6 July 2014
Dear
Parents
The turnout
was excellent despite a rather short notice and on a busy Friday 4 July 2014
morning. I saw many parents waiting patiently for their turn and some classes with queues of more than 10. Teachers did
their best but classes had to continue leading to some meetings taking place at
one end of the classroom while teaching continued at the other end.
The
highlight of the day was the teachers /parents dialogue held at the auditorium
from 10 am. It was a very lively and informative session with multiple questions from the floor and in depth answers from the panel
especially Deputy HM Madam Say.
Some of the
questions raised were- (Q: question A:
Answer)
Q1 : Lack of or late notice for events
A1 : Switching of computer system and maintenance vendor
leading to delays in issuing notices. (Answered by teacher Wong)
Q2: Why most activities have to pay
fees-
A2:
i)
Need
to engage professional coaches such as fencing , badminton etc
ii)
Extracurricular
activities for standard 1 to 3 are technically optional so fees are payable
iii)
From
standard 4, students are required to participate in at least one
extracurricular activity so the school
provides some activities at no fee
iv)
Being
a SJKC, we need some contributions
from the parents.
Q3: What is LH’s mission statement in
light of the implementation of KSSR? Please explain the performance indicators of the 6 bands?
A3:Writers note-It is rather
difficult to give a fair and accurate
summary of Deputy Madam.Say’s insightful and
in- depth explanation of what LH is
doing to prepare for the school based
assessment policy .I will try to prepare
a more thorough report once our Parents Academic Research Team (PART) has had the opportunity of discussing with
Dep Madam Say and other teachers in charge of the program
Q4: Why is
tuition compulsory
A4: Paraphrase Madam Loke- LH has
the best tuition method. Some of the external tuition centers are not up to
date with the best tuition practices being conducted in LH .
A4: My response- LH has good
academic track records, the teachers are experienced and they do deliver based
on the previous academic results of the school. Parents should likewise take a
keen interest in the contents of the tuition classes to ensure that they do not
become an extension of the normal classes. Tuition cannot be compulsory.
Q5: Why do
Standard 6 students have to attend Saturday tuition classes?
A5: Saturday tuition is to allow
more time to concentrate on Sekolah Kebangsaan BM papers .With a BM pass,
students will not have to sit for Remove class. And students are more prepared
when attending secondary school at SMK
Given the
lively exchanges and constructive questions and responsive replies, parents
were generally pleased with the dialogue.
I certainly
hope that there will be more similar events in the future for parents to
understand LH’s teaching philosophy and mission
statements. Deputy Say said she would be happy to engage with parents on a
regular basis to update/explain the academic programs of LH.
Earlier, I
have mentioned that we have a Parent Academic Research Team which was formed by
a number of parents who have experience in primary and secondary education
sectors as well as keen interests in a more
holistic education system. If anyone is interested to know more about
PART, please drop me a line.
Again , a
big THANK YOU to all the parents and
staff who participated in the Parents and Teachers dialogue.
Happy
Parenting
Ken Koo
Chairman
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