North Vista Primary

[luddite]

if that is the results they are producing, it doesn’t inspire confidence. it is a wake up call. Ultimately whichever method they adopt must deliver results and it must not be change for the sake of change. expect more pressure upon the school staffs.

[verykiasu2010]

Mammoth:

luddite:

Books delivered to home, 2 books are unavailable, to collect fr bookshop when they restock.

Anyone heard anything about the PSLE grades?

Source from a hearsay by a P6 parent, top scorer for this year 240pts (a china student). A few others got 200+, majority ranges from 150 to 200.

Anyway, do not pin too high hopes on PSLE results. Information from the school says that to disregard PSLE results for this year even before it is out. And same for the coming 1 or 2 years.

Why? Because it's a new school and the PSLE batches are all transferred students from other schools when the school first came into operation. So they are \"not\"to be held fully responsible for their results, good or bad, if it happens to be so.

that sounds pretty irresponsible as a school because parents would expect the school to do their best even up to a few weeks / months before PSLE.

so if that is the case they will only care for those they enrolled from P1 onward ? and wasting tax payer's money for the 5 years of operating the school because the students did not start Pri 1 with the school ?

given the usual tenure of a principal appointment is 5 years, then the next principal will come in and say \"not my responsibility\" because those students were in before me ?

how irresponsible could a school / principal be ?

I hope that is not true

[jedamum]

verykiasu2010:

Mammoth:

[quote=\"luddite\"]Books delivered to home, 2 books are unavailable, to collect fr bookshop when they restock.

Anyone heard anything about the PSLE grades?

Source from a hearsay by a P6 parent, top scorer for this year 240pts (a china student). A few others got 200+, majority ranges from 150 to 200.

Anyway, do not pin too high hopes on PSLE results. Information from the school says that to disregard PSLE results for this year even before it is out. And same for the coming 1 or 2 years.

Why? Because it's a new school and the PSLE batches are all transferred students from other schools when the school first came into operation. So they are \"not\"to be held fully responsible for their results, good or bad, if it happens to be so.

that sounds pretty irresponsible as a school because parents would expect the school to do their best even up to a few weeks / months before PSLE.

so if that is the case they will only care for those they enrolled from P1 onward ? and wasting tax payer's money for the 5 years of operating the school because the students did not start Pri 1 with the school ?

given the usual tenure of a principal appointment is 5 years, then the next principal will come in and say \"not my responsibility\" because those students were in before me ?

how irresponsible could a school / principal be ?

I hope that is not true[/quote]the words quoted in red may be hearsay/own intepretation only. i don't think sch will want to make such insensitive remarks (or rather they want parents to look at non-academic benefits maybe?). i did come across a neighbourhood sch with only highest scorer for that year to be 238. for small/new neighbourhood schs it is just luck that determines if they have the calibre of students to bring glory to the school. MHO.

[verykiasu2010]

yes yes, that is why I said I hope it is not true

[Mammoth]

Hi jollybeans,


For the transfer students, yes. Just checked with my wife to confirm. This year's PSLE only has 1 class of transferred students. Next year think around 2-3 classes. The circumstances leading to their transfer to this school is anybody's guess.

Those students that really started from P1 with the school will take their PSLE in 2 years time. Cross your fingers then.

As for the learning environment, the sitting arrangement differs from traditional schools of lining up tables and chairs in rows and columns where each child sits alone. They actually sit together in a round table which promotes interaction between them. Good for disciplined kids but pretty bad for those who are not, in my opinion.

Teachers are based on your luck, as usual. My experience with his P1 form teacher was ok, responsible and responsive. Will call up if my son never turn up for school due to sickness and set up an email link for parents. P2 was a nightmare. No calls and even when the MC was brought to school, the teacher didn't even bother to take it.

For the teaching methods, I was initially glad that my son has some childhood to enjoy since there isn't much homework to do. But as time goes by, this became a worry as the scores seems to be dropping. Currently looking for good home tuition to cover what the school is lacking. Personally, I still feel that certain subjects need constant practice in order to be good at it. Well, old-fashion thinking. Spoke to the teachers during the meet the parents session but they were unable to help as this is the school's policy to give less homework. My opinion is the school concentrates too much on IT usage and new teaching methods without actually delivering the results that I have expected. Oh by the way, guess this answers to luddite query also. At the end of the day, no system fits every child as each is unique. That is when parents intervene to provide additional coverage beyond what schools provide.

For the netbook, it connects to the school network. The school forbids playing of games in school, though educational types are allowed. So, there are some websites that are blocked by default, i.e. Facebook. However, some ingenious students of our age have since found various other websites to feed their gaming habits in \"dark\" corners of the school :). It was precisely this reason that I have resisted buying the netbook for my son. The netbook is supposed to last till P6 (provided it is still working after 4 years of handling by a kid) and afterwhich they will erase all the MOE software inside before returning to you.

I guess there is too much written about the principal so u can refer to those comments. I tend to agree to those negative ones without elaborating more on what my wife and myself have observed personally. The basic rule is dont bother to complain to him unless you want to bring it higher beyond school level to MOE or police (if really that serious).

[verykiasu2010]

Based on their staff list for 2011 :


Pri 1 = 9 classes
Pri 2 = 9 classes
Pri 3 = 6 classes
Pri 4 = 4 classes
Pri 5 = 2 classes
Pri 6 = 1 class

There was an opportunity to make that one class to shine.....just one class to manage .... :siam:

[Mammoth]

verykiasu2010:

Based on their staff list for 2011 :


Pri 1 = 9 classes
Pri 2 = 9 classes
Pri 3 = 6 classes
Pri 4 = 4 classes
Pri 5 = 2 classes
Pri 6 = 1 class

There was an opportunity to make that one class to shine.....just one class to manage .... :siam:

LOL....we shall see how the 4 classes of P4 will do in 2 yrs time. I seriously hope it will be good. My son's future is at stake here also

[verykiasu2010]

Mammoth:

verykiasu2010:

Based on their staff list for 2011 :


Pri 1 = 9 classes
Pri 2 = 9 classes
Pri 3 = 6 classes
Pri 4 = 4 classes
Pri 5 = 2 classes
Pri 6 = 1 class

There was an opportunity to make that one class to shine.....just one class to manage .... :siam:

LOL....we shall see how the 4 classes of P4 will do in 2 yrs time. I seriously hope it will be good. My son's future is at stake here also

your PSLE preparation actually starts now - when you son is going Pri 5 in Jan.....effectively you only have one and half year to get it right.

All the best !

[Mammoth]

Oh, my son is P3 next year, already indicated in earlier post. Anyway, which is why I’m sourcing for a good home/small group home tuition now. But seems like nobody respond in the forum on this. Sad.


I’m pretty concerned on the P4 batch as this is their P1 to P6 through-train batch without much transferred students. And the full effects of their teaching methods can be judged.

[verykiasu2010]

Mammoth:

Oh, my son is P3 next year, already indicated in earlier post. Anyway, which is why I'm sourcing for a good home/small group home tuition now. But seems like nobody respond in the forum on this. Sad.

O I C .... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: I misread that you son in the Pri 4 .......hahaha