Queenstown Primary

[mjl]

Welcome Bakugan to the QtPS family!! Though a neighbourhood school, QtPS has produced remarkable results in both academic and non-academic areas e.g. QtPS students have won 1st prizes in art competitions several times, Gold awards in international Lectora eLearning courseware competitions and Individual 1st in RI World Maths Contest’07. This is because she has a team of dedicated teachers and principals. I find the teachers in QtPS very friendly and approachable, and I know some of them rather well and still keep in contact with those who have taught my older children who are now in sec schs.


glchua - Mrs Kumar is retiring soon, by end of the year. She will be succeeded by Mrs Chua, who was formerly from Presbyterian High. Mrs Chua is now the VP (for about 2 months now) and she is quite young, only 42.

[Bakugan]

Thanks for the encouragement mjl.


But I just received the schedule for the Orientation day & was concerned abt the Evaluation tests (Literacy level and Numeracy level). May I know what’s that all about? Cz the papers are 25min long for each :!:

[mjl]

Bakugan:

But I just received the schedule for the Orientation day & was concerned abt the Evaluation tests (Literacy level and Numeracy level). May I know what's that all about? Cz the papers are 25min long for each :!:

This is to allow the teachers to identify students that require remedial classes, or special attention. In each class, students are generally broken down into 3 groups (at least in my youngest daughter's time when she was in P1/2) - something like haha/mama/lala or any other names (definitely not names like high ability, medium ability, low ability) so the teachers can focus on students with differing learning abilities e.g. the weaker students will start with less words in the spelling lists.

Students will be streamed into different classes from P3 onwards - Care is the 1st class, Courage 2nd class, the rest are mixed ability classes. For MT and Maths, there are also some kind of groupings to put those in similar standards together.

[glchua]

mjl:

Welcome Bakugan to the QtPS family!! Though a neighbourhood school, QtPS has produced remarkable results in both academic and non-academic areas e.g. QtPS students have won 1st prizes in art competitions several times, Gold awards in international Lectora eLearning courseware competitions and Individual 1st in RI World Maths Contest'07. This is because she has a team of dedicated teachers and principals. I find the teachers in QtPS very friendly and approachable, and I know some of them rather well and still keep in contact with those who have taught my older children who are now in sec schs.


glchua - Mrs Kumar is retiring soon, by end of the year. She will be succeeded by Mrs Chua, who was formerly from Presbyterian High. Mrs Chua is now the VP (for about 2 months now) and she is quite young, only 42.

Hope the new P is not too result oriented.

You still have kids in QtPS?

[mjl]

glchua:

Hope the new P is not too result oriented.

You still have kids in QtPS?

I have no idea .. but I don't think most Ps in neighbourhood schools are very result-oriented. Mrs Kumar is not, the previous Mdm Lim (retired 4-5 yrs ago before Mrs Kumar came on board) was not aggressive either. Some teachers (esp. those teaching Care classes and P6 classes) tend to push the children more, like getting them to take part in competitions such as American Math Competition 8 and Australian Math Competition (fr P4), some P6 students also took SMO (Junior).

My youngest daughter is in QtPS P4.

[glchua]

mjl:

I have no idea .. but I don't think most Ps in neighbourhood schools are very result-oriented. Mrs Kumar is not, the previous Mdm Lim (retired 4-5 yrs ago before Mrs Kumar came on board) was not aggressive either. Some teachers (esp. those teaching Care classes and P6 classes) tend to push the children more, like getting them to take part in competitions such as American Math Competition 8 and Australian Math Competition (fr P4), some P6 students also took SMO (Junior).


My youngest daughter is in QtPS P4.

That's good to hear. The reason I send my children to QtPS is that it seems a nice place. Not too big like GESPS. I had the option of getting them into \"better\" schools but after seeing Mrs Kumar and the school environmemt, I think it is a nice place for children.

I'm worried for any changes as the P sets the tone for the school.

[mjl]

glchua:

That's good to hear. The reason I send my children to QtPS is that it seems a nice place. Not too big like GESPS. I had the option of getting them into \"better\" schools but after seeing Mrs Kumar and the school environmemt, I think it is a nice place for children.


I'm worried for any changes as the P sets the tone for the school.

I find it a nice place too, and academic-wise generally quite relaxing in the lower primary. I have friends whose kids are in reputable primary schools, they constantly worry about getting their kids prepared for exams, and sending them to the best enrichment classes! One friend (who is often stressed) told me that even the top students in her school are enrolled in enrichment centres for almost all subjects, as it is very competitive in her school (like getting 95% overall in P1/2 is ranked 100+ in standard!?!?) and the parents want their kids to maintain the same top positions. My gosh .. I pity these kids.

[Bakugan]

pardon my ignorance, so where do the students of QPS go for their Sec Schools?

[qms]

Hi Bakugan!


Long time no chat!

Have you found a student care centre for your child already?

Aren't you glad that you opted for QtPS for your son? So far, the reviews have been good. :celebrate:

[mjl]

Bakugan:

pardon my ignorance, so where do the students of QPS go for their Sec Schools?

They go to different sec schools, from the more reputable ones (HCI/NYGH/NUSH/RGS/RI/RV/NH etc.) to the neighbourhood ones (Queensway/Q'town/Gan Eng Seng etc.). You can see the list of sec schools from my daughter's class in 6A'06:
http://the-time-the-moments-the-memories.blogspot.com/
(scroll down, right-hand side)