2010 P1 Registration Exercise for 2011 In-Take

[buds]

Tankee's rite. They do formative assessments for P1 which can be a good

thing cos the child is assessed as an all rounder instead of just paper
intelligence. It keeps my DD2 on her toes too! :evil: Just means that
she has to do good for everything. Hehee. :lol: She did exceptionally
great too much to our surprise! It helps having an inspiring and
motivating teacher.. teacher ONZ children also become ONZ.

That said DD2 will have a first taste of paper examinations come SA2. But
the teacher assured us that they would be gradually prepared for them
with mini tests and also mock papers in exam setting just to name a few..
Different schools will take a different approach. Best to find out during the
school's orientation.

[jedamum]

janet_lee88:

Hi sc88,

P1 really no more exams ? Then how do we parents know what the KIDS know ?

Mummies with kids in P1, can you please advise how the school assess the kids ? Thanks.

\"However, if like nowadays Primary school without Primary one Examinations and thus if no Report Books given by the school and the child studied half year or so , NO PROOF OF REPORT BOOKS WHICH MEANS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY PHASES ABOVE\" [No report book ? Cannot be lah, P3 onwards will have exams right ?]

janet_lee88,
my P2 did not have SA1 this year, only SA2.
they had topical/mini test for all subjects (which parents were not informed about when were the tests) which we will sign and go thru when they brought back the files. Towards May, where there is supposed to be SA1, they had 'Revision' papers instead (which we were also unaware of) which although were graded, but will not be in the report book. Their report books only have ABCD etc for areas like communications etc and also a short teacher's comment/remark.

[tankee]

janet_lee88:

Hi tankee/sc88,

I like weekly tests bcos they will keep kids on their toes. Exams are stressful but with consistent revision, it should not be that bad.
So no CA and SA1 ???

Thanks for the info...will plan her schedule accordingly.

TNS conducted revision tests which schedule were not made known in advance and scores were not counted. These tests allow us to know how much our children have learnt in class and whether they need extra help like tuition.

[DNKK]

Hi everyone, thanks for all your valuable inputs…any feedback if P1 needs to engage private tutor or enrichment classes like learning lab, berries etc are good enough?

[janet88]

Hi Mummies,

Thanks for all your valuable input.
At this point in time, my mind is just focused on registering her for P1 first. Then will ask mummies in the school if there is CA/SA for P1/2.

So if there is no CA/SA1 for P1, then SA2 will be crucial.
In any case, will monitor how she fares along the way and adjusts accordingly.

[tankee]

DNKK:

Hi everyone, thanks for all your valuable inputs...any feedback if P1 needs to engage private tutor or enrichment classes like learning lab, berries etc are good enough?

I would say depends on individual child and his or her parents' expectation & definition of success.

[janet88]

Every child is different, esp if the child is of different sex. The first 3 months in P1 is for adjustment, so it’s really great NOT to have CA1.

As for SA1, some schools are also doing away with it. My tutor told me the school she is teaching at will not have CA/SA for P1 and 2…parents are not happy bcos they prefer to have SA for Primary 2.
Throwing in CA/SA amd Science at P3 will be too much to stomach.

[Luanee]

Carrotree:

Hi Luanee,

Managed to find it, thanks!

So sorry, I just found ur question, glad u managed to find the answer

janet_lee88:

Hi Luanee,
You did a marvellous job updating parents here of schools which have reduced intake.
:thankyou:

Ur welcomed! Monitor must do some work mah, lol...

KSP:

Any school increase?

Maybe I should repost again for those who missed it earlier..

So these are the schools which reduced their total vacancies by 30 compared to last year:

Anderson
Fengshan
St Anthony
Telok Kurau
Yu Neng
Princess Elizabeth
Pei Hwa
South View
Yew Tee
Juying
Tanjong Katong
Pair Ris
Greendale
New Town
St Gabriel
St Hilda
Tampines North
Cedar
Admiralty
Evergreen
Qihua
Woodlands
Northland


And these schools increased their total vacancies by 30 this year:

Teck Ghee
Bukit View
Lianhua
Bt Panjang
West View
Zhenghua
Boon Lay Gdn
Jurong West
Xingnan
Anchor Green
Fernvale
Zhonghua

And there is a new school in Bt Merah area : Cantonment Primary

[2 bb princess]

tankee:

yes, you will receive a letter from the school certifying your qualification for registration in phase 2B.


Most schools issue the letters in early July after schools re-open. Be patient as along as you are sure that you have met or exceeded the min hours.

Thanks tankee for your reply:)
we're getting quite worried about it as its our 1st child...

Btw can i check with you if grandparents are of the church, can grandchild be given any priority? cause my friend told me that his parents got the recommendation letter for the child..and both his wife and him is not a member of the church..
???

[janet88]

2 bb princess,

Don’t worry. As long as you have met the hours required, that letter will arrive in your letter box.

As for recommendation from church, grandparents who are members of the church, grandchildren are not entitled to the priority.
Phase 2B:
For a child whose parent has joined the school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2009 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2010; or whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the school; or whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader.