2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[SAHM_TAN]

KiddyLow:

Hi


Can I also confirm if there is a need for balloting under phase 2b by end if second day? Do I call the school to check?

Appreciate some advice on this. Tks.

Yup, call the school to chk if there is balloting.

[phtthp]

ryes:

Any noticeable increase or decrease in vacancies

Read sembgal reply :-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/2013-p1-registration-phase-1#comment-15421

[ttl]

Hi,

To double check…
for phase 2A2, there is normally no balloting, rite?
I read on the MOE website that there will be the announcement of results on 18th July.
Do I have to be in school for the results? Do I have to fill in all the forms on that day itself too?

Thanks

[Sweetbaby456]

phtthp:

ryes:

Any noticeable increase or decrease in vacancies

Read sembgal reply :-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/2013-p1-registration-phase-1#comment-15421

The ONE THING that STRIKED ME is very true:
Tips: Choose a school that your child would like to study in, not a school that the parents prefer the child to study in. Your child will thank you in time to come when he/she is older.

[SAHM_TAN]

ryes:

Any noticeable increase or decrease in vacancies

Here's the link to the table done by Chief. http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/2013-p1-registration-phase-1

[SAHM_TAN]

Sweetbaby456:

phtthp:

[quote=\"ryes\"]Any noticeable increase or decrease in vacancies

Read sembgal reply :-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/2013-p1-registration-phase-1#comment-15421

The ONE THING that STRIKED ME is very true:
Tips: Choose a school that your child would like to study in, not a school that the parents prefer the child to study in. Your child will thank you in time to come when he/she is older.[/quote]I'm just curious how you are going to do this. Are you going to present all the information to your child, bring him to take a look at the primary schools and let him/her choose?

For my dd1, I didn't ask her, I selected the primary school and she's happy in there. Same for ds, he will follow dd1 into the primary school this yr since the school is co-ed.

I can imagine that for sec school, the child will probably have more say in the choice of sec school.

[timtim]

SAHM_TAN:

Sweetbaby456:

The ONE THING that STRIKED ME is very true:
Tips: Choose a school that your child would like to study in, not a school that the parents prefer the child to study in. Your child will thank you in time to come when he/she is older.

I'm just curious how you are going to do this. Are you going to present all the information to your child, bring him to take a look at the primary schools and let him/her choose?

For my dd1, I didn't ask her, I selected the primary school and she's happy in there. Same for ds, he will follow dd1 into the primary school this yr since the school is co-ed.

I can imagine that for sec school, the child will probably have more say in the choice of sec school.

I totally agreed, we are all none the wiser which school is the one our kids like. Just choose one and move on. Even by visiting all the schools, how can we safely say the it'll be \"the\" school that our kids like down the road. They are still too young to decide/know.

[sembgal]

Hi, I attended a talk at MOE Excel Fest 2013 about Preparing Your child for primary school seminar. The principal from Horizon Primary School gave this important advice at the seminar. She shared that there was a student who wanted to study in a particular school but both the parents have different views. The child likes School A, Mum likes School B and Dad likes school C. Guess in the end which school is the child attending happily today? Answer is School A. The parents respect the decision of the child. I do not have any idea if School A is being referred to Horizon Primary but the way the principal advised made sense and she gave pointers on selecting a primary school which can be found on MOE website on How to select a primary school for your child. I have friends who advised me that if the child is smart and a fast learner, wherever the child studies, the child can cope well. If the child is not academically-inclined, it will add pressure to the child to cope.


Ultimately, all parents want their children to be happy and I value my child’s happiness a lot. Being prepared for Primary 1 doesn’t mean that the child has to do piles of worksheets or assessement books or test papers to get ahead and gain an edge over others in primary 1. I believe that a child should be happy and enjoy learning, that will lead to the child being a more self-directed learner.

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sembgal:

Hi, I attended a talk at MOE Excel 2013 about Preparing Your child for primary school seminar. The principal from Horizon Primary School gave this important advice at the seminar. She shared that there was a student who wanted to study in a particular school but both the parents have different views. The child likes School A, Mum likes School B and Dad likes school C. Guess in the end which school is the child attending happily today? Answer is School A. The parents respect the decision of the child. I do not have any idea if School A is being referred to Horizon Primary but the way the principal advised made sense and she gave pointers on selecting a primary school which can be found on MOE website on How to select a primary school for your child. I have friends who advised me that if the child is smart and a fast learner, wherever the child studies, the child can cope well. If the child is not academically-inclined, it will add pressure to the child to cope.


Ultimately, all parents want their children to be happy and I value my child's happiness a lot. Being prepared for Primary 1 doesn't means that the child has to do piles of worksheets or assessement books or test papers to get ahead and gain an edge over others in primary 1. I believe that a child should be happy and enjoy learning, that will lead to the child being a more self-directed learner.

I'm curious abt the background of why the child likes School A.

Share my experience.

As I have mentioned before, I applied for 4 schools to PV. Now the first school that replied my application, I had to undergo a PV balloting session. Normally I would not involve my kid in such matter becos it is not confirm will get. I do not want to let my kid think this is the school that he/she will go to.

BUT maybe I was too excited, I brought the whole family there LOL. We were not successful in the balloting exercise BUT somehow dd1 like the school LOL. So she would tell me she wanted to study in THAT school. This was not possible becos failing the PV balloting there was no chance to get into the school. The only slight possibility was shifting house to be within 1km and even with that move balloting is guaranteed too. Which means no guarantee to get in LOL. We did not move house to be within 1km to the school.

Moving on........The current school replied positively to my PV application and I was successful in the P1 registration. DD1 is happy in her school, she has her fav trs, etc.

[sembgal]

SAHM_TAN:

sembgal:

Hi, I attended a talk at MOE Excel 2013 about Preparing Your child for primary school seminar. The principal from Horizon Primary School gave this important advice at the seminar. She shared that there was a student who wanted to study in a particular school but both the parents have different views. The child likes School A, Mum likes School B and Dad likes school C. Guess in the end which school is the child attending happily today? Answer is School A. The parents respect the decision of the child. I do not have any idea if School A is being referred to Horizon Primary but the way the principal advised made sense and she gave pointers on selecting a primary school which can be found on MOE website on How to select a primary school for your child. I have friends who advised me that if the child is smart and a fast learner, wherever the child studies, the child can cope well. If the child is not academically-inclined, it will add pressure to the child to cope.


Ultimately, all parents want their children to be happy and I value my child's happiness a lot. Being prepared for Primary 1 doesn't means that the child has to do piles of worksheets or assessement books or test papers to get ahead and gain an edge over others in primary 1. I believe that a child should be happy and enjoy learning, that will lead to the child being a more self-directed learner.

I'm curious abt the background of why the child likes School A.

Share my experience.

As I have mentioned before, I applied for 4 schools to PV. Now the first school that replied my application, I had to undergo a PV balloting session. Normally I would not involve my kid in such matter becos it is not confirm will get. I do not want to let my kid think this is the school that he/she will go to.

BUT maybe I was too excited, I brought the whole family there LOL. We were not successful in the balloting exercise BUT somehow dd1 like the school LOL. So she would tell me she wanted to study in THAT school. This was not possible becos failing the PV balloting there was no chance to get into the school. The only slight possibility was shifting house to be within 1km and even with that move balloting is guaranteed too. Which means no guarantee to get in LOL. We did not move house to be within 1km to the school.

Moving on........The current school replied positively to my PV application and I was successful in the P1 registration. DD1 is happy in her school, she has her fav trs, etc.

I'm surprised that you did PV at 4 schools. How did you do it? Can share your PV experience like what you did? Thanks. I did not do PV as I could not decide which school to select back then.