Pei Tong Primary

[Tweety77]

Hi sunnyh,


Ooooo… Been trying to get the jotter books since late nov and its always out of stock. I will email you the programmes as well…
We are encouraged to attend and it’s $2 per pax.

[Tweety77]

I have emailed you the info.

[tinywings]

Insider news is the past few yrs psle results, majority of the P6 students gotten into normal (tech). Most of the pupils are weak in maths, due to weak foundation during P1 & 2, as i heard that most teachers in P1n 2 not experience n too laid back.

of coz there are also very bright students in the best clasd, but reason why psle results so bad is becoz those very bright students are transferred to GEP schs after P3.

[returning]

tinywings:

Insider news is the past few yrs psle results, majority of the P6 students gotten into normal (tech). Most of the pupils are weak in maths, due to weak foundation during P1 & 2, as i heard that most teachers in P1n 2 not experience n too laid back.

of coz there are also very bright students in the best clasd, but reason why psle results so bad is becoz those very bright students are transferred to GEP schs after P3.

Tinywings,

I wonder where u get the 'insider' information from regarding Pei Tong Primary School. The past 2 years PSLE results have improved and 2012 has the best result with top student scoring 266 entering RGS. There are 5 students who scored more than 260, a 500% improvement from 2011. P1 registrations have been full for the past 2 yrs. In 2012, balloting was required for Phase 2C Sup and there is a long waiting list for transfer into Pei Tong. There is also an increase in Parent Volunteers these 2 years who will be eligible for Phase 2B. The P1 FT will follow up to P2 which is important to both parents and students. They are professional and committed, definitely not laid back. There is a clear and systematic channel for any feedback, so parents comments will be heard and if reasonable, acted upon. This is my personal experience with the school.
GEP students will have to be transferred to GEP schools since Pei Tong does not offer GEP. The same goes to the other schools in the same area other than Nan Hua.

[cassteo74]

Returning: your child is in which lvl? do u want to share more info with us , at least we can get a better idea.

thanks!

seems like not much discussion here for pei tong pri. Just to add a little from what I heard from my friend as her DS is in pei tong. Not as bad as some mothers sounded, my friend has her son there this year and so far everything seems good. As I am considering my gal there, if nan hua fails. It seems like the young Principal is very nice and teachers there are very caring towards the children too. they have interesting activities which they call Pal, not too sure what’s that, but doesn’t matter so long it’s good for kids. They also have Chinese speech and drama for P1 and my friend’s DS loves it a lot. one thing that nan hua and clementi might not have could be the music programme. It seems like the school pays for instructor to teach the children flute and it’s free!!! I have friend’s chidren at Pei Hwa, they need to pay for instructor fees even though it is school cca! i think that’s not fair. Only complaint my friend has so far is the food, think it’s little priceyI guess. The rice with some meat and vegs cost $1.50 or $2? a bit too ex for children I feel. I went to the school website and seems like there is open house for parents to sign up, I might consider if I can spare the time.

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cassteo74:

Returning: your child is in which lvl? do u want to share more info with us , at least we can get a better idea.

thanks!

seems like not much discussion here for pei tong pri. Just to add a little from what I heard from my friend as her DS is in pei tong. Not as bad as some mothers sounded, my friend has her son there this year and so far everything seems good. As I am considering my gal there, if nan hua fails. It seems like the young Principal is very nice and teachers there are very caring towards the children too. they have interesting activities which they call Pal, not too sure what's that, but doesn't matter so long it's good for kids. They also have Chinese speech and drama for P1 and my friend's DS loves it a lot. one thing that nan hua and clementi might not have could be the music programme. It seems like the school pays for instructor to teach the children flute and it's free!!! I have friend's chidren at Pei Hwa, they need to pay for instructor fees even though it is school cca! i think that's not fair. Only complaint my friend has so far is the food, think it's little priceyI guess. The rice with some meat and vegs cost $1.50 or $2? a bit too ex for children I feel. I went to the school website and seems like there is open house for parents to sign up, I might consider if I can spare the time.

Hi Cassteo,

My son is in P4. My younger son will be joining p1 next year.
Yes, PAL is part of the curriculum for P1 and P2. The past 2 years have been line dancing if I am not wrong as my son is P4 which is no longer available. During music lessons, students will learn different instruments depending on what is available for that year. It seems to be changing every year. Usually they will get the P1 and P2s to perform what they learned at PAL lessons during school events. There is no extra charge for the curriculum lessons so far.
One more thing to add about Pei Tong is that they use the interactive white board to teach, making lessons more interesting.
With regards to canteen food prices, there is gonna be a change of the management in July and food will be sold in set meals priced lower than current ones. This is one of the feedback from parents which the school acted upon.
The Open House will be in held in July. It is good for parents to visit for an understanding of the general environment.
Just to emphasize again, Pei Tong has balloting for Phase 2C sup last year and there is a long waiting list for admission into P1 up to now. There are also some parent volunteers who will be eligible for Phase 2B this year. So you might want to consider the probability when choosing schools.

[cassteo74]

returning:

cassteo74:

Returning: your child is in which lvl? do u want to share more info with us , at least we can get a better idea.

thanks!

seems like not much discussion here for pei tong pri. Just to add a little from what I heard from my friend as her DS is in pei tong. Not as bad as some mothers sounded, my friend has her son there this year and so far everything seems good. As I am considering my gal there, if nan hua fails. It seems like the young Principal is very nice and teachers there are very caring towards the children too. they have interesting activities which they call Pal, not too sure what's that, but doesn't matter so long it's good for kids. They also have Chinese speech and drama for P1 and my friend's DS loves it a lot. one thing that nan hua and clementi might not have could be the music programme. It seems like the school pays for instructor to teach the children flute and it's free!!! I have friend's chidren at Pei Hwa, they need to pay for instructor fees even though it is school cca! i think that's not fair. Only complaint my friend has so far is the food, think it's little priceyI guess. The rice with some meat and vegs cost $1.50 or $2? a bit too ex for children I feel. I went to the school website and seems like there is open house for parents to sign up, I might consider if I can spare the time.

Hi Cassteo,

My son is in P4. My younger son will be joining p1 next year.
Yes, PAL is part of the curriculum for P1 and P2. The past 2 years have been line dancing if I am not wrong as my son is P4 which is no longer available. During music lessons, students will learn different instruments depending on what is available for that year. It seems to be changing every year. Usually they will get the P1 and P2s to perform what they learned at PAL lessons during school events. There is no extra charge for the curriculum lessons so far.
One more thing to add about Pei Tong is that they use the interactive white board to teach, making lessons more interesting.
With regards to canteen food prices, there is gonna be a change of the management in July and food will be sold in set meals priced lower than current ones. This is one of the feedback from parents which the school acted upon.
The Open House will be in held in July. It is good for parents to visit for an understanding of the general environment.
Just to emphasize again, Pei Tong has balloting for Phase 2C sup last year and there is a long waiting list for admission into P1 up to now. There are also some parent volunteers who will be eligible for Phase 2B this year. So you might want to consider the probability when choosing schools.

Oh yes, I heard about the board from my friend too. Quite high tech. Think the school is using a website for all sorts of e-learning I heard. But would our children always need to face the PC then?

Wow, seems like you have tip-top info about the school!
So far how's your experience with the school teachers since your son is already in P4? I read through the link but not much info on the teachers of Pei tong.

[cassteo74]

Thanks returning!


I have signed up for the open house in july. Got a reply from the teacher and I shall take a look around Peitong.

[zenn74]

Hi all,


I am considering peitong and delighted to read all the good reviews on the school & principal. Understand principal had been in the school for few years. Is there any news in change of principal in near future? Also, can anyone share on the mix and behavior of students? Lastly, is there any bad area for parent like me to take note?

I look forward to any form of sharing. Thanks!

[zenn74]

cassteo74:

Thanks returning!


I have signed up for the open house in july. Got a reply from the teacher and I shall take a look around Peitong.

Hi, could you pls share your finding after attending the open house? Thx!