Poi Ching

[nonKiasu]

Gabby:

Next year P3 in afternoon?

Yes, Gabby. My DS's form teacher mentioned to me again during the recent May meet-teacher session. U may want to double confirm with your DS's form teacher.

[nanckai]

Hi, my son is from Poi Ching. As we are migrating, i have the following items for sale:-


1) Used P3 textbooks for Term 1 & 2 and new P3 textbooks for Term 3 & 4 for sale.

2) P1 & P2 Higher Chinese textbooks "Reader Pen" for sale too. This Reader pen is helpful for them if they want to self-study alone at anytime and anywhere. For working parents who are too busy to guide your kids or for those who are not so well verse in their chinese like me, this pen is definitely a great help.

Please pm if you are interested.

Thanks.

[dark chocolate]

Hi all


During the recent PTM session, DS’ FT mentioned there may be a change again in P3 session next year. We happened to see the principal walk by and asked him. He said he is actually only short of 4 classrooms for P3 and if he can make alternative plans, P3 will resume in AM session next year. He said it will be finalized in August.

[Chatwoman]

Hihi! I’m a newbie in this forum. My dd just got a place in P1 next year. Hearing so much about the stress level in Primary schools, especially a SAP school, can someone share with me the culture in Poi Ching? Feeling anxious wondering if I can cope with her schoolwork. Any tuition I should start to look for her? Are there exams all year round? How much is the amount of homework should I expect? TIA!

[Gabby]

There are assessments all year round. Chinese to me, is tough and demanding. You must coach and monitor your girl’s progress, if you are the academic driven kind. I think you may want to see how your child copes before deciding on

Tuition. My son has homework almost daily last year when he was in P1.

[Chatwoman]

Thanks, Gabby for your feedback! does the school do some screening test when they enter P1?


I’m not the academically driven type of parent. Her Chinese is not bad, cos her kindy places a big emphasis on the language. Just want my dd to enjoy her primary school days but rather worried she’ll get bullied in school. Emotionally she’s still not matured, the kind who cries easily.

[Gabby]

Not too sure about the system of screening. Maybe other parents can shed light on this. School has a generally caring environment, so I think your girl will settle in

quite soon.

[ululu]

Hi dark chocolate, tks for the update on P3 session thing. No wonder no official announcement from school yet. My girl is so used to sleep late and get up late. Time to change if P3 goes AM. Good.


Hi Chatwomen, welcome to Poi Ching. Not too worry. Just need to keep up with Chinese. Generally speaking, Poi Ching Chinese is quite advanced. English, math paper is not as challenging comparing to Chinese. Homework will be manageable once your kid’s handwriting skill improves.

Culture wise, quite balanced.

[Chatwoman]

Hi Gabby and ululu,


Thanks! I feel more reassured now hearing your feedback. It’s quite scary to think about the transition from kindy to primary school. It’s a big milestone!

[yippie131]

My gal is in P1 this year, she has homework everyday except Monday cause Monday is a no homework day for her class, however, the work load is very light and manageable.

From my experience, I believe the school did not do screening based on their performance, they group them based on their birth month, my girl’s class most of them are born in July and Aug, so almost every alternate day in Jul and Aug she bring home some goodies bag coz the classmates celebrating bday.
My gal really like the school very much, she enjoys all the lessons and have adapt to the culture very well, though she was from a catholic kiddy and have less interest in Mandarin before this, she can pick up very fast. Since the school has a very high standard chinese and my gal can cope very well, i didnt send her for chinese tuition. On the other hand, i send her for English enrichment and math tuition, coz I worried that the school’s std of these 2 subject might be lower, just my own tot…