Thanks for all the valuable infor.


My boy is in PLMC and he is learning phonics too. Heard from my husband's colleague that his girl did not like to go school in the beginning as the school expects them to know how to read and not to forget problem sums. If a child does not know how to read, then he will not be able to do the problem sums. I was :shock: (I didn't expect prob sum in P1), thats why send my boy to phonics class. I dont want him to dislike going to school....

Hmmm...I think I need to get hold of the textbook. Will try to prepare him (test water) and see if he is ok with it....I been pretty slack...

I went to register this morning too, think should be able to get in....

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It's a good idea to start him off doing some assessment books...I started my boy on P1 assessments 6 months before...it proved beneficial as it improved his reading skills...Simple addition and subtraction....


Start encouraging him to converse in Mandarin..very important...cos mostly the form teachers are their Mother Tongue teachers...

I adopt a teach ahead method...I start on a subject before the teacher so that when they're in class, they are not totally clueless...

Great! Thanks for the tips.. I will try it..

I tried to look at P1 assessment books too but the level of difficulty varies greatly among the P1 books. :shock: Starting to get worried.

May I check for P1, are the students required to know multiplication and division??

Dear All,


Great to gather so many infor about MSHS. I am going to register my boy this coming fri, hope he can get in as we live within 1km from MSHS.

Any suggestions on how to prepare for pri 1 so that my boy and myself will not get many shocks??? :?