Opera Estate Primary
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janam:
Yap, my boy in 2C this year.so your kids already in p2?
My daughter just started her p1 this year..
can you pls advice that during p1, how much studies your kids did at home?
hmmmmm ... how much arh ... basically his P1 homework was rather light, but there were weekly spelling (English and Mother Tongue) which I will get his to learn over weekend and revise the day before. I will also randomly test him those past spelling words.
there is no exam for P1 and P2, but there will be a number of bit size tests, show-and-tell, spot tests, etc which he will revised the test chapters/topics in advance.
So Mon and Wed afternoon (3:30 - 5pm) will be his school homework time, if no homework, he will read and rest will be his R&R time :boogie: . Tue and Thur were his CCA days, hence any outstanding homework will be pushed to 7:30 - 9pm. Sometime he will use his break time to complete his homework or learn his spelling. Fri afternoon he will be having his Math enrichment class.
Everyday 7:30-9pm will be his study time. also the time For me to fish out his weak topics and get him to practice or clear any doubts.
9-9:30pm will be news time for him before he :snooze: zzzzzz ... of cos he will pack his own bag when adv rolling ... -
Side track..any mummy here let your kids take school bus?
I let my boy takes school bus in the morning. Initally was quite happy cos DS enjoyed it. Reason because of the TVs program. At first didn't bother much but yesterday DS came back and keep telling me how good the uncle fight. I was puzzled so When down this morning to see. And saw the TVs program was the wrestling show. I told the bus aunty please do not let the kids watch such violence program in the morning. She replied me \" the Malay people love to w
atch\"
Before I can say much, she asked me to get down the bus cos is late.
I shall monitor this 2 days and see whether the bus driver aunty will change the tv program anot. Else I have to feedback to the school. -
snoopy, my boy is taking one way school bus back to my parents’ place. He is taking 11 seater mini bus with no bus assistant and TV.
Actually I don’t like the idea of watch/reading on the move as it is bad for eyesight. I can understand that many times children can be mischievous on bus and to keep them seated can be a challenge, TV prog becomes a tool to help bus aunty to "manage" the situation. However, I don’t agree with such method.
My suggestion is to feedback to the bus operator in-charge and not the aunty.
My boy starts taking school bus since N1 and he is quite vocal when he encountered any unpleasant experiences. He will inform to the bus driver / aunty, and when his feedback was ignored, he will tell me.
As on my part, till now I do spot check on the bus service quality including the bus condition, seat belt, cleanliness, arrival time, etc -
Him
I had just feedback to the school office. This morning the bus aunty still letting the kids to watch the wrestling show. Think no point talking to her.
Now waiting and see what the school will do. Hope they able to help. Really don’t like my kids to watch such Program earlier morning. Best is no TV of course. Haih… -
very quiet thread :peekaboo: hope this post find our dear P1 children enjoying their stay @ OEPS.
term 1 assessments coming ... this term for P2 there is no show-N-tell but something new to me, \"English Running Record\", which pupils will be given an unseen text and they will be accessed individually on their accuracy of reading the words in the text. hmmmm ... interesting :evil:
me getting back to work ... have a good week ahead! -
Dear all,
Happy New Year!
Got to register my boy for P1 this year & really not sure what to do. Been looking OSPS recently (BTW, we are staying at chai chee rd ). Frankly speaking, we are actually looking for other school but the chance is like… anyway, how is this school? did checked the website that only 3 school is within 1km from our house. Does it mean that the registration should be okay? Thank you. -
Star8888:
Hi Star8888,Dear all,
.... anyway, how is this school? did checked the website that only 3 school is within 1km from our house. Does it mean that the registration should be okay? Thank you.
based on past years registration, I believe is quite easy to secure a seat in OEPS. However, nothing is guarantee
my boy is in P2 this year, so far I don't have much concerns pertaining to the school, except the school location. Different parents have different set of expectations, hence you may like to be slightly more specific in which area you like to know more and parents here may be able to share some of their experiences.
For eg. I did receive PM with questions on type of CCA in the school offers. Some parents like their kids to major in certain sport in order to help them in getting into certain sec sch. Think very far hor ... ...
Academic wise, this term, homework allocation still on light side which I have no complaint cos this help me better manage my boy strength and weakness. If there are too much homework, and I still introduce supplementary exercises on topics he is weak in, that most likely going to turn him off.
nowadays there is no exam for P1 and P2, but there are bite-sized/topical tests, show-and-tell, ask-and-tell, listening compr, running records, etc to assess them. Very different from my time :scratchhead:
New
A student care is setup within the school compound.
A new vice principal -- Mr Keong Wen Han (previously HOD of Gifted Education, Tao Nan School) -
Dear Bakebean,
Thank you v much & you are always so helpful
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BTW, I'm going to attend the seminar (preparation for P1) on coming Sat. I'm a little bit panic now...
Can you tell me more about \"A student care is setup within the school compound\"? Understand the OEPS is having 1 session now rite? Noticed your sharing a few student care which is one of things that i concern.
Although there is no exam at P1 & P2 and the preparation is also important and K2 kids are given the spelling every week now of this day. Sometime I really feel sorry to pushing my boy hard.....
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hi star8888,
yes, oeps is running on single session, curriculum is fr 0730-1330hr. The student care is newly setup and I don't have much info except bits and pieces of sharing from my boy's classmates who enrolled. The students will report to the center within the school premises after lessons and change into the center t-shirt before proceeding to canteen for their lunch. There will be staff supervising the students during \"homework\" time. students either fetch by parent around 6:30pm or go home by school bus.
for more details, you can contact the school general office.
Every stage has it milestone, yes, no exam does not mean not important (^.^) Personally i believe in setting targets and routine. kids usually dun hv time discipline and tat why 1hr of play is like 10min , yet 10min of work is like an hr to them.
homework / practices are essential, of cos we try not to overload kids. i always try my best to project to my boy that homework, study, practices are just another activities. He can't be playing the whole day and he needs to learn to accept challenges (both games and work). likewise, learning spelling can be interesting too.
i am always happy to see parents preparing themselves and kids for every millstone
Enjoy every moment you work together with your kid! -
bakebean:
Wow! This is a great move for OEPS !
New
A new vice principal -- Mr Keong Wen Han (previously HOD of Gifted Education, Tao Nan School)
leadership in a school is very important.
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