Berries - Discussion

[Happy Mama]

jedamum:

i heard that berries are not efficient for upper primary too. my boy shared with me something the other day when i arranged make-up class for him; he told me that there was a kid sleeping in class while the teacher teach and another who copied answers. is it because the teacher is not able to motivate the children? i'm not sure. discipline-wise, i feel that (based on this) the teachers will not be able to help those who do not pay attention in class and rapport-wise, my boy's teachers for the past yrs build better rapport with the students as compared to his current teacher - is it the case as the level goes up? i'm not sure. although my kid has not reach that stage yet, my personal feel is that berries has good materials, but to stretch the kids, we still have to do more at home. and until i can find a better one, i have no choice but to stick to this one.

Ya lor, that's why I haven't pulled her out yet. I'm still looking around too.

[markfch]

Happy Mama:

Ya lor, that's why I haven't pulled her out yet. I'm still looking around too.

When you find what you're looking for, pls pm me, ok.

A lead for a dog, how's that for an exchange? :evil:

[Happy Mama]

markfch:

When you find what you're looking for, pls pm me, ok.

A lead for a dog, how's that for an exchange? :evil:

No problem. But for lower primary, it's really very effective and DD's HCL results has always been very good, except the recent SA1 where the paper was a killer, with lots of failures... Having said that, she still managed a Band 1. So Berries still works, to-date. Your DS is there too, I believe? :evil:

[markfch]

Happy Mama:

No problem. But for lower primary, it's really very effective and DD's HCL results has always been very good, except the recent SA1 where the paper was a killer, with lots of failures... Having said that, she still managed a Band 1. So Berries still works, to-date. Your DS is there too, I believe? :evil:

Yes, ds there since K2. Berries helped him a lot. DS hanzi recognition is quite good for his age but his conversational mandarin really cmi since we don't speak much mandarin nor watch chinese tv programmes at home + his first chinese tutor was me so can't expect too much. :oops:

[gt1122]

May I know when is a good time to start Berries? My DD is K2 this year and her Chinese is quite poor…

[jedamum]

gt1122:

May I know when is a good time to start Berries? My DD is K2 this year and her Chinese is quite poor...

I believe the best time is before P1. after P1, berries group learning for weak students may not be feasible as the materials may be too difficult by then; teacher may not have time to address individual weaknesses. Unless the kid can learn fast and both parents and kid are willing to put in effort, joining berries after P1 is also possible.

best time is N2. imo.

[gt1122]

jedamum:

gt1122:

May I know when is a good time to start Berries? My DD is K2 this year and her Chinese is quite poor...

I believe the best time is before P1. after P1, berries group learning for weak students may not be feasible as the materials may be too difficult by then; teacher may not have time to address individual weaknesses. Unless the kid can learn fast and both parents and kid are willing to put in effort, joining berries after P1 is also possible.

best time is N2. imo.

Ok thanks... looks like we better get going fast

[bigsnoopy]

I was speaking to the recep the other day and she told me that if the kid is weak in the current level, they will downgrade the kid one level down even for preschoolers.

[babyjj]

Hi mummies


I'm thinking of enrolling my boy at either tampines central or tmp mart. Anyone has any feedback on the 2? Grateful if u cld pm me. Thanks so much in advance

[jedamum]

anyone tried P3 & P4 Writing, Oral and Listening Program?