Rulang Primary

[marcolisa]

silverhorse:

Lock:

[quote=\"marcolisa\"]My son was selected for GEP. Anyone know how Rulang support those kids who get into GEP but decide to stay?

My DS got into GEP too. What class is ur son in? I am still undecided. May I know the reason for staying on in Rulang? Do u know how many in Rulang got into GEP?

Dear Lock and Marcolisa,

Congrats to your kids getting into GEP !

Two years ago, I attended their annual alumni dinner. The principal mentioned that for those GEP students who did not want to transfer out, Rulang pays for their education up till P6. But again, you may want to check with the principal again.[/quote]Thanks silver horse. It's not easy to choose between Rulang & GEP, especially my son like Robotic a lot, no school can beat Rulang. But GEP program is a good stretch for the kids. Wish that Rulang can hv the GEP program so the kid can stay.

[thejabbox]

Need to prepare anything for tomorrow orientation?

[RPS Old Gal]

Anybody here join the PSG? :hi5:

[joleentiah]

Hi All,


i’m curious on how the p4 classes are allocated in rulang. Anyone can share if best class still starts at 4H? how abt 4A - 4C? ar classes allocation based on math results too?

thanks.

[Lock]

Classes are allocated based on overall results ie. counting ALL subjects. My son’s FT told them that 1st class is 4H, 2nd class 4G and 3rd is 4F. The rest are mixed ability.

[joleentiah]

Lock:

Classes are allocated based on overall results ie. counting ALL subjects. My son's FT told them that 1st class is 4H, 2nd class 4G and 3rd is 4F. The rest are mixed ability.

what's \"mixed ability\"? How is 4A different from 4B, 4C, etc?? How does the school differentiate the rest of the group who does not make it to the top 3 classes? based on math results???eg. 4A - those better in Math? Will the school explain how they do it?

thanks.

[mumsobusy]

starlight1968sg:

BeContented:

Like to find out more on the life of a P6 in Rulang. Hope some P6/ex-P6 parents can shed some light.


DD will be P6 next year. Heard that P6 gotta stay back at least 3 times a week. Is that right from the start of the year or nearer exam/PSLE? Do they still need to come back on Sat? Currently DD attends some tuition on weekdays & already time seemed tight. So I am looking at either dropping some or reshuffling to clear up her weekdays for more rest.

Hope to hear some feedback. Thank u.

Dd used to be in 6R.
I recalled kids would stay back during one of the days for extra lessons.
The form teacher has advised her students right from the start, to drop enrichment classes or tuition because her work would be enough to drown them
The form teacher would also purchase the past \"good\" school exam papers for the students to do. So parents, you may want to wait for a while before rushing to buy.
Most of the p6 topics would be covered around mid year. From term 3 onwards, most of the time would be spent on doing papers, worksheets and revision.
Hope it helps.

The P6 pupils stayed back every Thursday in Semester 1 for extra lessons. In semester 2,CCA stopped and all P6 pupils stayed back one extra day, Monday, for extra lessons. Mine is in second class so like starlight1968's child, did not stay back on other days. Which is good. I can teach him by myself. My DS's teacher was on MC very frequently so I had step in to teach him by myself. Was not surprised as I had a neighbour whose daughter was taught by the same teacher a few years ago and had the same feedback. My DS had much less work than his friends in first class. I hope there was slightly more but not as much as the first class. I guess it is difficult to have a balance. The teachers have to teach more than 40 pupils. As I was mentally prepared that I had to step in and be more active this year, I just sighed and chose the more challenging questions for him to do as I wanted him to have time to revise his work. Heard from my friends that their children in the first class hardly had time for revision. Always rushing work. Never believe that quantity will result in good results for all pupils. May work for some pupils but not all. For my DS, definitely not. A number of my friends have kids taking PSLE and some are in other schools. Many complain that the teachers piled them with other school prelim papers in August and September. The teachers would then just tell them to copy the answers. Is this teaching? I would rather the teachers select some questions and go through them in detail.I know that the top class pupils were given many papers until some fell ill. Sometimes,I wonder how these kids cope. From what I know, a number of them also have tuition. I asked my friend why nobody told the teacher to cut down. She said the kids were too afraid to say anything.

PSLE year is a challenging year. I think my DS has survived although results are not out yet.

[2cutis]

Can anybody advise whether we should opt for higher Chinese even the teacher recommend only 4S for P5 next year? I understand you need to have HMT for entry into certain secondary schools. Also can we opt out the next year if really can’t make it. Will it affect overall results?


Hope to hear some advise. Thank you.

[BeContented]

mumsobusy:

starlight1968sg:

[quote=\"BeContented\"]Like to find out more on the life of a P6 in Rulang. Hope some P6/ex-P6 parents can shed some light.


DD will be P6 next year. Heard that P6 gotta stay back at least 3 times a week. Is that right from the start of the year or nearer exam/PSLE? Do they still need to come back on Sat? Currently DD attends some tuition on weekdays & already time seemed tight. So I am looking at either dropping some or reshuffling to clear up her weekdays for more rest.

Hope to hear some feedback. Thank u.

Dd used to be in 6R.
I recalled kids would stay back during one of the days for extra lessons.
The form teacher has advised her students right from the start, to drop enrichment classes or tuition because her work would be enough to drown them
The form teacher would also purchase the past \"good\" school exam papers for the students to do. So parents, you may want to wait for a while before rushing to buy.
Most of the p6 topics would be covered around mid year. From term 3 onwards, most of the time would be spent on doing papers, worksheets and revision.
Hope it helps.

The P6 pupils stayed back every Thursday in Semester 1 for extra lessons. In semester 2,CCA stopped and all P6 pupils stayed back one extra day, Monday, for extra lessons. Mine is in second class so like starlight1968's child, did not stay back on other days. Which is good. I can teach him by myself. My DS's teacher was on MC very frequently so I had step in to teach him by myself. Was not surprised as I had a neighbour whose daughter was taught by the same teacher a few years ago and had the same feedback. My DS had much less work than his friends in first class. I hope there was slightly more but not as much as the first class. I guess it is difficult to have a balance. The teachers have to teach more than 40 pupils. As I was mentally prepared that I had to step in and be more active this year, I just sighed and chose the more challenging questions for him to do as I wanted him to have time to revise his work. Heard from my friends that their children in the first class hardly had time for revision. Always rushing work. Never believe that quantity will result in good results for all pupils. May work for some pupils but not all. For my DS, definitely not. A number of my friends have kids taking PSLE and some are in other schools. Many complain that the teachers piled them with other school prelim papers in August and September. The teachers would then just tell them to copy the answers. Is this teaching? I would rather the teachers select some questions and go through them in detail.I know that the top class pupils were given many papers until some fell ill. Sometimes,I wonder how these kids cope. From what I know, a number of them also have tuition. I asked my friend why nobody told the teacher to cut down. She said the kids were too afraid to say anything.

PSLE year is a challenging year. I think my DS has survived although results are not out yet.[/quote]Hi mumsobusy, thanks for the detailed feedback. I kinda know RL will give a lot of work cos' my P5 DD workload is similar to my P6 DS in another school. Just knew DD will be in first class next year, so trying to prep myself & DD.
IF we seriously feel that the workload is too much, can parents request to skip the easier ones (I guess kids will be frightened to voice out but fair enough, students should have some fear & respect towards teacher to avoid disciplinary issues) ? Have you come across any such cases before?
When my DD first transferred over to Rulang @P4, she was kinda overwhelmed initially. Cried a couple of times & during times she was sick, I would request for deadline extension. Think my action shock the existing parents cos seemingly its unheard. To me, sufficient rest is important. To get less sleep, tired etc for a short period is ok, not long term lor. If sick, homework is secondary....I'll ask dd to find time to complete when she is better. If any issue from teacher, let me know & I'll speak to teacher directly. So far, teachers have been understanding & no issue at all.

Guess I'll just have to adopt a wait-&-see attitude & adjust accordingly to the situation as it comes.
Thanks all for the feedback.

[thejabbox]

Zzprincess:

Wonder how is the new principal... my dd will in pri1 next yr 2013.

hi Zzprincess, what class will your dd be?