Pei Chun Public

[sean wife]

Must say that it is really a bold and swift move by the new principal.


I recall that those stronger in maths were given the opportunity to take Math Olympaid class in place of the Math AS class. Guess that is scrapped as well? As a working parent, I would prefer that my child

As for the amount of homework, my experience with 2 kids in P3 last year was that this can vary across different classes, especially for Chinese. One of my child has practically no Chinese HW ( I was monitoring her handwriting in school, but realise except for tingxie, I hardly has the chance to see anything else), while the other one has worksheets and zuowen to complete at home. I asked her if she has to do all these at home while her sister does all in class, what does her teacher do in class? Her reply was the teacher go on and on teaching on the chapter from the textbook. Can be interpreted as teaching in more details I guess.

[muska]

sean wife, there’s still math olympiad class for the selected ones.

[potter]

In P3 or 4, it is still fine not to conduct remedial lessons. In P5 and 6, it is a must especially not all students can afford private tuition. Not all parents are educated and able to teach. These 2 years are so important and I do not understand the rationale either. I have to tighten my belt now.

[BePersevere]

Hi all,

I agree with phtthp. For parents with children in P3 to P5, it is good to check with teachers that with HCL lesson time reduced from 2 hour to 50min or an hour, what are the contents taken out? By end of P6, will our students be ready for the PSLE? Where will they stand if compare with students from other SAP schools who are so well prepared by their schools as compare to ours who are enjoying new carefree life here.

Extra enrichment classes are very important for the upper primary. What is the reason to stop it? It is really a bold move.

If the change is for the better, percentage of students going into express improves, number of students obtaining above 250 increase, I am sure parents will welcome this change. Who does not want relax, carefree school years by doing nothing yet can obtain great results?! If not, I rather everything remain kept status quo and focus to improve the AS lesson plan. Do not just take care of Top class but other classes too. B to I classes need much more support.

It sure sounds like another Donald Trump in the making... In our own school!!!
Of all years, why this year change principal when it is the most important year for my DS.

Last time I thought previous principal was too kiasu to start AS from P3. Including CCA, he had to stay back in school 4 times in a week. Now comes an extreme one - not sure if inexperience or just pure laziness, is even worse. Hopefully it is not the beginning of a nightmare.

:nunchuk:

[bggb]

any parents here with kids in p5? i m not sure if my ds is telling the truth. practically everyday over the past weeks when i asked, he told me there is no homework… ! i even scolded and questioned him how can that be and told him to stop being so lazy and he still insisted there is really no homework… sometimes he said only 1 or 2 pages of maths… that’s all… is that the same too for your children? i am concerned because over at my dd’s sch, the p5 girls are so busy everyday… even some parents say too much homework… it is so different… is it confirmed that there is no more AS? some parents say there is so it is confusing and also do not know when lessons will start… need to make logistics arrangement…

[love1001]

From this year onwards, the school is longer going to participate in ICAS as this is not inline with our MOE syllabus, out of scope competition papers that is just adding unnecessary stress and no benefit to DSA as secondary schools DO NOT consider ICAS results even if it is a distinction or high distinction. ICAS is now scrapped.


I did not hear anything about Olympiad. Is MO scrapped too?

[love1001]

From this year onwards, the school is longer going to participate in ICAS as this is not inline with our MOE syllabus, out of scope competition papers that is just adding unnecessary stress and no benefit to DSA as secondary schools DO NOT consider ICAS results even if it is a distinction or high distinction. ICAS is now scrapped.


I did not hear anything about Olympiad. Is MO scrapped too?

[Eunice Tee]

Dear love1001


Math Olympiad still continue. School also participate RIPWMC.

[love1001]

Eunice Tee:

Dear love1001


Math Olympiad still continue. School also participate RIPWMC.

Thank you Eunice. Do you have any idea when are classes commencing? I do not remember seeing it in the PN.

[phtthp]

love1001:

From this year onwards, the school is longer going to participate in ICAS as this is not inline with our MOE syllabus, out of scope competition papers that is just adding unnecessary stress and no benefit to DSA as secondary schools DO NOT consider ICAS results even if it is a distinction or high distinction. ICAS is now scrapped.

Besides Pei chun primary, a few other primary schools had also scrapped ICAS, a few years ago. Last time, these schools used to conduct ICAS tests for many students from
(P2 to P6) within their school compound, on certain dates for English, Maths, Science in April / July / August. But now no more, had since been scrappped.

Principal of some Secondary schools said that they won't look at ICAS results, even when students tried to DSA into the Secondary schools, & submitted their ICAS results.

So, no need to sit for ICAS, anymore, since no more benefit in ICAS.

Also, there are changes to DSA requirement.
After new AL PSLE scheme kick off in 2021, not sure what new changes they going to make to DSA, by academic route, because the New AL psle system is able to reflect how good / or how bad every student perform, in each of the 4 core subjects.

But, DSA by talent like Sports, Arts, etc, will still remain.