All About GEP
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Thanks!! If she is selected we will attend the briefing. I just met a parent whom son is my girl’s classmate. This poor parent is so anixous about the result whether his child will be selected anot guess what my girl reply. She said she will select not her friend she will write in to give her place to this friend as his parent is so keen about. That’s my girl attitude therefore I don’t pin any hope on her.
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Way2GO:
I am still negotiating with my girl on which school to go.. she is very stubborn, st hildas is just walking distance but she is not considering due to no chinese orchestra (OC), Raffles - also no OC and can't think of any cca to join, Tao nan - dun like the sch building, looks old may be. finally settled on Rosyth but she will be with the current sch address for P4, P5 & P6 will be at ITE west (AMK). she insisted to put Nanyang as 1st choice as i told her MOE will do the allocation.
Congrats allamanda on ur dd getting into GEP.allamanda:
The problem is she doesn't like these 2 schools after visiting the school, I am thinking of how to send her to nanyang pri, she said that is her dream school. I still hv a son study in pm session just next to my block.. Anyone who is staying in the extreme east and going nanyang pri by sch bus? need some advice here..
NYPS is a good choice. I am also staying in d East.
The school bus does ply this route - it is one of d longer routes;
If I recall correctly from the transport vendor,
it takes about 45 mins - 1 hour from East to NYPS;
cost about 100+ per mth;
On CCA days, bus leaves at 4 pm; on some days when GEP activities overshoot this timing, u still need to arrange alternative transport but is not often.
If u drive, it only takes < 1/2 hour to reach NYPS in the mornings.
U can get more details from d transport vendor when NYPS arrange a briefing for incoming students.
this year nanyang OC practice is on fri (2pm - 6pm), the last transport is at 4pm. I told my girl cannot go nanyang as his bro also dismisses at 6pm. He will be P2 in pm session next yr, the transport cost for next yr from tampines to NYPS is $200 per mth by 1.30pm. if stay back after 1.30pm, they will charge per trip fare which is $8.
she is completely incharged of filling up the registration form..I hv a big headache in choosing the sch becos of her OC. -
KSmom8:
Personally I don't recommend selecting a school that is far away unless the child has private transport. I feel that it is simply too tiring to travel on bus before / after a long day in school. But that's just my opinion... ...
Congrats allamanda on ur dd getting into GEP.Way2GO:
[quote=\"allamanda\"]
The problem is she doesn't like these 2 schools after visiting the school, I am thinking of how to send her to nanyang pri, she said that is her dream school. I still hv a son study in pm session just next to my block.. Anyone who is staying in the extreme east and going nanyang pri by sch bus? need some advice here..
NYPS is a good choice. I am also staying in d East.
The school bus does ply this route - it is one of d longer routes;
If I recall correctly from the transport vendor,
it takes about 45 mins - 1 hour from East to NYPS;
cost about 100+ per mth;
On CCA days, bus leaves at 4 pm; on some days when GEP activities overshoot this timing, u still need to arrange alternative transport but is not often.
If u drive, it only takes < 1/2 hour to reach NYPS in the mornings.
U can get more details from d transport vendor when NYPS arrange a briefing for incoming students.
I remember one of the criteria for MOE to decide whether to allocate the school to the child is distance of your home to your preferred school, so you should include detailed reasons to support your choice of school especially if the school is very far from your home.[/quote]yes, i agree with you. her current sch is just next to my blk, she can get up at 7am and still can make it for the assembly at 7.25am. for st hildas, my husband can send her by bike, is just 5mins away. walking may take 15mins. she can even \"long pung\" my neighbors' car. she refuses to join guzheng or violin as cca. she can pick up any instruments easily with the music background in piano, guitar, liuqin/ruan etc.. she insisted 'a sch with chinese orchestra\"..that is her min criteria.. sign... -
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Thanks!! If she is selected we will attend the briefing. I just met a parent whom son is my girl's classmate. This poor parent is so anixous about the result whether his child will be selected anot guess what my girl reply. She said she will select not her friend she will write in to give her place to this friend as his parent is so keen about. That's my girl attitude therefore I don't pin any hope on her.
At least you have a very generous girl, :celebrate: -
So all kids who got into GEP will sit for different tests/exams from the mainstream kids, other than PSLE? Just curious…it is so common to find ‘past year papers’ being sold in the market; are there similar stuff for GEP?
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clover18:
So all kids who got into GEP will sit for different tests/exams from the mainstream kids, other than PSLE? Just curious...it is so common to find 'past year papers' being sold in the market; are there similar stuff for GEP?
Yes, GEP sit for different tests/exams from mainstream till they 'merge' back in P6 to go for PSLE, applicable to all.
My DS1 took his GEP paper, and later, sit for mainstream paper just to get a feel of what mainstream exam looks like. According to him, English, Maths and Sciences are tougher for GEP paper as compared to mainstream, while for Chinese paper, mainstream one is harder... *note-DS1 suck in chinese. His hated subject.*
As for GEP exam paper, don't think u can get it... it is not like 10 yr series u can buy outside de. I did scan in his GEP exam paper for P4 returned for signing, but all with his scribbing and answers... so I can't sell hor. :idea: -
Hi blur-daddy,
Is your child happy in his/her GEP school and can he/she cope with the subjects/workload? Take up any CCA? How ds/dd find the teachers? -
Thanks for sharing, blur-daddy. As a father, you really put in effort in your child’s education! My dd just got selected into GEP and I have no clue how strenuous and difficult the work load will be, so trying to learn more here…I dont think there’s any assessment books (and like you said, no PYP) that we can get in the market.
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regarding the teachers, think the range can be quite wide. for my son, I find his p4 teachers (except maths) not very patient and totally cannot tahan those socially non conforming kids (eg my son!!)
P5 teachers were much better and they not only did not single him out, they were willing to give him extra attention (1 to 1) after school coz he was underperforming.
P6 was his fav yr!! He simply loves his teachers so much so that he talked to us abt them more often than ever. This is a big deal for us coz you know boy lah...most of the time whe u ask them something, their answer is 'like that lor....' :stupid: -
comfy:
We didn't really spent a lot of time with him and when i'm involved, it was usually last minute i.e. the night before, assignment due... and usually to those subjects he don't like e.g. IRS, social study etc.Hi blur-daddy,
Is your child happy in his/her GEP school and can he/she cope with the subjects/workload? Take up any CCA? How ds/dd find the teachers?
DS1 is stubborn by nature and if he don't like certain things, not ez to convince him... so we usually respect his decision, and just tell him to 'die die' must pass those subjects he hated... and do well for those subjects he liked. Already he told us he don't like FPSP and IvP and whatever... thinking of doing project like \"101 ways to kill-off IRS\".
From what we see, he seems ok except constant grumbling of those items he don't like. Yes, like anyone else, CCA is compulsory in school but his school CCA is limited... we sign him up for archery in a CC nearby our place as that's the one that interest him most. I used this as a bait to encourage him to do well in school, and I do think CCA is important as a balance from school work.
As for teachers, OMG... I better don't comment here in case my DS1 kanan mark. Anyway, in simple term, there are teachers he loved, and there are teachers he hated. And from my limited observation, he is usually right in his judgement.
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