[Choa Chu Kang] Primary Schools

[Needy]

Thanks Caroline3sg,


I oredi PM you. Pls check it out ya

[ramya]

I’m very new to singapore Primary school education system.I came to singapore before 6 years to do my masters at NTU. I liked this city and now working here.Need all of your help to know about Primary school education system.What is CCA?Is it compulsory to do CCA?Do they have any point system for CCA as they have it in university?

[cafelatte]

Anna, you are a teacher ? You use to teach in YTPS ? Maybe I have met you before..


honeybeel : Sam Wong is a very dynamic principal. He speaks well and he seems very warm & kind. It was rumoured that MOE sent him to Kranji to up the enrollment. The lady VP is also very nice. I don't know about the new principal though. Kranji has vacancies in phase 3 so the school has many(more than the other schools) pupils from China, Korea, Phillipines. If you look on the positive side, it has a multi-cultural feel and fewer classes so your child has more opportunities for different experiences.eg. participate in concerts, show&tell, selected as pupil leader/prefect. On a negative note, teachers MAY need to go slower as most of these children need more attention & help with our syllabus. After all, they are not prepped by the local kindys and enrichment classes. P1->P2 is enbloc promotion, P2->P3 they are put into classes according to results. Hence, at P3, the child will be in a similar ability class (banded class) or a mixed ability class. I'll suggest you monitor your child's progess in P1 and take appropriate actions. There are reasons why this school is not so popular but there are also children who did well and achieved their potentials. There is also an element of luck - depends on what kind of classmates and teachers she gets.

Btw, I am new to this forum. My child is in SV..upper primary liao. I went through all these years ago.

Hope this helps.

[honeybeel]

cafelatte:

Anna, you are a teacher ? You use to teach in YTPS ? Maybe I have met you before..


honeybeel : Sam Wong is a very dynamic principal. He speaks well and he seems very warm & kind. It was rumoured that MOE sent him to Kranji to up the enrollment. The lady VP is also very nice. I don't know about the new principal though. Kranji has vacancies in phase 3 so the school has many(more than the other schools) pupils from China, Korea, Phillipines. If you look on the positive side, it has a multi-cultural feel and fewer classes so your child has more opportunities for different experiences.eg. participate in concerts, show&tell, selected as pupil leader/prefect. On a negative note, teachers MAY need to go slower as most of these children need more attention & help with our syllabus. After all, they are not prepped by the local kindys and enrichment classes. P1->P2 is enbloc promotion, P2->P3 they are put into classes according to results. Hence, at P3, the child will be in a similar ability class (banded class) or a mixed ability class. I'll suggest you monitor your child's progess in P1 and take appropriate actions. There are reasons why this school is not so popular but there are also children who did well and achieved their potentials. There is also an element of luck - depends on what kind of classmates and teachers she gets.

Btw, I am new to this forum. My child is in SV..upper primary liao. I went through all these years ago.

Hope this helps.

Yes, indeed it helps. I am quite uncertain of the school as not much discussion in the forum and information on the website.
But anyway, it is fated, and perhaps she can get good teachers and buddies there.

Today, my girl also ask me whether the school is good. I was \"huh!\" :shock: . she also have a discussion among her classmates (just like us kiasu parents...). Then I ask her how to you think about the school. Her answer was: I think the school is good because the building is very colourful.
Thankfully, she is positive about the school.. :rahrah:

[Luanee]

All CCK mums can actually join the Wild Wild West Club for discussion on non-P1 related stuff here:


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2724&start=330

[Anna Ng]

Dear Ramya:

I am also not clear about the education system here, that's why i join this Kiasu Parent.com and definitely this is the right place to get the “formal” & “informal” information, besides that can chit chat also. Not only about the education, also “weight management”.

Dear Cafelattle:
Thanks for your comments of the Kranji PS, and so far I think not much discussion about this school & I believe that the info helps lots of parents who register their kid in yr09 or in future.
I not a full time teacher in YT, just a relief teacher when I was doing my master in NUS 8 years ago. To be frank, cannot really remember my colleagues already. :lol: :lol:

Dear Honeybeel:
I think most importantly you should not “show” that you are very disappointed of Kranji PS as this may cos negative impacts to your girl. Since you have to accept this reality, just think positively and as what cafelattle said “monitor your child’s progress”. I believe your girl will be doing well; she is very mature compare with my boy.

[honeybeel]

Anna Ng:

Dear Ramya:

I am also not clear about the education system here, that's why i join this Kiasu Parent.com and definitely this is the right place to get the “formal” & “informal” information, besides that can chit chat also. Not only about the education, also “weight management”.

Dear Cafelattle:
Thanks for your comments of the Kranji PS, and so far I think not much discussion about this school & I believe that the info helps lots of parents who register their kid in yr09 or in future.
I not a full time teacher in YT, just a relief teacher when I was doing my master in NUS 8 years ago. To be frank, cannot really remember my colleagues already. :lol: :lol:

Dear Honeybeel:
I think most importantly you should not “show” that you are very disappointed of Kranji PS as this may cos negative impacts to your girl. Since you have to accept this reality, just think positively and as what cafelattle said “monitor your child’s progress”. I believe your girl will be doing well; she is very mature compare with my boy.

Yes, I am very clear we parent really play a very important part on how we may influence them and the children are very smart and they really can pick-up what's in your mind.....
I am going to Kranji PS for P1 registration later in the afternoon. Will also bring my girl along.

[baby2momma]

Honeybeel, Good Luck to you & your girl for registration at 2c supp today! :rahrah:

[Tri-mum]

Hi Honeybeel, all the best to you and your little DD.


Btw, I’m not sure whether you’ve put your DD on waitlist at other schools. If not actually you can consider to fill up the wait list form at Unity, Yew Tee and DLS. At the same time, you can monitor her progress when she study at KPS. This is what I’ve heard from my colleague that one of her friend didn’t get into her 1st choice of school and so she told the principal to put her child on wait list finally got a place there months later. I think there is no harm to wait list even if you DD already study P1 at KPS, you can monitor her progress and then decide later. I’m not sure whether these schools allow to wait list but my gal school’s principal announced to those parents who got balloted out to fill up the wait list form and they will give them priority when there is a vacancy.

[baby2momma]

Hi Tri-mum, I think Honeybeel has put her dd into all 3 schools

waiting list on 11th Aug itself if I am not wrong....

Honeybeel, what tri-mum said is true. You can monitor
the progress of your dd's performance & then decide on the
switch of school when opportunity arises......this will also
give your 2nd child better opportunity in the school of your choice
ultimately.

BTW Tri-mum, did u already mention how u will be settling
for your dd's transport to school at St Margaret? Sorry if I
hv lost track..... :salute: