Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary
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Am getting myself familiar to all these as my turn will come when DS goes to Primary 1 in 2013. He is my first and only. Ultimately which school he goes to will depend on which school accepts our PV application. :roll:
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Hi Jennifer,
My son is used to Pei Hwa culture, but it’s good for him to learn to be resilient to face the future challenges.
Do you stay far from the school ? My #2 can’t sit down for long. She will get her work done and then run off to do other stuff. Hopefully she will have no problems adjusting to P1 next yr. -
dyh:
by P6 it is too late to remedy
yes, balanced school life is impt, that's why no need to worry too much about exam results during p1 to p5 too much lor.janet_lee88:
Hi dyh,
PSLE matters, but the 6 years of primary school life is more important.
Don't you think so ? -
Verykiasu,
Agree, agree.
P1-2 are the important 2 years to build foundation. There are 2 'jumps' - P3 and P5. Results may dip at P3, as subject depth will be tougher. P5 is the year schools start to prepare students for PSLE, as P6 is usually for revision. Not much teaching is done according to a cousin whose son is in P6 this year. -
janet_lee88:
P3 will add in new subject - ScienceVerykiasu,
Agree, agree.
P1-2 are the important 2 years to build foundation. There are 2 'jumps' - P3 and P5. Results may dip at P3, as subject depth will be tougher. P5 is the year schools start to prepare students for PSLE, as P6 is usually for revision. Not much teaching is done according to a cousin whose son is in P6 this year.
P3 will have GEP testing for selection
P5 will determine whether to continue / drop HMT
P6 - DSA : some schools ask for P4 results too....almost all schools ask for P5 & P6.
Some DSA starts at P5 (!!)
and PSLE will test all the stuff from P3 onwards .....
at end of P4 school briefing, principal stressed that PSLE preparation starts at P5
P6 June holiday will have extra lessons
P6 term 2 & 3 will have supplemental lessons in the afternoons
By July of P6, all syllabus would have been completed
August : revision with full papers -
Hi dyh,
It's too late at P6, at least not in current education context. Foundation is built at lower primary. Since your son is in Pei Hwa, I guessed you would have realized that consistent revision is important. Most parents follow the school website closely for Term 1, 2 and 4 to plan exam time-table.
Hi verykiasu,
Thanks for updating all these vital info.
My neighbour told me there is a talk for parents about subject banding at the end of P4. :frustrated:
Cousin's wife told me she had planned to quit her job in Jan to coach son for PSLE this year, but realized that he has many days to stay back after school for extra lessons, esp June. -
janet_lee88:
just sharing from observations and experienceHi dyh,
It's too late at P6, at least not in current education context. Foundation is built at lower primary. Since your son is in Pei Hwa, I guessed you would have realized that consistent revision is important. Most parents follow the school website closely for Term 1, 2 and 4 to plan exam time-table.
Hi verykiasu,
Thanks for updating all these vital info.
My neighbour told me there is a talk for parents about subject banding at the end of P4. :frustrated:
Cousin's wife told me she had planned to quit her job in Jan to coach son for PSLE this year, but realized that he has many days to stay back after school for extra lessons, esp June.
the edu landscape these days is ultra competitive, both good and bad -
janet_lee88:
Do you stay far from the school ? My #2 can't sit down for long. She will get her work done and then run off to do other stuff. Hopefully she will have no problems adjusting to P1 next yr.
Not far, outside 2 km. We just did a rough calculation- he spends abt 7.5 hrs away from home (vs 6 hr if transfer to nearby sch). If he can pay more attention in class and the teachers doing a good job, we would not hv this issue of spending extra time for self studying at home. -
Hi Jennifer,
We stay within walking distance from the school…by chance. Bought this flat as it’s 2 km from my parents to enjoy $50K.
Out of 2km isn’t far actually…sometimes I find that time is equally tight even though son is in morning session. Time is spent getting him to do his homework, take his nap, to wake up, revise his work. That’s one day gone. -
janet_lee88:
oh, yes, it is impt to do consistent work. i meant to say no need to worry until the \"paranoid\" level about exam results as long as consistent work is done. life is more than exam results. some children can be late developers. i was one myself.Hi dyh,
It's too late at P6, at least not in current education context. Foundation is built at lower primary. Since your son is in Pei Hwa, I guessed you would have realized that consistent revision is important. Most parents follow the school website closely for Term 1, 2 and 4 to plan exam time-table.
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of cos, i do worry about my kids' results but what is more impt is whether they put in the effort. if they have put in the effort, then i can be at peace.
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