St Margaret's Primary

[Tan Olivia]

lovejoypeace, is your child in primary 1 this year too like ponyo?

[Tan Olivia]

I heard that many schools still have MYE and EOY for primary one but SMPS has removed this for the students. Is this info correct?

[lovejoypeacce]

My dds are in Sec 1 and P5.

[Tan Olivia]

Is your elder one in SMSS?

[lovejoypeacce]

yes

[ponyo]

Tan Olivia Wrote:[quote]how is the syllabus for primary one? I heard that the chinese in SMPS teaching is much enjoyable for the children though syllabus is tough. Are there alot of homework? Btw, are you an old girl from SMPS that is why you send your darling to SMPS?[/quote]
Hi ya Olivia,
From what I see, the P1 syllabus is an extension of what the kids learn in kindy. As SMPS stresses on a well balanced education, the kids usually can complete their work during class time. The only times when my kid came back with a lot of work was before those long weekends or before the mock CA2. Overall, the P1 level is not meant to frighten the kids but to ease the kids into formal school. The Chinese syllabus is not that tough. The teachers do use some online teaching aids. They also introduced chinese calligraphy during class time in term1 or 2 (can't remember). For P2, I think they have incorporated speech and drama to help the girls enjoy learning the language.

I am not an old gal from SMPS (my alma mater's long disappeared thanks to MOE...) but I decided to send my kid there (even tho I live more than 3km away) 'cos I wanted a mission school (am an anglican myself) and one that provides a balanced education. Afterall, education is a life long journey, so it should be an enjoyable process for the kid. Hope that helps.

[jacsplace]

My daughter’s birthday is coming up next month. Appreciate advice/help/tips on how to celebrate in school. She’s in P1. Thanks.

[lovejoypeacce]

Any moms here interested in joining PTA, please let me know? We are looking for moms to take an active role in the education journey with your girls and at the same time get to know the teachers better. :celebrate:

[foreverj]

ponyo:

I am not an old gal from SMPS (my alma mater's long disappeared thanks to MOE...) but I decided to send my kid there (even tho I live more than 3km away) 'cos I wanted a mission school (am an anglican myself) and one that provides a balanced education. Afterall, education is a life long journey, so it should be an enjoyable process for the kid. Hope that helps.

hi ponyo
in your view, does SMPS provide an enjoyable education for the girls? i have the impression that it's a pretty relaxed school and may not be as challenging for dd. it could go both ways - she could thrive as a big fish in a small pond but she could also become unmotivated. main attraction for us is that its a mission school and provides the christian envt for dd. other than that, i dunno if i m making the right decision to send her there. tks in advance for sharing!

[ponyo]

jacsplace wrote:[quote]Appreciate advice/help/tips on how to celebrate in school. She's in P1. Thanks.[/quote]
Hi jacsplace,
you can pack some goodie bags for your daughter to bring to her classmates and teachers. Just write a note in your daughter's communication book to inform her FT of your intentions first. The FTs in SMPS are usually quite understanding and will usually concede to such requests as long as it is not too disruptive. For my kid's birthday, I bought kit kats for all her classmates and teachers and some extras for her to give to her bus driver/friends taking the same school bus. Her FT gave her the blessing to distribute the kit kats to her classmates before class started and they even sang her a birthday song

just a suggestion.