Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Mrsbongz:

my dh is going PH to register ds1 tomorrow.. so excited and worried... I still have colleagues coming up to me to ask if I wanna re-consider sending my son to such a tough environment.. sigh.. so difficult to make a choice!!


Our current plan to let DS enter PH first.. and see how he performs... Dh n I have an agreement to not worry even if ds is the last in the last class.. as long as he is learning and still happy... but I'm not sure if I can manage that.. hahaha.. My husband is the old school boy, and he actually still recalls how sad he was to score 80+ for his subjects and still end up at the bottom of the class.. he is worried that DS can't cope..

If any of you have any tips on managing stress in kids, do share!! I'm actually looking for a student care, preferably one that is well-balanced with play time instead of just drilling of assessment work. But again, I was advised that this will make it harder for my son to fit into PH's 'culture'..

sigh.. such a tough decision, I actually can't wait till p1 starts so I can see for myself how best to help my son learn..

Hubby & I didn't build his foundation and now we are regretting it. It's very important to build up for P1/2. Please don't ignore that.
Son is now in P4, drilling him hard because of subject-banding at the end of the year.

There are many helpful mummies here who can guide you along the way for P1. Don't worry about that.

[markfch]

Just checked the moe website, seats are selling like hot cakes.


Better start to intro myself at BTPS thread, just in case.

[IJJ]

Mummy58:

E3


Thanks for your reply. Dd never have homework during the first half year of P2 and not even during June hol. The class was only told to memerise a Chinese poem throughout the whole hol.

My dd's class is also going to Cold Storage today which she is very excited about.

My twin nieces, now in secondary schools, told me that when they were in PH, both of them were in different class since P2 through P6, the degree of difficulty as well as the amount of homeworks varied. At times, it could vary alot, like one had to do till late night on consecutive days, whereas the one could watch TV right after bath and lunch daily.

The Cold storage trip sound so fun. Has this program been there all along? My child did not have it last year, she missed it?

[IJJ]

markfch:

Just checked the moe website, seats are selling like hot cakes.


Better start to intro myself at BTPS thread, just in case.

Really arh! So hot. Can feel your anxiety.

[janet88]

61 children are registered under Phase 2A2 - 1st day.

Remaining 93 places for 2nd day 2A2, 2B and 2C. [Correct me if I’m wrong]

[Mrsbongz]

oh yes, saw the vacancies… even thoug we r in 2A2, i still get the kan cheong feeling… hahahaha…

[janet88]

Mrsbongz:

oh yes, saw the vacancies.. even thoug we r in 2A2, i still get the kan cheong feeling.. hahahaha..

Admin staff told me 99% in, so shouldn't be an issue since your hubby is old boy of Pei Hwa while I am old gal of CHIJ...we are really in same phase. HaHa.

Pei Hwa doesn't have alumni, that's the reason why parents registered at Phase 2A2. My son told me there were many parents who came in the morn.

[tankee]

first day morning usually more people. All kan cheong.


Some may still think that register early got advantage should there be not enough vacancies.

[Mrsbongz]

Oh I didn’t know that there’s no alumni for Pei Hwa… When my in-laws asked my DH to sign up for alumni to guarantee a place… my husband said it was a waste of money… then when I saw that no parents signed up under 2A1, i was teasing DH ‘wah, pei hwa ex-sch boys r too cheapskate to sign up, like u!’ LOL!!!


Now I know why!!

[dyh]

IJJ:

Mummy58:

E3


Thanks for your reply. Dd never have homework during the first half year of P2 and not even during June hol. The class was only told to memerise a Chinese poem throughout the whole hol.

My dd's class is also going to Cold Storage today which she is very excited about.

My twin nieces, now in secondary schools, told me that when they were in PH, both of them were in different class since P2 through P6, the degree of difficulty as well as the amount of homeworks varied. At times, it could vary alot, like one had to do till late night on consecutive days, whereas the one could watch TV right after bath and lunch daily.

The Cold storage trip sound so fun. Has this program been there all along? My child did not have it last year, she missed it?

that's why I believe the school will know how to handle those weaker kids. It is usually us parents who are kiasu and think put pressure on kids inadvertently.

Last yr I don't recall there was any trip to cold storage.