋企人分享科學知識啦﹗

我女舊年社會科已經教「可持續發展」，今年開始教「中史」、「地理」，我諗香港都冇乜學校會咁著重呢啲知識。作為真道家長，見小朋友學得開心(因為真正活動教學)，慢慢仲養成自學習慣(因為對求知識有濃厚興趣)，又鍾意睇書發掘新知識，已經係好好架喇。唔通要死谷爛谷小朋友，等到佢哋對學習完全失去興趣，先嚟後悔咩？

luiling

littlefaith, 想請教下你, 讀完真道11年課程既銜接問題 小朋友是否可以選擇留係香港讀大學?  另, 真道英文程度如何? 知道真道新加左外語呢科, 請問係幾年班開始? 是否一路讀上去包括中學都有?  外語要另收費嗎?  

littlefaith

luiling 發表於 12-11-30 10:14
littlefaith, 想請教下你, 讀完真道11年課程既銜接問題 小朋友是否可以選擇留係香港讀大學?  另, 真道英文 ...

1. 讀完真道11年，學生可選擇考新高中或IB，若成績不俗，可以循Jupas或non-Jupas入本地大學。

2. 學外語不會額外收費。至於到高中會否繼續讓學生修讀，我就不記得了，煩請其他真道家長代答。

mamay

科學及社會科是中文定英文、？佢地中文科程度如可？

YanKanMom

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社會科(除了有關中國歷史部份),科學科及數學科由DS2(第四年)開始由中文轉為英文教學.