Corporation Primary
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Ahhh, back after a while. Been absent from the forum cos my kids caught a cold one after another. Ugh, tis that season again.
Anyway, would like to update other parents about the report book. Cos this is new to me. Last time, our time, we had rows and rows of marks for many subjects in the report book, and class position, percentages etc. So this new system is refreshing for me, and to prepare the new P1 2011 parents, I thought I'd post about it.
During both PTMs in the year, the teachers will show me my son's marks for listening compre, oral, and other small tests/ quizzes in class. Spelling/ tingxie too. The Mt tr also showed me his final overall percentage for Chinese during the last PTM.
I thought these would be in the report book too, but on the last day of school when ds1 brought his report book home, I was surprised to see just grades.
There are 6 subjects there: PE, Social Studies, Health Ed, Civics and Moral Ed, Music and Art.
And for each of these, ds1 is given a grade. So it's just A or B etc.
After these grades, they have the normal attendance record, tr's remarks, and the weight for NAFPTA. I was also surprised that my son has acceptable weight, haha, we all thought he's scrawny.
It's refreshing for us not to have ranking or marks. Sometimes we do wonder how he is doing with reference to his peers. But then with the new system without exams, we have to trust what the tr says. When they say he's fine and doing alright, we just have to believe them I think.
I do think, is he playing too much, having too relaxed a time compared to my other friends' kids with exams?? cos my relatives and friends with stats will feel, oh their kid needs more coaching cos they're lagging behind in certain subject and/ or need to buck up cos must squeeze into the best class...
Discussed with hubby and finally we think, we'll just relax and let him enjoy himself. It's the hols now! No exams next yr too. He'll have plenty of such exams for the other 10 yrs of his schooling life, so not to worry that he won't get used to them.
Most importantly, he enjoyed his 1st yr so much and enjoys studying and going to school immensely. Let's hope for great trs for him next yr and that he'll continue to have so much fun! -
Hello All!
Just read from the PSLE result forum that Corporation Primary School the highest PSLE score is 267! Congratulation to CPS! :celebrate: The national standard highest is 282 from Rosyth Primary School.
Just a bit side track - A friend's child is with West Grove and the highest score is 268 so CPS \"lost\" to West grove by a mere 1 mark only :lol: -
Champion:
Hello All!
Just read from the PSLE result forum that Corporation Primary School the highest PSLE score is 267! Congratulation to CPS! :celebrate: The national standard highest is 282 from Rosyth Primary School.
Just a bit side track - A friend's child is with West Grove and the highest score is 268 so CPS \"lost\" to West grove by a mere 1 mark only :lol:
Great to know that CPS has score so well, congrats!!
With a top score of 267, what about the rest of the cohort? How many score above 250?
My boy will be registering for P1 next year, am currently monitoring the progress of the JW/JE schools, CPS is one of my shortlisted school. Interested partly they have the PAL programme.
To be honest, of course, we hope to be balloted into Rulang, but chances are slim, hence need to look around of back-up schools.
Appreciate any comments parents from CPS. Thanks. -
That’s great news champion! I think 267 is pretty decent, happy for the student.
Lakesidemom, I don’t have any stats, but I have a church friend’s dd from CPS who went on to RV. According to her, the best class normally would score in a pretty good range, so most should be above 250.
This p6 cohort is still pretty small though cos this batch was when the school shifted from Boon Lay to St 24 I think. With the batches coming up, perhaps with a wider base, there would be more students who do even better.
champion, do u know how many 2011 p4 classes would there be? for your dd, from p2 to p3, any reshuffling of classes? how many in her p3 class next yr?
From your dd’s batch onwards or earlier, always 10 classes each yr rt? -
hi..im back....ive went to the orientation for the P1 at CPS. She will be in class 1.3. Hope she's will be happy there. The PAL programme seems interesting. But i was wondering how do they access the sudent ability or when do i know that the class is good class. :?
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rush 1.5, I think there is no streaming for p1 and 2. they start P1 in mixed-ability classes, then the whole class will move up together in p2.
i think only in P3 they start to have a best class. by then, there is testing.
Ya, the PAL is very interesting for my son and can do tog with his classmates. They had different forms of art for Term 1 and 4. Term 2 and 3 they had Outdoor education. I think next year, it is swimming, dance?? Champion has to confirm this. -
btw rush1.5, i think there are a couple of kids in 1.3 already, from what i read in this forum thread.
your kids will all be classmates, so fun! -
Hello again.
They sent home a list of what books needed to be packed during the first week of class. Do most of those books get left in a locker at school? Is that why they are to bring different books every day?
@tjm - I checked out the Deuter backpacks. They are definitely good quality bags, so I think I’ll take your advice and just let him pick out the color. With all of these books, you’re right. Function definitely needs to outweigh form. -
[quote="ExpatMom"]Hello again.
They sent home a list of what books needed to be packed during the first week of class. Do most of those books get left in a locker at school? Is that why they are to bring different books every day?
Hello there,
I don’t think there are lockers in the school to keep the books; perhaps they give the list so that the children need not bring all the books everyday.
Btw, may I check do you get to know your child FT during the orientation day? -
lakesidemum:
4 of them scoring 250 and aboveChampion:
Hello All!
Just read from the PSLE result forum that Corporation Primary School the highest PSLE score is 267! Congratulation to CPS! :celebrate: The national standard highest is 282 from Rosyth Primary School.
Just a bit side track - A friend's child is with West Grove and the highest score is 268 so CPS \"lost\" to West grove by a mere 1 mark only :lol:
Great to know that CPS has score so well, congrats!!
With a top score of 267, what about the rest of the cohort? How many score above 250?
My boy will be registering for P1 next year, am currently monitoring the progress of the JW/JE schools, CPS is one of my shortlisted school. Interested partly they have the PAL programme.
To be honest, of course, we hope to be balloted into Rulang, but chances are slim, hence need to look around of back-up schools.
Appreciate any comments parents from CPS. Thanks.
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