Beacon Primary

[Concerndad]

Hi! Jolin78


Thank you for your response. My child obtain 30+/50. Initially was quite concern about his result as he is still in P2...which was huge drop from his last year result. But after checking the paper, I realized that the paper was quite tough for the P2 level and I wanted to check for some feed-backs from the daddies and mummies here. Heard from my boy, most of his classmates obtain lower than 30 too. He lost most of his marks in the comprehension section. Is it true that at P2, they do not allow \"lifting\" from the comprehension passage?

To the daddies and mummies, reading this post, are there any ways you can recommend to help a P2 boy improve on his comprehension? (Beside tuition.. )

Thank you for your time and effort in responding to my queries.

Concerndad

[vividlaurel]

Hi Concerndad,


This is something that I've been reading also. My DD & DS are in P3 and the jump from P2 to P3 is high!

One thing I've learnt is that for comprehension and composition, it's good if the child reads a lot. Also try getting your child to read at a level slightly higher than what they are in for this will help with language.

Hope this helps.

Concerndad:

Hi! Jolin78

To the daddies and mummies, reading this post, are there any ways you can recommend to help a P2 boy improve on his comprehension? (Beside tuition.. )

Thank you for your time and effort in responding to my queries.

Concerndad

[Jolin78]

Yes my gal also lost most of the mark at compre. Her teacher also told her no lifting. Really not easy for the kids these days. Have to make them understand the passage really well

[Concerndad]

Hi! vividlaurel & jolin78


Thank you for your responses!

Haa! P2 do P3 stuff?!..I have some friends who recommended that to me too. Kids do have it tough nowadays. I guess I have to work out something for my boy.

[petiacbk]

hihi dear parents,


I m currently staying at Jurong West but will be using my new flat address to register for Beacon this year P1 registration. will like to find out if there are school bus services going to Jurong West or I have to send my kid to school personally.

[mummy of 3]

petiacbk:

hihi dear parents,


I m currently staying at Jurong West but will be using my new flat address to register for Beacon this year P1 registration. will like to find out if there are school bus services going to Jurong West or I have to send my kid to school personally.

Hi, u may want to call the school for the info. Btw there is an open hse on 13 July 2012 from 6pm to 8pm

[hwee2]

Dear All


I very much wanted to register my son for Beacon under Phase 2C (staying within 1km) for next year Primary 1.

How high will be the chance of getting a place under this phase of registration?

If there is risk of not getting it, I will need to consider to register him under Phase 2A(2) at Pei Chun Primary School in Toa Payoh. However, I do have hesitation as it is very far from Bukit Panjang and he will need to spend alot of time on travelling.

Appreciate very much for your advice. Thank you.

[Concerndad]

Hi…hwee2


If I am not wrong, for this year batch of P1, there was a ballot for those students under Phase 2C (staying within 1km). My son, now in P2, enters the school also by the Phase 2C, but there was no balloting during that time.

Hope this help.

Hmm…I think it is better for the student to stay nearer to the school (esp for primary sch student). As parents we must take also into consideration, beside the daily traveling time, if there are other extra activities that the child need to go or leave school earlier or later than usual…than we have to arrange other transport/fetching/sending for the child. Events can be like supplementary classes, remedial classes, school events, the child fall sick, the ECA in the future…in all these events, I am not so sure the school transport will be there for the child. Then there are future enrichment classes, swimming lessons, tuition lessons…if you want your child to go to…these will "eat-up" large amount of time daily and leaving your child with not much time left each day with you or homework. It may seems feasible to travel a longer distance to go to a certain school at the lower primarys but when the child reach the upper levels…it is going to be a big tussle.

[vividlaurel]

Hi hwee2,


I agree with concerneddad on this - for primary children, it's better that schools be as close to home as possible. With more schools going to become single session, this will mean early wake-ups. Also I have seen many schools having extended curriculum time atleast once a week (maybe more for upper primary) and then once they get to P3, there's CCA to take into account.

As for BCPS, this year will be difficult to judge since there will be 2 ballots for a Singaporean child as compared to one in previous years.

IMO, why don't you go down to the school one of these days and talk to them, they should be the best judge.

Hope this helps

Vividlaurel

hwee2:

Dear All

I very much wanted to register my son for Beacon under Phase 2C (staying within 1km) for next year Primary 1.

How high will be the chance of getting a place under this phase of registration?

If there is risk of not getting it, I will need to consider to register him under Phase 2A(2) at Pei Chun Primary School in Toa Payoh. However, I do have hesitation as it is very far from Bukit Panjang and he will need to spend alot of time on travelling.

Appreciate very much for your advice. Thank you.

[hwee2]

Dear Parents


Thank you for your advice. I think I will need to consider a 2nd school, just in case he can’t get in Beacon.