<![CDATA[Best class... need views]]>Anyone has ever transferred your kids out of the best class(es) in P6?

Able to share your experience, as in the rationale behind this action and the effects of it?

My dd is in one of the 2 best classes in P5, out of 10 classes. Her class position is the last few in class, though overall performance is slightly above cohort average. She is asking to be taken out of the class to join a mixed-ability class where she was before, in P4. Reasons being that she does not want to be in a competitive class with an equally competitive teacher. And I believe key issue is she felt the teacher is ‘rushing’ through curriculum and she could not catch up. She hopes to be allocated to a ‘slower pace’ class. But knowing next year is the crucial PSLE year, I believe whichever class she will be in, the teacher’s stress level will be as high and will be pressured to ‘complete’ the curriculum within the shortest frame of time so that revision can commence. If this is the case, will there be any difference which class she is in? Or would it be better if we send her for tuition to raise her competency level such that she could ‘catch up’ with the teacher’s ‘rushed’ manner of covering the curriculum? In actual fact, she has been having enrichment classes for EL and CL since she was smaller. And just 2 months ago, we sent her for Math tuition. Seeing good progress in her Math (just managed an ‘A’ for SA2 as compared to ‘B’ and ‘C’ in previous tests this year) although not meeting her teacher’s ‘expectation’ of above 80%.

Anyone has any views based on the above?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/45388/best-class-need-viewsRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 08:28:57 GMTMon, 12 Nov 2012 08:59:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:39:50 GMT]]>Tks for the tip sleepy

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148446https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148446Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:39:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:15:40 GMT]]>

Blue Pearl:
I was told by other parents that we cannot ask teachers what are the best class. How to find out the best class? Will the kid know? My gal give me a blank look when i ask her.

If you know who are the top 3 students in existing class, just look out for their names when come to class posting. Whichever class these 3 post to the following year should be the best class

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148290https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148290Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:15:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:53:14 GMT]]>I was told by other parents that we cannot ask teachers what are the best class. How to find out the best class? Will the kid know? My gal give me a blank look when i ask her.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148274https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1148274Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:53:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:14:03 GMT]]>My daughter, in P3 this year, was also posted to one of the top 2 classes, the workload and homework seems manageable leh. She’s from a SHHK school. She’s still quite happy and enthusiastic about her schoolife, have not seen any major jump in standard from P2 leh. I think not every school pushes their top classes very hard or perhaps not at P3?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935495https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935495Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:14:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:02:03 GMT]]>Hi coolbaby,


Yes, will better manage the next time, maybe get her to rest in the afternoon…normally my DD is those super energetic type, hardly complaint of being tired. This is the 1st time she felt so exhausted, but cos it’s already 8.30pm and she has not finished her work, so no choice have to ask her to freshen up and get her brain juice working again.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935487https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935487Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:54:59 GMT]]>

Rio:
My girl was posted to the top 2 class in her cohort. She is in P3 now. Already last year, when meeting the teachers during the meet-the-parents session, all subject teachers told us it's different to be in top class and must work very hard fr now on.


Finally had a taste of life when DD started school. 1 week passed, and boy...the amount of work she has is soooooo much. On top of her regular lessons, she has to write Chinese and english journal every week. Do newspaper cutting weekly. Not only that, these 2 days all students in her class has to come out with challenging quiz questions for all to share during maths lesson. They have already been given challenging Maths questions to do, which are quite equvilant to Maths Olympiad style of questions. During the teacher-parent meeting, teacher said they are strongly encourage to take up Maths Olympiad training as enrichment.

I can feel the stress level in me building up as well...it's a great jump for both me and my DD as there was hardly any homework in P2. Yesterday she was so exhausted that she slept on the table while doing her Chinese homework. Still, I have to wake her up cos she has not come out with those challenging quiz questions yet. Really cannot imagine what will come next when they start teaching Science. Wonder is it the same for other students in top classes as well? Tons n tons of work?
is this an elite school?
i don't remember my boy being overwhelmed with homework in P3....or maybe compared to now (p5), P3 was peanuts :oops: 😓
but definitely no weekly journal.
you have to monitor your child to see how she can cope. i remembered one of my friend approached the teacher to transfer from a better class to a more foundation class...but that was for Mother Tongue. after transfer, the kid was happier and learn better.
the first few weeks of sch is usually taxing for both children and parents. after a while, the kids should be able to adjust much faster than us.
:hugs:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935481https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935481Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:22:40 GMT]]>

Rio:
Yesterday she was so exhausted that she slept on the table while doing her Chinese homework. Still, I have to wake her up cos she has not come out with those challenging quiz questions yet.

side-track a bit... usually for me i would get my boys to sleep if they are tired. No point focusing them to stay awake to finish the works if they are tired. If they do not have enough sleep, they will suffer the next day during lessons... cannot concentrate and yawning the whole day or get caught by teachers... etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935460https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935460Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:22:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:18:26 GMT]]>Dont worry. It is good to start in P3 itself.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935459https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935459Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:13:56 GMT]]>My girl was posted to the top 2 class in her cohort. She is in P3 now. Already last year, when meeting the teachers during the meet-the-parents session, all subject teachers told us it’s different to be in top class and must work very hard fr now on.


Finally had a taste of life when DD started school. 1 week passed, and boy…the amount of work she has is soooooo much. On top of her regular lessons, she has to write Chinese and english journal every week. Do newspaper cutting weekly. Not only that, these 2 days all students in her class has to come out with challenging quiz questions for all to share during maths lesson. They have already been given challenging Maths questions to do, which are quite equvilant to Maths Olympiad style of questions. During the teacher-parent meeting, teacher said they are strongly encourage to take up Maths Olympiad training as enrichment.

I can feel the stress level in me building up as well…it’s a great jump for both me and my DD as there was hardly any homework in P2. Yesterday she was so exhausted that she slept on the table while doing her Chinese homework. Still, I have to wake her up cos she has not come out with those challenging quiz questions yet. Really cannot imagine what will come next when they start teaching Science. Wonder is it the same for other students in top classes as well? Tons n tons of work?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935449https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/935449Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:13:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:56:05 GMT]]>

mummy so kiasu:
P4 to P5 is a big jump. Schools start to prepare them for PSLE in P5 & the standard of P5 & P6 is similar. My boy is in P6 this year & now waiting for the outcome of the sec schools posting. He was also in the top 2 classes of P5 & P6. Some of his classmates who got band 1 for Maths in P4 were struggling to get B in P5 & P6. I still remember that his P4 teacher told the class that students who get band 1 in Maths might not do as well in P5.


Your girl will be taking PSLE in next year & it is going to be a very short year. She will be sitting for a national exam & it does not make any different which class she will be in next year. Anyway, I don't think the principal will allow her to change to another class either. Maybe you should help her to review her P5 syllabus during this school holidays, in order to better prepare her for her PSLE next year. Most of the PSLE syllabus are covered in P5 & all P6 syllabus will be completed before SA1 & term 3 is revision.
Yes, I do agree with you to a large extent. As such, had earlier had a discussion with dd together with dh about P6 expectation, etc. She agreed to just take the status quo and work hard to do her best.
In fact, she has been revising P5 Math and doing a fair bit of work before school starts in a month's time. Hope she could sustain till PSLE.

Anyhow, we'll take a week's break vacationing to recharge and then continue a longer distant. :boogie:

Thanks all for all the postings!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912612https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912612Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:56:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:04:04 GMT]]>

mother777:
hi Coolbaby,

is your son by any change in westgrove? because my DD1 is in westgrove and their best class is H,G,F 🙂
Nope 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911836https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911836Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:04:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:35:40 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
Not all kids will be comfortable having to switch classes and compete harder. Both parents and school should take the child's personality and wishes into account. There's no need to make every child competitive.

I felt a bit disappointd when dd was posted to the 3rd class in pr 5 next yr :sad: as i have been hoping with :xedfingers: that if she can go to first 2 top classes, she can be \"drilled\" with more practice and revisions :evil:

However, when she knows that her beloved cousin is posted to the same class, both :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: for the whole day ( they have be hoping to stick in the same class since pr 1 :please: )

seeing their :imcool: :rahrah: :imcool: :rahrah: :imcool: :rahrah: make me understand that their joyce , their 🕺 mood, is much more important that my dream of going to the top 2 classes :please:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911789https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911789Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:35:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:58:21 GMT]]>

mother777:
hi Coolbaby,

is your son by any change in westgrove? because my DD1 is in westgrove and their best class is H,G,F 🙂
Other schools also practise similar concepts, best classes are 3.8 and 3.7.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911769https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911769Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:58:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:12:38 GMT]]>

DQ:
Anyone has ever transferred your kids out of the best class(es) in P6?

Able to share your experience, as in the rationale behind this action and the effects of it?

My dd is in one of the 2 best classes in P5, out of 10 classes. Her class position is the last few in class, though overall performance is slightly above cohort average. She is asking to be taken out of the class to join a mixed-ability class where she was before, in P4. Reasons being that she does not want to be in a competitive class with an equally competitive teacher. And I believe key issue is she felt the teacher is 'rushing' through curriculum and she could not catch up. She hopes to be allocated to a 'slower pace' class. But knowing next year is the crucial PSLE year, I believe whichever class she will be in, the teacher's stress level will be as high and will be pressured to 'complete' the curriculum within the shortest frame of time so that revision can commence. If this is the case, will there be any difference which class she is in? Or would it be better if we send her for tuition to raise her competency level such that she could 'catch up' with the teacher's 'rushed' manner of covering the curriculum? In actual fact, she has been having enrichment classes for EL and CL since she was smaller. And just 2 months ago, we sent her for Math tuition. Seeing good progress in her Math (just managed an 'A' for SA2 as compared to 'B' and 'C' in previous tests this year) although not meeting her teacher's 'expectation' of above 80%.

Anyone has any views based on the above?
P4 to P5 is a big jump. Schools start to prepare them for PSLE in P5 & the standard of P5 & P6 is similar. My boy is in P6 this year & now waiting for the outcome of the sec schools posting. He was also in the top 2 classes of P5 & P6. Some of his classmates who got band 1 for Maths in P4 were struggling to get B in P5 & P6. I still remember that his P4 teacher told the class that students who get band 1 in Maths might not do as well in P5.

Your girl will be taking PSLE in next year & it is going to be a very short year. She will be sitting for a national exam & it does not make any different which class she will be in next year. Anyway, I don't think the principal will allow her to change to another class either. Maybe you should help her to review her P5 syllabus during this school holidays, in order to better prepare her for her PSLE next year. Most of the PSLE syllabus are covered in P5 & all P6 syllabus will be completed before SA1 & term 3 is revision.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911751https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911751Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:12:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:39:03 GMT]]>hi Coolbaby,

is your son by any change in westgrove? because my DD1 is in westgrove and their best class is H,G,F 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911729https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911729Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:39:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:30:55 GMT]]>in ds school it is not the A or B class being the top class. they do away with the concept that A is always the best class.

last year, the top 2 classes were D and H. This year the top classes were H, follow-by G, then F, and so on.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911723https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911723Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:30:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:06:19 GMT]]>dd1 is in the supposed top 3 class in P5. The school only showed class ranking but did away with level ranking. Similar with another forumner, they will show the mean, sd, etc... so that parents get a gauge on where their kids stand despite the lack of level ranking info.


Personally.. I rather have level ranking than class ranking as I think it's more informative. But yes, the school did away with that with the reasoning of weaker students. How will kid feel if they are last in level???

dd1 did top 10 in her class. They have a cca mate who is in average class and he is no. 1 in his class. His overall score is at least 30 marks different from dd1. I was like... wow... his parents are so lucky finally got a chance to be invited to school. I never have a chance yet and it's obvious my neck is getting longer 😉 ... dd1 and ds was like.. wow if dd1 go to average class, she has a chance to go up the stage. We were pleasantly surprised to receive the cert that dd1 is top 25% in her school level. We were very excited and happy. Just felt so satisfied... yes... never been to prize giving before but at least that cert is like a assurance to us that she is not bad....

ds is going to a average class in P5. We were telling him that since all the big fishes are out of the way... try to do his best to be a big fish. Mum is not greedy... err what about aim for top 3??? Think about the cca mate who achieved top 1 in class. We hope that will be a motivation for him but hopefully his overall score is much better.

Frankly, he has the same external resource provided to him like dd1. For school teachers... I feel that sometimes it's heng suay question. dd1 has a very good Ft for maths and science this year so I felt that with his teaching and enrichment classes, I see her grow and perform. I heard the ft will be the same in P6 🙏 Actually before hols, he asked us to get some notes on algebra from the website to prepare for P6.... :xedfingers: she will sustain her momentum for PSLE and can get into her desired school.... We are not \"greedy\". Told her if she gets 238 is good enough for her desired school but her target is 240 and anything above 240 is good. She has told us that she is not interested in overly competitive schools. So she has a mind of her own.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911347https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911347Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:46:43 GMT]]>some schools from my neighbourhood sch have no longer only one best class. There are usually two or three best classes. Though sounds very convincing that A class is a class weak in English, B class is a class weak in Maths and C is a class weak in science. However, top 5 students are still placed in A class. Isn’t A class is still consider the best among the best?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911332https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/911332Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:46:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:41:36 GMT]]>Side-track… just sharing…

ds school never reveals the class position or the level position. However, it will reveal the Mean, Max, Min, Std of each subject, in class and level.

It’s good if the child belongs to the top 10 but it’s very depressing if they are the bottom 10, even though s/he is in the best class.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906376https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906376Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:41:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:15:56 GMT]]>

HAPPYH:
Puzz...zzle:

Hi, my DD was top in p2, then transfered to this new sch in p3 and was placed in the MA class. She became very relax and take things easy coz the pace of learning in that class was slow. Sometimes other children just don't complete HW. She became no motivation, do works slow, totaly difference when she was in p2. I was so worried. Sometimes she complained so boring in class and asked for home schooling.


Luckly she is in top 3 position in class this year and offered to promote in the Best class p4 next year. DD and me don't mind if she don't get into the top 3 position next year, position is not important. Learning enviroment, motivation and the input from teachers to the best class are what we wants. Hope she is back to Herself like p2.

Yes, if it is too easy and the learning pace is also very slow, children will lose interest. All the best.


:thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906349https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906349Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:15:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:28:46 GMT]]>aiyoh, small fish scare to swim in big pond har? that is not the school problem. That’s the upbringing that the kids exposed too.


Like wrestling, fight lor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906136https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/906136Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:28:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:01:37 GMT]]>

Puzz...zzle:
Hi, my DD was top in p2, then transfered to this new sch in p3 and was placed in the MA class. She became very relax and take things easy coz the pace of learning in that class was slow. Sometimes other children just don't complete HW. She became no motivation, do works slow, totaly difference when she was in p2. I was so worried. Sometimes she complained so boring in class and asked for home schooling.


Luckly she is in top 3 position in class this year and offered to promote in the Best class p4 next year. DD and me don't mind if she don't get into the top 3 position next year, position is not important. Learning enviroment, motivation and the input from teachers to the best class are what we wants. Hope she is back to Herself like p2.
Yes, if it is too easy and the learning pace is also very slow, children will lose interest. All the best.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/905850https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/905850Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:01:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:45:57 GMT]]>I ended up in the top class throughout my sec sch days. In sec 1 & 2 it was ok. I was still among the top 10 in the class. But in sec 3 & 4, I ended up among the bottom. I did not want to go to pure science however due to my results I was posted there. Appeals to my principal led to me being sent to wash the toilet to reflect on my defiance as I did not have parental approval to switch class. Initially it was tough, my confidence was affected, self esteem suffered but eventually I got over it. And my dad told me to look further than just class position. A better gauge will be to look at the whole cohort. Being top in the worst performing class and thinking you are already very good is a false sense of security when you are being pit against a much bigger group. Do not forget that it is not just the school either it is the whole cohort in Singapore. That was his take. Better be an average among the best of the best than to be the best among the weakest.


Those were the days when after each exam everyone will be asking what position we got. I thought nowadays, most schools do not rank the kids. Only top n mean scores of the cohort are revealed.

I told kiddos to aim high but of course I will be there to moderate unrealistic goals. I don’t care if they are at the bottom of the class, so long as they are still average or above average of the cohort. And it should not matter that much to them either as schooling is about learning not about class position. So like my father I’d rather kiddos be medium fish in big pond than big fish in small pond.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/905834https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/905834Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:45:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best class... need views on Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:38:26 GMT]]>Hi, my DD was top in p2, then transfered to this new sch in p3 and was placed in the MA class. She became very relax and take things easy coz the pace of learning in that class was slow. Sometimes other children just don’t complete HW. She became no motivation, do works slow, totaly difference when she was in p2. I was so worried. Sometimes she complained so boring in class and asked for home schooling.


Luckly she is in top 3 position in class this year and offered to promote in the Best class p4 next year. DD and me don’t mind if she don’t get into the top 3 position next year, position is not important. Learning enviroment, motivation and the input from teachers to the best class are what we wants. Hope she is back to Herself like p2.

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