Think International School

WYmom

The new English teacher at Mei Foo is new from Scotland.  She is very nice and caring.  I know there is one seconded from Ma On Shan who has taught for a few years already.

I like the 2 English teachers who teach LN and UN more, they are younger and more playful.  The other 2 teaching LK and UK are more serious.

*leshita*

jujuy 寫道:
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*leshita* 寫道:
佢走在了,其實佢係一個好好的老師,我個女半年無見都仲掛住佢,所有外籍miss, 我個女都係稱呼佢個個miss的名.
仲有,其實我好唔明那些complaint個個miss的家長, 好話唔好聽佢地都有家人係[煙民]啦,又唔見佢自己擔心影響到自己的小朋友. 有口話人無口話自己.   

非常同意妳的講法!

o個個老師叫咩名,唔知係咪而家o黎o左美孚o個個?[/quote]

No, she go back to her country.

maria_lai

Jujuy and WYmom,

Today is my son's first day of LN in MeiFoo.  There're 7 new students of LNC so this class is full lah (max 12 students).

The new students didn't have class with the your kids this morning.  Your kids and other three students had class in the next classroom.  I think it's because there're too many new students today and the school wants them to warm up first.  Therefore, this 1hr morning class seemed to be a playgroup.  All parents and new students were in LNC classroom.  Miss Cheng were there and led the class.  Our kids played in the classroom, sang in the music room, and played in the playground.  After Miss Cheng singing the 放學歌, our kids got their school bags and left.  Miss Liu said the new students will be asked to have the class without parents tomorrow.

My son sits in the same table as your kids, and the other six new students are in the next table.  I like this arrangement 'coz my son likes to follow the elderly kids whom can led him to play and work.

Jujuy, is your son LAU xx?  If yes, my son sits opposite to him and I should see him this morning.  I saw a boy looks like the picture on the table.

WYmom, is your daughter in LNC?

My son was walking around in my mother's home when I arrived at 8:10am.  My mother woke him up at 7:45am and he didn't cried or shouted but just asked for milk.  He was tired after school but not go to sleep.  I think he'll be ok with the new timetable soon.

My son was a little bit 不知所措 in the beginning.  There were lots of students and he doesn't know what were they doing.  He also doesn't know what was going on in the classroom.  Fortunately, there're lots of toys in the classroom and he's familiar with the school so he feels better soon.  However, I'm afraid that my son will cry when we're not around.  Lots of things are new to him and I hope he'll soon accept the new environment.

I've been given a reservation reply slip and booklist of UN today.  Have you talked about the booklist with school again?  The 1st term is HKD1,020 and the 2nd term is HKD7xx, ie. totally around HKD1,800 for K1.  Miss Liu said the price is increased this year, and there should be no other fee.  I don't understand why the books for UN is almost the same as primary or secondary school.

Tell you more about my son's 2nd school day tomorrow.

pinky

*leshita*:
thank you your reply!
原來係咁!咁只要個老師無做到d o野影響到小朋友,咁佢個人o既嗜好我認為都唔應該干涉!
咁其他d老師好唔好gar?我囡囡下個月初初返學o既適應期都返下晝班,唔知會唔會同你囡囡同班呢?

*leshita*

好有可能會的. 佢個老師叫張老師.

all

好好享受同小朋友一齊上堂個2日啦,因為真係好難得的. 我都好懷念呢.

通常有家長係度小朋友都唔會cry 的, 所以, 對適應來說, 仍有一段長的時間.   

WYmom

maria lai,

My girl is in LNA.

It is interesting that you can accompany your son in class.  I didn't have this chance as my girl was the only one joined in September 04.

I have got some rough details of booklist, there are Chinese books, cards, CDs, portfolio, etc. so quite expensive.

So do you like the teachers?  Did you see the English teachers teaching? Are the LN kids happy in school?  

jujuy

maria_lai, WYmom,

There're 7 new students of LNC 估唔到同時有咁多小朋友! 會好熱鬧! 其他新同學有無cry?

my son is YIP xx ,同 Lau xx 全班只有兩個男仔，"兩o舊飯" haha, because 佢兩個成日都係自已玩，連X'mas party 時兩個自己行行企企唔知做乜，表演唱歌時一句都未唱過又無做動作...好好笑!

我問my son 有無見到新同學佢話 "唔見到"

the eng techer 係咪LNA,B&C同一個(好高o個個Sandra)?

WYmom

jujuy, you are right, she is Ms. Sandra.

My girl also did not sing a word in her X'mas performance, she only put her finger in her mouth all the time, did you notice such a silly girl? All the kids performing are so funny, haha!!

jujuy

WYmom :

Ms. Sandra 我見好多小朋友都鍾意佢, 之前my son 有少少驚佢(因為佢高大似公仔) 但而家都好鍾意佢!

maria_lai

jujuy,

Yesterday, all parents were in the classroom so all students were ok in the very beginning.  Later, a boy's parents left the classroom and he started crying until he saw his parents at 10am.

Today, we couldn't accompany our kids in the classroom and just waited at the reception.  謝主任 brought my son into the school and he was ok at that moment.  Soon, we heard he cried and asked for '婆婆' (my mother was with me).  We ignored him and kept waiting in the reception.  Some parents were there as well.

At 10am, 廖主任 brought us to pick up our kids.  I saw all new students were crying, including my son.  I saw the five 'old' students were there as well. 廖主任 said my son cried for 15mintues after going into the school but later was ok when she accompanied him in the classroom.  My son joined playgroup at there before so he knows 廖主任.  He may feel comfortable and secure when she's taking care of him.  Then, he was happy at there and willing to play toys and listen stories.  However, my son cried again when 廖主任 left the classroom for getting something and telling us to go in.  I think my son is not feeling comfortable when seeing no familiar face.

Tomorrow, the session will be extended to 2hrs and I think my son will probably cry again.  I'll go there with my mother again to see his progress.

Is the 3rd Chinese word of your son's name has 草花頭?  If yes, my son sits next to your son.

"兩o舊飯"?  Haha!  There're 7 more in the class now.  廖主任 asked the five 'old' students to say goodbye to my son (we were the last one left the classroom) and they all did it quick and 揮手.

I saw Sandra once today and she really 似公仔.  Hehe.

Let me tell you more on my son's 3rd school tomorrow.

maria_lai

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jujuy

maria_lai :

小朋友一個cry就個個跟著cry, 好快會唔cry!
廖主任都係好得小朋友喜歡﹐my son 最初返學一星期日日都佢抱著! "兩o舊飯"最聽廖主任話!!

Yes, my son 3rd Chinese is 蓁, your son sits next to my son?! 有無一齊玩?

wymon:
請問妳的女兒現在是全日,定係明年返全日?

今日廖主任打電話來說my son 唔肯放學! 叫我考慮下比佢轉全日班!

maria_lai

Jujuy,

I hope my son won't cry soon.  Oh, your son also need to be 抱著 in the first week.  My son may be the same, haha!

Ah, that's your son.  I discussed with my mother yesterday that how to pronounce "蓁".  As we're not sure if this is a girl or boy's name, and the photo is not clear so we guessed LAU xx is your son.  Hehe, sorry.

I don't know if they played together. 廖主任 took some pictures today and showed me how was my son.  I asked her tomorrow and see if my son is willing to play with the classmates.

Wow, your son seems really like the school.  轉全日班 in LN or K1?

I remember you've mentioned money for photos but I haven't been asked to pay this.  Anything changed?

jujuy

maria_lai :

"蓁" 音 "津",  LAU xx is 儕?
原來第一二日有得影相?
唔怪得廖主任話今日係咁跟著佢想玩相機!
photo 都係$100一次過比，每張3元扣完再付.

廖主任都有問明年留位的問題，我唔交留位費，x'mas o個日問過其他四個,三個girl唔留,一個未知! 如果我同意轉全日下個月可以開始!

maria_lai

jujuy,

I checked the word of "蓁" from the dictionary lah.  This word is nice.  Yes, LAU xx is 儕.

廖主任 jus took photos today.  I think she did it so that she can show us what was going on in the class today.  We can't sit in the classroom ma.

<<photo $100一次過比，每張3元扣完再付>>
I thought $100 for all photos in the year, but it's $3 per photo...

I'll probably pay the reservation fee but not so soon.  I think they'll let us decide after going to school for a month.

So, it seems not many LN will stay for K1.

WYmom

maria lai,

I know that at least about half of the LN students will stay for K1.  This is told by Ms. Tsui in December, a few days just after the registration deadline.  The principal also said that she believe there will be 28 students in K1 this year.  So I think your saying that "not many LN will stay for K1" is not quite valid.

maria_lai

WYmom,

Oh, really, it's good then.
Thx for your info.

jenny234125

Dear all,
    It's the first time I visited this website.  I'm surprised there're lots of LN parents here.  Actually, my daughter is also studying in LN.  
    I appreciated teachers in Think too.  At the very beginning, I sent my daughter into Think because she could have more activities at school.  I've applied several kindergartens for my daughter in the past few months.  Now, I still thinking if I should let my daughter stay here in UN.  Because her class teacher is really good to her.  When my daughter was sick, her class teacher phoned her and chatted with her at night.  My daughter loves her very much.  She always tells me that she loves Miss Law.  After entering Think, my daughter knows what's right and wrong.  As I share with her class teacher, I understand that all of those are taught at school.
    I appreciated Miss Law teaches kids with theories.  She always shares what she observed through phone chats and weekly notes.  She also shared what she did on my daughter based on theories.  Miss Law looks young, but she's a professional teacher.  She always gives me advices on communicating and teaching my daughter too.
    I don't know whether I should choose another kindergarten (一條龍) or stay in Think.  If I choose another one, I really felt sorry to Miss Law.  Any parents know about the 升小一概況 of Think in Mei Foo?

WYmom

jenny,

I have asked the school for their P.1 distribution and they have published it in their booklet 03-04 distributed to parents by July 04.  A lot of students were distributed to regional primary schools under the point system such as those in MOS, some have been accepted by DSS like PLK CKY (5 have joined).  You can ask for one copy from school as reference.  

I think that if PLK CKY accepts their students, the English standard is at least quite good.  Which one dragon school you are thinking about?

maria_lai

jenny234125,

Whch class is your kid in?  My son is now in LNC.  I'll let my son stay in Think MeiFoo in UN.  Although my son has only been there for 3 days, the impression of school and teachers are good.