[Geylang] Primary Schools

[MMM]

Hi netchat,


Thanks for your feedback.

So we got a new resource to ask about honda cars For that I will probably PM you. It's good for you to get to know dizzyguy too since you guys are both P1 parents next year.

In terms of preparation, I think diff parents have diff expectations but on the other hand, there is still time. When I met up with the P1 mgr this year (my son's teacher), her 1st question to me was, are you happy with his results? I told her I was considering where he had progress from. Apparently his class has the \"cleverer/ more well prepared kids\" so despite that his scores are ok, he still ended up 15/ 30 in class.... My friend who is HOD in one of the pri school told me that in the initial stage, it's how prepared the kids are that set the difference. But over time, it is those with good family support that will continue to do well.

Personally, I feel that a checklist at this point would be :
1) Ability to read/ recognise words. Knowledge of phonics is helpful.
2) hanyu pinyin (HYPY) knowledge. I am not saying that chinese characters are not important, it is. But particularly in term 1, the focus is on hypy and then in term 2, they move more to chinese characters but still focus on hypy.

In Q4 last yr, my son did a intensive hypy lesson at Molin and I felt that it helped him tremendously for P1. You just need to do some evaluation.

[dizzyguy]

Good Morning MMM.


I will call up MOLIN later to enquire about courses.

[dizzyguy]

Dear MMM


What do you think are the chances for phase 2C for people under 1KM ?
My friend is registering under 2C.

Currently, there’s about 54 openings.

According to my predictions, I think under 1KM is 100%.

[MMM]

Hi,


Have you seen the historical balloting info on the school website and the kiasuparents balloting chart 2009 vs historical? Not sure if this is the right way to do the link... :?

Last year they had 50 places for phase 2C and there was balloting within 1km. I feel that it is 50:50 this year because although the birth rate for 2010 registration is lower, this year's demand for MBS appears strong across the different phases (if you look at kiasuparents chart 2009 vs historical). I am not sure if this is due to MBS's shift to new school premise.

Actually I always find MBS Phase 2B interesting. They appeared to be \"managed/ controlled\" to keep it within limit. Maybe SBF also acts like SHHK and control the applicants ??? Just wondering....

http://www.mahabodhi.moe.edu.sg/link-admission-p1reg.htm

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/geylang

Maybe your friend can't wait and see and monitor the actual situation before putting in his registration? That is provided he has backup plans.

[June]

Chief: i got busted from KHS, now seeking your advice for phase 2c.


St Stephan (1-2km) or Ngee Ann Primary, check the web on both school academic preformance, ngee ann seems to be a more rounded. And DH prefers son to get into mixed school…This is a headache for me now.

[ChiefKiasu]

June:

Chief: i got busted from KHS, now seeking your advice for phase 2c.


St Stephan (1-2km) or Ngee Ann Primary, check the web on both school academic preformance, ngee ann seems to be a more rounded. And DH prefers son to get into mixed school...This is a headache for me now.

I'm sorry to hear that, June.

St Stephen has the added advantage of being affiliated to SJI for Secondary education, which some prefer. Ngee Ann is indeed a good and well-rounded school, and affiliated to Ngee Ann Secondary.

If it is up to me, I'll choose the one which is nearer to me, ie. less than 1km.

[June]

Chief: Life is full of difficult choices...How i wish I can be in control of the situation somtimes..For secured places, it seems that St Stephen is a more favourable choice jus that it's a boy school..


Thanks Chief once again, I nvr knew that such decision are so difficult :roll:

[ChiefKiasu]

June:

Chief: Life is full of difficult choices...How i wish I can be in control of the situation somtimes..For secured places, it seems that St Stephen is a more favourable choice jus that it's a boy school..


Thanks Chief once again, I nvr knew that such decision are so difficult :roll:

No problem, June. The decision is difficult because we believe it has significant impact on our children's education, which of course also impacts their future. The presence of a teacher that your child likes and respects in the school can make all the difference in determining how he will view his learning journey. We parents think, perhaps rather shallowly, that the \"elite\" schools have better teachers because they churn out national-level top students, that's why we are so eager to register with them. But in the end, the question really depends on the chemistry between the student and the teacher. We also know, through our own experience, that people peak at different times, and performance in Primary school need not necessarily determine performance in the 3 or 4 other major stages of schooling. You will find, as your child enters into P1, that the real challenges remain ahead of you.

[June]

Chief: This sounds like great challenges ahead of me wor...I strongly agree w you that good teachers does make a difference in determing the learning curve of the child, however the dilemma for us parents in getting kids into elite school as we have the belief the teachers are \"pressure\" in producing good results students and thus the choice.


Primary school is the foundation of a child's education ahead, as parents we hope we can help into securing the first step however for secondary this will purely depends on how diligent the child is to land him into a good secondary school.

My son is very strong in his chinese and thus the thought of securing him into a SAP school, the sad thing is that I fail to get him in one. I think next week willl be another challenging week for me again

[ChiefKiasu]

waterfall:

heard that SHHK recommend 31 people this yrs.

waterfall... did you manage to get your kid into KHS?