My son is now studying in Victoria pre-nursery. As we may prefer him to study in local school, I've applied 聖保羅堂幼稚園 & 聖公會幼稚園 for K1. 聖保羅堂 has accepted him & we are still waiting for the result from 聖公會.
My questions are:
1. Which kindergarten in your opinion is better in terms of application to DSS / private school in the future?
2. My son will have 20 marks under the present gov't allocation system. Will target Wah Yan or St. Joseph (wanchai) during Round 1 lucky draw. Appreciate if you could give me some comments or pros & cons regarding these 2 schools. Have heard that the standard of WY is dropping, not sure whether it's true or not.
3. Regarding St. Joseph, is it true that the pressure of St. Jo is quite high? Have heard that they are planning for 一條龍,is that true? Do you have any idea regarding their schedule? Can 0604 BB benefit from it? Is it true that St. Jo kindergarten graduates will not have priority over other applicants except during "knock door" stage?
Thanks in advance for your comment.
(sorry for not writing in chinese coz I don't have writing pad in my office)
1. Which kindergarten in your opinion is better in terms of application to DSS / private school in the future?
==> Both 都可以話有, 又可以話冇...see my answer to Muipig above.
2. My son will have 20 marks under the present gov't allocation system. Will target Wah Yan or St. Joseph (wanchai) during Round 1 lucky draw. Appreciate if you could give me some comments or pros & cons regarding these 2 schools. Have heard that the standard of WY is dropping, not sure whether it's true or not.
==> 又問呢兩間, 我答過架喇...:-( 兩間都係有仔既家長既 dream school, 因為地有得直上中學, 煩少樣, St Jo 強在英文, 佢係英文為主既小學, 華仁係中文小學, 話華仁質素 dropping 咁我想全港既學校都會係 (尤其係搞珠入個d) , 唔係淨係佢既.
3. Regarding St. Joseph, is it true that the pressure of St. Jo is quite high? Have heard that they are planning for 一條龍,is that true? Do you have any idea regarding their schedule? Can 0604 BB benefit from it? Is it true that St. Jo kindergarten graduates will not have priority over other applicants except during "knock door" stage?
==>係, St Jo 一向出名係競爭大的, 因為當年係 8 班小一上 5 班中一 only, 依家佢有打算好似係 09 年接龍 (not sure, but 聽講係咁), 所以就銳意減收小一學生, 因此佢接龍我會話有好有唔好, 收少左小一生, 咁咪大家少個機會喇...但唔接龍, 照收 8 班既, 就會多d 家長可以心願達成, 至多去到中一先再算, 有冇得 benefit 到 0604 BB 要睇佢公佈結龍時會 cover 邊幾年入學既學生. 但佢話結龍都講左成年, 仲未得, 你考佢時先唔好預佢有咁心理上會好過d.
想請教~知道培幼需要一年返am, 一年返pm..咁小朋友適應上會否有困難呢?
==> 平心而論, 人係會有一定既適應能力的, 要做冇話做唔到, 亦唔會係大人眼中諗得 "咁辛苦" 既, 不過如果係情感上有考慮 (即係唔捨得呀, 擔心呀咁), 咁呢個同 "能力" 係唔可以相提並論 ga bor...so it's a decision here about "想唔想", 唔係 "得唔得", 你明我想講乜嗎..??
我個仔e+pm會小睡, 有d擔心如果pm返學=唔瞓 + 改變e+早睡早起嘅習慣! 咁仲係咪應該讀"名"校呢?
==> 我諗唔係你個仔, 係九成以上既小朋友都係細個個陣有午睡既習慣, 習慣係一種定期固定做而形成既行為, 即係話, 同一時段長期做同一樣野, 就會變成習慣, 專家們甚至話一般只要重覆同一個行為 for 21 days, 就自然會成為習慣, so this is 人為既野, 唔係天生既, 所以要改, 一定改 or 就得到, 所以都係回應我上面所請, 係 willing or not, 唔係 able or not.
我中彥依家 K3 係 PM class, 之前 K1 都係 PM, so far 佢一樣可以維持到早睡早起既習慣, 因為, 係我眼中, 番 PM =/= 就可以 zzz 晏d ga wor...只係要諗諗 day time 佢有乜可以做咁啦, 我就多數會俾少少課外活動比佢 + 有時會做功課 (若之前個晚冇做既話), 再有 leisure time, 就係佢既 play time, let him relax 下咁啦...都 OK ga...
然後~ 有其他媽媽話我知, 如多kln tong嘅KG都係咁! 我好想堅持唔去改變佢嘅作息習慣~
==>在我, 讀唔讀一間學校返 AM/PM is never my first concern, 係間學校我 likey or not 先係大前提, 若我可以做得出因為要讀個間學校, 就去搬近佢既話, 咁返 AM or PM 就更唔係主要考慮既野了, 但人人取向唔同, you gonna ask yourself what you prefer 先決定喇...:)
我有個朋友今日剛收到沙田呂名才既reject letter(係第一round), 佢20分都唔收, 而之前佢小朋友都考左陳守仁同培僑 都唔得 連waiting都唔收..所以e家好徬徨...
==> no need to 徬徨, 諗下下一步點行會實際d ,依家都唔係冇路行丫...ask your friend to relax ar...
如果round 2, 你覺得應該點選舉好呢.. 佢都冇晒主意 好down..好咩學校好呀..
==> 你可以照揀番沙呂小格, 到時仲好, 大家靠 luck, 起碼唔似 first round 靠關係丫....點揀...你要睇番佢個校網既 info 再排位啦...我冇間間沙田既學校都 study 過, 佢要自己做下功課, 睇下每間學校依家 1st round 派出左幾多個位, and then she will know 仲有幾多位剩 for lucky draw, 咁再睇睇個機會率高唔高, 先再決定搏唔搏喇...target 一定要 3 個志願內要入到, 即係話, 唔好 3 choices 都係 hot school, 去到第三 choice better 面對現實, 普通既都要揀, 唔係一陣派唔到就會分分鐘去到好後既 choice 了, 至於放邊間, 你朋友要自己做下功課先喇....she should learn to know the schools around her ga...
另外我自己都有d野想問下, 其實我係諗住比小朋友讀間新學校(i mean n1) k1 會轉, 所以n1 唔係好多學校選擇, 我上次問過你, 有2 choice, 你建議新個間, 而最近我發現好多家長好似唔唔係對新學校好有信心, 而選擇我區既國際學校...而我想小朋友學守紀律,學下自理 所以就選擇新既幼兒學校全日班, 但你會唔會覺得唔安心比小朋友讀新校而唔選擇國際學校..因為我比小朋友做白老鼠..
希望你幫幫忙...thanks
==> to be honest, I really can't see much difference among schools at N1 level...先多口問句...你所講話 "冇信心" , 咁你想學校比d 咩信心你呢...?? 即係 you mean 你想佢 2 歲就識 200 個字, 識 present in English with confidence or something like that? N1 係教d 咩呢 (do you know?) 一般黎講, 都係自理, 以咁細既小朋友黎講, 你著重既應係照顧, i.e. 人手師生比例, 環境, 老師是否注意每個小朋友 and that would be pretty much enough...若你認為 both schools can achieve this, then just pick any one you want, otherwise, go for the one that fit with your selection critierias, 就係咁....再次多口搭訕一句 : 好多人都做既野 (考某學校), 係可以 "參考" 同去 "了解" why 人地選佢, 但絕對 =/= 人做, 自己就要 follow their choices, unless 你諗既野同人地一樣, so 唔係下下人地話好你就搖擺既, 難道你自己都唔知你自己想要乜咩...?? so the point is : 我覺得安心就夠, 唔駛人地都要代我安心我先安心既...明嘛..??
==>首先, 你本身鍾意邊間為先呢...St Mary or Maryknoll, cos I would say, both school 20 分都係要搏既, 機會亦相當, 因此, 問題就會係, 好多學校 3rd round 叩門俾唔俾機會你就好睇你否"從一而終" , 所以, if 你最後都係 prefer Maryknoll more than St Mary 既, 反正都係 20 分,
Hi 彥媽,
Thanks for your reply. After a 2nd thought and read through the websites of Maryknoll and St. Mary. I think I like St. Mary a little bit more. For my case of 20 marks, if I want a place in St. Mary, is it I would better apply Holy Angel in the 1st round in the hope that my daughter can get a place in St. Mary Secondary School rather than I apply St. Mary for the P1 in the 1st round? Thanks for your advice.
I think I like St. Mary a little bit more. For my case of 20 marks, if I want a place in St. Mary, is it I would better apply Holy Angel in the 1st round in the hope that my daughter can get a place in St. Mary Secondary School rather than I apply St. Mary for the P1 in the 1st round?
==> 我睇呢類問題係好 strategic 既, 因為 luck 既野冇人講得到, 太多 factors influencing it....就以你依家問為例, 你以為天神易d , 因為佢冇咁出名 as St Mary 小學? My answer is 以前未結龍都或者係既, 依家結得龍, all parents 都知佢會搭得上 St Mary Secondary 既話, 咁你估會有幾多個人會都好似你咁諗呢?
So 你識咁諗, 人地都可以咁諗, 於是個個走去報, 結果咪一樣, so there is always no concrete answer here...so 決定邊間只好靠 some basic factor...i.e. 每間小一有幾多個位呢...?? As as 2009, St Mary 每年收 120 人, 天神收 90 人, so 若純從 supply 既角度去計, 點睇都係 St Mary 大 chance 過天神喇..right?
But 當然, this does not tell you the answer yet, you still need to predict the number of 適齡學童 at each school net 先, 當中又有幾多係女呢..?? 會跨區既人有幾多? 再咁先有得因算到個 chance of success ga wor...點能單憑三言兩語就可以下到 conclusion 呢....你有心真係想實質d "計" 下邊間 chance 面大d 既, 就要 take into consideration all the factors that I mentioned above (or even more)...but in view of the fact that you may not have all this info on hand...有都會揾死人既情況之下...I bet 都係....forget it la...answer is: