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janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

I hope your daughter recovers soon. All the best for today's screening.

Thanks, Janet. She has recovered. Screening was yesterday.

[gracy]

The performance of PH in NMOS and APMOPS is not so fantastic. Maybe this new HOD can do something on it.[/quote]


em… actually PHPPS had never helped the students in Math olympiads. They’ll organise for a MO trainer to come in. The quality of teachers vary and the class size is not optimal. Basically all who obtained Platinum in SMOPS have private OM tutors, whether it be class or 1-1. The lessons will be more intensive by P5 EOY hols in preparation for SMOPS & RIWMC. Basically, if you want to achieve good results, you have to outsource.

[comfy]

E3:

comfy:

I think u will definitely be more excited for the Real big one..... selection test. Anyway, after going thru so many tests, I don't need you will be crazy about the PSLE. I hope I won't. Mentally prepare for it now although till has 2 yrs down the road.

Usually, I get more edgy a couple of weeks before school exams (CAs and SAs), but during the exam week, I'll know everything is no longer in the control of my hands...so there's nothing much I can do but to pray lor Then comes the time awaiting for the results. That will be an emotional roller coaster for me...still trying to learn how to cope with that...

I believe your dd is still coping well in NYPS. With good teachers and curriculum, she'll soar during PSLE. No worries.

Yap, if the teachers are good in teaching, then definitely. Can't say that for NYPS's teachers (I means her class's teachers). It really the same everywhere, if you are lucky, you got teachers who can teach and really care for the students. I thought GEP teachers will understand and customise the learning style for each student but I am wrong. So this has been a steep learning curve for me . Hee hee not for my dd though. Luckily she is a fighter & I hope this spirit within her will last.

[gracy]

S6169:

gracy:

their T focussed a lot on reading out loud of the text, like when v learned Chinese in our younger days and which China does to their lower primary kids too. HPPS parents r encouraged to sit by DC' side and ask them to read out loud from text 3 times a day. As DC r already familiar with stories in text, this serves to reinforce their reading in preparation for oral and recognition of the words.

Agree with you. It is a very good method to learn Chinese. But the problem is how to let our DC agree to do this especially 3 times a day.
so far, my ds only agree to read his textbook once a week. I also want him to read those model Compo once a week but still 三天打鱼两天晒网。 :mad:

At least there is a start with 三天打鱼两天晒网. If dc is reluctant to read, perhaps take turn to read? To do well in HCL in PHPPS, except for those who r naturally interested in the language, is an uphill task for both parents and dc, esp non-mandaring speaking families. By P5 &6, the 补充作业 and 特别补充作业 are killers of kid's interest :stupid: . However, do persevere, your hard work may not be apparent in their lower primary years, but they will definitely shine from P5 onwards.

By end of P5, there will be a dramatic change in the scene with some previously unheralded boys' results surging upward gaining entry to top few classes, as math and science will prove to be a downfall for some, thus, taking a lot of time away from learning languages. So, do start them early on languages and build up a strong foundation.Take heart and jiayou. :rahrah:

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comfy:

Yap, if the teachers are good in teaching, then definitely. Can't say that for NYPS's teachers (I means her class's teachers). It really the same everywhere, if you are lucky, you got teachers who can teach and really care for the students. I thought GEP teachers will understand and customise the learning style for each student but I am wrong. So this has been a steep learning curve for me . Hee hee not for my dd though. Luckily she is a fighter & I hope this spirit within her will last.

Thanks for your sharing, comfy. I agree that the learning spirit lies within the child, it'll be so for her whole life. Thus, regardless of where the child is, he/she will continuously be learning.

[gracy]

E3:

comfy:

Yap, if the teachers are good in teaching, then definitely. Can't say that for NYPS's teachers (I means her class's teachers). It really the same everywhere, if you are lucky, you got teachers who can teach and really care for the students. I thought GEP teachers will understand and customise the learning style for each student but I am wrong. So this has been a steep learning curve for me . Hee hee not for my dd though. Luckily she is a fighter & I hope this spirit within her will last.

Thanks for your sharing, comfy. I agree that the learning spirit lies within the child, it'll be so for her whole life. Thus, regardless of where the child is, he/she will continuously be learning.

In fact, PHPPS have some very good P5 & P6 teachers, esp P6 whereby most teachers (esp for top few classes) r veteran p6 teachers who concentrate on teaching P6s only. However, the sad thing is that there are very few of them thus creating a scenario whereby to get a good and experienced teachers to guide yr dc in that crucial year, you've got to be in the right class :mad:

[comfy]

gracy:

E3:

[quote=\"comfy\"]
Yap, if the teachers are good in teaching, then definitely. Can't say that for NYPS's teachers (I means her class's teachers). It really the same everywhere, if you are lucky, you got teachers who can teach and really care for the students. I thought GEP teachers will understand and customise the learning style for each student but I am wrong. So this has been a steep learning curve for me . Hee hee not for my dd though. Luckily she is a fighter & I hope this spirit within her will last.

Thanks for your sharing, comfy. I agree that the learning spirit lies within the child, it'll be so for her whole life. Thus, regardless of where the child is, he/she will continuously be learning.

In fact, PHPPS have some very good P5 & P6 teachers, esp P6 whereby most teachers (esp for top few classes) r veteran p6 teachers who concentrate on teaching P6s only. However, the sad thing is that there are very few of them thus creating a scenario whereby to get a good and experienced teachers to guide yr dc in that crucial year, you've got to be in the right class :mad:[/quote]Yes, yes I agreed. The funny thing is that in NYPS, they put the dc in expert class for various subjects and the teachers are supposed to be experts in that particular subject they are teaching. Not like, PHPPS whereby a teacher can be teaching a few subjects. So my point is that the so called expert teacher is also not so 'expert' afterall. This has been a souring point among some the 'GEP\" mothers that I have friended with. Furthur more, the class size is also smaller than main-stream class still can have students failing in certain subject. Most of the students obtain just average marks and teacher just justified by feedbacking that students have no confidence and have weak concept in subject. :mad: Just sharing, ok

[Trapwithin]

comfy:

Yes, yes I agreed. The funny thing is that in NYPS, they put the dc in expert class for various subjects and the teachers are supposed to be experts in that particular subject they are teaching. Not like, PHPPS whereby a teacher can be teaching a few subjects. So my point is that the so called expert teacher is also not so 'expert' afterall. This has been a souring point among some the 'GEP\" mothers that I have friended with. Furthur more, the class size is also smaller than main-stream class still can have students failing in certain subject. Most of the students obtain just average marks and teacher just justified by feedbacking that students have no confidence and have weak concept in subject. :mad: Just sharing, ok

I think because most GEP parents outsourced their teaching and monitor from behind, a lot of the GEP kids already know their stuff before the teachers are teaching. As such, that \"standard\" becomes a norm in school and kids without external help will have to play catch up. In school, the GEP teachers can only do additional stuff with those \"catch up\" kids during remedial lessons after school.

[Jennifer]

gracy:

[quote]The performance of PH in NMOS and APMOPS is not so fantastic. Maybe this new HOD can do something on it.

em.... actually PHPPS had never helped the students in Math olympiads. They'll organise for a MO trainer to come in. The quality of teachers vary and the class size is not optimal. Basically all who obtained Platinum in SMOPS have private OM tutors, whether it be class or 1-1. The lessons will be more intensive by P5 EOY hols in preparation for SMOPS & RIWMC. Basically, if you want to achieve good results, you have to outsource.[/quote]I would think the sch did help in preparing the selected fews in MO. At least, the PH engaged a trained professional. But whether the preparation has been sufficient is another issue we complain abt During my elder boy's time, the class size was not very huge, think less than 20 pupils with heavily subsided fees.

[markfch]

Am I right to assume that the main purpose of all this (substantial) preparation for MO competitions is for DSA?


The qn at the tip of my mind is, ‘Would a P6 kid suffer in PSLE maths exam if he doesn’t get any MO training?’