Rivervale Primary

[mummy so kiasu]

friendship:

I am not sure about current P1 and P2. They experiencing so called 'bite-size' assessment. Aiyah....not only this school. Every school also has 'bite-size'. Every school also focus on P5 and P6.

The one who urge students go for tuition is not the school but parents themselves. Parents found out that CA1, the child's result is not up to standard, find high and low for realiable tuition centres.

Activities are not enough for PE and music. They should engage external coach. Divide the class into 4 groups. one group learns skating, the other group learns rhtymic gym, one group learns archery and the other group learns the basic skills of badminton, hockey, soccer. They will rotate for 4 terms.

For music, the same thing. Divide into 4 groups. One learns the skills of
playing guitar, violin, recorder, yukelele. Rotate for 4 terms.

Make parents pay for it and edusave.

Your suggestion sound interesting, but not so pratical. No all parents willing to pay for them & not all kids keen to learn all the musical instruments or sports. Those who are interested can join sport council, community club or music school.

[gloyt]

Wiser, you can put ur child in waiting list . Still got chance if the results are within Rivervale range. My friends children got in this yr , previous sch were Sk pri too.


Agree enrichment actitivits can tap on pupil edusave grant, so parent do not need to take out money at all. All pupils rich or poor are of equal opportunity to participate since can used edusave grant. Local pri child has $200 put in by govt annually to use on enrichment classes.

[friendship]

Can tap on edusave grant right?

Furthermore this is group activities, not expensive compare to external enrichment.

whether kids keen to learn or not, it is up to individual. The school has tried their best for holistic learning.

Come on lah, the school comes out with policy, 100% people agree meh? Take majority. Not happy, can transfer anytime. They are so many people under waiting list especially from the North Vista Pri.

[daranic]

I am surprised to hear parents here complaining Rivervale Pri is giving too little h/w for its lower pri. My 2 girls (1 just left the school this year and another in P5 this year) had so much h/w when they first joined the school that I was so shocked. Almost everyday I saw them working on their worksheets.


My P3 boy is in a branded boys’ school and yet I see that he has really little h/w. I suspected that being in a branded sch and in the rich man’s area, the school is expecting the kids to have their own private tuition since they don’t have much enrichment classess (so unlike my girls when they were in P3). I am a true blue parents who can compare neighbourhood and branded schools since I have kids from both.

Parents complain when there is too much h/w. Parents also complain when there is no h/w. There are always gd and bad in every sch, so stop complaining and criticising the school. If you are not getting what you expect from the school you have chosen, then by all means, get transferred!

[friendship]

Heard that today’s Maths paper is difficult, is this true?


This is a good step to raise up the standard.

About 3 - 4 years ago, it was so easy to get 100%, infact about 10 students could score 100% for maths or 20 students scored 91 above. Ridiculous.

[gloyt]

What level Mathis?

[daranic]

Yes, which standard?


My dd2 is in P5 and she came back home to say paper 2 is tough. However, I always hear this most of the time from her, so I doubt the school is raising the standard only now. In fact, I find their Maths papers all along have some standard.

As for being able to score 100% or 90+% few years back, do you mean to say when the child was in lower level? There is a big jump in the difficulty from P4 to P5, hence it is not so easy for all kids to score 90% and above anymore. Though, I must say there are some kids that still do. And they are the brilliant and outstanding ones.

[Sunflower mummy]

wiser:

After today balloting ...


My heart stopped after seeing that my number was not called out.


And yet next choice Compassvale is open for PR balloting within 1km.(also full) :scared:

I dun know which school to go next :sad:

Within my 1km range :

Only choice is Sk primary or north spring.


North spring is near to me than Sk primary
But ..... I still need some help too

Hi! Dont get upset as your child was not balloted, it may turn up to be a blessings...the school though popular, but it is not that fantastic!

[mummy so kiasu]

Sunflower mummy:

wiser:

After today balloting ...


My heart stopped after seeing that my number was not called out.


And yet next choice Compassvale is open for PR balloting within 1km.(also full) :scared:

I dun know which school to go next :sad:

Within my 1km range :

Only choice is Sk primary or north spring.

North spring is near to me than Sk primary
But ..... I still need some help too

Hi! Dont get upset as your child was not balloted, it may turn up to be a blessings...the school though popular, but it is not that fantastic!

[friendship]

I have been with the school for 7 years now.


Today maths paper revealed. Finally, i can see the standard is being raised. Good move Rivervale. Keep It up.

Frankly speaking, I don’t see the reason why 20 students scored 100 marks for maths the past years? Ridiculous right?

Today being announced in 1st class, highest in maths 96. 2nd class highest score 79.
In 1st class, science highest 76.