<![CDATA[Coping with Primary 1]]>My son is in P1 this year. His school has enrichment such as violin class which I would like him to try. Am relieved that he looks forward to attend school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/18542/coping-with-primary-1RSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 05:08:08 GMTTue, 18 Jan 2011 07:53:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 04:03:20 GMT]]>Tks Slmkhoo. I bought 2 pairs. Became worried when the first pair had not dried. Was just thinking what are the alternatives. Thank you others for sharing your ideas as well.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190063https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190063Mon, 13 Jan 2014 04:03:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:43:55 GMT]]>I bought from raymax two PVC type sch shoes together with a cleaner n was told can wipe off dirt bt certain parts r made from fabric nearer to the inner part n they got dirty so I was also thinking of washing, bt I think it will take a long time to dry cos the material is thicker den bata PVC type, any one wif this issue? E PVC part looks quite clean after wiping though, only the fabric n rubber soles n harder to clean

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190048https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190048Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:43:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:12:31 GMT]]>

Blue Pearl:
slmkhoo -is that such a shoes? Mine is actually the canvas type. Really no need to wash but was thinking will the feet get fungus or smelly.

My kids have been wearing the plastic surface shoes for years. I make them change socks daily, and so far, no problems with fungus and smells. You can sun the shoes during the weekends or get those bags of carbon for shoes which remove smells. Stuffing the shoes with crumpled newspaper (carbon in the ink removes smells) helps too. You can also get 2 pairs of shoes and alternate them weekly to give them time to air.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190027https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190027Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:12:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:08:45 GMT]]>

Blue Pearl:
No offense please. I was just curious. When i was young, my mum washed the shoes once a week and it dried faster but now when i do for my gal, it takes time to dry the shoes...

I think it's been exceptionally rainy the past few weeks. If you have direct sun and less rain, the shoes will dry just as fast.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190021https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190021Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:08:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:04:17 GMT]]>No offense please. I was just curious. When i was young, my mum washed the shoes once a week and it dried faster but now when i do for my gal, it takes time to dry the shoes…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190016https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190016Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:04:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:02:51 GMT]]>Janet Lee - you do not wash the shoes at all because kids have been wearing the shoes at least more than 6-8 hours daily. Won’t the shoes or feet smell… or u change socks every day.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190015https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190015Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:02:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:53:06 GMT]]>

phtthp:
slmkhoo:


Get the kind that doesn't need washing. Just wipe when they get too dirty.

may I know the brand of white school shoes that doesn't require washing ?
(because mine take too long to dry)

where to buy ?

I get the pvc surface for my daughter...from bata. brand is north star.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190006https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1190006Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:53:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:46:12 GMT]]>I don’t wash my DS Bata school shoes too. Use wet wipe to wipe the surface daily.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189999https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189999Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:46:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:38:59 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:

Get the kind that doesn't need washing. Just wipe when they get too dirty.
may I know the brand of white school shoes that doesn't require washing ?
(because mine take too long to dry)

where to buy ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189991https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189991Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:38:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:22:30 GMT]]>slmkhoo -is that such a shoes? Mine is actually the canvas type. Really no need to wash but was thinking will the feet get fungus or smelly.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189973https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189973Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:22:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:58:15 GMT]]>

Blue Pearl:
Do you all wash your child's school shoes? how long does it take to dry? Any good solutions are welcome because my gal's shoes are taking so long to dry.

Get the kind that doesn't need washing. Just wipe when they get too dirty.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189945https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189945Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:58:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:28:36 GMT]]>Do you all wash your child’s school shoes? how long does it take to dry? Any good solutions are welcome because my gal’s shoes are taking so long to dry.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189912https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189912Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:28:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:28:25 GMT]]>my gal enjoys her P1 but she is having problem in sleeping. She cannot take the long hours whithout sleeping. Good to hear that there are no exams in P1 & P2.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189911https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1189911Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:28:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:18:50 GMT]]>Yes, we have not been doing any additional work at home since he started p1 and I’m glad the school has also not given any homework thus far. We’ve also piled on the praise and encouragement but he seems to dislike his Chinese lessons. I’ve bought Chinese storybooks with interesting tales too to read with him at bedtime. Any tips on how to interest him further? I’m Chinese but my husband is not and we speak mainly English at home.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186540https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186540Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:11:46 GMT]]>

lynettewoo:
My son just started P1 this year - so far he's been ok, but he mentioned that he cried during Chinese lesson. He says the lesson is very long and he doesn't like it, compared to his kindy Chinese lesson which is comparatively shorter. This \"dislike\" has caused him to misbehave during his Chinese tuition at home and his tutor complained that she can't handle him as he is unwilling to listen to her. Any tips from mummies out there who have faced a similar issue with their kids? Really stressed on this now. Thanks in advance!

He's just tired and needs time to adjust to the longer day and longer lessons. Give him time to unwind after school, and don't push too hard for now. He needs time to build up his stamina, especially in lessons which he finds less interesting or more difficult.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186532https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186532Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:56:29 GMT]]>My son just started P1 this year - so far he’s been ok, but he mentioned that he cried during Chinese lesson. He says the lesson is very long and he doesn’t like it, compared to his kindy Chinese lesson which is comparatively shorter. This "dislike" has caused him to misbehave during his Chinese tuition at home and his tutor complained that she can’t handle him as he is unwilling to listen to her. Any tips from mummies out there who have faced a similar issue with their kids? Really stressed on this now. Thanks in advance!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186448https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1186448Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:56:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:29:23 GMT]]>Most schools don’t have exams in P1 and many not in P2 either. They may still have a test around the time of SA2 exams but it will only count for 10-20% of the total for the year.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1179160https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1179160Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:29:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:32:07 GMT]]>Imami,

Try to go for those enrichment which allows make up lessons and those make up lesson slots that you can attend, if you are looking at long term enrichment. Popular centres may not have weekend slots when you go up the level, so if possible, try to find a slot that can last you a long time. My kids saturdays for lower primary, sometime has school optional programme. Compulsory one was the orientation.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981414https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981414Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:32:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:18:50 GMT]]>DD1 is in morning session. When she had enrichments in P1, most were on wkdays. The only drawback is if there’s homework and tests, then timing will be a bit tight. But dd1 completes most of her work in school and we planned for revision. So no issue in P1.


Occasionally, school will organise talks on Sat and PSG organise events on wkends too. Dd1’s PTMs are always on wkday but I do not know abt other schools. PTMs should be fr morning to late afternoons, so you should be safe.

Now in P2, I’ve stop most of her enrichment.

Why I stopped? Becos tired liao and also I’m using resources recommended by parents here. Plus, it’s rather tiring for her and I want to give her more time to do the things she want.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981408https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981408Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:10:40 GMT]]>Need some feedback from parents with lower pri sch kids. Are there a lot or compulsory activities in your kids’ sch for pri 1 and 2

- on saturdays?
- after sch hours on weekdays?

Need parents’ sharing so that I can plan my kid’s enrichment lessons going forward. I am wondering if there is a need to avoid lessons on sat mornings in case sch has extra activities?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981378https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981378Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:10:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:21:49 GMT]]>

nms1:
coast:



I am supportive of taking away P1 & P2 exams. For my ds's school, there are mini-tests (about 4 to 6 per Term for each core subject) so I will be able to gauge his competency in various areas (oral, reading, show & tell, comprehension, ... etc). Unlike CA/SA, we do not have to spend time on revision for topics that were taught months ago. He just need to spend a little bit of his time for each test. Majority of his time outside school are spent on non-academic activities that he enjoys (sports, playing, reading, music, …). They are still 6 - 7 years old kids and should enjoy their childhood.

:goodpost: This is the point - the tests are there to see what our children do & don't know and address that, not as some kind of competition or comparison, not to see how high you can score. They are the means to an end (i.e. helping us & the teachers to help our children) not the end in itself....at least until PSLE!

:goodpost: I agree with you but would like to add something - I feel that healthy competition is good. It might also be useful that we know how our kids perform in certain areas compared to their peers. For example, if many kids do not do well for an area, we need not be overly concern about it and rather take a longer term view on preparing them. E.g., during early months of P1, I saw comprehension's open-ended inference questions when my ds brought his school work home for parents' signature and revision. I used my own judgement and decided this \"skill\" can wait until he is ready. It helps to know that he is performing very well compared to his peers and I need not think that it is \"normal\" to handle comprehension's open-ended inference questions at such an early stage. On the other hand, I could be making the wrong judgement if it is an area that most of his peers already master.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606627https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606627Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:21:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:09:41 GMT]]>

zeemimi:
worriedmumz:

I also like the no exam system now for P1s and 2s. My kids are less stressed and I take their mini test results are a gauge to how well they are learning. But when I look at the good school papers, they seem to be of a very different standard from that of my kids' schools so I get a bit afraid when I compare papers or look at assessment books. Because finally my kids are going to sit for the same PSLE as all those kids who have had 'harder' papers or still had exams in P1 and 2 to prepare them. So for now the no exam thing is working for me but in the long run, I am not so sure.


imho, this no-exam-thing for P1s and P2s are not really reaping long term benefits because when these kids get to P3, they are thrown into the exisiting system of CAs and SAs. It's just akin to throwing them into the CA-SA system 2 years later. So you can see very clearly at P3 if the kid is going to float or :imdrowning:

Frankly, I had the same concern when I first came to know about the removal of P1/P2 exams that these kids might be \"disadvantaged\" (compared to their peers who are taking P1/P2 exams) when it comes to PSLE. But after seeing how my DS's school implemented this for P1 this year, I am glad it is working well (from my personal observation).

Parents are still able to gauge their kids' competency from the mini-tests in various areas (oral, reading, show & tell, comprehension, ... etc) so there should not be big surprise when it comes to P3.

What do you think is the reason of \"easy standards\" for your kids' school? I could not figure out why the removal of P1/P2 exams would result in easier standards. For my ds's school, we actually see increasing difficulty in the mini tests as they learn more each day.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606561https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606561Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:09:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:16:05 GMT]]>

worriedmumz:
I also like the no exam system now for P1s and 2s. My kids are less stressed and I take their mini test results are a gauge to how well they are learning. But when I look at the good school papers, they seem to be of a very different standard from that of my kids' schools so I get a bit afraid when I compare papers or look at assessment books. Because finally my kids are going to sit for the same PSLE as all those kids who have had 'harder' papers or still had exams in P1 and 2 to prepare them. So for now the no exam thing is working for me but in the long run, I am not so sure.

imho, this no-exam-thing for P1s and P2s are not really reaping long term benefits because when these kids get to P3, they are thrown into the exisiting system of CAs and SAs. It's just akin to throwing them into the CA-SA system 2 years later. So you can see very clearly at P3 if the kid is going to float or :imdrowning:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606503https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/606503Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:16:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coping with Primary 1 on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:34:13 GMT]]>I also like the no exam system now for P1s and 2s. My kids are less stressed and I take their mini test results are a gauge to how well they are learning. But when I look at the good school papers, they seem to be of a very different standard from that of my kids’ schools so I get a bit afraid when I compare papers or look at assessment books. Because finally my kids are going to sit for the same PSLE as all those kids who have had ‘harder’ papers or still had exams in P1 and 2 to prepare them. So for now the no exam thing is working for me but in the long run, I am not so sure.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/599302https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/599302Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:34:13 GMT