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      foreverj
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      moonpie:
      foreverj:


      I could vaguely recall my own PSLE results. think SMPS is slightly better than my neighbourhood school 20 yrs ago. surprisingly i think the chinese is not as bad as i imagined :lol:

      hi jtoh, to be fair, i think from the results, its quite safe to say that most of the girls in the top class would have done well in the PSLE, as in good enough to go to a good sec school (abt 250 and above?). 2 A* is more uncertain, the range of COP can be quite wide. pls note that my observations is based on my own memory/experience with PSLE. Times may have changed.

      You are right Foreverj. I heard a a friend's relative said that her gal scored 2A* and was in top class. T-score was good enough for her to go to RGS integrated progam (abt 260). So it's not the No of A* that counts but the \"strength\" of As too. SMPS is reasonably strong in all subjects except Chinese which is typical of English \"speaking\" profile in such schools. Perhaps the 1 A* lost because of that. Another of her schoolmate got NO A* at all but scored around 240.

      thanks for verifying my observations. n i m surprised someone with no A* can still garner 240. must be very high As for almost all the subjects.

      in any case, i m quite assured by the results as its comparable to a good neighbourhood sch with the added bonus of mission sch envt and strong character developmt. as for chinese, i firmly believe the home envt is critical to encourage interest and learning in languages so i m ok with teaching her myself if the need arises.

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        yaokel
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        thks all… i didnt hear any feedback from YMCA so not too sure hw is this student care… If place her in school student care, i wont hv to worry if after ECA or remedial class she will be wonder around becos. But if i placed her near my hse student care. She will hv to wait till 4.30pm for the school bus.


        But on the other hand, i heard from my neighbourhood. My area student care is not bad. They ensure they finished their homework and learn their spelling. If no homework, they have to do their own assesement book. The student care teacher will teach them if they do not know hw to do. Come to school holiday, i dun need to arrange special school bus.

        And it save me $100 per mth.

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          mistymum
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          I know of one child scoring 3 A* but her score was 4 points lower that the other scoring 2 A* (2009 PSLE students). Both kids did scored above 260.


          So the strength of your A* and A are important.

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            mistymum
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            foreverj:
            moonpie:

            [quote=\"foreverj\"]
            I could vaguely recall my own PSLE results. think SMPS is slightly better than my neighbourhood school 20 yrs ago. surprisingly i think the chinese is not as bad as i imagined :lol:

            hi jtoh, to be fair, i think from the results, its quite safe to say that most of the girls in the top class would have done well in the PSLE, as in good enough to go to a good sec school (abt 250 and above?). 2 A* is more uncertain, the range of COP can be quite wide. pls note that my observations is based on my own memory/experience with PSLE. Times may have changed.

            You are right Foreverj. I heard a a friend's relative said that her gal scored 2A* and was in top class. T-score was good enough for her to go to RGS integrated progam (abt 260). So it's not the No of A* that counts but the \"strength\" of As too. SMPS is reasonably strong in all subjects except Chinese which is typical of English \"speaking\" profile in such schools. Perhaps the 1 A* lost because of that. Another of her schoolmate got NO A* at all but scored around 240.

            thanks for verifying my observations. n i m surprised someone with no A* can still garner 240. must be very high As for almost all the subjects.

            in any case, i m quite assured by the results as its comparable to a good neighbourhood sch with the added bonus of mission sch envt and strong character developmt. as for chinese, i firmly believe the home envt is critical to encourage interest and learning in languages so i m ok with teaching her myself if the need arises.[/quote]One more adv is that you have a place in SMSS ( it is an autonomous school since this year), regardless of how you performed in PSLE. SMSS has express and normal Academic and they have just started normal technical in 2010. The cutoff point for other students is around 240.
            Every girl is taken care off.

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              happy me
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              mistymum:
              foreverj:

              [quote=\"moonpie\"]
              You are right Foreverj. I heard a a friend's relative said that her gal scored 2A* and was in top class. T-score was good enough for her to go to RGS integrated progam (abt 260). So it's not the No of A* that counts but the \"strength\" of As too. SMPS is reasonably strong in all subjects except Chinese which is typical of English \"speaking\" profile in such schools. Perhaps the 1 A* lost because of that. Another of her schoolmate got NO A* at all but scored around 240.

              thanks for verifying my observations. n i m surprised someone with no A* can still garner 240. must be very high As for almost all the subjects.

              in any case, i m quite assured by the results as its comparable to a good neighbourhood sch with the added bonus of mission sch envt and strong character developmt. as for chinese, i firmly believe the home envt is critical to encourage interest and learning in languages so i m ok with teaching her myself if the need arises.

              One more adv is that you have a place in SMSS ( it is an autonomous school since this year), regardless of how you performed in PSLE. SMSS has express and normal Academic and they have just started normal technical in 2010. The cutoff point for other students is around 240.
              Every girl is taken care off.[/quote]Dear Misty Mum,

              Hello...can i check when you say every girl is taken care off, does it mean that if the child does not made the cop for that year, smss will still take the child in and see which stream to put in?

              So in other words, when the child is taking PSLE, as long as the child has indicated that SMSS is the 1st choice, it will be guaranteed a place at the secondary school level.

              Kindly advise. Thanks!

              Cheers!

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                happy me
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                Can I check with those mummies whose child is taking school bus, normally what time does the school bus picks the child up and what time will your daughters reach home? Kindly advise. Thanks!


                I am staying quite far away from the primary school and wonder whether is it advisable to move house due to distance issue. Thanks!

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                  happy me
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                  Can I also find out the cost of the school bus? How do they normally charge? Thank you for all your help in advance!

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                    lovejoypeacce
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                    Which area are you from?


                    I stay in Pasir Ris and the bus picked my girl around 6.30am. Drop off is around 2.15pm

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                      jacsplace
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                      Hi happy me,


                      When my husband and I spoke to the principal last year, she said her arrangement with the bus company was that all journeys should not take more than an hour. I believe charges are usually distance-based.

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                        yaokel
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                        woh… Pasir Ris pick up at 0630 not very early leh…

                        I stayed at Lavender… I called RS transport to check.
                        They said pick up is around 0635 and fee at $60.

                        U can tried to call RS transport. But i heard they gg to change transport company but yet to be cfm. Hv to wait till orientation.

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