2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[watmekiasu]

MdmKS:

No need to If you get the \"yellow-envelope\" in the next two days, at least you know she is gifted by nature.

That's true.

Come what may, every child is gifted in their own way. Mine is musically gifted so I guess it's a bit too much to ask God to throw me more crumbs by way of mental giftedness.

[titank]

Hi All,


So GEP is selected at P3? If the child being posted to GEP schools at P3 can the siblings follow along? Assuming where current one in P3 & another one going to enter P1 next year.

[Herbie]

hi titank

GEP is selected at the end of P3… and the kid past the GEP test, he/she may choose to go to GEP school at P4.

Hope that clarifies yr query.

Tx

[wiimum]

titank:

Hi All,


So GEP is selected at P3? If the child being posted to GEP schools at P3 can the siblings follow along? Assuming where current one in P3 & another one going to enter P1 next year.

Well the P1 would already have registered for a place by now. So if the GEP school has a vacancy at P1, then the P1 would be able to transfer over. But I believe this is quite unlikely because the P1 places were allocated by Aug and unless there are students transferring out, how would there be any vacancies? But no harm trying....

[vlim]

wiimum:

titank:

Hi All,


So GEP is selected at P3? If the child being posted to GEP schools at P3 can the siblings follow along? Assuming where current one in P3 & another one going to enter P1 next year.

Well the P1 would already have registered for a place by now. So if the GEP school has a vacancy at P1, then the P1 would be able to transfer over. But I believe this is quite unlikely because the P1 places were allocated by Aug and unless there are students transferring out, how would there be any vacancies? But no harm trying....

well that was what happen to my case last yr whereby by boy transferring to another gep school and I had registered my girl at his old school. The gep school told us they will try to arrange our kid to join their p1 class.. however after some thoughts I decided to let her study at our son old school. There is a gep kid who was also transferred to the same gep school as my son, he has a twin brother. So the mum transferred the twin brother who did not manage to get into gep to the same school as his gep brother but of course in the mainstream.

[Bing_He]

kiasimom:

Bing_He:

THE Week to release for next year GEP name list.

Hi Binghe,

Are you waiting too??

Hi Kiasimon
Yes, indeed.
And He feel English is tough, Math quite alright and trying hig best in GA.
But We are happy for him as he is among the top 10% of his cohort liao.
Cheers

[Bing_He]

Herbie:

Bing_he


Not to worry.

Yr kid is in GEP rite? Can share with us on the type of GEP project in P4?

TX

Hi
The one I still can remember is the family tree project.
Other than this, the rest is a blur.
But I remember he need to complete quite a number of assignment such as writing about past Singapore history, interested subject.
The other one is The English Blooper, ie those improper English Wording highlighted by the current \"Speak Good English\" campaign.
So sorry, can not help much.
Cheers

[Bing_He]

Dear All

As promise before, please see below the reading list for GEP kids.
Dillard, Annie\tAn American Childhood
Carey, Lorene\tBlack Ice
Frank, Anne \tDiary Of A Young Girl
Hailey, Kendall \tThe Day I Became An Autodidact
Russel Freedman\tEleanor Roosevelt, A Life Of Discovery
Maya Angelou\tI Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
Welty Eudora\tOne Writer’s Beginnings
Jill ker Conway\tThe Road From Coorain
Robyn Montana Turner\tRosa Bonheur
Esther Hautzig\tThe Endless Steppe
Roald Dahl\tBoy And Going Solo
Abelove Joan\tGo And Come Back
William H. Armstrong\tSounder
Arnow, Harriette Louisa Simpson\tThe Dollmaker
Bawden Nina\tCarrie’s War
Blishen, Leon Garfield and Edward\tThe God Beneath The Sea
Blos Joan W\tA Gathering Of Days
Brooks Bruce\tMidnight Hour Encores
Card Orson Scott\tEnder’s Game
Carter Forrest\tThe Education Of Little Tree
Cooper Susan\tThe Grey King
Creech Sharon\tWalk Two Moons
Cresswell Helen\tOrdinary Jack
Crichton Michael \tThe Andromeda Strain
Crossley-Holland Kevin\tStorm
Trevino, Elizabeth Borton de, 1904-\tI Juan de Pareja
Dickinson Peter\tCity Of Gold
Dickinson Peter\tThe Gift (boat)
Dorris Michael \tMorning Girl
Fast Howard\tFreedom Road
Fisk Nicholas\tBacklash
Fisk Pauline\tMidnight Blue
Frank Anne\tThe Diary Of Anne Frank
George, Jean Craighead, \tJulie Of Wolves
Gloss Molly\tThe Jump-Off Creek
Gripe Maria\tIn Time Of Bells
Gunn Paula\tSpider Woman’s Granddaughters
Holm Anne\tI Am David
Huggan Isabel\tThe Elizabeth Stories
Kavanagh Jack\tBarry Sanders: Rocket Running Back
Keith Harold\tRifles For Watie
Krumgold Joseph\tOnion John
L’Engle, Madaleine.\tA Swiftly Tilting Planet
Line David\tRun For Your Life
Lively Penelope\tThe Ghost Of Thomas Kempe
Lovelace, Maud Hart,\tHeaven To Betsy
Lovelace Maude Gart\tBestsy In Spite Of Herself
Lowry Lois\tNumber The Stars
Lowry Lois\tThe Giver
NacGill Sheila\tThe Children Of Lir
Mahon, Kate.\tJust One Tear
Margorian Michelle\tGoodnight, Mister Tom
Matas Carol\tGreater Than Angels
Mayne William\tA Grass Rope
Mckay Hilary\tThe Exiles In Love
McKillip Patricia\tThe Forgotten Beasts Of Eld
Naughton Bill\tA Dog Called Nelson
Naylor, Phillis Reynolds\tIce
Paterson Katherine\tJacob Have I Loved
Paterson Katherine\tLyddie
Paulsen Gary\tBrian’s Winter
Peck Richard E\tSomething For Joey
Pennebaker Ruth\tDon’t Think Twice
Pinkwater Daniel Manus\tAlan Mendelsohn, The Boy From Mars
Potok Chaim\tThe Chosen
Powell Randy\tDean Duffy
Rostkowski Margaret I\tThe Best Of Friends
Rubinstein Gillian\tGalaz-Arena
Rylant Cynthia\tMissing May
Sleator William\tBlackbriar
Southall Ivan\tJosh
Staples Suzanne Fisher\tShabanu, Daughter Of The Wind
Thompson Julian F\tSimon Pure
Tolan Stephanie S\tA Time To Fly
Tolan Stephanie S\tNo Safe Harbors
Ure jean\tWhat If They Saw Me Now?
Voigt Cynthia\tThe Runner
Williams-Garcia Rita\tLike Sisters On The Homefront
Wolff Virginia Euwer\tMozart Season
Woodson Jacqueline\tLast Summe With Maizon
Woodson Jacqueline\tMaizon At Blue Hill
Zindel Paul\tThe Amazing And Death Defying Diary Of Eugene Dingman
Dickinson, Peter \tThe Healer
McKinley, Robin \tThe Hero And The Crown
Conrad Richter\tThe Light In The Forest
Erik Haugarrd\tThe Little Fishes
I.W. Cornwall\tThe Making Of Man
Ray Bradbury\tThe Martian Chronicles
Thesman, Jean \tThe Ornament Tree
Garner, Alan \tThe Owl Service
Margaret Mahy\tThe Pirates’ Mixed-up Voyage In The Tousand Islands
Chaim Potok\tThe Promise
Doherty, Berlie.\tThe Snake-Stone
Megan Whalen Turner\tThe Thief
Fleischman, Sid.\tThe Whipping Boy
Seredy, Kate.\tThe White Stag
Elizabeth George Speare\tThe Witch Of Blackbird Pond
Jerome K. Jerome\tThree Men In A Boat
Doyle Brian\tUncle Ronald

I can not recall this list is for P3 or P4, but it help.
Hope all will share among your friends.
Personally, I read some of the book and it is quite interesting.
Happy reading.

[Herbie]

Hi Bing_He


Thanks very much for putting up the reading list…

[Puffer]

Bing_He, very nice of you to make the effort to list down so many books. I believe GEP or not, this reading list is very beneficial for our kids to read. Good books are always welcome here!