PSLEmom:

MY DS rang up....PAper 1 was very tuff!

Oh dear!! This wet weather is also not doing the P6ers any favours too. Some of them may still be wet and cold having been caught in the rain on the way to school.

Flowermonaster:

Snow Crystal:

Btw KSPs, for the upcoming Chinese/mother tongue compo papers, please remind your kids to remember to put down the number of the compo question selected :xedfingers:

If forget to write the question number selected will result in what huh? Heard that a P6 boy from my DS's school forgot to write the question no in English paper1 yesterday. Worried for him.

Nothing will happen lah. The whole P6 cohort of 45,000 students will definitely have students forgetting to write down the question number. Only 2 questions to choose from...it's not like choose 1 out of 10.

rylee:

clayman:

Any DSs or DDs reporting in yet about paper1?

Handphone was not allow to bring during PSLE for my DS school. So no update.

My DS's school also. So just have to see if anyone has any news.

Any DSs or DDs reporting in yet about paper1?

hashroop:

What time is Paper 1 ending?

Ended already at 9.05am

Pen88n:

clayman:

[quote=\"Ms tay\"]I thot today my ds could come bk early but ha can't . His teachers want his class to stay till 5pm for supplementary( today and Monday ) heard that last yr p6 \"A\" class teachers not so on leh!!! why this yr so extreme :?

His teachers really super kiasu !!!! ( I should feel happy or worry ? 很矛盾 :roll: ）

Hi Ms Tay.

Personally, I don't see the point in doing so. Some of the kids may be so stressed already, so should just let them relax. The hardworking ones would know what to do. I know of one tuition centre in the east that is organising a last minute maths supplementary class today 4.30 - 6.30pm. Honestly, this is the sad state of education here....maybe the teachers are worried about the KPIs the principal has set for them. So must make doubly sure all ground is covered.

Education should not be about teacher's KPIs based on academic excellence of the students - this is ridiculous! Isn't the well-being and health of the kids much more important than that? When you have a \"sick\" kid (physically or mentally) at hand, you will not even think about academic excellence anymore - it is just a useless paper chase! More impt to have a healthy kid![/quote]Totally agree!

Ms tay:

I thot today my ds could come bk early but ha can't . His teachers want his class to stay till 5pm for supplementary( today and Monday ) heard that last yr p6 \"A\" class teachers not so on leh!!! why this yr so extreme :?

His teachers really super kiasu !!!! ( I should feel happy or worry ? 很矛盾 :roll: ）

Hi Ms Tay.

Personally, I don't see the point in doing so. Some of the kids may be so stressed already, so should just let them relax. The hardworking ones would know what to do. I know of one tuition centre in the east that is organising a last minute maths supplementary class today 4.30 - 6.30pm. Honestly, this is the sad state of education here....maybe the teachers are worried about the KPIs the principal has set for them. So must make doubly sure all ground is covered.

Acsian:

A few questions that run though parents mind.....


Q1: Must my son a Uniform Group.
For UGs every student has to take up one except for those who came in through Sport DSA. UG are held every Friday from 2.30- about 6.00 (FYI school ends a 1 on friday but there is white space, time which the teachers may wish to take up to teach. But 95% of the time there is no whitespace) Only BB is held every Saturday. Most UGs have about 30-40 students per leverl except for scouts which has abut 70. It is popular as it is considered \"slack\". Being in scouts, i do feel it is a little less stressful than other UGs as we have like drill practices once in a semester. Other UGs have it every week. Other than that scouts just plays games. Most other UGs do the same thing. Pertaining to camps,it usually starts on the last Friday of the term and ends on the following sunday. It is about 3 times a year but varied from one UG to another.

Q2: Is it demanding to be in the school team?
Although being in the school team is demanding especially during the season, teachers are understanding and give us extensions. Sometimes we come home at about 8. CCAs like Canoeing, Rugby, Swimming, Cricket etc which the schools excels in do have quite a few training sessions. But homework given in the SBGE classes is very little as most teachers urge them to finish it in class, saving time for other activities. Also if you consistently study you will have no problem for exams.

Q3: Does the school provide transport to MOELC?

I have heard they have just started it and it is quite expensive, about 20 for 2 one way trip not quite sure but will check. Malay Special Programme is held in school. Most students in MSP are also in the Regional Studies Programme Scholarship. It is a interactive programme which is held throughout the year which teaches more about out country and our neighbours. No exams for this! There is only exams for MSP. RSP is quite fun but most find it troublesome to learn a new language. But taking MSP is a must for RSP.

This is all the questions that have been asked by many parents. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

- An year 1 SBGE student

Thanks ACSian.

Will definitely pose questions to you if relevant ones happen to cross my mind. In the meantime, I'm focused on PSLE lah.

vidhyalog:

tisha:

[quote=\"friendlymom\"]Hi there.....any of your kids manage to report to you ??

No. Never asked DS to call and report. Some kids like to discuss some don't, mine belongs to the 2nd group. What abt you, will ur DD/DS be calling you?

Mine too. He just moves on. I think girls tend to be more elaborate - my P2 daughter will come and tell me what she thought she did wrong for her tests. My son has only one answer - It was ok. [/quote]Mine too...haha! I always console myself that at least he didn't say it was not ok or it was tough or difficult.

gleemom:

Traffic is OK but gets heavier after 7am. If you drop him off without turning into the school it's not so bad. The other way is to drop him off at the back of the school - there's a bus stop on the AYE towards city right at the school back-gate. The gate is open on weekdays duriing school hours. I've also seen parents dropping their children at the opp side of the same highway, and they then cross over on the pedestrian bridge across the highway.

Thanks a lot gleemom. Will probably have to try it out myself to see which of the various options is best.