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Ivylove | 2006-11-16 13:06
Dear iristony,
My son reads and writes perfect chinese,so is my daughter,their only weakness is hanyu pinyin.
In my school days,yes,many singaporean can speak,
can read but can't write chinese,nowadays,especially
in SIS,you have to learn both writen and spoken
chinese.I do not see a problem at all.
Ivylove.
elmostoney | 2006-11-22 15:13
Hi I am a new comer to this thread. I know it is a little early, but I am already gathering information about schools. SIS is one which I'd like to consider, but I was advised that SIS has HEAVY homework loading and that the main difference between SIS and local schools is only the language difference. Can some parents share your thoughts here? Thanks.
elmostoney | 2006-11-22 15:17
Sorry. But I think I'd better elaborate the reasons why I do not wish to consider local schools and some experienced parents can better help me:

1. Heavy loading on homework
2. Encourage route memorization without understanding whatever is being taught
3. Discourage students to ask questions
4. Zip creativity
5. Proficient in neither Chinese nor English

Do you think SIS addresses these problems?
leehoma001 | 2006-11-22 16:31
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yyyy | 2006-11-22 17:05
If you really want to know, I will try my effort to answer you based on my girl's experience. Sorry that I don't know other IS but I know local schools well by myself's experience and my friends' children experence.

1. My girl usually finishes her homework before I arrive home from work, ie. 6:30pm, except jornal

2. my girl not really practice a lot before examinations but she is good at Science, Maths (full mark for her test just took) and Chinese but English.

3. When I attending a briefing for France Trip, many parents brought their child together, a lot of children did raise question in front of Principal and teachers with confidence. I am sure they will raise questions in classroom too.

4. 1/3 of teachers are foreigner, the teachers themselves will not zip the creativity, i believe.

5. not agree.

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elmostoney 寫道:
Sorry. But I think I'd better elaborate the reasons why I do not wish to consider local schools and some experienced parents can better help me:

1. Heavy loading on homework
2. Encourage route memorization without understanding whatever is being taught
3. Discourage students to ask questions
4. Zip creativity
5. Proficient in neither Chinese nor English

Do you think SIS addresses these problems?
leehoma001 | 2006-11-22 17:44
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EEPhoon | 2006-11-23 01:33
1. Why not provide detail information about the amount of homework?

I am a full time mother so, I know amount of homework of my kids very well:-
For today (Mon & Wed CCA day ,SIS pupils end school at 4:30pm):
P2 -
1.2 pcs of Art work- decorate Chirstmas tree & snowman.
P4-
1. Online homework - science


For Yesterday (pupils ended school at 3:30 pm)-
P2-
1. Chinese accessement book 3 pages (My kid is in
Higher Chinese class)
2. Mathes (model drawing) 6 questions

P4 -

1. Chinese - making 5 sentences
2. Social studies short project.
3. Online homework (my kids love onlie homework so much).
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How many tests or exams within an academic year? Are the kids ranked within the class and/or within the level?

There are 2 S. Exam for P3 -P6 pupils
English & Chinese consist of 3 part -
I.Composition writing (picture composition / situationl composition/Picture stimulus -approx 150 words)
II.Listening comprehesion( reading passage/picture conversation/ note taking & dictation/ picture macthing)
III.Written paper - comprehension/ grammer & vacabulary MCQ, grammer & vacabulary cloze
Mathes - consist 3 part
I. MCQ
II. short question
II. Long question

Science - MCQ and short question

1 S Exam for P1 -P2 pupils
There is only 1 S.Exam for P1-P2 pupils.
The format of examination is about the same with thoese P3 -P6,the only different is Chinese compostion is not included in P1 -P2 exam.

I can still remember, for last year P1 pupils was asked for the meaning of " devour " in their English paper. So, can some tell me if SIS'really has a poor English standared?

For last year examination, below are some of the P3 science questions
I.To raise your forearm, the biceps contract or relax;to lower your arm ,the triceps contract or relax.
2. Give 2 differences between mushroom and fungi.
3. On germination, root or shoot appear first ?

The following are some of Science knowledge my P4 kid learn from her teacher last year:-
1.Large intestine does not digested foods.
2. The diffferent between hinge joint and ball & socket joint
3. How egg breath?
4. In which stage (egg/larve/pupa/adult) mosquito does not feed?
5. why some of the insects moult?
6. Stomatas are normally found at underside and the why.
7. Xylems in the stem transport water; while phloem distribute foods to all parts of the plant.

The standard of science is high or low is hard for me to judge, but I am happy with what my kids had learnt from her science teacher (Singapore trained).

Hopefully, my kids could understand how sodium hydrogencarbonate - sodium bicarbonate (use in baking) (NaHCO3) is made by the Solvay process soon:-

2NaHCo3 - Na2CO3(s) + H2O(I) +CO2 (g)

My kids keen in learing as they know they know too little.
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SIS does ranked its pupils but the position of our child in class/level is told to nobody ( including parents). The parents will be invited to the prize presentation day if their child is top 3 the in the class/level or best in Chinese/English/Maths/ Science in the level.

Looking for good school is not the only thing that we as a parent can do for our kids. Indeed, be supportive and learn together with our children also a good way to help our kids.
evatsoihk | 2006-11-23 10:18
Hi EEPhoon：

非常感謝你的詳細解答，讓我們可以更加了解SIS的實際情況。

Thank you very much.
thankful | 2006-11-23 10:25
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leehoma001 | 2006-11-23 14:24
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