Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Happy Mama:

:peekaboo: The thread is quiet.... Where's everybody....

The stress of SA1 is ON. Orals next week.

[Happy Mama]

E3:

Hi, anybody went for the SBB Talk last Sat? I missed it.

I missed it too.

[Happy Mama]

janet_lee88:

Happy Mama:

:peekaboo: The thread is quiet.... Where's everybody....

The stress of SA1 is ON. Orals next week.

True. I'm feeling the exam jitters now :nailbite: :nailbite: but don't know why DD is still cool and calm. Sometimes I wonder who's the one sitting for the exams. :roll:

[IJJ]

Happy Mama:

True. I'm feeling the exam jitters now :nailbite: :nailbite: but don't know why DD is still cool and calm. Sometimes I wonder who's the one sitting for the exams. :roll:

Oh, that! I wonder alot of times too.

I din go for SBB too.

[JoeeYee]

E3:

Hi, anybody went for the SBB Talk last Sat? I missed it.

We went.
In short, based on P4 exam result, students will be banded for all subjects - standard or foundation. School will recommend, parents will make final decision on combination to be taken for P5. After P5 exam, school will base on result and past history keep or modify the students' subject combination for P6.

All subjects pass well + chinese band1 >> 4S 1 H
All subjects pass well >> 4S
All subjects borderline >> 4S or 3S1F or 2S2F or 1S3F
All subjects weak >> 2S2F or 1S3F or 4F or 4F (sci non-exam)

The less standard (S) subjects you take, the less choice you have for sec school. HCL only for SAP school, +1 to 3marks depending on result.

Students with same subject combination will be place in same class. Might end up with a few classes that have different combination, those affected students will need to move around then.

Even within the (eg Maths) Standard group, there will still be M1, M2, etc. So will also see student movements too.

hmm... cannot remember liao...

[IJJ]

JoeeYee:

E3:

Hi, anybody went for the SBB Talk last Sat? I missed it.

We went.
In short, based on P4 exam result, students will be banded for all subjects - standard or foundation. School will recommend, parents will make final decision on combination to be taken for P5. After P5 exam, school will base on result and past history keep or modify the students' subject combination for P6.

All subjects pass well + chinese band1 >> 4S 1 H
All subjects pass well >> 4S
All subjects borderline >> 4S or 3S1F or 2S2F or 1S3F
All subjects weak >> 2S2F or 1S3F or 4F or 4F (sci non-exam)

The less standard (S) subjects you take, the less choice you have for sec school. HCL only for SAP school, +1 to 3marks depending on result.

Students with same subject combination will be place in same class. Might end up with a few classes that have different combination, those affected students will need to move around then.

Even within the (eg Maths) Standard group, there will still be M1, M2, etc. So will also see student movements too.

hmm... cannot remember liao...

Thanks for sharing! Wow..CL must be band 1 to be in HCL for P5 onwards..tough standard. :!:

For Maths, the banding starts in P4. The top 3 classes have their maths banded in M1/2/3. I think the other classes take standard Maths.

[JoeeYee]

Also update for P1 parents who missed the Holistic Assessment Talk :


No exam till P2 SA2, which will be used for P3 class placement (ie, our only chance to get into the kids into good classes?)

Will be using below to guage students’ progress :
topical tests
(no dates will be given)
(on average 2/term/subject >> total 6 per term)
Show and Tell - self, peer and teacher’s assessments using smiley face
(break down into small items)
(if major difference, then reassess by other teachers)
profolio and feedback from teachers
(like kindy’s type)
(break down into different subjects, further into Listening, Speech, Reading, etc abilities… then further into a few more items on the checklists…)

Cannot remember again… die, old liao…
Anyway, they sound rather unsure of themselves… there might be some changes I think, after the parents’ feedbacks…

[JoeeYee]

IJJ:

Thanks for sharing! Wow..CL must be band 1 to be in HCL for P5 onwards..tough standard. :!:

For Maths, the banding starts in P4. The top 3 classes have their maths banded in M1/2/3. I think the other classes take standard Maths.

According to school, if CL marginally not Band1, they might still recommend.
If not recommended, PARENTS CAN still decide to let child take but please be prepared for the suffering lah.

Yes, for Maths, the banding to M1/2/3 still goes on. It's to stretch those with higher ability and help those struggling.

[lizhi]

Happy Mama:

E3:

Hi, anybody went for the SBB Talk last Sat? I missed it.

I missed it too.

I missed it three, after I understood that from 2008, streaming in primary schools was scrapped and replaced by subject-based banding...

Thanks for JoeeYee's sharing.

[Trapwithin]

JoeeYee:

Also update for P1 parents who missed the Holistic Assessment Talk :


No exam till P2 SA2, which will be used for P3 class placement (ie, our only chance to get into the kids into good classes?)

Will be using below to guage students' progress :
topical tests
(no dates will be given)
(on average 2/term/subject >> total 6 per term)
Show and Tell - self, peer and teacher's assessments using smiley face
(break down into small items)
(if major difference, then reassess by other teachers)
profolio and feedback from teachers
(like kindy's type)
(break down into different subjects, further into Listening, Speech, Reading, etc abilities... then further into a few more items on the checklists...)

Cannot remember again.... die, old liao....
Anyway, they sound rather unsure of themselves.... there might be some changes I think, after the parents' feedbacks....

Not surprise on P2SA2, afterall they will need to band them in P3.
I encourage current P1 parents to train your kids \"exam stamina\" before P2 SA2. Doing a 45mins-1hr tests regularly is still different from having to sit through a 1.5hrs paper in P2 SA2.

In general due to these changes, the school seems to be very unsure in a lot of stuff. This year P2 SA1 info by school is less informative than last year P1 SA1. The school did not share the actual exam component yet.