Archives
- October 2014
- September 2014
- July 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- December 2004
Categories
- Animal
- Anxiety
- Balik Pulau
- Balloon
- Books
- Candy
- Cars
- Christianity
- Christmas
- Craft
- Credit Card
- Doll
- Dolls
- Drawing
- Education
- Emily
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Exams
- Eyes
- Finances
- Food
- Gift
- Gifted
- Health
- Hobby
- Home
- Humor
- Information
- IT
- Jewelry
- Kuala Lumpur
- Law
- Living
- Management
- Monster High
- Movie
- Music
- Myself
- Nature
- Neighbor
- Parenting
- Parenting Tip
- Penang
- Pet
- Photo
- Photography
- ProductReview
- Psychology
- Safety
- School
- Science
- SelectiveMutism
- Service
- Shopping
- Special Day Event
- Sponsored Post
- Tag
- Technology
- Timothy
- Tips
- Toys
- Travel
- TV
- Vaccination
- Vehicle
- Video
- Women
- Work
-
Emily Orientation School Day
14 Comments
It was a long and tiring half day for me. It started at 7:30am. I told Emily to sleep early because she is not a morning person. She woke up with a happy face, a good start. She was all excited wearing her new uniform and dragging her new power puff girls roller bag. The orientation was supposed to start at 8:30am but I was surprised that many of the parents were early.
I had to send Emily to the class for a diagnostic test. Poor thing, first day she has to take exam for class streaming. 95% of the students were already seated and the teacher started to brief them on the test. It was only 8:15am. They started the test before 8:30am.
I stood outside the class to peep at the question paper. I saw Maths and BM questions. The BM section had making simple sentences with words provided. Last section I heard from Emily was Maths in BM, translating the BM words into Maths equation and solving the problem. Guess who was sweating? Not the students but the parents standing outside. One of the parents who were also the teacher of the school told me, she was shocked to see the tough questions too. Anyway, I am glad Emily did well, she gotten into the class she wanted. There were more than 300 students in Std 1 and only 2 Chinese gals, no Chinese boys.
It was a long day because we had to wait for the teachers to mark the paper and stream the students in the class accordingly. I wonder why they don’t do this on the 1st week of school. It was kind of ambitious for the school to do it all in 1 day. 2nd part was for parents to submit the forms, pay the school fees, get the new books and measure the child for sportswear.
By the way, I have to say kudos to the headmaster, he gave a 2 hour speech in the hall, while the students were having the test. Fortunately for me, there was wifi in the school to keep me company.
If you notice in the picture, she will be the first batch who will do Maths & Science in BM. I was hoping that she will escape from the change because it was suppose to implement in year 2012. It is kind of sad but I guess I have to teach her Maths & Science in English.
Published on December 31, 2010 · Filed under: Parenting;
14 Responses to “Emily Orientation School Day”
-
Jess said on December 31st, 2010 at 8:08 am
the school teacher very hardworking ya, mark test on the same day. but parent got to wait little longer. my girl school about 3 hours finish the orientation.
-
michelle said on December 31st, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Jess: Yeah, so many teacher turn up to help. It is a working day for them. I guess today they can rest.
-
Only 2 Chinese girls and no Chinese boys for the whole standard 1? Not like those days when I was in Kebangsaan school many decades ago, almost half of my class was Chinese.
-
michelle said on December 31st, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Inspiredmomx1: Yeah mine too, 80% of my class was Chinese. Now 1 in 50 Chinese parents, maybe more are sending their kids to Chinese kids.
-
wah…really so sikit chinese kids in kebangsaan school nowadays?
-
What a big change from those days – I was a kebangsaan student but we had a good mix of all races.
Anyway, hope Emily will settle in nicely and blessed 2011 to you and your family.
-
Kudos to Emily for faring well & getting into the class that she wants. Math & Science in BM is only for Kebangsaan school right? It will still be taught in English & Chinese in Chinese schools right?
-
michelle said on January 3rd, 2011 at 11:55 am
Health Freak: In Kebangsaan school, it will be S & M in BM. In Chinese school, it will be S&M in Chinese. No more S & M in English.
-
slavemom said on January 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm
So few Chn in that sch. My girl’s sch got abt 25% Chn students.
Altho they dun teach in Eng, but the text books for S & M, r there also terms in Eng or everything’s in BM? -
michelle said on January 3rd, 2011 at 2:05 pm
slavemom: The textbooks/workbooks are all new and in BM for my gal (refer to picture). My boy still learning it in English until further notice.
-
sharine said on January 4th, 2011 at 1:44 am
I prefer to be taught in English too… so, means I need to polish my girl’s BM already
-
michelle said on January 4th, 2011 at 9:25 am
Sharine: You intend to send your kids to Kebangsaan?
-
zmm said on January 10th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
The school has WIFI! Terror.
Btw, the headmaster gave speech, you didn’t listen? hehe. -
I am surprise the percentage of chinese is sooo low unlike my time …
I am sure Emily did well…
