2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[sharonkhoo]

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Thanks all for the advice on Libre Office. What is your usage experiences as a substitute for powerpoint?

Sorry, never used it. Maybe read some review sites? I only used the word-processing s/w.

[MrsKiasu]

me too…I hope not much of formal WA groups needed. Gave dd a dumb phone and it got dumped. I just loan her hp whenever needed.

[sharonkhoo]

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Thanks for your thoughts. I guess in general kids can still do whatever they need by bringing thumbdrive, put in google docs and also using the school computer so there is no need to have a laptop.
Just use the home computer, school computer. (my problem is I don't have a good home computer)

As for phone i hope the schools or class form teacher will not have those chat groups
If its informal class chats, I can always ask my child not to join the group

Not joining is OK initially until you see how things go. But if there is a lot going on, even informally, your child will be left out. I have kids of different personalities - my younger child hated being out of the loop, while my older one was quite happy to be left out! We eventually insisted that the older one get a phone because she often didn't know what was going on, turned up at the wrong place/time or brought the wrong things (or didn't bring what she was supposed to). We let the younger one have a phone because she was miserable when left out. Both were responsible users, so I don't regret letting have phones in early sec school. Parents do need to set rules and enforce them, especially initially, no matter when the phones are introduced. And you might want to consider that early-teens is better time to start imposing rules than mid-teens.

[phtthp]

This year (wef 2019 onwards ), for Affliated Secondary schools -


Moe imposed 20 % rule, to let Non-affliated (outsiders) students from external primary schools, to enter into Affliated Secondary schools, so that it no longer become \"closed door\" , shutting out external P6 students

So, Secondary schools with Affliation Cut-off-point, at 200, or
(eg. CHIJ Secondary Toa Payoh)

205
(eg. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls Secondary )



This means that some of us may not be able to go back for O level, under Affliation privileged policy


https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-20-of-places-in-affiliated-secondary-schools-set-aside-for-non-affiliated

Let us see, going forward from this point ( 2019 ) onwards, what this year New Affliation Cut-off point going to be, determined by prevailing market forces demand and supply at play (work), for those Sec schools with Affliation COP : around Express stream Tscore 200


Schools like Catholic High will not be impacted, because his current Affliation Tscore set at 240 to go back O-level, is high !

Not sure, if schools like (SCGS / MGS Girls Secondary) at Affliation Tscore 220, will be impacted

[zac's mum]

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This year (wef 2019 onwards ), for Affliated Secondary schools -

Moe imposed 20 % rule, to let Non-affliated (outsiders) students from external primary schools, to enter into Affliated Secondary schools, so that it no longer become \"closed door\" , shutting out external P6 students

So, Secondary schools with low Affliation Cut-off-point, at 200, or
(eg. CHIJ Secondary Toa Payoh)

205
(eg. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls Secondary )

Or ACS Junior / ACS primary

This means that some of us may not be able to go back for O level, under Affliation privileged policy


https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-20-of-places-in-affiliated-secondary-schools-set-aside-for-non-affiliated

Let us see, going forward from this point ( 2019 )onwards, what this year New Affliation Cut-off point going to be, determined by prevailing market forces demand and supply at play (work), for those Sec schools with low Affliation COP : around Express stream Tscore 200


Schools like Catholic High will not be impacted, because his current Affliation Tscore set at 240 to go back O-level, is very high !

Not sure, if schools like (SCGS / MGS Girls Secondary) at Affliation Tscore 220, will be impacted

I will definitely by tracking the changes. ACS Barker already issued “warning” to affiliated school parents last year, they started to cap (not sure whether the full 20% cap) for 2019 Sec 1 intake (last year PSLE) already. But seems like COP didn’t raise much.

Related thread just go here. Don’t need to bother the non-affiliated, non-interested people:

https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=91632

[phtthp]

Ok, zac mom, let’s go over there to continue discussion, so that we do not disturb the thread here

[dylanmummy2003]

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Sec 1

is it compulsory that

- All students need to buy a laptop ?

- All students need to own a hand-phone, because class Teacher send whatsapp messages, through hand-phone ?

Laptop : depend on school. some school will use laptop and they will usually have their own preferred brand/model. best to wait till orientation before getting a laptop. if buy now and the model is not recommended by Sec sch, may have to get another one

HP : not all schools allows HP. best to check with the Sec school on HP policy.
My son school, they do not allow HP usage in school. we only gave him a HP in Sec 3, due to CCA commitment. and he can only use it after school when he is at home, due to no HP policy in school

[mengsan]

RI is one of those implementing no mobile during classes, while RGS is anything goes as far as hp and macbook concerned. The girls even watch YouTube in class right in front of the teacher, as teacher cannot discern whether they following lesson or doing whatever behind the screen

[peasants]

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RI is one of those implementing no mobile during classes, while RGS is anything goes as far as hp and macbook concerned. The girls even watch YouTube in class right in front of the teacher, as teacher cannot discern whether they following lesson or doing whatever behind the screen

Rgs? Currently?

[Nethan Nerella]

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Sorry the question is _____ reaching the age of two...., Tom ( name) could speak in complete sentence.
Only can remember Upon or After

Then the answer is \"Upon\".

Yes I think I put that too!