Nan Chiau Primary

[mummy so kiasu]

BlueBells:

mc_007:

My son is in P3 this year and I think the school actually just focus on Class A & B. We had a Meet the Principal session and only Class 3A & B parents are asked to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese etc..


And the class size gets smaller for the classes like F,G...

It is true that the 3A / B / C classes this year are pupils who scored better in P2, and the Principal had asked parents of 3A & 3B to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese. But frankly, as a parent who has sit through the session (more than once because I have another child in upper primary), the impression I get is, unless you want to target SAP secondary school, higher chinese will only spread your child's time thinner. For the P5 this year, 5A and 5B takes HCL, 5E (or F), if I am not wrong, also takes HCL.
Difference is, 5A / B are recommended by school, 5E (or F) are parents'
decision. For the P6 this year, more than 20 pupils dropped HCL after P5, so it is not an easy subject to start with, in addition to the current 4 subjects.
Anyway, I am not sure how the classes are segregated (didn't bother to find out), but if they are based on targeted learning, smaller classes might actually be good for the pupils, could also be due to pupils who transferred out of the school, etc. ...

It is 5E not recommended by the school to take HCL. Not all students in 5B taking HCL. My boy is in 5B and he is not taking HCL. No point for the students to take HCL if he or she is not aiming or qualify for SAP schools. Students need to get distinction for their HCL in order to get the 3 extra points and these 3 points can only be used to apply for SAP schools. If your child might get more than 3 points if he put in more time in the other subjects. In fact, the class size is very big for 5A,5B and 5C, 44 to 45 students. Smaller class size equal to more attention given to the students.

[mummy so kiasu]

BlueBells:

mc_007:

My son is in P3 this year and I think the school actually just focus on Class A & B. We had a Meet the Principal session and only Class 3A & B parents are asked to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese etc..


And the class size gets smaller for the classes like F,G...

It is true that the 3A / B / C classes this year are pupils who scored better in P2, and the Principal had asked parents of 3A & 3B to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese. But frankly, as a parent who has sit through the session (more than once because I have another child in upper primary), the impression I get is, unless you want to target SAP secondary school, higher chinese will only spread your child's time thinner. For the P5 this year, 5A and 5B takes HCL, 5E (or F), if I am not wrong, also takes HCL.
Difference is, 5A / B are recommended by school, 5E (or F) are parents'
decision. For the P6 this year, more than 20 pupils dropped HCL after P5, so it is not an easy subject to start with, in addition to the current 4 subjects.
Anyway, I am not sure how the classes are segregated (didn't bother to find out), but if they are based on targeted learning, smaller classes might actually be good for the pupils, could also be due to pupils who transferred out of the school, etc. ...

It is 5E not recommended by the school to take HCL. Not all students in 5B taking HCL. My boy is in 5B and he is not taking HCL. No point for the students to take HCL if he or she is not aiming or qualify for SAP schools. Students need to get distinction for their HCL in order to get the 3 extra points and these 3 points can only be used to apply for SAP schools. If your child might get more than 3 points if he put in more time in the other subjects. In fact, the class size is very big for 5A,5B and 5C, 44 to 45 students. Smaller class size equal to more attention given to the students.

[mummy so kiasu]

BlueBells:

mc_007:

My son is in P3 this year and I think the school actually just focus on Class A & B. We had a Meet the Principal session and only Class 3A & B parents are asked to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese etc..


And the class size gets smaller for the classes like F,G...

It is true that the 3A / B / C classes this year are pupils who scored better in P2, and the Principal had asked parents of 3A & 3B to stay behind to talk about Higher Chinese. But frankly, as a parent who has sit through the session (more than once because I have another child in upper primary), the impression I get is, unless you want to target SAP secondary school, higher chinese will only spread your child's time thinner. For the P5 this year, 5A and 5B takes HCL, 5E (or F), if I am not wrong, also takes HCL.
Difference is, 5A / B are recommended by school, 5E (or F) are parents'
decision. For the P6 this year, more than 20 pupils dropped HCL after P5, so it is not an easy subject to start with, in addition to the current 4 subjects.
Anyway, I am not sure how the classes are segregated (didn't bother to find out), but if they are based on targeted learning, smaller classes might actually be good for the pupils, could also be due to pupils who transferred out of the school, etc. ...

It is 5E not recommended by the school to take HCL. Not all students in 5B taking HCL. My boy is in 5B and he is not taking HCL. No point for the students to take HCL if he or she is not aiming or qualify for SAP schools. Students need to get distinction for their HCL in order to get the 3 extra points and these 3 points can only be used to apply for SAP schools. If your child might get more than 3 points if he put in more time in the other subjects. In fact, the class size is very big for 5A,5B and 5C, 44 to 45 students. Smaller class size equal to more attention given to the students.

[mummy so kiasu]

kat:

My 2 boys in P3 & P6.

Hi kat, your older boy should be in sec this year. Did he go to nan Chiau high? Is your younger boy in P5 this year? Which class is he in? Maybe he is my boy classmate. My boy is in P5 and my girl will be P1 next year.

[mummy so kiasu]

newuser:

My p3 son received a blue form and my p1 daughter received a pink form. My p3 son told me that pink form is an identified student that needs improvement. He went and told his sister to work harder. Not sure what my son said is true or not.

Your son is quite right. My boy is in P5. When he was in P1 to P4, the form teachers will allocate time slot for all the parents regardless of the child's performance or behaviour in school. Parents have to indicate on the reply slip whether they will be attending the session. However, it seems that his form teacher this year will only meet parents of children with performance or behaviour issue. These parents will be given a pink form with time slot on it.

[mummy so kiasu]

Wintersoul15:

LSP is a special programme not for e gifted but for pupils with learning needs disability. Some kids are \" switch off\" during lessons, some dun learn n some are slow, maybe cos they started schooling late. Gifted children will only be highlighted in P3. Going for LSP means the teacher identified something not right or suspected something. whether e kid is in LSP will depend on the results.


By the way, P6 parents whose kids are going to e malacca tour might want to note: my Malaysian friend just told me that place Mahkota hotel is \"very dirty\" that's why it's so cheap. luckily, my girl is not going. I do not want to entertain supernatural stuffs.

We have been to mahkota hotel a few times for the past few years. It is not very new and they did not bother to upgrade or renovate the hotel. I guess it is cheap due to the older condition and the lower exchange rate. Not \"dirty\" in that sense. nothing to worry.

[Karenjj]

Hi


I understand NCPS is currently operating in partial single-session(P1 & P2 in the afternoon). Does anyone know when the school will move into single-session?

[EllaEmma]

Karenjj:

Hi


I understand NCPS is currently operating in partial single-session(P1 & P2 in the afternoon). Does anyone know when the school will move into single-session?

If no disruption, by year 2013.
MOE site says [quote]Nan Chiau Primary School Sengkang Dec 2010 to Feb 2013[/quote]

[Karenjj]

Thanks!

[ectanz]

Hi, can anyone advise whether homework load is hectic in P1?