Pei Chun Public
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P5A will have the top 40 students, followed by 5B and so on. There’s one sports class and 2 classes that do not do Hcl.
In P4 if you are the top 3 in class then most likely can go 5A. Not sure what is the percentage cut-0ff…probably 90%.
Can still work hard and catch up in P4…more than enough time. If her Mathis is weak need to use this holiday to train her in her multiplication tables first. This is very important.
I heard P4 got another chance at prefect selection but not sure bec most prefects I know were selected end of p3. -
My DD has been a hall monitor for the past 1 year+. Does it mean she will stand a higher chance in prefect selection?
May I also ask what time does morning session start? -
Likely to be shortlisted for the year end prefect interview but no guarantee. A lot of class monitors were not selected.
Students are expected to arrive by 715am. -
Hello Parents,
I thought I could shed some light on some of the queries that you might have.
On leadership, if your DD have been the hall monitor for about a year plus, your DD could be on a “trial” before the “real” selection of a prefect. I don’t know accurate is my guess. I think that the interview period is over already. I hope that your DD was nominated for the interview!
I think the school is always on the lookout for leadership renewal. I am certain that in Primary 4, they will continue to look for “new blood”. :imcool:
On routine, the morning session starts at 7.10am as indicated in the pupils’ diary (it could be 7.15am, I am unsure). Then they will have a “pre-assembly” program then after till 7.25am when the morning precession will start.
On assessment, generally, I think that the teachers in PCPS are quite fair. Though the problem sums and questions might be very difficult at times, I think they are still reasonable. For one, the teachers will definitely not test something that they themselves have not taught.
I always do a gauge and expect a 10% decrease from the previous year’s results. This is to better manage my own expectations.
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Thank you parents for sharing.
10% drop per year is a lot, this is really frightening. Please don't!
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Can we have 5% improvement instead?!
Unfortunately no, my girl was not selected for the prefect interview. Oh, do you mean at end of P4, there is another selection? My DD was a hall monitor in P1 to P2 but not selected. Maybe her results dropped so cannot be one. Apart from good character, I think prefects need to be all subjects band 1 type. My DD has 2 subjects with band 2. Need to work harder next year.
I agree with lionqueen that many monitors are not chosen. In fact, my DD was so sure that her current class monitor will be selected but surprisingly no although the teachers always praise the boy's work.
When compare with other top schools, I think our school papers (except Chinese) are considered easy already.
Some schools set ridiculously difficult questions so that parents feel stress, must send their children to TLL for enrichment. I think it's better life to be teachers in those schools.. teach less and the kids automatically know because of enrichment. Unlike our school, teachers stay back to give compulsory remedial from P3.
Can we opt out for HCL in P4 or P5? As my daughter dislike Chinese, I am thinking of just letting her do normal Chinese so she can have more time for other subjects. Someone told me before unless the child wants to go to a SAP secondary school, the additional HCL points are useless, very difficult to score distinction too so it is not worth it to spend too much time on Chinese. -
Yes, can opt out of Hcl. But only from p5 onwards.
Although it’s true that the score for Hcl will only help if you choose a SAP sch, learning the Chinese Lang at a more difficult level helps in the normal cl. -
I think it wont drop so drastic as 10%, if hardwork is put in by child/parents together.
But to see 5% improvement, more hardwork is probaly needed.
I observed from my ds, from p1-p3 drop 1-2%. despite all hardwork he and me put in. Yes, Peichun paper is definitely easier than those selling outside at least up till P3/4. So its even more crucial to do well, cos even if you can get 100% at Peichun, if doing other sch paper maybe is like 85% only? Just judging from my experience.
On HCL: on the paper itself its mainly comprehension, if you observed the answer trend, just need to teach our kids how to figure out where to scoop out the answer.
I agree with lionqueen, there’s no point avoiding languages now…cos it will snowball to secondary. Many kids continues to suffer w chinese language at secondary. If you dc is planning for IP sch, I heard most IP requires HCL…
Another tip on peichun papers, if I observed my ds is doing some careless mistake, especially math, i typically asked him to do more peichun papers from different years, cos the format and type of question is quite similar. -
muska:
So if overall result drop 1-2% from P1 to P2, is there still a chance to be in top 3? My gut feel is most likely not...btw are the teachers likely to reveal the position of the child in the class if parents ask?I think it wont drop so drastic as 10%, if hardwork is put in by child/parents together.
But to see 5% improvement, more hardwork is probaly needed.
I observed from my ds, from p1-p3 drop 1-2%. despite all hardwork he and me put in. Yes, Peichun paper is definitely easier than those selling outside at least up till P3/4. So its even more crucial to do well, cos even if you can get 100% at Peichun, if doing other sch paper maybe is like 85% only? Just judging from my experience.
On HCL: on the paper itself its mainly comprehension, if you observed the answer trend, just need to teach our kids how to figure out where to scoop out the answer.
I agree with lionqueen, there's no point avoiding languages now..cos it will snowball to secondary. Many kids continues to suffer w chinese language at secondary. If you dc is planning for IP sch, I heard most IP requires HCL..
Another tip on peichun papers, if I observed my ds is doing some careless mistake, especially math, i typically asked him to do more peichun papers from different years, cos the format and type of question is quite similar. -
sean wife, I bet at P3 should be around 97% to be safer in top 3. But higher or lower than that, really depend on the class.
I think teacher wont reveal even the arrangement in the top 3 are always kept confidential. -
Muska,
Not easy at all isn’t it…i am bracing myself for the disappointment these few days, especially when one child is possibly likely to remain in top 3, while the other in the same level is most likely not. Sometimes, it’s a irony that mummies tend to focus more efforts on the weaker one, and end up, the perceived better one starts to suffer…and must add a disclaimer that both my kids are not the motivated kind at all, so definitely mummy works harder than them, hahaha…
Probably will try my luck to ask their teacher and see what comes back…during the mid-year PTM, the teacher was rather open about sharing the class mean scores…so let’s see.
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