Henry Park Primary

[blur-daddy]

Hi Mummyo,


The skillset u quote are quite marketable , can help in brochure, school yearbook etc... 40 hrs between both of u???

I read an article from wan-bao on Thu and Fri about top PSLE students last yr and notice the trend that both kids have SAHM :idea: . Their environment created are quite regimental i.e. discipline... no TV, everyday must do something, learn something, prepare something, absorb something... quite scary to me actually. I think it does help to have one parent close by and provide a FT assistance/monitoring role...

Both my wife and me are working and we struggled everyday with regards to time mgmt. We also don't wanna enforce too strict a discipline, and not to fall into the rat race... main thing we wanna accomplish is that our kids enjoy schooling, but sometime, it can't be helped. So it seems u are on the right path liao =). My wife is seriously considering that option of SAHM.

Wish u all the best.

[cluelessmama]

blur-daddy:

Hi Mummyo,


I read an article from wan-bao on Thu and Fri about top PSLE students last yr and notice the trend that both kids have SAHM :idea: . Their environment created are quite regimental i.e. discipline... no TV, everyday must do something, learn something, prepare something, absorb something... quite scary to me actually. I think it does help to have one parent close by and provide a FT assistance/monitoring role...

I'm a SAHM. I can't speak for all, but the environment in which my kid grows up in is not all that ' regimental and scary' .

The only regimental part - must eat lunch, take shower and complete school work.

Any TV programme? Of course, the answer is a resounding \"YES.\" Kid gets to play on computer and NDS as long as she completes her work (school work as well as those assigned by me).

Usually, she gets to read what she wants too - Pokemon, novels, magazines, etc. - a good mix of trash as well serious reading.

I have always believed that ' all work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull child'.

[kwong]

Hi mummyo


My daughter is born in 2006, and the PV registration starts this year
Were you interview by the principal or admin manager?
Did they mention to you that they were looking for people who can contribute on a regular weekly basis for at least a year rather than ad-hoc basis?

But based on your profile, your chances of being selected is very high

[NJmom]

Hi,


My family just returned from Europe and my DD needs to choose a school for the GEP. She will be entering at Primary 5. Can any parent with children currently in the GEP shed some light on how the GEP is like in HPPS, eg number of pupils, number of classes, need to take HCL. We are deliberating on the choice of school now and understand that NYPS has the largest cohort of GEPers. Any advice is appreciated as we are totally clueless as to how GEP differs from school to school.

Many thanks in advance.

[cluelessmama]

NJmom:

Hi,


My family just returned from Europe and my DD needs to choose a school for the GEP. She will be entering at Primary 5. Can any parent with children currently in the GEP shed some light on how the GEP is like in HPPS, eg number of pupils, number of classes, need to take HCL. We are deliberating on the choice of school now and understand that NYPS has the largest cohort of GEPers. Any advice is appreciated as we are totally clueless as to how GEP differs from school to school.

Many thanks in advance.

Hi, can only give the little knowledge coz my kid is in P4 @ HPPS this year.

According to MOE (GEP Branch) , all GEP centres implement the same GEP. So, theorectically, GEP is the same in all the GEP schools.

HCL is a choice and not compulsory @ HPPS. However, at NYPS, it's complusory coz it's a SAP school.

There are only 2 GEP classes in HPPS. Most except NYPS (4), RGPS (3) and Tao Nan (3) have 2 classes. The maximum class is 25 or so. However, @ HPPS, I think there are 20 in the class for my kid's class.

I have good impression of the staff as well as teachers of HPPS. They are responsive. Till now, I don't feel that they \"push\" the children real hard - it may be because my kid is in P4.

Hope this info helps.

[NJmom]

Thanks very much, Cluelessmama. That was helpful. At least, I now have better insight into the GEP.

[blur-daddy]

Hi NJmom,


how did your DD entered GEP at P5? You meant they hold her place for a yr while the family oversea?

[Cheval]

I’d provide some supplementary info on GEP to cluelessmama’s, from what I hear and see:


- GEP teaching is different from the ‘normal’, i.e., much less homework so more freedom. Otherwise HPPS is well known to assign a big amount of homework.
- GEP classes have more resources. At HPPS, the 2 classes of P6 (2009) had 30 students in total, and 5 teachers. With 2 ‘normal’ classes, there are 60 students and 3 teachers. (seen in my kid’s HPPS Yearbook)

[yukilei]

Lemongal:

Hi Hi

My son just join HPPS for the Gep Programme this year. He is in Pri 4K, just wondering anyone have kids in the same class or programme. Care to have a chat :grphug:

Hi,

I've PM you. My son is also in P4K.

[mummyo]

Cheval:

I'd provide some supplementary info on GEP to cluelessmama's, from what I hear and see:


- GEP teaching is different from the 'normal', i.e., much less homework so more freedom. Otherwise HPPS is well known to assign a big amount of homework.

Cheval,
Is it true? HPPS has huge amounts of homework?!!!