All About SAP Schools

[KSP]

I have heard that some kids did not even attend K1/K2 before going to P1. So I think the screening test is to let the school know who need more attention.


I know there are schools that conduct 1-2 weeks short course in Dec for new P1 students who need some kind of "readiness course" before the term starts.

In general, this screening test is to filter those students who need extra so that the school can give them more attention. Not so much of grouping the good ones together (that’s my opinion).

[ellehcim]

hi, my son is in a neighbourhood school. Last year, I did call the school to ask if the kids will be tested and grouped. The teacher mentioned, there’s an assessment but the classes will not be grouped by such results. The purpose is to find out those who need more help. And accordingly to the previous years, the questions are something like rearrange words and write out the spelling of the numbers, etc.


Last yr, during the orientation, the kids were led to the classrooms by groups (class not yet allocated) and they were so call tested. My son told me for maths is something like ___ and 6 makes 10, such kind. After 2-3 wks, we were notified of their class allocation. hence I doubt the school did not ‘classify’ the kids according to their results.

When the school starts, in few weeks later, I heard some kids were being transfered from 1 class to another, I suspect they are trying to group the kids of the similar ability so that they can cater a better teaching methods to help the kids.

Maybe different school practise differently.

[nmhmum]

My daughter is in a neighbourhood school. I compare her spelling list with my friend’s son who is in a SAP school. Both schools are using the stellar program for English and so the topics teach are the same, but my daughter spelling’s words are so much easier compare to my friend’s son one. My daughter spelling’s list are all in one word wherelse my friend’s son one is in sentence form. There is definitely a double standard in terms of teaching wise.

[ellehcim]

my son’s neighbourhood school give spellings that includes single words, double words and sentences each time, starting from the first spelling. I had a shock when i saw the list. Now term 2, their list for the terms are slowly doing out single words and becoming double then triple words, in few weeks to come. But sentences (min 2) are definitely included. They are having Stellar Prog for english also.


Heard from one of my friend, her girl in another neighbourhood school having not simple spelling as well. Alternate week, they will have sentences for spellings. Actually how the schools managed are based on their individual, as long as they are within the MOE guideline.

[nmhmum]

there is actually good and bad for children who have easier spelling list. The good is they are not so stress compare to others, but bad thing is same level, but others are learning much more difficult words. So you want your child not to be so stress or learn more difficult words.. Very difficult to decide :?

[Mummyprincess]

Hi All,


Actually, I feel that learning difficult words is good for a child in the long run. For my case, my child is having STELLAR program in neighbourhood sch and I find that the teacher still give simple one-word spelling for them to learn even though they are in the top class. I could see from my friend’s son that he is learning spelling in the form of passages.

[san76]

Mummyprincess:

Hi All,


Actually, I feel that learning difficult words is good for a child in the long run. For my case, my child is having STELLAR program in neighbourhood sch and I find that the teacher still give simple one-word spelling for them to learn even though they are in the top class. I could see from my friend's son that he is learning spelling in the form of passages.

You are right, learning more is better and benefit the kid in the future. I think all the P1 in Spore is learning through Stellar. Maybe I am wrong...
My school (SAP), is giving only key words for spelling.

Tough in intial stage, easy in later stage.

[daisyt]

tamarind:

caroline3sg:

Hi all

On one hand, seems no tuition cannot survice coz nowadays we know schs don't really teach or even they teach, is not enough to tackle exams.
Thank you

Hi caroline,
I am quite concerned when I see this statement.

Is this typical of all schools in Singapore now ? Or only the top schools ?

Hi, sorry to bring out this old discussion. I was somehow a bit bored and reading through some old postings and got to see this.

Hi caroline, hope you still remember me

I am quite puzzled by this statement. :? So far, for my girl's case, the teachers did teach and even gave extra remedial lessons during P6, to teach them how to tackle questions. When my girl faced difficulties, she would ask the teachers and they did explained to her. And my girl had no tuition in the entire primary school life and no too, in Sec 1 now.

[ellehcim]

Hi mummies, wanna check with you, did your P1 kids have any compo for SA papers? Me recieved the SA schedule and format for his subjects liao and surprised to see got so call paper 1 for compo (picture description) type as compo leh... :?

[MMM]

Hi,


My P1 had it last year for english written expression. Then for SA2, they also have chinese compo.

But this year, they seem to do away with the written expression for P1 for SA1. Which was a relief. I know they still do it in school but probably not examinable at this stage.