MOE Kindergarten
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jayce1024\" post_id=\"1941515\" time=\"1571207118\" user_id=\"181736:
No nap time in MK.
Hi, anyone can share how is a typical day in Kcare? Is there napping time allocated? My son will be attending MOE kindergarten afternoon session @ Naval Base. I'm afraid that he will get tired if there is no rest time. Thanks. -
jayce1024\" post_id=\"1941515\" time=\"1571207118\" user_id=\"181736:
Kcare is operated by different operators depending on who the sch engages.
Hi, anyone can share how is a typical day in Kcare? Is there napping time allocated? My son will be attending MOE kindergarten afternoon session @ Naval Base. I'm afraid that he will get tired if there is no rest time. Thanks.
Not for Naval Base but my kid in another Kcare currently has napping time and lunch time.
There should be an open house or orientation. Register and take a good look in the sch.
All the best! -
My nephew went to MOE Kindergarten and he really struggled when he went to P1. Because MOE Kindergarten is just 4 hours and cover the basics, there was not time to reinforce and practice what is covered so the child forgets. Also, the curriculum is not enough to help the child transition to P1. They do not teach writing, spelling, phonics, addition and subtraction while my nephew’s classmates already know. Felt so bad for him as he really had a hard time adjusting academically and felt demoralized. Even the primary school teacher say there is a big gap for children coming from the MOE Kindergarten as compared to those from other preschools.
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Ava_DC\" post_id=\"1954553\" time=\"1576849254\" user_id=\"183033:
Just wondering...did he go to a so-called “branded” Primary school? Is that why there is a big gap?
My nephew went to MOE Kindergarten and he really struggled when he went to P1. Because MOE Kindergarten is just 4 hours and cover the basics, there was not time to reinforce and practice what is covered so the child forgets. Also, the curriculum is not enough to help the child transition to P1. They do not teach writing, spelling, phonics, addition and subtraction while my nephew's classmates already know. Felt so bad for him as he really had a hard time adjusting academically and felt demoralized. Even the primary school teacher say there is a big gap for children coming from the MOE Kindergarten as compared to those from other preschools.
Wonder whether those MK kids who go to the co-located Primary School on the same campus, is there a big gap also? -
His kindergarten was situated in the same campus as the primary school. But it was in a separate building and fenced off. Based on my nephew’s experience, I don’t think that the proximity to the primary school building helped. I believe he struggled because what was covered in the MOE Kindergarten curriculum was not enough to prep him for the P1.
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Ava_DC\" post_id=\"1954561\" time=\"1576850895\" user_id=\"183033:
That’s strange, because I thought the Primary school teachers in co-located primary schools were supposed to collaborate & coordinate with the MK teachers regarding the kids’ transition.
His kindergarten was situated in the same campus as the primary school. But it was in a separate building and fenced off. Based on my nephew's experience, I don't think that the proximity to the primary school building helped. I believe he struggled because what was covered in the MOE Kindergarten curriculum was not enough to prep him for the P1.
Or does the cross-consultation only relate to the kids’ behavioral, socio-emotional reports but not academic progress? I find it quite odd that the primary school teacher can tell there’s an obvious big gap in learning but zero feedback to the MK teachers/principal??
See Straits Times article here:
Kids from 12 MOE kindergartens to get priority admission to co-located primary school: 5 questions answered https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/moe-kindergarten-kids-get-priority-admission-to-co-located-primary-school-5-questions?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2019-12-20%2022%3A12%3A19
I quote “There is curricular and pedagogical continuity between the MK and the primary school, given the professional exchanges between MK and primary school educators about pre-school and lower primary curricula, pedagogies and assessment.” -
I know at least 5 kids who went to MOE Kindy and struggled in P1.
4 went to neighbourhood Pri schools which have more MOE kindy graduates and 1 went to a slightly more competitive school.
All 5 did not have enrichment or extra lessons. Just MOE Kindy. All parents tried to teach a bit here and there in end of K2 when they realised kid still could not read, a few did not understand Math beyond counting 10 items.
Anyway in P1, 3 out of 5 were sent to the extra help lessons for reading. 2 were told they were not the bottom 10% as many others were worse than them (schools have a lot of MOE Kindy graduates). So in the end parents scrambled to hire tutors to teach at home as kids could not read sight words!
At end of K2, many still could not form their letters properly. So P1 Teachers said they could not even fill in the blanks in worksheets properly! -
I know at least 5 kids who went to MOE Kindy and struggled in P1.
4 went to neighbourhood Pri schools which have more MOE kindy graduates and 1 went to a slightly more competitive school.
All 5 did not have enrichment or extra lessons. Just MOE Kindy. All parents tried to teach a bit here and there in end of K2 when they realised kid still could not read, a few did not understand Math beyond counting 10 items.
Anyway in P1, 3 out of 5 were sent to the extra help lessons for reading. 2 were told they were not the bottom 10% as many others were worse than them (schools have a lot of MOE Kindy graduates). So in the end parents scrambled to hire tutors to teach at home as kids could not read sight words!
At end of K2, many still could not form their letters properly. So P1 Teachers said they could not even fill in the blanks in worksheets properly! -
There were some who also attended enrichment classes at K1/2 or had parents who taught them… these usually struggled less or not at all.
So is MOE Kindy really enough to prepare kids for P1 curriculum?
It depends what “enough” means.
Do parents hope that kids can breeze through P1?
Is it ok to parents if P1 syllabus is completely new to kids? Say if kid cannot read, then go P1 to learn to read. Does not know how to count beyond 10, learn how to count in P1. -
With regard to the Straits Times articles, I can only go by my nephew’s experience and feedback from his primary school teachers. Maybe in his case, the reality on the ground turned out to be quite different from what MOE had envisioned for MOE kindergarten?
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