2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[vicki]

iLoveChubby:

merkon:

My son is in phonics class for more than half year. He knows the sounds but blending still needs prompting. I'm hoping he will pick up reading by end of this year. His chinese is still half past six... Any recommendations how to build up his Chinese at home?

Hi merkon!
I guess one of the best ways is still to keep reading to him.
Eg if he likes animals, try to borrow/buy books abt animals..funny stories always works! .. and preferably you can set aside a time to read to him everyday.
I am also using some chinese assessment books / flash cards / basic montessori 500 words for him at home.
I just started him on berries, hopefully he will be more int in mandarin.

My little piggy is in Berries also.

[Power Puff]

Realised before chancing upon this forum that I’ve been laid back - thought of letting my son play hard until end of K1. Sigh. He still can’t read or write beyond simple alphabet letters. Chinese much worse. Pressing the pacnic button and preapring to enrol him in EL reading program and Chinese enrichment.


How’s I can Read and Berries? Son went for trial at Berries Bishan branch last year and hated it. Have booked a trial at a different branch and praying he’ll take to the lesson. Guess cannot avoid all these esp if we’re putting him in CHS.Great fear he’ll be in the last class of cohort and he’ll feel so demoralised.

So far, I’ve not heard anything about SJI Jnr. Any comments?

[iLoveChubby]

Power Puff:

How's I can Read and Berries? Son went for trial at Berries Bishan branch last year and hated it. Have booked a trial at a different branch and praying he'll take to the lesson. Guess cannot avoid all these esp if we're putting him in CHS.Great fear he'll be in the last class of cohort and he'll feel so demoralised.

Hi Powerpuff!
My kids never attended icanread but heard many gd comments fr my frens' whose kids attended the programme.. esp good for preschoolers.
You can also explore others like icreative learners, montessori phonics, read-in-a-week phonics programme...

My DS only attended 2 lessons of berries and he likes it, prob due to the friendly teachers..
Why did your DS hate the lesson? becos of the teachers? Or he just doesnt like Chinese?
i guess its good to keep on trying different schs - am sure your DS will find sth he likes/is comfortable with.
You can also try tien hsia, han language, Hua, eduplus.. many others...

[phtthp]

hi Power Puff,


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=23761&p=692308#p692308

[Power Puff]

Hi


Thanks for the useful information. Will call and arrange for a trial with them and try to psycho my son to attend them. He asked why he had to go for all those lessons so I said they were to help him prepare for Pri 1. He replied "Then I will go to K3" instead of Pri 1.

Life is so different now! We didn’t have any of such lessons and yet we turned out ok. I sympathise with the kids these days - what a hectic childhood many of them are experiencing, just to get into good schools and hopefully get good jobs later on.

[Chris Anthony]

Hi All,


I am indeed shocked that this thread is up two years ahead of time but its timely too as I’ve begun researching into the primary school options for my daughter and am learning a lot from all your sharing! Thank you very much!

I stay in Pasir Ris but my two closest schools are Meridian and Park View which is within 1km but I am hoping for Pasir Ris Primary which is >2km from where I stay. Have applied to be a parent volunteer but then again…its always going to be balloting when the time comes and the chance of success will be very slim for those outside 2km.

You guys reckon that i should seriously consider moving into the 1km zone for better chance?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Power Puff]

My hub was an old boy of CHS but later went to st Pat’s. Now seriously thinking whether to send our little piglet to CHS to receive a good bilingual education (my hub and I are English speaking, super lousy in writing and reading Chinese) - yet fear kiddo may not cope with the stress level and get marginalised. Heard that parents and private tutors typically ‘take over’ the in-depth teaching. If piglet scores say 260, 270 points and above, well and good coz he has many good secondary schools to chooose but what happens if his results are average??


Hub actually wanted kiddo to have La Sallien education eg. attend SJIJ (although it’s not well-known for its academic excellence and Chinese standard) and I like that it’s affiliated with SJI.

I suppose I would let our son rough it out at CHS first, and see if he thrives and if really cannot take it then transfer to SJIJ. And advice, KS Parents?

[tankee]

Chris Anthony:

Hi All,


I am indeed shocked that this thread is up two years ahead of time but its timely too as I've begun researching into the primary school options for my daughter and am learning a lot from all your sharing! Thank you very much!

I stay in Pasir Ris but my two closest schools are Meridian and Park View which is within 1km but I am hoping for Pasir Ris Primary which is >2km from where I stay. Have applied to be a parent volunteer but then again....its always going to be balloting when the time comes and the chance of success will be very slim for those outside 2km.

You guys reckon that i should seriously consider moving into the 1km zone for better chance?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.

So far, there is no balloting for Pasir Ris Primary under phase 2B. So if you are successful in being a PV there, your child should have no issue.

However, past statistics are just past statistics, it is just an indicative of what may happen. Reality may be quite different.

If moving is not issue, then move. It is better for your child in the 6 years that he or she is studying there. Less time spent travelling to & fro school, can pop home for lunch before afternoon CCA, etc.

[phtthp]

last year 2011


2B
Pasir Ris primary - no need ballot.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=458&start=80

2C
Pasir Ris primary - require balloting.
favorite amongst parents, deemed a \"more established\" school by Pasir Ris residents. Another popular one is Elias Park.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=458&start=90

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=80

[ginangly]

Hi,


My DD also born in 2007.

Any parents in PV for Zhangde Pri?