All About Preparing For Primary One

[hexagon]

dimsum:

Are there any parents who have not sent their K1 kids to academic type of enrichment class yet? Currently, my DS has swimming and piano on weekends. With only these 2 classes, DH and I are already finding it a chore and time consuming.

Hi dimsum,

DS3 is doing sports like soccer and swimming and learning drums. Dont intend to go for enrichment classes if he can cope with Primary school work next year. Time is a big constraint and dont want to stress him up with so many classes and extra homework at such an early age. Let him smell some roses (or kick some balls first) before the rat race starts.

[phtthp]

some kindergarten even encourage their K1/K2 kids to take up P1 Prep course, under enrichment category.


under enrichment lessons for P1 Prep - the kindergarten set aside one hour for Maths, another hour for English.

refer page 1 (last row):-
http://magdalene.yolasite.com/-new-enrichment_for_t2.php

[glendt]

[quote=\"i3mum\"]Hi glendt,


Thanks for your advice too. May I know how old if you girl? I think you are right, maybe I can try to see if she can cope with school work first before i decide to cut any classes.

Hi i3mum,

My girl is 9. She is not that busy in school yet. If she is too free, her mind also not being developed so I rather she be busy. But only if she can cope. So far, she says she can cope. How old is your child?

[pancake77]

phtthp:

you should !


because ICR only cover reading only.
P1 Preparatory course cover two subjects - both English and Maths. An hour each for 1 subject

P1 Prep English cover grammar, vocabulary targeted at P1 standard.

when your child reach K1/ K2, good to send them for P1 Prep course.

can consider below:-

a) http://success.edu.sg/main/2011-classes/serangoon-branch/

this centre - a lot of Rosyth school kids attend.

you may also call up AMK branch, inquire if they have.


b) http://www.mwtuition.com.sg/

this centre - a lot of CHIJ St Nick school kids attend.

Sorry, I'm a bit blur. :oops:
Why do we need to \"prepare\" our child for P1? I always thought that those preschool enrichment classes ie ICR, MPM, Berries, are sufficient because surely we don't expect our children to know all the P1 syllabus on their first day in school? :yikes:

[i3mum]

I remembered someone telling me that K2 is already a preparation for P1.

[pancake77]

1amber:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"jedamum\"]:shock:

Wow! Thanks!
I nearly fainted.... :?

Yeah... I used to think P1 is nothing and that all those parents trying to prepare their kids early for Primary school are just kiasu and want to make their children top the class - until I realize the school itself expects the children to be already steeped in such a culture! So by the time parents come to this realization, they panic and try to start the processes of external enrichment courses, and that gives the children a LOT more stress since they also have to cope with the work in P1.

IMO, parents who prepare their children early are really helping to give their children less stress by the time they go to school. The danger that kids will be bored in class is nothing compared to the self-confidence and self-esteem that the children gets when they have already been exposed to what the teachers are teaching.

I know I am digging up old posts. I can't help but echo this: I nearly fainted... [/quote]Ok I found my answer here. So... I've one more mission as a mother, to look for good classes to prepare my children for P1!

[i3mum]

Mine is K2, going P1 next year.


So I m not too sure how is school will be like for her next year onwards.

glendt:

Hi i3mum,

My girl is 9. She is not that busy in school yet. If she is too free, her mind also not being developed so I rather she be busy. But only if she can cope. So far, she says she can cope. How old is your child?

[phtthp]

in fact from the example listing of enrichment lessons at Magdalene kindergarten and Newton kindergarten, you can gauge for yourself have a rough idea:-


a) which are the key, fundamental lessons a child ought to go for, and

b) which are the good to have optional meaningful ones for a kid.

i) Newton kindergarten:-
http://www.newtonkindergarten.com/centr ... ageid=1865

ii) Magdalene kindergarten:-
http://magdalene.yolasite.com/-new-enrichment_for_t2.php

[pancake77]

Btw, any mothers here with kids graduate from Pat’s Schoolhouse?


If yes, do you think Pat’s prepare their students well for P1? Their classes end at 5pm Mon till Friday, so it’s difficult to squeeze in anymore preparatory classes for P1 (I don’t arrange any enrichment classes on weekends which is reserved for family outing).

[glendt]

I see, when my girl was in K2, I started her on LCentral then after that, in P1, I started her on TLL. She enjoyed going to these classes so it was all right. After a while, I stopped LCentral and then when I knew that compo was a more important part of her learning, I put her in TAS as well. Now she has English lessons and Chinese lessons. She also goes for Math classes. For science, I am guiding her. I have cut down on some of her more fun enrichment lessons like art lessons. She is not that good in it anyway so she did not really enjoy those lessons.