Mandarin:

My take is that as long as the child is paying attention in class and consistent in his work, he should be able to do well enough.

I agree, n that's what a HCI teacher told me when I asked about tuition for my other son in sec 1. I haven't bought any assessments and test papers even in primary school except for lower primary when we first entered the school system and everyone seemed to be buying and sending their kids for tuition. We've since learnt to resist the herd instinct and see what the each child needs. It's hard not to be kiasu and worry but why not see how your son performs in the first half year before deciding if he needs extra? I agree with Mandarin about kids developing in other areas too, that's why i've always been more willing to drive them for sports and other activities not provided by school rather than for more academic courses to balance what's left out by schools.

VitoRelax:

Chirunner:

Yes, public can go to the poolside restaurant. We've been there many times on weekdays and weekends.


Penang restaurant is at Coronation Arcade along Coronation Road opposite the Starbucks/xin Wang/Swiss Butchery shops that used to house the Shell Station. Be prepared to wait if you have a table of people ordering different dishes. They seem to serve everyone in the restaurant ordering the same food first.

Thanks, been there this afternoon. The restaurant is called Penang Kitchen. I think the restaurant next to it, Curry Wok looks good.

I also recce the place, looks like Prince Coffee House is also serving decent food with decent price ....

Thanks Chirunner for the tips :salute: :salute: :salute:

you're welcome:-) curry wok's good too. Try the ter kah if you like ter kah. For a quick meal the beef noodles at thai noodle house are fast n good. My kids' fav.

Hi all, just joined recently. I’m in Bukit Timah too with 3 boys June 96, Aug 97 n Sep 98.

zeemimi:

the adv of take HCL at PSLE is 1-3 bonus points (depending on HCL results)to enter SAP sec school.

note that this does not apply to GEPers- no bonus points will be given regardless of how they perform even if they apply to SAP schools.

NJmom:

Hi,


My family just returned from Europe and my DD needs to choose a school for the GEP. She will be entering at Primary 5. Can any parent with children currently in the GEP shed some light on how the GEP is like in NYPS, eg number of pupils, number of classes, need to take HCL. We are deliberating on the choice of school now and understand that NYPS has the largest cohort of GEPers. Any advice is appreciated as we are totally clueless as to how GEP differs from school to school.

Many thanks in advance

one of my sons just completed P6 GEP in NYPS last year n another's in P6 GEP NYPS this year. There are 4 GEP classes with 25 per class. There are no normal Chinese classes in NYPS so even if you opt not to take HCL exams you will still attend HCL classes and teachers will try to familiarize kids with normal Chinese exam format. Not an ideal state but I guess learning more Chinese is not a bad thing. Standard of Chinese is extremely high even I have trouble helping at times.

If Chinese is a big concern you could consider RGPS or Henry Park? Don't know about RGPS but Henry Park has 2 classes with 17-18 per class. Don't know if this is still the case but it was the case for my niece and nephew a few years back.

I like the one opposite Sembawang Shopping Centre that serves croc too n another at Tai Thong Cres at MacPherson. Will go check out Tiong Bahru which is a lot closer for me

Yes, public can go to the poolside restaurant. We’ve been there many times on weekdays and weekends.


Penang restaurant is at Coronation Arcade along Coronation Road opposite the Starbucks/xin Wang/Swiss Butchery shops that used to house the Shell Station. Be prepared to wait if you have a table of people ordering different dishes. They seem to serve everyone in the restaurant ordering the same food first.

heutistmeintag:

I am looking for backpack with compartment for 12\"-13\" notebook. Found 1 at Targus selling about 100+. I havent bought such bags for a long time and I noticed the crumpler and Samsonite are mostly >100. Am I outdated or are there good notebook/backpack for less than <100?

all the 3 bags I bought have laptop compartments but you get what you pay for in terms of quality of padding n sturdiness of material. The Nike was the cheapest at $80 n the material is not thick. Jan Sport was about $100 n bit more padding but the Victorinox is so sturdy and well padded it cost a lot more. I think it's meant more for business travellers - it's actually dh's bag- n will provide the best protection for a laptop amongst the 3. It also has lockable zippers for the last compartment where the laptop compartment is located.

HTH

Zheliel, he’s from 6L n 1i4 n he knows who you are:-) I’ll ask him to tell you where to go for his fav food near school.


Thanks , Way2Go n poohandtigger:-)

spikey:

exactly where is this place? near sixth ave centre? churrascaria there?

yes- lots of coffee shops there n both wanton Mee shops are there.