Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Hi Prisnkc,

There was 1 excursion last yr to Coins Museum...son volunteered on my behalf. I didn't even know until teacher called to thank me. :!:
Another excursion he volunteered my name was in P2 to Jacob Ballas Garden. Told my son jokingly to volunteer on my behalf if excursions are to air-con places...hubby said all those excursions were opportunities to 'burn fats' :laugh: So last year when teacher asked for PV again...and son volunteered on my behalf, I pulled hubby along. :evil:

2 parents help out each time...finished chalking up 40 hours, so doing this to get close to son and his friends.

[prisnkc]

janet, thanks for the info

[northernlights]

janet_lee88:

There was 1 excursion last yr to Coins Museum...son volunteered on my behalf. I didn't even know until teacher called to thank me. :!:

Another excursion he volunteered my name was in P2 to Jacob Ballas Garden. Told my son jokingly to volunteer on my behalf if excursions are to air-con places...hubby said all those excursions were opportunities to 'burn fats' :laugh: So last year when teacher asked for PV again...and son volunteered on my behalf, I pulled hubby along.

hi janet,

do they have excursions/field trips for the P1s too? if yes, when does the school run the excursion? ooh, it'll be so nice to break the monotony of school life once in a while:)

[northernlights]

hi dion,


i concur with what's been said abt being hands-on with our children's learning. They always deserve better whatever the quality of the teachers. also we need to realize that good teachers does not guarantee thorough absorption... this is hopefully where we come in:)

p1 is easy-peasy. go thru her activity books and worksheets to get a feel of how well she is faring, then reinforce her weak areas. then test her with some assessment questions. for now, things are still a breeze with us (little 1 in p1), although i get a wee bit nervous thinking about p2:p

let us in on the good news with your pv application ya:)

[kohhweelin.010441gmail.010441com]

Northernlights, my dd went to the zoo sometime in Sept last year. I thought u have a P1 boy, not girl. Oops.

[janet88]

Northernlights,

Son went to zoo in P1…that’s about all I can remember. For P2, he had 2 excursions.

Mummies,
Let us know how your P1 application turn out. I hope you successfully manage to register your children in Pei Hwa.

[Funz]

Hi, I wrote in to Pei Hwa last year applying to be a PV for 2012 P1 registration (2005 kid). I received an acknowledgement from them that they received my application but to date, I have yet to receive any confirmation from them about whether I am successful or not. I called them earlier this year and the person who answered told me that they will let us know only Aug/Nov of this year. They also don’t seem to have a closing date for PV applications.


Just wondering, for parents who got in to Pei Hwa via the PV route, when do they normally let you know if you are selected for PV?

On a bit of a tenterhooks as I need to know what to do next if not selected for their PV.

[kohhweelin.010441gmail.010441com]

Funz:

Hi, I wrote in to Pei Hwa last year applying to be a PV for 2012 P1 registration (2005 kid). I received an acknowledgement from them that they received my application but to date, I have yet to receive any confirmation from them about whether I am successful or not. I called them earlier this year and the person who answered told me that they will let us know only Aug/Nov of this year. They also don't seem to have a closing date for PV applications.


Just wondering, for parents who got in to Pei Hwa via the PV route, when do they normally let you know if you are selected for PV?

On a bit of a tenterhooks as I need to know what to do next if not selected for their PV.

Hi Funz, I'll pm you on the details of the dates and process. However, I have a hunch that they will attend to the PVs for 2010 and PVs-to-be for 2011 registrations first and put yours on hold for the time-being.

[markfch]

Funz:

Just wondering, for parents who got in to Pei Hwa via the PV route, when do they normally let you know if you are selected for PV?


On a bit of a tenterhooks as I need to know what to do next if not selected for their PV.

From my own experience, my DS is due to register for P1 this July. I got the acceptance letter only in Sept 2009. I applied in Sept 2008 so that was a long wait for me.

[donkey]

E3:

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.

E3,

Sorry, never read the forum for days..busy with office work. You are absolutely right. We choose maid depend on luck, our children's teachers will also depend on their luck. If they have teachers who teach on passion then that will be their best of luck. hehe..