Rosyth
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momwholikestoread:
Ha Ha! I have 2 kid's thru 9 years with Rosyth. I'd say Rosyth is not a pressure cooker. P1 to P3 honeymoon years. My kids were in the pm school then. They always finish work at night. Next morning, I can still bring them to the park for picnic or a walk or just relax doing fun things at home.
Haha, yeah I'm feeling a little bit anxious and also excited. I've heard that Rosyth can be a bit of a pressure cooker. My hubby and I have been rather relaxed with our playful little girl. Only 1 enrichment class a week (Chinese). If she suddenly gets flooded with work at primary school, we (or I) will be a bit lost, I think. So trying to prepare now
Those who suffer are the ones bogged down by outside classes. Some having tuition for every subject and have double homework as a result. School homework alone is never too much. My kids had no tuition and I help them to learn how to make every piece of teacher's assignment count.
It is not how much you do but how much you learn from the doing. So help them in that respect then they can have a childhood. And please, don't pass your anxiety to them. They have a lot to cope in school, peer pressure, teacher's expectation, a lot a lot of scolding, reprimanding, blaming and shaming from authorities, sometime thru no fault of theirs.
About class I and A. These classes do not mean getting best teachers. Being in these classes just mean the expectation on the kids are higher, they give more difficult worksheets but that does not mean you get better instructions to cope with the difficulty. So basically, these kids in I and
A have a lot of kiasu parents pumping them with expensive tuition aka Learning Lab, being the hot favorite. It's inevitable, the results come out better. You are paying for it and all the extra time your kids have to spend for outside classes. After awhile, parents start to think their kids could be gifted because always get 90%. Some get shattered to tears both parents and kid when the kid did not get selected for GEP. If you want you child to have a chance to get into GEP, do not drill them sick with assessment books or tuition. Such thing is a waste of time on a gifted child. You do that only to prepare for PSLE. They need thinking stimulation outside of school
subjects. More of the same thing is a definite killjoy and torture.
As in every schools, there are a few really fantastic teachers here. And I don't mean just kind teachers who talk respectfully to the children and not treat them like monkeys in the zoo. These few teachers have REAL TEACHING SKILLS and they make you want to kowtow to them as they are so passionate in the subject they are teaching they can make your kid so excited and even you so excited about the subject. -
osim:
Ha Ha! I have 2 kid's thru 9 years with Rosyth. I'd say Rosyth is not a pressure cooker. P1 to P3 honeymoon years. My kids were in the pm school then. They always finish work at night. Next morning, I can still bring them to the park for picnic or a walk or just relax doing fun things at home.momwholikestoread:
Haha, yeah I'm feeling a little bit anxious and also excited. I've heard that Rosyth can be a bit of a pressure cooker. My hubby and I have been rather relaxed with our playful little girl. Only 1 enrichment class a week (Chinese). If she suddenly gets flooded with work at primary school, we (or I) will be a bit lost, I think. So trying to prepare now
Those who suffer are the ones bogged down by outside classes. Some having tuition for every subject and have double homework as a result. School homework alone is never too much. My kids had no tuition and I help them to learn how to make every piece of teacher's assignment count.
It is not how much you do but how much you learn from the doing. So help them in that respect then they can have a childhood. And please, don't pass your anxiety to them. They have a lot to cope in school, peer pressure, teacher's expectation, a lot a lot of scolding, reprimanding, blaming and shaming from authorities, sometime thru no fault of theirs.
About class I and A. These classes do not mean getting best teachers. Being in these classes just mean the expectation on the kids are higher, they give more difficult worksheets but that does not mean you get better instructions to cope with the difficulty. So basically, these kids in I and
A have a lot of kiasu parents pumping them with expensive tuition aka Learning Lab, being the hot favorite. It's inevitable, the results come out better. You are paying for it and all the extra time your kids have to spend for outside classes. After awhile, parents start to think their kids could be gifted because always get 90%. Some get shattered to tears both parents and kid when the kid did not get selected for GEP. If you want you child to have a chance to get into GEP, do not drill them sick with assessment books or tuition. Such thing is a waste of time on a gifted child. You do that only to prepare for PSLE. They need thinking stimulation outside of school
subjects. More of the same thing is a definite killjoy and torture.
As in every schools, there are a few really fantastic teachers here. And I don't mean just kind teachers who talk respectfully to the children and not treat them like monkeys in the zoo. These few teachers have REAL TEACHING SKILLS and they make you want to kowtow to them as they are so passionate in the subject they are teaching they can make your kid so excited and even you so excited about the subject.
Osim, thank you for sharing your wonderful experience. Enlightening!
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chl72:
Ksmummy,A safe bet would be 95% & abv on average at end of P2.
Scotia,
How do you know about the ranking for mid year? Thought the sch do not disclose it for mid year? Even for year-end, only the top 5 will be disclosed!!!
It's top 5? ohh... I thought top 3... :oops:
My girl got total average 95%, also no \"shadow\" for class top 5. :faint:
:rotflmao:[/quote]
i knew becos,
During d school carnival this mid yr, i met my DDs classmate's grandmother. She told me that her granddaughter was top 10 in d class. She knew becos the form teacher actually gave out a small gift to each of d top 10 students in her class....and my DD happened to be one of them(my DD never mention anything to me) d teacher oso never mention anything... -
chl72:
Ksmummy,A safe bet would be 95% & abv on average at end of P2.
Scotia,
How do you know about the ranking for mid year? Thought the sch do not disclose it for mid year? Even for year-end, only the top 5 will be disclosed!!!
It's top 5? ohh... I thought top 3... :oops:
My girl got total average 95%, also no \"shadow\" for class top 5. :faint:
:rotflmao:[/quote]
Top 3 is the official ranking, i.e. receiving award. Number 4 & 5 could be depending on teachers - that's what happened for my ds class. However, no ranking will be recorded in the report book. -
osim:
Ha Ha! I have 2 kid's thru 9 years with Rosyth. I'd say Rosyth is not a pressure cooker. P1 to P3 honeymoon years. My kids were in the pm school then. They always finish work at night. Next morning, I can still bring them to the park for picnic or a walk or just relax doing fun things at home.momwholikestoread:
Haha, yeah I'm feeling a little bit anxious and also excited. I've heard that Rosyth can be a bit of a pressure cooker. My hubby and I have been rather relaxed with our playful little girl. Only 1 enrichment class a week (Chinese). If she suddenly gets flooded with work at primary school, we (or I) will be a bit lost, I think. So trying to prepare now
Those who suffer are the ones bogged down by outside classes. Some having tuition for every subject and have double homework as a result. School homework alone is never too much. My kids had no tuition and I help them to learn how to make every piece of teacher's assignment count.
It is not how much you do but how much you learn from the doing. So help them in that respect then they can have a childhood. And please, don't pass your anxiety to them. They have a lot to cope in school, peer pressure, teacher's expectation, a lot a lot of scolding, reprimanding, blaming and shaming from authorities, sometime thru no fault of theirs.
About class I and A. These classes do not mean getting best teachers. Being in these classes just mean the expectation on the kids are higher, they give more difficult worksheets but that does not mean you get better instructions to cope with the difficulty. So basically, these kids in I and
A have a lot of kiasu parents pumping them with expensive tuition aka Learning Lab, being the hot favorite. It's inevitable, the results come out better. You are paying for it and all the extra time your kids have to spend for outside classes. After awhile, parents start to think their kids could be gifted because always get 90%. Some get shattered to tears both parents and kid when the kid did not get selected for GEP. If you want you child to have a chance to get into GEP, do not drill them sick with assessment books or tuition. Such thing is a waste of time on a gifted child. You do that only to prepare for PSLE. They need thinking stimulation outside of school
subjects. More of the same thing is a definite killjoy and torture.
As in every schools, there are a few really fantastic teachers here. And I don't mean just kind teachers who talk respectfully to the children and not treat them like monkeys in the zoo. These few teachers have REAL TEACHING SKILLS and they make you want to kowtow to them as they are so passionate in the subject they are teaching they can make your kid so excited and even you so excited about the subject.
Sometimes we r just caught in d trap of wanting to provide our best for our children...
I don't teach or revise with her on her work, she did everything on her own, including her compo writing. She manages to score very well in class, which sometimes make me wonder, should I push her a bit to see how far she can go?
When u c what most parents r doing, it seems that they r d norm, u question yrself \"am I d odd one out\"? -
scotia:
Ha Ha! I have 2 kid's thru 9 years with Rosyth. I'd say Rosyth is not a pressure cooker. P1 to P3 honeymoon years. My kids were in the pm school then. They always finish work at night. Next morning, I can still bring them to the park for picnic or a walk or just relax doing fun things at home.osim:
[quote=\"momwholikestoread\"]
Haha, yeah I'm feeling a little bit anxious and also excited. I've heard that Rosyth can be a bit of a pressure cooker. My hubby and I have been rather relaxed with our playful little girl. Only 1 enrichment class a week (Chinese). If she suddenly gets flooded with work at primary school, we (or I) will be a bit lost, I think. So trying to prepare now
Those who suffer are the ones bogged down by outside classes. Some having tuition for every subject and have double homework as a result. School homework alone is never too much. My kids had no tuition and I help them to learn how to make every piece of teacher's assignment count.
It is not how much you do but how much you learn from the doing. So help them in that respect then they can have a childhood. And please, don't pass your anxiety to them. They have a lot to cope in school, peer pressure, teacher's expectation, a lot a lot of scolding, reprimanding, blaming and shaming from authorities, sometime thru no fault of theirs.
About class I and A. These classes do not mean getting best teachers. Being in these classes just mean the expectation on the kids are higher, they give more difficult worksheets but that does not mean you get better instructions to cope with the difficulty. So basically, these kids in I and
A have a lot of kiasu parents pumping them with expensive tuition aka Learning Lab, being the hot favorite. It's inevitable, the results come out better. You are paying for it and all the extra time your kids have to spend for outside classes. After awhile, parents start to think their kids could be gifted because always get 90%. Some get shattered to tears both parents and kid when the kid did not get selected for GEP. If you want you child to have a chance to get into GEP, do not drill them sick with assessment books or tuition. Such thing is a waste of time on a gifted child. You do that only to prepare for PSLE. They need thinking stimulation outside of school
subjects. More of the same thing is a definite killjoy and torture.
As in every schools, there are a few really fantastic teachers here. And I don't mean just kind teachers who talk respectfully to the children and not treat them like monkeys in the zoo. These few teachers have REAL TEACHING SKILLS and they make you want to kowtow to them as they are so passionate in the subject they are teaching they can make your kid so excited and even you so excited about the subject.
Sometimes we r just caught in d trap of wanting to provide our best for our children...
I don't teach or revise with her on her work, she did everything on her own, including her compo writing. She manages to score very well in class, which sometimes make me wonder, should I push her a bit to see how far she can go?
When u c what most parents r doing, it seems that they r d norm, u question yrself \"am I d odd one out\"?[/quote]Scotia,
:hi5: You are not alone! :hugs: My girl is also pretty much on her own n managing her own work by herself, even for show n tell where her tchr said they can ask parents for help, she did it by herself.
I don't even know when is her spelling n tingxie.
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Hi does anyone have the contact for the school bus operator?
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pummanuel:
Hi does anyone have the contact for the school bus operator?
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chl72:
Hi chl72, thanks for the number. Is there one number missing?pummanuel:
Hi does anyone have the contact for the school bus operator?
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pummanuel:
Hi chl72, thanks for the number. Is there one number missing?[/quote]oops... sorry..:oops: shld be 6288 8298chl72:
[quote=\"pummanuel\"]Hi does anyone have the contact for the school bus operator?
6288298
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