加油 and all the best to our kids. :hi5:

Ragamuffin shinobi:

kipper:

Just curious why rulers are not allowed to bring into the test centre.

I was wondering that too!

Me too.

Thank you so much Funz

Hi Parents


Need some help on this two english comprehension cloze. What is the missing word? Thank you.

1) They were put on a waiting list at ______ but were fortunate to get places a few days later.

2) Suddenly, there was a commotion from ____ Leon’s tent. Alice decided to go into Leon’s tent to find out what was happening.

Nebbermind:

sunnymumsy:

Heard that the top scorers for PSLE are generally not from GEP... if that is the case, what's the point of GEP apart frm prestige? Can someone enlighten me? How will it help a student?

The top scorers in any football league are never the goalkeeper. So why even play football if you are a goalkeeper??

PSLE is just one small part in our academic journey, dear.

Agreed.

simple2005:

sunnymumsy:

Heard that the top scorers for PSLE are generally not from GEP... if that is the case, what's the point of GEP apart frm prestige? Can someone enlighten me? How will it help a student?

GEP is not a program to help any child do well in PSLE or studies for that matter.

GEP is catered for children who naturally possess the intellectual maturity to be able to grasp more complex concepts and ideas easily and on their own (as compared to their peers). This does not mean they will always do well in exams.

Children of such abilities are known to have asynchronous development, that is, while they are more mature in intellect, they are still basically kids at heart, and struggle like other kids in terms of growing up. There are some more serious 'cons' associated with this unbalanced development, when it comes to dealing with social norms, or dealing with authority.

Because of this, a number of these children may not fit well in mainstream, either through boredom (because they can grasp and understand in a short time what their peers take several worksheets to figure out), and lose interest, or start challenging or disturbing others. Some classify these kids as children with special needs, and rightfully so in many aspects.

Thus the perceived need for smaller class size for GEP students (need more attention), and more topics that challenges their intellect.

And so, one should never, ever, train for the GEP selection, these kids are expected to learn in the classroom, or on their own reading, the topics, not by tuition, or drilling.

Having said this, I'm not advocating that GEP is a good program, but we find one that fits the child, and provide for them what they need to be able to survive on their own, and also find the joy in getting an education regardless of mainstream or otherwise.

Cheers.

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monmon31:

cindyll:

My son also made it to the 2nd round. He's from Maris Stella.

:congrats:

Thank you.

janice_0950:

cindyll:

My son also made it to the 2nd round. He's from Maris Stella.

Hi cindy!!!

Congrats!!!!

Thanks

My son also made it to the 2nd round. He’s from Maris Stella.

ptr:

Anyone's kid has visited the school dentist? Ds has been trying to go, but it seems to be opened for limited days/ times? So far, all his visits has been in vain. Is there a in-house dentist there at all?

My son is only allowed to visit the dentist during recess time but because he's from P3, he's not allow to cross over to the lower primary during recess time. Ended up bringing him to the private dentist to get his tooth extract. The dentist seems \"so near yet so far...\"