Callie Tan:

Hi mummies,


Is it true that PCPS is not in the list of schools for the 2012 exam papers?

Hi Callie
Yes, PCPS papers are not in for P3, not even a single paper.

Mummy_Tang:

Hi all!

been quite some time..
CCA and HCL starts this week!
MO to be notified...

bridesep:

Hi mummies
I saw a consent form for MRL CCA starting from 16 Jan 12.30 to 1.30 pm. Does any parent have any clue what this is all about?

Hi bridesep! :hugs: I can understand yr concerns on logistics and staying on own in school.. maybe can talk to FT or CCA head and ensure someone make DS go to library while waiting for CCA, make it a routine for the 1st few weeks/mths , then tell him is a compulsory arrangement fm school? hope this helps... sometimes i resort to \"lies\" to ensure my kids listen to me!

btw what's MRL CCA??

Hi mummy tang
MRLC stands for Media Resource Library, essentially helping out in the library. The teacher is trying to keep him occupied while waiting for vb practice. We just received notification that vb cca is now changed to Thu at 1.30 pm and not Thu. As we cannot make it on Thu, the teacher has kindly offered to allow my son to go for Fri, though fit is meant for p4,5 and 6. Can see that the teacher is v nice and trying to accommodate. She even apologised for the inconvenience when it is actuallu us who is causing all the issues.

Mummy_Tang:

Hi all!

been quite some time..
CCA and HCL starts this week!
MO to be notified...

bridesep:

Hi mummies
I saw a consent form for MRL CCA starting from 16 Jan 12.30 to 1.30 pm. Does any parent have any clue what this is all about?

Hi bridesep! :hugs: I can understand yr concerns on logistics and staying on own in school.. maybe can talk to FT or CCA head and ensure someone make DS go to library while waiting for CCA, make it a routine for the 1st few weeks/mths , then tell him is a compulsory arrangement fm school? hope this helps... sometimes i resort to \"lies\" to ensure my kids listen to me!

btw what's MRL CCA??

Hi mummy tang
MRLC stands for Media Resource Library, essentially helping out in the library. The teacher is trying to keep him occupied while waiting for vb practice. We just received notification that vb cca is now changed to Thu at 1.30 pm and not Thu. As we cannot make it on Thu, the teacher has kindly offered to allow my son to go for Fri, though fit is meant for p4,5 and 6. Can see that the teacher is v nice and trying to accommodate. She even apologised for the inconvenience when it is actuallu us who is causing all the issues.

Hi mummies

I saw a consent form for MRL CCA starting from 16 Jan 12.30 to 1.30 pm. Does any parent have any clue what this is all about?

mummyv:

hi bridesep


It's really not easy parenting. I do not have sons so my suggestions will be based on observations. In my DD class, there are boys who like dirty talk in every sentence and these kids have the ability to moderate their speech when talking to authority figures. These boys are also VERY good students. I would think these boys find it exciting to elicit responses from fellow students when they use bad language. So for our part, we cannot control external factors, we can only try to moderate such influences - speaking respectfully to elders at home - correcting unwanted behaviour and emphasizing it is not cool to speak like that - start early while they are still impressionable. Friends of mine with sons, find it hard to \"make\" their children do homework - so 1 outsources to tutors - the other gets DH to help as DS is more \"scared\" of dad. Both withdraw privileges such as eating out treats, play treats, gaming time when homework is not done. We all do pep talks/nag and try to provide a loving environment that supports learning BUT we are all trying NOT to despair when our beloved kids to do reciprocrate w expected behaviour. It gets harder when they grow up and start to test boundaries. Some parents in KS forum even send their kids to psychologists to counsel behaviour.

Word of caution - it is hard for school to enforce not allowing kids out. Some kids will still leave after attendance is marked. That's why it will be a gem if you can know your child's friends, their parents and suss out like-minded families with similar values and encourage such friendships. Hopefully, positive association helps. As they grow, it gets harder for us parents to be included but we can only try.

Hi mummyv
Thanks for sharing. Agree that we cannot control our children's every move. I guess we parents tend to be too protective these days and to some extent, we tend to prescribe how they should behave, vs how they feel they should behave. I guess from now till the time all these values get internalised, we will have to keep worrying and freting....

kin:

Hi bridesep,

If I am not wrong, I guess its the VB training at Wed 4-6 pm is also for the upper primary VB training because the upper primary release at 4pm.My girl was from the volley sports class last yr, Pri4, and I just checked with her, She said last yr, the Pri 5 , normal non-niche VB do join them for training(last yr), with the outside instructor...

Hi rainbow05,
My girl is the last batch (Pri5) where they follow the old system where their exams are tested differently ie,. not-modular. eg SA1 tested from Jan-May, CA2 tested from Jan-Sept, and SA2 the whole yr. For these students, they are somewhat used to the workload and the amount to revise. And personally , the results are not fantastic as they move up from Pri3 onwards. Pri5 is really the biggest drop but by Pri 4, the curriculum gets tough and sometimes in Math exams, you are tested for what you have learned in Pri3.
After that, the modular system stepped in, I am not sure whether the final yr exams for modular test the whole year's curriculum. If it does, it is really very tough on the kids. Hope this helps.

Hi Kin

Thanks for checking with your daughter. Looks like it is tough to get the school to change the timing. So for last year, the later timing is for higher primary and presumably the earlier timing is for lower primary.

xiaobai52:

Hi all,


My DS is in P1 this year. He was so excited to go P1 and during the first wk of school, he has no problem settling in. I thought he will be alright and would have no problem adjusting to new environment but I was wrong! On the 2nd wk of school, he started crying on Tue just before going to school from his student care. The student care teacher called me up to console him and I was caught by surprise. He couldn't tell me what's wrong and jus said he missed me. And today, it was worst. He cried in the morning while on our way to send him to student care. Teacher called me up again during noon time to 'sweet-talk' him and he sobbed again. Teacher said he was ok after I left student care but when it was time to get ready to go to school, he broke down again. I wonder what's the fear in him and do any parents encounter the same thing with your child? How do I help him to overcome this unknown fear????

Hi xiaobai52, you may want to have a word with the FT. You may want to make sure that there is no bully in the class. If the teacher is too fierce, this feedback may enable her to tone down a bit.

mummyv:

bridesep:

[quote=\"kin\"]Hi bridesep,


My girl says that there is a study room in school where the children can do their work and wait for their parents to come fetch them when they are late. I am not sure if there is a teacher watching over them in the room. At least there is a proper place for them to do work while waiting for the 4pm CCA?
Apart from that, there is also an air con class room located next to the staff room on the second floor. I walked passed it during the P1 Orientation for my no. 2 and it stated : Study room for Pri 5 & 6. This is another room apart from the normal study room. Then again, I do see a many kids hanging around in the canteen late into the afternoon.

What level is your son? My girl has higher chinese on Wed 2-4pm. (Pri 5). And those with HCL (P5-6)will have classs until 4pm..

Hi Kin, my son is in P3 this yr. Am surprise that the volleyball CCA starts so late. My
worry is that without supervision, my son will end up in the neighbourhood shops, fear
that he will mix with outsiders. To them this new found freedom will be so exciting.

Incidentally, i find myself solving all kinds of logistics challenges - fm pcps to student care, student care to home and fm pcps to student care on days when there is CCA. For Friday HCL, I hv contacted Andy but he has yet to reply. Andy consolidates transport request for days when there is CCA.

hi bridesep,

kin is right, there is a study room in school. Library is also open. There will be kids drawn to the neighbourhood shops namely 7-11 and the bubble tea shop. What I find helpful is restrict the amount of pocket money they carry, enough to eat, not enuf to spend so temptation to go to the shops is down. Also if you expose your child enuf to whatever the shops are selling, they are not interested? With my child, I let her know my expectations, no going out of school. If this is violated, certain privileges will be withdrawn. On days she needs to stay back, I assign some homework/reading to keep her occupied on top of school homework and I will check to roughly gauge how she spends her time. Another way is to make friends w other like-minded parents those who may stay near the school - who share the same CCA as your child - best if your child is friends with them so they can \"play\" and \"bond\" within school or playover/study dates.[/quote]Hi mummyv
Tks for tips. For my boy, i find it tough to supervise \"remotely\". I also assign him work to be done at student care but he comes back with them undone. He keeps saying \"no time\". He is easily distracted and always gives excuses. It gets worse by the years. Compared to p1, now is a far cry.

I spoke to Mrs Peggy Leong, the teacher in charge of volleyball this morning, she said that she has received similar feedfack abt the timing, so she has feedback to the HOD. I also shared that there should be teachers / parent volunteers who can watch over these pupils so that they do not leave the school compounds. She told me that she agrees and that she will feedback to the school. Hopefully, the school can look into it.

I remember during the lantern festival last yr, a group of very rowdy and rude teenaged boys and girls loitering at the school canteen, trying to buy drinks. They were using vulgarities and so on. Cant imagine our children bumping into them at the HDB coffee shops opposite the school !

kin:

Hi bridesep,


My girl says that there is a study room in school where the children can do their work and wait for their parents to come fetch them when they are late. I am not sure if there is a teacher watching over them in the room. At least there is a proper place for them to do work while waiting for the 4pm CCA?
Apart from that, there is also an air con class room located next to the staff room on the second floor. I walked passed it during the P1 Orientation for my no. 2 and it stated : Study room for Pri 5 & 6. This is another room apart from the normal study room. Then again, I do see a many kids hanging around in the canteen late into the afternoon.

What level is your son? My girl has higher chinese on Wed 2-4pm. (Pri 5). And those with HCL (P5-6)will have classs until 4pm..

Hi Kin, my son is in P3 this yr. Am surprise that the volleyball CCA starts so late. My worry is that without supervision, my son will end up in the neighbourhood shops, fear that he will mix with outsiders. To them this new found freedom will be so exciting.

Incidentally, i find myself solving all kinds of logistics challenges - fm pcps to student care, student care to home and fm pcps to student care on days when there is CCA. For Friday HCL, I hv contacted Andy but he has yet to reply. Andy consolidates transport request for days when there is CCA.

Its been a hectic 2 weeks, we are still trying to adjust to morning session. I stay at Lorong Chuan area and the school bus picked my son up at 6.15am. According to my son, when he reached the school at 6.40 pm, the lights in old sports hall aren’t even switched on yet. Requested the bus uncle to delay the pick up time, but he said cannot. So tomorrow i am going to send my son to school and see how it goes. My son has been complaining like many others of being tired. We stay within 2 km fom PCPS but yet he has to wake up at 5.45 am, so ridiculous right?


I also received notification that VB (non school team) CCA will start on 16 Jan from 4 to 6 pm every Wed. We should not have signed up VB as other CCA does not start so late. I chose VB because my son did not join VB sports class. So thought joining VB CCA was a good alternative.

Any parents got any idea where the poor boy can go between 1 to 4 pm? How to ensure that he doesnt run around or cross the road to the HDB shops opp the school? I am beginning to have more and more headache…