Corporation Primary
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ChiefKiasu:
yes, bravo!!!Champion:
... I am glad that I speak what I feel and of course, I can't speak for the whole school and I don't want to be labeled that I am \"selling\" for CPS. I merely shared the very own experiences I have gone thru so far with DD1. ...
Bravo Champion! Not many parents care enough to find out more about their kid's school and share this openly with others, especially for the not-so-elite schools. Kudos to you.
well done champion! :salute:
i also find my experiences there so far to be very pleasant.
btw, i did ask one of the senior teachers about the dwindling enrolment in the higher levels and also why the sentiment in the general population is that CPS is not a good school.
she shared that for the p5-6 (current batches) there are less classes because that was when the school just moved and many found the new location inconvenient. People around the area hadn't moved in as well, so enrolment dropped. Thus perpetuating a cycle that let others think, low enrolment must be because school is lousy.
With regards to results, she explained that cos numbers are low, the percentages can swing wildly. 1 person not getting an A in a subject can cause % to drop more if the total no. is low.
I feel that she is being quite logical too, not \"selling\" the school to me as well, so I believed her.
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LKVM:
Yes not many can do what she has done... most of them will be just quiteChiefKiasu:
[quote=\"Champion\"]... I am glad that I speak what I feel and of course, I can't speak for the whole school and I don't want to be labeled that I am \"selling\" for CPS. I merely shared the very own experiences I have gone thru so far with DD1. ...
Bravo Champion! Not many parents care enough to find out more about their kid's school and share this openly with others, especially for the not-so-elite schools. Kudos to you.
[/quote]Hi ChiefKiasu, tjm & LKVM,
Thanks for the compliment & encouragement! I hope more parents will \"change their mindset\" when comes to P1 registration/selection. It was thru this KiasuParents.com Forum that I came to know about Primary 1 registration, CPS and many other more issues about Primary and Pre-Primary educations :salute: Many parents are very sincere and genuine to share what they have learned and posted those experiences on the forum so that more parents are aware. :lovesite:
Ok, hereby wishes ChiefKiasu, parents of CPS and all other reading this post - Happy Rabbit Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai! Huat Ah
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tjm:
I am now in Raffles Institutionsonglz123:
Hi, first time writing a post on KP. Just graduated last year, doing well in my sec school. Well, hi all!
Which school are you in now?
Yes, share more info with us cos most of us have kids in the lower Pr levels. -
songlz123:
I am now in Raffles Institution[/quote]Hello songlz123,tjm:
[quote=\"songlz123\"]Hi, first time writing a post on KP. Just graduated last year, doing well in my sec school. Well, hi all!
Which school are you in now?
Yes, share more info with us cos most of us have kids in the lower Pr levels.
Happy New Year to you! Welcome to join this forum - as u can see most of us here are parents of Child still wif CPS, so am very glad to have an ex-CPS wif us :celebrate:
Care to share a bit more in depths your 6 years wif CPS? Which class were u from? Your teachers?
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songlz123:
I am now in Raffles Institution[/quote]hi! glad you are here to join us! congrats, you must have done well.tjm:
[quote=\"songlz123\"]Hi, first time writing a post on KP. Just graduated last year, doing well in my sec school. Well, hi all!
Which school are you in now?
Yes, share more info with us cos most of us have kids in the lower Pr levels.
what cca did you join?
yup, and share more with us about your life in CPS. any siblings still there?
champion, LKVM and all, Happy year of the rabbit too! -
Hello All & Happy New Year :celebrate:
It's coming to the end of CNY and the celebration mood has to keep low lioa :lol: ...But another big event coming up.........CA1 :scared:
My gal just came back with her CA1 time-table and the various topics to be tested this afternoon..WOW! Really stressed
As this is the \"1st\" CA1 exam she is taking - guess she is feeling the pressure too. But I am equally stressed out and keep telling me myself to keep cool keep cool :imcool: P3 is really very different from P1 & P2 - more workload and with the CA1 & CA2 & SA1 the kids are really experiencing a tougher level.
Haha....just a bit of my sharing here - log on to this forum at least can take my mind off the preparation for a while..Hee :lol: -
hihi!
yes, missed the community here!
indeed, CAs, so soon!
Although ds doesn’t hv exams yet, he seems to be much busier now. The school seemed to let him have a nice fun p1 yr to learn the ropes, get used to life…
Now there is hw everyday, and the trs are much stricter than last yr. Across all subjects! So i think it is not just tr-dependent but probably with each yr, there’d b more work n more stress!
As ds was moaning thru his hw, I reminded him that, with age comes more responsibilities, hence more work, but I also said that meant more learning as well! So it begins a year of pep talks, i think!
for the p1 parents, how’s life?
Spelling n tingxie are getting tougher now too. more words and more sentences. so the chances of making mistakes are much much higher now…ahhh, that’s life, i guess!
champion, i am sure your dd will do v well as usual! jia you, gambate! -
It’s going to be a rough P1 year for my ds. He’s enjoying school, but some of the course work is difficult… especially Mandarin. I can help him in every subject except Mandarin. We just got him a tutor so hopefully she will be able to help.
I was hoping there would be a stronger focus on conversational Mandarin, but surprisingly I’ve been seeing a lot of emphasis on spelling and pinyin in his homework. Then again, I’ve never seen the class conducted. Maybe they do and I just don’t know it. In any case, when he comes home I can’t get him to say anything in Mandarin. He says it’s too difficult and he’s losing interest.
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Hi expatMom,
I can understand that. It's tough indeed. My son finds Chinese much tougher than English even though we are Chinese and I can help him.
They have much more singing and talking and stuff than we had when we were in Pr school, for sure, and I read in the papers that soon there will be even more emphasis on conversational and practical skills.
That's tough for even my son too, though I admit it will be much more useful in society. Why tougher? Cos if it is just learning to read and write, that can be memorised. If a kid is hardworking, but does not get exposure to the language, he can still score high marks through rote learning, especially if they just test on word recognition and writing.
However, because we don't use the language much, their Chinese vocab is not good and they don't know how to sustain a conversation in Mandarin meaningfully (yet). If assessment scores shift towards a higher percentage in oral or aural/ listening, I can tell you, my sons will score worse.
But I think it is a move in the right direction because in future, such skills are more important, so I have to buck up myself and try and speak to them in Mandarin.
For your ds, perhaps learning in a fun environment is also important. The Tien Hsia at Jurong Point (3rd floor) has very fun camps in the hols. I sent both ds before. For weekly enrichment, I heard Berries is very fun too, yet can learn a lot to reinforce whatever he studies in school. You may want to try that. I haven't tried Berries (mainly cos they don't have a branch in JP, and it's difficult for me to travel).
With the tutor, at least he can ask or clarify whatever he is not sure in school on a 1-1 basis. But I think group learning is also important for him to feel that Chinese is fun and most importantly, useful (cos he gets to use it with his friends).
Finally, whenever you go to the hawker center you can get him to order food for you (in Chinese) and you can organise playdates with Chinese-speaking kids. These will help him feel important, that he can translate for you, help you order food, and make him feel that it is useful to learn another language?
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tjm:
Hm, interesting. I think my son's scores would probably get better if they focused more on conversational skills.I read in the papers that soon there will be even more emphasis on conversational and practical skills.
That's tough for even my son too, though I admit it will be much more useful in society. Why tougher? Cos if it is just learning to read and write, that can be memorised. If a kid is hardworking, but does not get exposure to the language, he can still score high marks through rote learning, especially if they just test on word recognition and writing.
However, because we don't use the language much, their Chinese vocab is not good and they don't know how to sustain a conversation in Mandarin meaningfully (yet). If assessment scores shift towards a higher percentage in oral or aural/ listening, I can tell you, my sons will score worse.
If he sees a more practical use, if he starts getting to use it and see a benefit or advantage to doing so, he will be more motivated to learn it. Not only that, but I think he would enjoy it more. Being able to apply what you learn is a very powerful motivational tool. Rather than pushing kids to learn a skill for a reason they cannot yet grasp, it pulls kids in to want to learn so that they have the ability to apply it in their day-to-day life. I was hoping they would make the changes sooner than later, but I believe I read it wasn't happening for at least another few years.
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