May I ask what did they tested in the interview? Only reading story book, play toy and free chat, etc? Thanks
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May I ask what did they tested in the interview? Only reading story book, play toy and free chat, etc? Thanks
Nothing, this gentleman observed the children in their own class room environment and then had an informal chat with them and explained to them that they were going to come to his school next week, in a playgroup setting with other children, and they were going to make something (arts & crafts).
My guess is that some children don't do well in a new environment (and some kids may not have friends in their specific group, luckily my oldest is one out of 4 from her school, and 1 out of 3 from her class), so they look at them in their own environment as well as a reference in case they don't do well in the school interview. Which is only fair I would say.
My guess is that some children don't do well in a new environment (and some kids may not have friends in their specific group, luckily my oldest is one out of 4 from her school, and 1 out of 3 from her class), so they look at them in their own environment as well as a reference in case they don't do well in the school interview. Which is only fair I would say.
We went yesterday, we'll hear on Saturday I think. She was very shy, she always has trouble warming up, and afterwards she acted weird so I was really frightened that she didn't say a word, but later on she started telling me that she drew a flower, wrote her name on it, played with a zoo and animals and they read a story. It lasted about 45 minutes, 7 kids (5 from her school + 2 Chinese boys). I am a little worried but she did fine at her school and her preschool told me not to worry, they're certain she'll get in (they're extremely happy with her so I guess that helps too). They told us they're interviewing 130 children (last week and this week) and from my understanding they have 120 spots (4 x 30), so not a lot of people need to drop out, however, they'll probably keep in mind that some new kids may come later (corporate scheme), some decline, etc. etc. My daughter also told me that she didn't understand the 2 boys (but she did play with them) because they spoke Chinese but the teacher said they had to speak English ... not sure ... it's hard with a 4 yo when you're not there.
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