Dear Janet88 and Leen


Sorry for the late reply and appreciate for your advices. Brought her to see another orthodontist also highly recommended by the forum and the price difference is $500. DD still prefer her regular dentist - guess she feels more comfortable and feels that she will be in the safe hands of her dentist. Thanks for taking time off to reply to my queries!

(Btw Janet88 - congratulations to your gal on the posting to the secondary school of her choice. have been following the P6 thread too as my DS is same age as yours but not taking the PSLE route, however, he will be going to mainstream school starting from Sec 1)

Brought my DD for dental consultation and was quoted $5k for metal brace. Was browsing through the forum and seems like its on the high side but then most of them were quoted back a year or two ago. Could anyone advise? Tks

May i know whats computer test about? Tks!

Can anyone recommend an enrichment/tuition center or private tutor that is able to coach my P6 daughter in the creative writing as her foundation in English is very weak (her main reading/spoken language is not English). TIA!

schellen, i can foresee that language subjects are e biggest hurdle that they hv to overcome n its definitely tough, sigh! fm my understanding, they r allowed to be exempted fm chinese (if approved by MOE and school) if we choose to take up another mother tongue but as you mentioned, e kids will hv to attend e lessons outside school and prove it to e school. Being kiasu, i hv been reading up on articles related to PSLE…gosh, it seems so "incredibly stressful"…really kudos to all mummies n daddies who had or will be going thru e process!!!

hi schellen, tks for sharing yr experience with me. I guess in my kids' case, they may hv more difficulty, esp in e initial yr or so to follow up with the local education system as they didnt attend local kindergartens, which i understand that most of e kindergartens will start preparing e kids for P1 by e time they are in K2. My kids' english are definitely below average as compared to most of the kids of the same age, even though they hv been attending english enrichment classes. Not to mention mandarin - ZERO!!!! tt's why i am so hesitate to send them to local schools even though i have been told that kids will eventually pick up e \"skills\". I agree with what u hv written in e 3rd paragraph...i am going to print it out and show it to DH cos he is not convinced by my concern


hi titank...tks for e warm welcome!!!

hi schellen…as i hv been "out of touch" of spore education system for long long time…all i heard and read tend to be nothing but "tough, stress, competitive…"…is it really that bad? hopefully with the "holistic assessment to support learning" implemented by MOE…e kids will discover much more joys in their journey of learning…not just striving/struggling to get top grades. Intl schools give the impressions tt they r more relaxing academic-wise…but i m sure e kids will hv to face e "stress" eventually as they move up to the upper grades…just tt they probably have a more "relaxed" time in e lower grades?!?!?


kai-jun

tks for e warm welcome!!!!


hi buds...our initial plan was to send them to intl schools once they reached Grade 4...but now DH wants to check out on e local schools too as he thinks tt e children will benefit fm education system as spore has a good reputation for its system...but i guess he doesnt really understand how the kids are being \"drilled\" to perform academically?!?!! still exploring...no way tt my elder one can get into P1 next yr...but honestly i m also hoping tt DH will change his mind cos i dont think I can take e stress...i hv been too relaxing liao!!! :oops:

Hi there! i m a SAHM w 2 kids - gal is due for P1 next yr and boy is 5. Hope to get a better ustanding of spore school system n advice on selection of schools for my 2 kids (both r currently not in local schools…my gal will not be in local P1 next yr too). looking into putting my kids in local primary schools (they r sporeans but daddy is foreigner) but i am worried if they can be accepted/adapt to e local system. any advice? or hv frens in my sitn b4 to share? tks!


kai-jun