2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[csc]

Zann:

vlim, my ds refused to read \"Chaarlotte Web\" and said it is for girl, though he watched the show before. Does it matter if he does not read some of the designated story books? :? Did it happen to your son?

This is a misconception that needs to be clarified. \"Charlotte's Web' is definitely not a 'girl-girl' book . Charlotte is not a girl - it's a spider, a female one (maternal one, somemore). And the other main character is a male pig by the name of WILBUR and not forgetting my son's fav character - TEMPLETON - the rat.

Such a beautiful book - how can one miss reading it?

Anyway, it's harmless reading 'girl-girl' books. My son used to read Nancy Drew and Naughtiest Girl and some other 'girl-girl' books like Katie Kazoo. It's my girl who refuses to pick up 'Hardy Boys' . Instead she enjoys reading Chinese Cinderella, Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society and Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah.

[vlim]

Zann:

vlim, my ds refused to read \"Chaarlotte Web\" and said it is for girl, though he watched the show before. Does it matter if he does not read some of the designated story books? :? Did it happen to your son?

charlotte web is the only book that is required to be purchase my gep p4 pupils and is stated in the booklist. The english teacher will go thru with them and require the students to do some write out abt this story. If u are referring to those books that are inside the reading lists then those are not compulsory to read..but those are the recommended good story books (most of them are award winning story books) by the gep department .

my son also didn't like it initially and did not read charlotte web story bk till he was told to do so by the teacher.

[mathsparks]

Oops, sorry Zann; I’ve forgotten abt that. Thanks vlim.

[cluelessmama]

During the tour about of HPPS on Fri, I thought I heard the teacher mentioned that there isn't mid year exams for P4 and P5 for all those GEP.


Now I'm wondering whether I've heard wrongly coz DH said he didn't hear her said so.

Actually, how many tests/exams are there for them? - CA1, CA2, SA2 ? :?:

[blur-daddy]

I was there too... Yes, i confirmed with Julie that there won't be mid-year exam... and only 1 exam at the end of the yr for P4 and P5...


My kid likes the school and after this visit, it helped him in decision making... he basically based on the school playground, hall, library to make his decision

We will submit one choice HPPS and think we should get it. How's yours? which school u put?

cluelessmama:

During the tour about of HPPS on Fri, I thought I heard the teacher mentioned that there isn't mid year exams for P4 and P5 for all those GEP.

Now I'm wondering whether I've heard wrongly coz DH said he didn't hear her said so.

Actually, how many tests/exams are there for them? - CA1, CA2, SA2 ? :?:

[vlim]

cluelessmama:

During the tour about of HPPS on Fri, I thought I heard the teacher mentioned that there isn't mid year exams for P4 and P5 for all those GEP.


Now I'm wondering whether I've heard wrongly coz DH said he didn't hear her said so.

Actually, how many tests/exams are there for them? - CA1, CA2, SA2 ? :?:

they don't call it ca1,ca2..they call them common test 1, common test 2, etc... and sa2 is the year end exam. These tests are the same for all the 9 gep school and the time table is the same too. For hcl there is unit test almost every months..anyway subject teachers will issue a time table of the tests and exam to the student during term 1 if i did not remember wrongly.....

[cluelessmama]

vlim:

cluelessmama:

During the tour about of HPPS on Fri, I thought I heard the teacher mentioned that there isn't mid year exams for P4 and P5 for all those GEP.


Now I'm wondering whether I've heard wrongly coz DH said he didn't hear her said so.

Actually, how many tests/exams are there for them? - CA1, CA2, SA2 ? :?:

they don't call it ca1,ca2..they call them common test 1, common test 2, etc... and sa2 is the year end exam. These tests are the same for all the 9 gep school and the time table is the same too. For hcl there is unit test almost every months..anyway subject teachers will issue a time table of the tests and exam to the student during term 1 if i did not remember wrongly.....

Thanks for your reply.

[cluelessmama]

blur-daddy:

I was there too... Yes, i confirmed with Julie that there won't be mid-year exam... and only 1 exam at the end of the yr for P4 and P5...


My kid likes the school and after this visit, it helped him in decision making... he basically based on the school playground, hall, library to make his decision

We will submit one choice HPPS and think we should get it. How's yours? which school u put?

Thanks for the reply.

Like your kid, mine likes the playground. :lol:

However, also like the \"2-storey library\" at NYPS.

Despite the above reasons, kid is still on the \"like program but can't bear to leave friends and school\" stand. :stupid: Each time we discuss this issue, kid is all tears. Can foresee that we will not reach conclusion till Monday, 16 Nov. I'm all prepared to let kid skip school so as to \"think through\" till before 5pm deadline. :stupid:

Very tough weekend. I wonder how many parents are in the same situation. :?

[leeven]

vlim:

leeven:

Hi All , What I got from the counter on 11th Nov is they will call on 17th Nov if they dont recieve the application . so please wait. if you dont receive any call on tuesday means it is already reached the MOE

hi leeven, so do your son excited about going into gep?

Not really but his friends have told him that going GEP is easier to get in to a good school via DSA so he wants too also . Now a days kids get to know things more than us :x . But he understands that he has to stretch himself and lots of pressure will be on him..

[vlim]

leeven:

Not really but his friends have told him that going GEP is easier to get in to a good school via DSA so he wants too also . Now a days kids get to know things more than us :x . But he understands that he has to stretch himself and lots of pressure will be on him..

well that's good as he is prepared for it!