Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[dion]

Janet,


Wow! What a good start for that new year in 2006! I bet there's no regrets since then.

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janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

Just curious, what were your responsibility for PV then ?
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Janet, pm u.

[janet88]

dion:

Janet,


Wow! What a good start for that new year in 2006! I bet there's no regrets since then.

Yup, it was a great start...had PV meeting with principal before CNY...principal told us staying within 1km is actually confirmed. Hubby did most of the PV. He had a good feel after each Sat and was convinced that Pei Hwa had a good culture and environment.

[mumto2]

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prisnkc:

A mummy of a P6 boy (last year) recommended a English tution teacher to me. This lady is staying nearby Pei Hwa, at Toh Yi Drive estate. Any comments/feedback appreciated?


I have a boy in P1.

Hi

Is it the one at Blk 2? my boy attends her tuition, joins last year. Can see improvements. basically he has to do 5 pgs of grammar, 5 pgs of vocab mcq, test paper weekly. alternate wk, she will give compo on top of those i had mentioned.

Can i have her contact? tks in advance!

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Hi Mumto2


had just pm you the contact no.

Regards

[mumto2]

tks! got it.

[donkey]

janet_lee88:

Hi Donkey,

Another friend of mine told me her son also followed her, day dreams or else plays with toys the moment she walked out of the room. Or else will keep asking, 'Mummy, what do I do now?'

No choice, have to revise daily right ? If you wait for the exam time-table, 求神 also no use, oral and compo would have started already.

Dion,
Actually the teachers in Pei Hwa do teach OR ELSE I would have gone nuts. I've heard of some popular schools where teachers do not teach bcos they assume kids go for enrichment lessons.
It's very different now from before, when kids get to play once homework is completed.

I read up son's textbook and then revise using assessment book...after marking it, will explain where he went wrong. I am a SAHM.

Janet,

Yes . Sure teachers do teach at school. Because their performance will graded accordingly to how well the class performs. Just like other gov sector, all poor performance got to be answerable.

[Jennifer]

donkey:

Janet,


Yes . Sure teachers do teach at school. Because their performance will graded accordingly to how well the class performs. Just like other gov sector, all poor performance got to be answerable.

Does this apply to PH?

[markfch]

dorisp:

Am thinking of PV at Pei Hwa too.......staying more than 2km away. Can anyone share their experience of PV at Pei Hwa?

Hi Dorisp,

I'm currently volunteering at PH. This yr there were 20 of us selected, out of 100+ applicants I was told. We were told by the sch's mgt that they intentionally limit the no. of PV so as to ensure that those selected have a good chance of getting thru w/o balloting.

As far as I can tell, most of us (the PV) are either your average PMET or SAHP. Depending on personal interest, we are either assigned to help out in sports day, uniformed groups, excursions, admin work or even some forms of presentation to students (for those with niche skills).

From my observation, what I liked is that the sch does not focus solely on academic excellence. Of course we know that studies is impt. I noted that attention is also given to other areas so that students can pursue their personal interests, outside of studies.

Side track a bit. One interesting pt is that in the past, it was relatively easier - compared to other 'hot' sch - to get into PH due to the low population density aound it. However, currently 2 new private developments are being built in that area and I wonder how this will impact the balloting pattern in the near future.

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Jennifer:

Does this apply to PH?

I guess what donkey meant to say was Singapore is based on meritocracy. Every government sector is the same. In schools, teachers set their targets based on their own classes' abilities. These targets will be reviewed periodically with their supervisors. Teachers not only set academic targets for their classes, but on other aspects of their jobscopes too. At the end of the year, targets will be reviewed and teachers will be rewarded based on their performance. Yes, PH's teachers are doing that too. I was only giving a brief process but most teachers do more than just teach. However, not every effort can be assessed so in the past few years, schools were looking for more tangible proofs from teachers' work. Thus, instead of reducing admin for teachers, more unnecessary work were given. :roll: Good teachers are rare nowadays so really need to consider carefully when choosing a primary school.