Pei Chun Public

[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.

[Eunice Tee]

Dear love1001,


P4 math Olympiad will start at 28 Feb. P3 shd b same too.

[love1001]

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.

To score well in ICAS, parents can purchase past year papers from UNSW website. Get the child to expose to the type of questions that are tested as they are very different from usual school papers.
This is one easy way to get distinction as almost the same type of questions are tested every year.

[love1001]

Hi Parents, following the remover of AS, the next biggest change is the remover of P4 streaming and class allocation. Starting this year, P4 will be randomly allocated to their P5 classes which are all mix ability. There will be no more top classes. As a known fact, current system benefits the top 80 only because the best teachers are teaching these 2 classes. The new system will benefit the remaining 280 in general. DD1 will be the first batch to go through this change. I hope this is something positive. Speaking to a few parents, some feel there is a need to keep 2 top classes to stretch the potential of these HA students. Otherwise they will be bored by the slower pace of learning. What is your take?