Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[Jennifer]

For those children weak in P5 MA, I saw two new MA guides which targets at P5/P6 available in Popular.


One is by Kelvin Ong (Higher order qns), the other by Seto (Fractions, Ratios, Percentage using ICT).

I also saw these:
1) a book by Dr Yeap on converting model to algebra. This is published in 2009.

2) a book by KC Yan on Geometry. Also published in 2009.

[Jennifer]

E3:

Since we chose to let her attend a SAP primary, I am mentally prepared to face more challenging academic expectations. It required consistent revision, be ahead in syllabus, be aware of school's examination components way ahead of time, in order to keep her abreast.

This is very true.

If the parents enrolled the child in such a sch but choose not to give additional support (like what I did for my #2 in P1- big regret), then must be mentally prepared by just ok results.

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Jennifer:

E3:

Since we chose to let her attend a SAP primary, I am mentally prepared to face more challenging academic expectations. It required consistent revision, be ahead of syllabus, be aware of school's examination components way ahead of time, in order to keep her abreast.

This is very true.

If the parents enrolled the child in such a sch but choose not to give additional support (like what I did for my #2 in P1- big regret), then must be mentally prepared by just ok results.

Please don't say that. Your boy is still young. A young child has a lot of potential to be harnessed. Reading your posts, I believe he had improved and you had done more than what the teachers did, so am sure he can make significant progress over his remaining primary school years. You had an older boy who had gone thru the rigourous PH's system, am sure you are more prepared than anyone of us.

Being mentally prepared and giving additional support are different, I guess. Parents can be mentally prepared but they lack the expertise (now methods and syllabii are different from the past) or are working so couldn't give the child the necessary support. Thus, tutors come into the picture, but effective tutors who know the syllabii at the back of their hands are hard to come by. It's up to parents to convey the right messages to the tutors about school's standard, requirements and specific needs of the child in order to best help the child. Of course, another way is to read this forum to keep up-to-date on what's happening in school. Haha.

[janet88]

P1 registration is round the corner. Whichever schools that parents register their kids in, their foundation at P1 and P2 is VERY crucial. We cannot ignore this foundation and have that misconception that it is just primary 1.


Pei Hwa gives its students a very tough regime leading up to Primary 6. Parents who put their kids in Pei Hwa have to be aware of this…hope I’m not frightening off parents. However, as parents, we can only do that much. The rest is up to the child…whether he/she wants to put in that effort or not. Consistency is impt to keep ahead and be prepared. If you start revision just before CA/SA, it will be a big struggle.

[markfch]

janet_lee88:

P1 registration is round the corner. Whichever schools that parents register their kids in, their foundation at P1 and P2 is VERY crucial. We cannot ignore this foundation and have that misconception that it is just primary 1.


Pei Hwa gives its students a very tough regime leading up to Primary 6. Parents who put their kids in Pei Hwa have to be aware of this...hope I'm not frightening off parents. However, as parents, we can only do that much. The rest is up to the child...whether he/she wants to put in that effort or not. Consistency is impt to keep ahead and be prepared. If you start revision just before CA/SA, it will be a big struggle.

DS should be attending ph p1 next yr, since dw & I have 'slogged' :lol: for almost 50hrs as PV. No matter which angle I looked at ds - I'm actually studying his features rite now as I typed - he looks like an intelligent kid. He's like 10x smarter than I was at his age. He's confident, has empathy, academically inclined (to a certain extent) and cunning too.

The trouble is that when I observed his classmates, they too looked confident, intelligent, and cunning . And their parents are just as concern and educated - if not more - than I am. So aiming to outperform this cohort is like trying to beat Tao Li in swimming.

[janet88]

Hi markfch,

Kids today are definitely more intelligent now...education is a long process and building up foundation is important.
Hubby's classmate registered his daughter in Pei Hwa. He told hubby that his daughter scored high end of 80+ for her mock paper and was very pleased...after that, he realized that daughter's classmates scored 90+ on average and was :!:

We revise and coach son in his daily work...he is just an average kid (below average for his Math). I am praying very hard for his internal motivation to mature & hope that this will inspire him to work hard on his own.

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markfch:

DS should be attending ph p1 next yr, since dw & I have 'slogged' :lol: for almost 50hrs as PV. No matter which angle I looked at ds - I'm actually studying his features rite now as I typed - he looks like an intelligent kid. He's like 10x smarter than I was at his age. He's confident, has empathy, academically inclined (to a certain extent) and cunning too.

You know what? I think your son will do well in PH. Pray that he has good teachers and classmates. When I observed my three girls, I realised they get cheekier down the line but whether the younger ones can be as diligent as the eldest, it's too early to tell. They are learning in their own innocent ways but the thought of the two of them going into PH's system in future does pain me a little. Hopefully, they can be just as resilient and yet enjoying school like my eldest. I think I may be the one who will burn out first having to go thru 3 sets of yearly exams with three girls, bearing in mind that standard will continue to rise. Haha. :lol: Time will tell, maybe by then, I will learn to close one eye (or both) and just let them swim on their own, happy can already, on one condition though, they have to continue to find joy and interest in learning.

[markfch]

E3:

You know what? I think your son will do well in PH.

E3,
Thanks. I honestly feel that I'm preparing him as well as I could. He should be able to survive. But whether he can belong to the top classes is a moot pt. He just have to try his best and we'll see . Btw, there's something I need to ask you, so I've pm you.

[janet88]

Hi markfch,

When my hubby and I decided to register our son in Pei Hwa, we prepared ourselves for the pressure and expectations from the school. It was tough in the beginning, having to deal with the strict teachers and adjustment to ‘real’ school.

Hi E3,
I really admire how you prepared your eldest daughter for her exams. It was marvellous and you deserve a pat…your daughter did so well for her SA. But with 3 gals in PH, it will be a strain and BIG pressure to achieve that high standard. I hope you won’t get burnt out. Take care.

[IJJ]

E3, I also often wonder if I will run out of steam to coach the younger 2. The eldest is obedient and diligent, and she deserves credits for making the scores. I certainly hope the younger 2 will be as diligent and their love to study will grow too.


I am in awe for all you have done with your child. You deserve a good pat, so do your eldest gal. Great great job done!! Mine did better last year. With a score of 93%, she moved up to Faith. This year, there is quite a drop in her mid year score, although still in band 1 range, but I feel she is capable of doing better. While I try not to put too much pressure on her shoulders, I am pushing her a little more to move her to work towards better performance in the 2nd half of the year.

Janet, you did alot too! Give yourself a pat! As you mentioned, as parents, there is a limit we could do. Its not a big deal that he did not meet his target now as long as he has done his best. There are still a long way to go for his studies. One of my nieces did not do quite well thru P1-5 and then in P6, she managed to out-perform many and entered into a secondary school of her dream. All the best!

markfch, although at times, I witnessed my poor child doing homeworks into late nights, and spending weekends revising/learning school works, but anytime I ask her, I am very sure she will reply me, \"Yes, mommy, I love my school and friends.\" She enjoys her school and continues to be spurred on to work harder. Lesser effort for me to kick start her. Some stress, but copable. Many of my churchmates have kids in there (before), and quite some did not micro manage schoolwork stuff for their kids, these kids turn up alright in their teens. As I mentioned earlier, as long as their kids meet the cohort avg, all is fine. Don't overstress yourself at this time. Let your smart little boy settle nicely into the big school environment and worry abt there abit more later.