Henry Park Primary

[cluelessmama]

TwaTau:

We help out quite a bit on DS's family tree project last year as we have quite a big extended family. The challenging part is they have to request for birth cert, marriage cert, of everyone going into the project. This is organize into a folder. Some of his uncle and aunties were concern about confidentiality and we gotten the reassurance from his SS teacher on this. Marks are allocated on the organization of the materials as well.

You will get quite a lot of challenges from the maths and science worksheet throughout the year, not just from the project. :idea: After the family tree, we stop helping on project and DS did most of it on his own after that, too much work for us, :siao: Beside project, they participate in Maths competitions organized by RI, NUSH, etc, although some of which are for P5 and P6, just to give them exposure. They also have to make team presentation on science project, and you can hear my DS on the phone, coordinating who do which part of the project. There are fun stuff as well, such as a competition among the GEP schools on a computer game call \"gut feel\" or something related to the digestive system.

Thank you for sharing.

Is true that P5 is even more hectic than P4? How's your DS coping? Does he need to sleep very late, now that he may have more to handle?

[cluelessmama]

TwaTau:

This was my headache last year. Pay for a month but we hardly took the school more than once per week. End up my wife have to take over my car to fetch DS, and me got to take public transport to work. :x Even if you want to pay, it also depends on the availability and your kids may not get a slot.

After the 3rd semester last year, we gave up the school bus altogether and DS took public transport. We were apprehensive at first as he has cross ulu-pandan road. It was a quick way for them to grow up and we have to let go ourselves somehow. Luckily for us, he has one of his classmate taking the same bus, and he enjoys the freedom of taking public bus now and we just let it be.

I've never tried parking at the school, but r we allowed to park there while we wait for kid?

[TwaTau]

cluelessmama:

Thank you for sharing.


Is true that P5 is even more hectic than P4? How's your DS coping? Does he need to sleep very late, now that he may have more to handle?

So far so good! You already planning for next year? :lol:

The year started quite peacefully, the workload seems to be still there, but DS managed. Maths is still full of numbers question, and yesterday, DS brought back a English worksheet which we can't even help. But he is still sleeping at his usual time of about 10.30pm.

We wanted a more holistic learning for my \"sport challenged\" DS, so even it is kind of late at P5 to join, we are encouraging him to join the scout. The scout master gave us a good impression with his presentation on the activities they have. I think my DS can still manage on top of his academic work.

[TwaTau]

cluelessmama:

I've never tried parking at the school, but r we allowed to park there while we wait for kid?

It is a challenge to park there. I will suggest you park at the Caltex petrol stations and get your child to call once they are ready to be pick up. They have close off the bus gate and that really limit the place you can park.

[cluelessmama]

TwaTau:

cluelessmama:

I've never tried parking at the school, but r we allowed to park there while we wait for kid?

It is a challenge to park there. I will suggest you park at the Caltex petrol stations and get your child to call once they are ready to be pick up. They have close off the bus gate and that really limit the place you can park.

Thanks for the advice

[cluelessmama]

TwaTau:

So far so good! You already planning for next year? :lol:

Nay, not that. Coz, I've always felt somewhat guilty of forcing her into GEP. Hence, to a certain extent, I'm always looking for positive comments n feedback to alleviate this feeling. On the other hand, if I know that P5 is going to very tough, at least I'll have one year to prepare myself n her mentally. :xedfingers:

[blur-daddy]

Hi TwaTau,


Thanks for your valuable feedback abt workload for P4 and the school bus...

For the family-tree project, my DS being new in such work, are kind of scare and the timeline can't wait for CNY. I'm curious if they are not exposed/trained to such approach e.g. project management, action research, how the hell do they expect them to know how to approach the project? I discussed with my wife and no choice, I must step in to guide him on the approach, but will still be him coming out with those questions and performing the interviews. I suppose u are right... when the workload start, I myself will not have those time to follow-up on worksheet, projects.

As for school bus, we still want DS to take it in the morning, but for those days he's staying back, my wife will pick him up, and later, we will train him to take public transport. I decided to change provider given they provided us false info back in Dec... so no pt continue to use their service.

TwaTau:

We help out quite a bit on DS's family tree project last year as we have quite a big extended family. The challenging part is they have to request for birth cert, marriage cert, of everyone going into the project. This is organize into a folder. Some of his uncle and aunties were concern about confidentiality and we gotten the reassurance from his SS teacher on this. Marks are allocated on the organization of the materials as well.

You will get quite a lot of challenges from the maths and science worksheet throughout the year, not just from the project. :idea: After the family tree, we stop helping on project and DS did most of it on his own after that, too much work for us, :siao: Beside project, they participate in Maths competitions organized by RI, NUSH, etc, although some of which are for P5 and P6, just to give them exposure. They also have to make team presentation on science project, and you can hear my DS on the phone, coordinating who do which part of the project. There are fun stuff as well, such as a competition among the GEP schools on a computer game call \"gut feel\" or something related to the digestive system.

[blur-daddy]

Hi cluelessmama,


I can understand how u feel... regardless of where u are in P4, school going to ramp her up to prepare for PSLE... pressure can't be avoided. It is either 'enjoy' doing projects, or focus on ramping up for PSLE. I would prefer DS to learn diff skillset and exposure .

DS did tell me like back to P1, going to a new sch, new friend, new teachers. I read his english write-up yesterday night and he missed his former classmates and teacher. This is something we must take note... so going to talk to him and help him overcome such feeling. :roll: We also decided to enroll him in a sport he likes so that it helps in relieving stress level somewhat.
:celebrate:

[starz]

Hi,


Anyone apply as PV and got selected? My child is born in 2006. What kind of PV job is being carried out? any tips? thanks.

[mummyo]

starz:

Hi,


Anyone apply as PV and got selected? My child is born in 2006. What kind of PV job is being carried out? any tips? thanks.

It really depends on what sort of skills/volunteers the school needs at that particular point in time.

It does help if you can teach a form of CCA like if you play some sort of instrument etc. or used to play some sport at a competitive level etc.