All About GEP

[pokoyoko]

I watched Talking Point on Channel 5 on Thursday.. talked about GEP prep courses haha.. On toggle if you missed it

[jasst]

I like to seek advice from the experienced gep mum again .


My child’s results are back . Her results plummeted from 97 to 89 in SA2. Highest in her class is 93. Average is 82. Saw the paper and at least 8 marks gone due to carelessness . She wasted 20 min or more on a question to the extent that she did not even check the paper 1. 9 marks gone .

Would I see a greater deterioration in p5, since more topics are covered outside of the syllabus?

I do not think anyone scored full marks for this paper. It’s not a hard paper … I would think other gep Centers would have plenty of high achievers.

Science is worse. Low eighties but she has always been weak in that area … yet, at p4 only with less topics covered, is it a matter of concern ? Time to pack her off for supplementary lessons? Nobody got 90 and above for science …

What should I do now to get her more prepared for the war next year?

Also, can any kind mothers advise on the topics covered for science for p5?

Many thanks

[GTGT]

jasst:

I like to seek advice from the experienced gep mum again .


My child's results are back . Her results plummeted from 97 to 89 in SA2. Highest in her class is 93. Average is 82. Saw the paper and at least 8 marks gone due to carelessness . She wasted 20 min or more on a question to the extent that she did not even check the paper 1. 9 marks gone .

Would I see a greater deterioration in p5, since more topics are covered outside of the syllabus?

I do not think anyone scored full marks for this paper. It's not a hard paper .. I would think other gep Centers would have plenty of high achievers.

Science is worse. Low eighties but she has always been weak in that area .. yet, at p4 only with less topics covered, is it a matter of concern ? Time to pack her off for supplementary lessons? Nobody got 90 and above for science ..

What should I do now to get her more prepared for the war next year?

Also, can any kind mothers advise on the topics covered for science for p5?

Many thanks

My boy is in P4 GEP.

Lets Pm

[reddiechan]

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[lee_yl]

Talking about Science, for those who are keen to send their kids to TLL GEP Sc, it is very hard to get a weekend slot. I was on waitlist for one whole year. There’s a Monday 7pm-9pm slot available which I didn’t go for it as my DD2 needs time to finish up her daily assignments/projects.


In the end, no choice, I just coached her myself. Really :frustrated: as her Sc is weak yet she don’t listen to me. She got 85.5% for P5 SA2, an average score. I find GEP Eng & GEP Maths teaching materials good. But for GEP Sc, I hope GEB can do more, like provide more notes etc.

[jasst]

Hey , same here… her science teacher was missing most of the time with the p5 gep kids excursion and camp… she hardly brings home any homework for science… even when it is near exams… it is just a couple a papers

[lee_yl]

Yeah, I have a close friend whose DD is in GEP P6 this year but in another centre, who also complains about GEP Sc not as well taught as Eng/Math. So we should just be mindful and see what we can do to help our kids.

[cafemug]

Morning to all experienced parents here, may i find out if your children face any difficulty transferring to a gep school in pri 4? My child is the only one from his school being selected. He is afraid curriculum is stressful. However i am more concern about the social emotional part. I am afraid he may not integrate well with gep kids who are already studying in existing gep school. Have you face or heard of cases of bullying? It will also be the first time taking school bus to and fro. So many new changes. Kind to pm me to let me know?

[hquek]

cafemug:

Morning to all experienced parents here, may i find out if your children face any difficulty transferring to a gep school in pri 4? My child is the only one from his school being selected. He is afraid curriculum is stressful. However i am more concern about the social emotional part. I am afraid he may not integrate well with gep kids who are already studying in existing gep school. Have you face or heard of cases of bullying? It will also be the first time taking school bus to and fro. So many new changes. Kind to pm me to let me know?

hi cafemug, congrats first. DS1 was one of a handful that was selected then and there was another child who opted for the same school (he wasn't friend friend with her, just classmates). I was concerned at first but he managed to in and find friends after a while. I think a couple of his good friends were from that school originally. Thing about gep is that kids from all over come together, so it's not like a school transfer where kids are more gelled (I feel).

Curriculum is not easy but it will be super fun at first (recall a lot of fun and games in the first couple of weeks). get used to what's really teach less learn more (DS1 watched so many shows in class and his teachers seem to be on courses a lot - at least in P4/5).

Good you have initial trepidations, just so you are prepared for the worst, but I would say, go with the flow and enjoy the learning. All the best to your child.

[blur_mum]

Hi all,

can i check is there a great difference in p4 gep science and mainstream science?
Different schools teach different topics at p3 level. Any impact?