Unity Primary

[Nech]

Thks honeybeel! Is it true tat we have to q very early in the morning about 5-6am juz to register? Even though it starts at 8am

[indrajitrc]

Hi. Does any parent know if Unity offers Hindi as a 2nd language option? Deciding between DLS and Unity for Phase 2C in a few weeks.


Thanks.

[pchong]

My ds is in P6 of this sch. The sch booklist has identified two books of what we called the ten year series for Maths and English, consisting of past year exam paper from 2007 to 2011. We have bought the books but was kept by the teacher only recently that my ds brought them back but when I looked into them, I was surprised to find that only the first few pages was done for both subjects. Now only left with a month to PSLE, I wonder how the teacher is able to complete it or is it going to leave it. I’m very disappointed with the school cos this is not the only teacher that I’m disappointed with.

Other schools are already gearing up the students for the exam but nothing much was done from this sch. Everyday he has no homework, basically nothing to do from sch…It has been this way since P1. It’s not that I want the sch to load him with work but from what i see here, it seems the teachers have not done their part to educate the students.

Does anyone of you face the same problem?

[Xnowy]

my DD was in P6 two years ago, at that time they had a lot of worksheets to do, but the teacher also didnt ask them do the past years exam paper until very last stage. I found the books are not so helpful so i didnt let her do also because she was overloaded with homeworks(from school and tuition).

[pchong]

Xnowy:

my DD was in P6 two years ago, at that time they had a lot of worksheets to do, but the teacher also didnt ask them do the past years exam paper until very last stage. I found the books are not so helpful so i didnt let her do also because she was overloaded with homeworks(from school and tuition).

Hi Xnowy, thanks for your sharing.
I don't see any worksheets in his bag, nor any homework which worries me. I'm not sure is he the only one or..??
To me, I think they are quite good as it gives them more practice but just don't understand why the sch wants us to get them and not using them?
Is it that they are slow in their teaching that they do not have time for these???
Ok, I just got a reply from the sch that they will only use the books intensively after Sept holiday, won't it be a bit too late!!

[caroline3sg]

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1279808/Mum_files_police_report_after_teacher_cuts_boy_s_hair.html


Mum files police report after teacher cuts boy's hair just before exam
Edvantage | Thu Aug 23 2012
Mum files police report after teacher cuts boy's hair just before exam

SINGAPORE - One hour before his PSLE oral exam last Thursday, a 12-year-old pupil was hauled into an empty classroom to have his hair cut by his teacher.

The pupil from Unity Primary School in Choa Chu Kang said the teacher, Ms Belinda Cheng, had told him that his hair was too long and if she didn't cut his hair, marks will be deducted from his exam.

Faced with little choice, the pupil agreed, but told The New Paper that he felt \"sad and depressed\" afterwards. He said two other pupils also had to have their hair cut.

Enraged by the actions of the teacher, his mother, Madam Serene Ong lodged a police report and complained to the Ministry of Education (MOE).

Madam Ong, 39, a sales manager, told The Straits Times: \"The teacher had no right to cut his hair...She showed me no respect by not telling me that she was going to cut his hair beforehand,\" adding that the snip had ruined the boy's $60 haircut.

Madam Ong also worried that the incident may have affected his performance on the exam.

The school's principal, Mrs Jasmail Singh Gill, agreed with Madam Ong that the teacher should not have cut the boy's hair. But, she said the pupil had been given a warning letter and that Ms Cheng had the right intentions.

Madam Ong was unaware that a warning letter had been given as her son had forgotten to show it to her, The New Paper reported.

The notice was dated Aug 14, two days before the exam.

Madam Ong scolded her son for not producing the slip earlier, but added that her son was dyslexic, and they \"tend to be forgetful\".

However, a teacher and principal whom The New Paper spoke to felt that the timing of the letter was too near to the exam, and the situation should have been dealt with at least a day earlier.

\"Ultimately, principals should exercise discretion and have the welfare of the child at heart,\" said the principal, who declined to be named.

A spokesperson for MOE said schools are provided with a set of guidelines to manage school discipline, but \"within the guidelines, schools may formulate their own rules based on the school context and needs\".

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[caroline3sg]

Belinda Cheng infamous liao.


PS. The boy had a nice hair cut before exams.

[Xnowy]

Ms Cheng is a good teacher. she was my DD’s form teacher. she really cares about her students.

[caroline3sg]

I don’t side the teacher. They have no right to touch our kids. My son’s teacher (not unity pri) also told him to have his hair cut and I told her off. Another time another teacher told him cannot wear PE attire during exams. I also told her off. Ridiculous sch rules.

[Rafe83]

Then I think you have failed to impart the correct values to your kids. There are rules anywhere you go. Correct decorum is important and should be adhered to. Maybe you can try telling SAF off before they cut your son’s hair when he enlists. Ridiculous expectations.