Tui Learning Initiatives

Good morning, parents and guardians,

Now that the mid-term exams are over, and all the analyses of right and wrong answers gone through, we are now settling back into our usual routine of strengthening areas of weakness that showed up in this last round of testing.
In general nearly all students scored well, some remarkably so especially among our weaker children. I'd like at this point to commend the parents and guardians who continued throughout to pay close attention to their children's classes especially helping out with homework which we appreciate very much as a significant part of the learning process. I'd also like to commend parents and guardians who made sure that their children came to classes regularly so that there was continuity in what was taught from week to week. We have to remember that students get only one or two hours each week per subject so when classes are missed especially by those struggling to keep up at school, this is a big learning gap.
For those students who did not do so well, on analysis, we have found that this was mainly due to carelessness - not reading the instructions carefully, misspelling, missed punctuation, illegible handwriting, spending too much time on one question ... so for these students the stress will be on being careful!
I would now like to emphasise the importance of regular attendance from here onwards. Term 3 is only 9 weeks long, and exams are likely to happen round about Week 6-7. This means we have just the remaining 4 weeks of this term, and another 6 weeks at most to prepare for annual/public exams. This term there has been rather more than usual absenteeism, not all of which have been genuine for example some of the children indicated to us that they missed classes because their parents took them home instead! Reminder that absences must be reported and be for a good reason to warrant catchup. A related reminder is that children be available for catchup, once it is assigned and agreed and this goes for high school students in particular.
Finally, please finalise your fees for the term. Thank you to those who have completed payments, and those who are regular with their payment plans. Once more, please don't wait for me to send you individual reminders which I have always considered a waste of time better spent on preparing learning resources for the students.
On that note, take care everyone and have a blessed week ahead.
Eileen and team

Good morning!
I wonder if, like me, you have been waiting for the rain... and waiting... and wondering. Feels like our lockdown situation when one hopeful day just follows another and pretty soon you're asking "what day is it today?"
At mass this morning the Archbishop shared a Chinese saying with us: Every moment of crisis is an opportunity for growth. Which made me wonder, have I been growing this past half year or just passing the time waiting. Then I thought about our kids- what kind of learning opportunities have they been having and how much growth. And I am not really thinking about things learned in the classroom. This lockdown is a marvelous opportunity for life skills - housekeeping, gardening, babysitting, music and the list goes on. I hope that we haven't spent the time stressing too much about classroom opportunities lost; and seized instead learning in many other equally important things in life.
At one of our classes last week my granddaughter and I were coloring and I remarked "shouldn't your water melon be red?" To which she replied "See grandma, all the colors are here and you can pick whatever you like!" Out of the mouths of babes- who said water melons have to be red and learning only happens in the classroom!
And on that note, have a blessed and growth-filled day everyone!

Our last day of tutoring for 2019 today, and what a year it has been! We've had an average of 80 students each term this year ranging from years 1 to 13. A point to note is that simply by word of mouth, a number of new students came to join us in each term and I have had to persuade some parents to hold their enrollments till 2020 as we did not have space when their requests came. Hopefully, through our page as well we will be able to reach more students in need of literacy and numeracy development and strengthening.
For now, this week has been a hugely rewarding one for us as we receive feedback on Year 8, and annual school exam results. So far the achievements have been remarkable😃😃 particularly among children who came with low levels of literacy and numeracy and who are now able not only to read their test papers but to also answer the questions and attain good marks, leaping ahead several places in their school placement ranking! We congratulate these students and every one who attended Tui Learning this year especially for learning how to pay attention, stop being careless, think, achieve and become better more confident students!
I'm sure parents and guardians will join me in thanking our dedicated, caring and skillful tutors for their commitment to enabling these results. In return we thank our parents and guardians for seeking additional help for their children, for entrusting your children to our care and for your cooperation in making their development and progress happen.
Next year, God willing, we will use our page better and more frequently with pictures as well as some more creative posts.
Until then, from all of us at the Centre, enjoy your time with your children in the coming holidays, have a blessed Christmas, and stay safe. God bless!