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noello

Hi apapa,

Do you have any bad experience of applying kindergarten?  My daughter was born in Dec 04 and I would like to apply 07/08 K1 for her.  Could you share your experience with me?  Does she really have no chance?
Thanks a lot!

apapa

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Meli 寫道:
apapa,

但係SPN是否至5.00 pm?  因我唔想佢咁快就返全日學, 而且學費比例上又會貴d.  我係最想佢返半日, 然後下午可以比佢返o下kindu d playgroup或者再大少少再比其他野佢學.  

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Meli,
SPN 係whole day, but I heard that SPN has much higher chance(100%) to get into primary vs SPK which has only over 80%-90%.
Since SPN is a whole day nursery, the school fee is comparatively higher which I think it is worthy though  :

apapa

noello,
i have not yet started the application process since my child is also a 12/04 baby.
but from the forums, i know that the chances to be accepted into a good K1 for 07/08 is very slim for small babies.
as what charlotte-mom said :"唔係話父母覺得自己小朋友叻唔叻, 而係學校一早認定細仔/細女唔夠叻, 所以除非小朋友真係特別醒(仲要interview當日表現到wor!)" otherwise it is almost impossible to get in.

but of course, if we insist in studying K1 for 07/08, we can go for the schools which are not as popular.  this is just my thought !  

pkmum

apapa,

my child is 11/04 baby. Just want to share your view.

If unluckly your baby cannot go to popular school, will u consider letting her study in less popular K1, or go to the nursery class of popular school?

noello

Hi apapa,

So, will your kid study N1 when he reaches 2 years old?  
For the 07/08 K1, I'll try to apply some good K1s for my daughter though the chance is slim plus some kindergartens that are not so popular.  What do you think?

noello

Hi pkmum,

What's your choice?  My daughter was born in Dec 04.  Let's share the experience.

Thanks!

pkmum

Noello,

I prefer to let my child study N class next year in popular school and then K1 in 2008.

Of course i will apply a few kindergartens to get some experience of interview

At this stage, i still have not make up my mind of choosing traditional or international stream..

how about your school list?

noello

pkmum,

For the deferring school year, I wonder whether my daughter will be unhappy if she finds that she was born in 2004 while other schoolmates were born in 2005.  At this moment, I tend to choose normal K1 instead of deferring her school year if she can't be accepted by popular K1s but I haven't made up my mind.

Not all famous/popular schools have N class!!  What's your school list?  I'll apply for some kindergartens in Kowloon Tong and Shatin but don't have the detailed list at this stage.

apapa

pkmum,

um...i think i'd rather let her study N1 in a popular school which is also 一條龍
hopefully our childs will have advantage FINALLY being a BIG baby in N1.
i have thought this over and over for the past few months and came up with a decision that i should not apply K1 in those popular schools for 07/08.... we will never be able to challenge their policies, right ?
this is my decision as of now, may be i will change my mind later....

apapa

noello,

actually i have applied few N1s and going to let my child study when she reaches the age of 2.
for me, i will only apply those K1s which i really want my child to be in. (cos i figured i will not let her study in the ones which i don't prefer anyways)
also, i will apply the nursery which i prefer.  we are in a dilemma cos one hand we want to have our childs study in good K1 and on the other we don't want them to waste one more yr.

noello

apapa,

Absolutely agreed!!

apapa 寫道:
noello,

actually i have applied few N1s and going to let my child study when she reaches the age of 2.
for me, i will only apply those K1s which i really want my child to be in. (cos i figured i will not let her study in the ones which i don't prefer anyways)
also, i will apply the nursery which i prefer.  we are in a dilemma cos one hand we want to have our childs study in good K1 and on the other we don't want them to waste one more yr.

rainbowbb

If defer 1 year at kindergarten, the chance to get in better primary school will be lower (for allocation only) as the no. of birth is increasing per year.

pkmum

noello,

Don't think your child wil be unhappy as a mixture of child born in 2 consecutive years are quite common in K1 class. I have two friends from my buildings who have also decided to defer the school year for their child born in Dec04.

apapa,

i think all mama with 'small' child will share your view. But i want to share with you a story of my classmate's son. Her son is born in month of January, she always complaint her son would waste one year as compared with those born in December. Her son finally admit to a famous kindergarten, during K1 - K3 her son learnt very fast and always play the role as leader...and he has been admitted by St. Paul's co-ed for P1. My classmate now kidding that if she would pregnant again, she prefer to have baby born in Jan or Feb..

For myself, i have a thinking (maybe some will consider me 'AH Q') that if my child defer one year to K1, he can enjoy one more honeymoon year of his life :tongue:

Charlotte_mom

正如之前所講, 女女係mount車邊夠3歲入學既, 算係班中最細果幾個之一, 班中有好多大佢成年既同學仔, 大家相處融洽, 無問題, 最重要睇小朋友自己社交能力, 我個女仲算係好動多咀既一個呢!
反而, 我女女最介懷既, 係佢係全班尾2矮   

noello 寫道:
For the deferring school year, I wonder whether my daughter will be unhappy if she finds that she was born in 2004 while other schoolmates were born in 2005.

Charlotte_mom

yes, i agree!
我仔仔係2月頭, 無辦法(我亦唔會揀), 佢一定做大仔, 不過佢一滿2歲, 我已經安排佢插班讀n1, 所以, 佢arm arm今個學期"林班", 又讀n1, 出年至升k1
唸起佢而家做全班既"大哥", 日日返學happy又一day, 真係開心......

pkmum 寫道:
For myself, i have a thinking (maybe some will consider me 'AH Q') that if my child defer one year to K1, he can enjoy one more honeymoon year of his life :tongue:

mymelody2003

Charlotte_mom 好多謝你的回應, 有這個topic真好, 我囝囝剛讀完大半年n1(不出名的幼稚園), 今年9月會讀k1, 我同n1的校長傾過, 佢都認同大仔同細仔一齊學的野細仔會學得比較慢, 我囝囝都係咁, 有一次學校旅行, 我見到同班的"大細"同學, 真係叻好多, 無論反應同埋接收能力都好d, 我囝囝在屋裏的表現都ok, 但校長話佢係水平以下喎  :cry: 我之前都唔相信大仔細仔的分別會咁大, 但經過校長這番說話我就想囝囝讀緊k1的同時再報考另一間k1, 我心目中的選擇係 st paul co-ed 及 聖公會(鐵岡), 因為呢2間比較近同埋出名d,  但囝囝將會讀的 st paul church 有人話都ok, 真頭痛, 如果我用多左一年時間心囝囝讀多一年k1入我想入的學校, 但如果冇一條龍的話好似冇保障咁, 況且佢長大時可能小學或中學要留班時就超級大仔, 會好 的.

所有如果今年再考呢2間都收的話, 一定要交左留位費先, 然後再觀察囝囝的進度才決定...... 大家認為對嗎? 請指教  

apapa

pkmum,
thanks for your sharing, sometimes i have the feelings that the fate of my child is in my hands. just too much pressure in taking this step.

heard you have mentioned before applying 寶山, can u tell me what's good abt this school?  the only comment i have ever heard of so far is that it's the most expensive nursery in town.  other than that........

Charlotte_mom

st paul co-ed無幼稚園啊! 我只知一間聖保羅堂, 其實我都唔係好知有幾好, 有人話唔鐘意佢太open area, 小朋友會心散, 又有人話, 考小學成績唔錯啊 ....真難揀
我仔仔都係就快考k1喇! 我心水都係聖公會(畢拉山), 因為一黎比較近我屋企, 二黎比較"隔攝", 少人爭d啊!
港島區, 有得直升小學既幼稚園(for男仔), 真係好似比較少....維多利亞我又唔多鐘意....真光女校男生又好似......好頭痛呢!

Charlotte_mom

apapa
實話實說: 貴在"江湖地位"lor! 一年30幾個畢業生入到st paul's co-ed, 有幾多間kinder做到呢!
不過, 寶山學生可以考入spcc, 都有原因既, 第一, 寶山都會揀學生收, 佢都鐘意收d有潛質入名校既細路, 校長都講到明, interview係in家長--兩歲細路有咩好in! 不如靠家長成就, 黎estimate小朋友成就好過! (睇下佢existing d家長, 你明佢想收邊d啦, 家長本身都有人脈/家底, 小朋友本身都易入名校啦)
第二, 寶山本身既課程都深, 小朋友中英文底打得好, 考邊間都咁著數, 係咪?!

pkmum

apapa,

agreed with what charlotte-mum said on BH(寶山).

my friends' 2 kids study in BH. She said K1 is easy but K2 and K3 are quite tough, that's why the school master prefer 'Big' child. They have small class (less than 15) and good teachers, but very very and very expensive. :tongue: