Since school started for Anthea, she can no longer play and watch TV program as she did before. I am partly at fault for allowing her too much play time while she was in pre-school but again I wanted her to enjoy her childhood as much as possible.
Now I believe she is experiencing a bit of “heart pain”, especially losing all her FREE PLAY… : P
With school, she has her daily homework; usually the form teacher will give them worksheets for English & Math. Also she has the spelling lists for both English & Chinese to learn for the term.
Beside school work, she also has her tuition homework which consists of English & Math assessment books/ worksheets. As for her Chinese enrichment, she has a list of 听写to learn.
So it all adds up to quite a fair bit of work. I will do daily revision with her and also check on her homework.
Sometimes after she completed her homework, I will allow her some time to watch her TV program. On weekends, it is the same as I want her to get used to the new routine. Of course, she gets a little more FREE Play on weekends.
I understand it’s a little hard for her with the new transition and I will try my best to put the curriculum right on track for her. My diary is full of all ANTHEA TO DO List…haha.
(I believe Anthea is not alone in this “all work and no play “transition, I had spoken to an ex-colleague - R and she said her daughter complained the same to her…hee. Guess it’s the Primary One Syndrome…haha.)
Periodically, I will still get Anthea’s feedback on her workload and so far she said she is enjoying both her tuition class and enrichment lesson. Phew ...!!
I told Adrian that if I ever get negative feedback from her, I will definitely STOP her from the classes. It’s importance for her to go to the class, feeling happy and not with fear or worries.
8 comments:
Now P1 standard are like our P4 standard during our times.
Seeing them so stress we as parents also stress.
Play and Study must combine well so as to excel. Must learn from you since my boy will start P1 next yr ;p
It's the same case for Damien! During pre-school days, he can play all day long!But now, it's homework and assessments everyday...I too worried it would be too much for him, but he said he enjoyed it!! Perhaps as time goes by, he'll complained, haha :P
Hi Astee,
I believe Anthea's going through transition blues. If she manages to get the hang of balancing it all, Primary school will soon be a breeze for her when she reaches the killer levels of P5 onwards. Their school days are filled with nothing but worksheets, drill exercises, remedials and more worksheets. Sometimes jus looking at their cloze passages frightens me.
Hi Vivien,
Yes, their school work seem to be so much tougher than my days..: P
Agreed that play and study must balance, so i alway gave her Play time.
Hi BB,
Good that Damien is enjoying his school work, must keep it up!!
Hi Nel,
I am trying my very best to ensure that she can get through this term.
You are so right, i already rcvd Principal letter about remedial classes soon...: P
Thanks,
Astee
Hi Astee, it seems like we cannot compare our primary school time to now..I also notice that the math for P5 and P6 is so much more difficult and different from our time :-)
jean.
Hi Astee,
Are the remedials optional? As a parent, I'm more into enrichment than drill-exercise remedials at this stage.The latter can wait till the pre-PSLE years. Playtime is important in foundation years. The paper chase can start in say P3?
Nel
You are not alone. But my kids get their free play time when I prepared for dinner..that's usually equals to an hour..
Hi Jean,
Yes, it's no long good old time..children are learning so much more in P1.
Hi Nel,
The remedial are supposed to be for those weaker students, so i think it's compulsory. I hope she will enjoy school,both academic and non-academic.
hi Mommy Charmaine,
Yes, i believe playtime is still a must, esp for siblings bonding too!!
cheers,
astee
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