All about Transferring to Other Primary Schools

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mummy so kiasu:

Chengkek, You could get some Singapore assessment books or textbooks from Popular bookstore & use them to teach your DD. These books will able you to follow the Singapore syllabus closely & she will not have any problem when she goes to P2.

a)
Primary schools in SG have 2 Maths components :-
Foundational Maths + Heuristics Maths

for Foundational Maths Textbook(s) cum Workbook(s) -
most Primary schools using either \"My Pals are Here\" (very popular - majority schools are using this) or \"Shaping Maths\" (somewhat popular), both by the same publisher Marshall Cavendish. Minority schools using \"Discover Maths\". You can just drop by any Singapore Popular bookstore buy both P1 / P2 Textbooks AND Workbooks, bring back overseas let your child practise at home.

first -
get hold of your child's Primary school 2013 P1 booklist - to determine which correct series to buy, currently used by the P1 / P2 pupils. Don't buy wrong Textbook(s) / Workbook(s).

i) if school is using \"My Pals are Here\" series :-

http://resource.marshallcavendish.com/mcdoc/console/DocumentListing.aspx?viewType=catalogue&id=001004002&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

ii) if school is using \"Shaping Maths\" series:-
http://resource.marshallcavendish.com/mcdoc/console/DocumentListing.aspx?viewType=catalogue&id=001004004&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

note:-
Popular bookstores going to release the new updated / revised Maths Text / Workbook series before this year end December , due to changes in MOE Maths syllabus every 5 or 6 years. So hang on, don't buy now.

b)
for Process Skills in Problem Solving, you may consider buying following Heuristics :-
i)
Primary 1
Fan-Math Process Skills In Problem Solving Level
author: Fan Li lan

http://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=93206

ii)
Primary 2
Problem-Solving Processes in Mathematics (New Syllabus)
author: Fabian Ng
http://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=70347

c)
for Maths Assessment books -
you may buy reliable authors like either Andrew Er or Fabian Ng.

Andrew Er
http://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=0&vpd001=95912

overseas at home (home schooling) -
you can supervise let your child attempt Workbook(s), Assessment book(s).
if child get stuck, then you turn to Textbook(s) for guidance - the contents inside Textbook(s) will guide you how to teach your kid that particular topic, step by step.

This way, even though your family physically located overseas - your child is still very much in tune with our SG Maths syllabus. Your child won't miss out so much, when child return SG permanently.

Start off with the most basic, fundamental, elementary Workbooks to practise first. After your child gain confidence, slowly then move onto the next higher level, bit by bit gradually. Do not throw your child into the deep blue sea immediately, by letting him attempt \"Challenging Maths\" Assessment books - esp. when his foundation is weak. This will put off any child (not just yours), and they \"fear\" or worse, begin to dislike Maths. Every child is unique, learn at different pace.

likewise, do the same for English & Chinese.

for English -
if you can get hold of your friends' / colleagues' / relatives' / neighbours' lower Primary Stellar programme worksheets, that'll be great ! Teachers read Big big stories in class & let pupils practise English Stellar worksheets in class for Vocabulary, Grammar, Comprehension components plus spelling.

also, write in to your child's primary school inquire whether there is any test(s) to sit for, upon his return back to SG. Some schools require children to sit for subject tests, to gauge their proficiency level. If your child return to study Lower Primary (ie. P1, P2), still not so bad - as child can catch up easily. But if child return to study Upper Primary (ie. P5, P6) - in some cases, if the basic level of proficiency not quite there yet in certain subjects, school may request your child to study at a - lower level than his normal age group to build back his foundation first. ie. although your child may be physically aged P5, but school may propose / allow your child study at a lower level than P5. Every child is unique, every child is different, learning at different pace.

[MintyMin]

Am considering to transfer DS to a school 5mins from where I am staying, anyone can advise what I should do?


TIA

[jedamum]

MintyMin:

Am considering to transfer DS to a school 5mins from where I am staying, anyone can advise what I should do?


TIA

Is it a popular school?
If yes, you may need to use your kids good results to help push your queue number in the wait list.
If no, just go down to the school general office and fill in a form to enter their wait list and cite proximity@ reasons. If your younger girl going to this school next time too, cite logistics benefit of having two kids in same school.

[MintyMin]

jedamum:

MintyMin:

Am considering to transfer DS to a school 5mins from where I am staying, anyone can advise what I should do?


TIA

Is it a popular school?
If yes, you may need to use your kids good results to help push your queue number in the wait list.
If no, just go down to the school general office and fill in a form to enter their wait list and cite proximity@ reasons. If your younger girl going to this school next time too, cite logistics benefit of having two kids in same school.

jedamum, it is Lianhua.. dun tink it is popular..

Which school's general office? his present school or the school that i intended to transfer him to?

Yes, definitely proximity is the key plus future both dds will attend there as well..

[jedamum]

Mintymin,

Go lianhua general office to fill in form on wait list to transfer. When they inform you of vacancies and sent you a letter , then you take that letter to your boy’s school office. My boy used to have transfer classmates in and out from p2 to p3. There was one girl who transferred for six months, then out again. Think shifted house and previously on rental.

[MintyMin]

jedamum:

Mintymin,

Go lianhua general office to fill in form on wait list to transfer. When they inform you of vacancies and sent you a letter , then you take that letter to your boy's school office. My boy used to have transfer classmates in and out from p2 to p3. There was one girl who transferred for six months, then out again. Think shifted house and previously on rental.

Called lianhua, they asked me fill up the transfer form at DS current sch leh, and wait till nov/dec for that transfer exercise.. :?

[jedamum]

MintyMin:

jedamum:

Mintymin,

Go lianhua general office to fill in form on wait list to transfer. When they inform you of vacancies and sent you a letter , then you take that letter to your boy's school office. My boy used to have transfer classmates in and out from p2 to p3. There was one girl who transferred for six months, then out again. Think shifted house and previously on rental.

Called lianhua, they asked me fill up the transfer form at DS current sch leh, and wait till nov/dec for that transfer exercise.. :?

?? Is it you move house, they thought you registering under STEPS programme?
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/steps/

Or maybe they change procedure already?

[MintyMin]

jedamum:

?? Is it you move house, they thought you registering under STEPS programme?

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/steps/

Or maybe they change procedure already?

Yes.. I shifted.. Am confused..

I wont want to transfer him now, but will let him start P2 at Lianhua, so should i wait for this STEPS programme? :scratchhead:

[MintyMin]

Jedamum,


I understand liao.. Called MOE and they cleared my doubts.. Thanks!

[BigDevil]

Mind sharing what MOE told you?