GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[PiggyLalala]

just888:

PiggyLalala:

Thanks. Can I also check with you, there is only one form for the selection of school that we need to submit before wed right?

Yes there is only a form to submit. I checked the envelop, only 2 set of white papers - form and a notice to parent.

on the notice
note 5: kids to report in his/her sch uniform
note 7: Can submit the form on 12 nov @ the Informatin Desk for parents
note 8: If need more time, then MUST submit by 16 Nov 2011, 5pm to the GE Branch office. <- this is by hand or mail?!? But can submit via FAX also.

Thank you for highlighting the important points. I can be quite blur at times.

[OrangeJuice]

vlim:

OrangeJuice:

[quote=\"vlim\"]


Glad tt that don't happen in my Ds school or at least not his cohort .. :roll:

Vlim, Mind me asking whst school did your DS come from ?

Also for parents already with kids in GEP, may I ask do you know roughly what % of your DD/DS classmates attend TLL ?

Both my kids don't attend enrichment classes except for MT. My DD from mainstream has many classmates who attend TLL but she is hardworking and did well enough not to lag behind them in class, in fact even better than some who do. I don't have plans to send DS to any enrichment
classes after he starts the GEP. My question is - if he is like his elder sister and puts in his own effort, would it as \"easy\" for him to cope in the GEP class ? Perhaps it is easier to do so in mainstream but for GEP syllabus it is tougher ?

Thanks for sharing !

Hi my Ds from rosyth and at time I do stand at roadside to wait for him t come out from rosyth ....
Jokes apart... My Ds only has chinese tuition.. And he is able to cope with the Ge programme without other tuition.. Infact I think , for him, instead of spending times on tuitions ( except cl), he is using the time to produce
more quality assignment/projects works plus of course doing worksheets .. He need time and space for critical and analytical thinking ...
Emmmmm... Of course some do find tuition helpful to them . ... Like my p3 dd ...[/quote]Thank you vlim

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verykiasu2010:

OrangeJuice:

[quote=\"vlim\"]


Glad tt that don't happen in my Ds school or at least not his cohort .. :roll:

Vlim, Mind me asking whst school did your DS come from ?

Also for parents already with kids in GEP, may I ask do you know roughly what % of your DD/DS classmates attend TLL ?

Both my kids don't attend enrichment classes except for MT. My DD from mainstream has many classmates who attend TLL but she is hardworking and did well enough not to lag behind them in class, in fact even better than some who do. I don't have plans to send DS to any enrichment classes after he starts the GEP. My question is - if he is like his elder sister and puts in his own effort, would it as \"easy\" for him to cope in the GEP class ? Perhaps it is easier to do so in mainstream but for GEP syllabus it is tougher ?

Thanks for sharing !

vlim is from roadside, i mean, her DS is from Rosyth ... :siam:[/quote]keke...ke, very funny verykiasu2010.

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sotongdad:

Went to recce NYPS and check out travelling and walking time by public transport. Quite a fair bit of walking from Farrer MRT station I must say. And if bad weather confirm will be drench.


NHPS and HPPS easier route from where I am located. DD dont like HPPS so we are down to NHPS or NYPS. Will decide after Sat's briefing........

Wah, so hardworking, so not 'sotong' afterall, keke... may I know why your dd doesn't like HPPS. I thought they have a very big nice library?

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shalomger:

Just in case anyone needs to know the details of the briefing-


NUS High School of Maths and Science is at Clementi Ave 1

Kids need to register at 0845. They will tell us which classroom to find them afterwards at this point.

Parents in the hall and students in the auditorium at 0915

Briefing begins at 0930

Picking up of students from classrooms at 1115

Viewing of exhibition booths at 1130

Park along Ave 1, at Nan Hua or at the HDB carparks.

Last year, we went on time, so had to bypass the exhibition booths and straight to the auditorium. We missed some of the 'goodies bags' handed out by the more popular school booths. So for the more KS parents, go a little bit early and collect all these \"goodies bags\" which can contains useful info. about the schools ( & some have opening house info. ). Hope that this practice is still the same this year. Don't :nunchuk: me if there isn't any \"goodies bags\" this year, hor!

[sotongdad]

comfy:

sotongdad:

Went to recce NYPS and check out travelling and walking time by public transport. Quite a fair bit of walking from Farrer MRT station I must say. And if bad weather confirm will be drench.


NHPS and HPPS easier route from where I am located. DD dont like HPPS so we are down to NHPS or NYPS. Will decide after Sat's briefing........

Wah, so hardworking, so not 'sotong' afterall, keke... may I know why your dd doesn't like HPPS. I thought they have a very big nice library?

If not for this GEP selection, I will never know where NYPS is located, that's how sotong I am, hehe. I have to recce the place because my DD will be taking public transport.

Her impression of HPPS students not so good based on her observation during the GEP test at NHPS, where she get to see students from other schools. Now sure exactly what is it but she says she dont want to go HPPS.

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PiggyLalala:

Hi Jtoh,

Thank you for yr sharing. ds2 is a pleasant boy who is rather shy and not very articulate. He is also not very inquisitive. So to me, it seemed like he does not have the common traits of a gep student. I'm sure he has the correct attitude but still I'm worried as to whether he can cope. He is very happy in the mainstream, stressfree and swimming happily in the pond. Hopefully when he is put in the new deep pool, he can still swim and keep his pleasant nature. Having said all that, I would say that ds2 is quite an independent worker. He could be a late developer. Hopefully, his brain is still growing and he gets better and better each year.

Hi everyone, I notice quite a number of parents asking this questions \"can my kid cope?\" I am just wondering whether anyone can help me define what is the meaning of this question? When someone ask me, I am not sure how to answer? :siao: TIA.

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sotongdad:

comfy:

[quote=\"sotongdad\"]Went to recce NYPS and check out travelling and walking time by public transport. Quite a fair bit of walking from Farrer MRT station I must say. And if bad weather confirm will be drench.


NHPS and HPPS easier route from where I am located. DD dont like HPPS so we are down to NHPS or NYPS. Will decide after Sat's briefing........

Wah, so hardworking, so not 'sotong' afterall, keke... may I know why your dd doesn't like HPPS. I thought they have a very big nice library?

If not for this GEP selection, I will never know where NYPS is located, that's how sotong I am, hehe. I have to recce the place because my DD will be taking public transport.

Her impression of HPPS students not so good based on her observation during the GEP test at NHPS, where she get to see students from other schools. Now sure exactly what is it but she says she dont want to go HPPS. [/quote]HaHa.... your dd sounds like my dd, she said the same thing went she went to NH for her GEP selection test. Her reason : teacher very fierce, so not good for learning, LOL! I even persuade her to go for the Openhouse for parents. Her opinion improved but still said \"Not 1st choice mummy\".
You are not considering school bus for your dd?

[Flowermonaster]

comfy:

sotongdad:

Went to recce NYPS and check out travelling and walking time by public transport. Quite a fair bit of walking from Farrer MRT station I must say. And if bad weather confirm will be drench.


NHPS and HPPS easier route from where I am located. DD dont like HPPS so we are down to NHPS or NYPS. Will decide after Sat's briefing........

Wah, so hardworking, so not 'sotong' afterall, keke... may I know why your dd doesn't like HPPS. I thought they have a very big nice library?

This is not the proper way of choosng a school. I personally don't like their uniform, mak the kids looked \"brown\". If the kid is fair, still ok but if the kid is tan, cannot see the face becos blend into the uniform colour. Don't scold me. :siam:

[sotongdad]

[quote]
HaHa.... your dd sounds like my dd, she said the same thing went she went to NH for her GEP selection test. Her reason : teacher very fierce, so not good for learning, LOL! I even persuade her to go for the Openhouse for parents. Her opinion improved but still said \"Not 1st choice mummy\".
You are not considering school bus for your dd?[/quote]See where is the final posting. If NY than may consider school bus if is affordable. :moneyflies: