jedamum:

Lavender33:

Thanks Jedamum! Yes, i shall make haste then!


Hopefully, the Principal wont be too busy to meet me as its the 1st week of school! I took a look at the P1 admission stats for that school for his year and noticed that balloting was needed for even <1km...so guess its a \"fullhouse\" for P5...but i'm still hopeful.. :xedfingers:

all the best then!

You are so right, Jedamum! I wasted no time last week in contacting the school and was blessed to have had the appointment with the VP the next day! The Officer in charge of transfers was so helpful and kind. After listening to my explanation of our son's predicament, finding out more about him and evaluating copies of his academic results, the VP offered him a place with the school! You cant imagine how pleasantly surprised we were for him to be accepted! We were simply touched by the warmth and hospitality shown to us by the VP who even took the trouble to give us a tour of the entire school after the appointment!

DS started with the school this week and as at today, he is quite settled and has started training with the team, something he is so thrilled about!

This transfer episode simply affirms my belief that with valid reasons, a sense of urgency and diplomacy, schools are willing to listen and try to accept students into their fold!

Thanks again for your support and advice! God Bless!

Thanks Jedamum! Yes, i shall make haste then!


Hopefully, the Principal wont be too busy to meet me as its the 1st week of school! I took a look at the P1 admission stats for that school for his year and noticed that balloting was needed for even <1km...so guess its a \"fullhouse\" for P5...but i'm still hopeful.. :xedfingers:

Hi all! Am considering transferring my DS (who is starting P5 in 2012) to a school in Bedok which I believe is doing a great job in training its students for competitive badminton (as noted from the school’s website). My DS is currently schooling in Tampines.


My DS has shown a dramatic improvement in his game these past few months (training privately). Unfortunately, there is no badminton in his present school! My DH and i feel he is missing out on opportunities to grow his potential in a team-environment and to represent his school. He is currently pursuing ICT for his CCA as he is neither keen on floorball nor football which are the only sports offered in his school. His passion is badminton and i would really like to give him the opportunity to excel in it! My DS is open to the idea of a transfer and prepared to adapt to a new schooling environment.

Can any parents advise me - is it difficult to request for a transfer to the other school at P5 especially on the basis of his badminton ability? Studies-wise, he would be joining the 1st class of his present school. Do i make an appointment to meet the Principal or one typically needs to fill-up a form and wait for the school to respond?

My husband and I took our son to visit the School's Open House last Saturday. Though he is only in P4 this year, we thought it would be a good idea to let him experience and see what the school is all about as he is very passionate about badminton. He was bought-in by all the fantastic facilities at the school and the possibilities of excelling in the game.


The admission criteria by the school mentions that \"priority will be given to applicants who have competitive experience in representing their schools or who have the talent or physical attributes to succeed in the sport.\"

My son currently undergoes training with a private badminton centre. Quite happy that he is progressing well there. Unfortunately, his primary school does not have badminton for its cca and he wont be able to fulfill the school representation requirement. What can we help him with to make-up for this? Will the Sports School consider favourably achievements from private competitions in the same way as school competitions?

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Hi! hi!


Will be gg to HK 2nd wk June with anor 2A + 4 elderly + 4C (12, 10, 8 & 5 yo). This trip was meant to be F&E for the old folks...jalan-jalan and makan-makan, a bit of shopping.. as my DH said! Managed to book Cosmopolitan Hotel for our 5D4N stay.

Need some advice to plan the itinerary to keep the old, young and us in-btwns happy! Any suggestions? :scratchhead:

So far am looking at including:
- victoria peak
- symphony of lights
- lantau island - giant budha, citygate
- fa yuen st, temple st
- OP
- end-to-end hk tram ride
- delicacies: dimsum, pigeon, claypot rice...

What are the good places to include that will interest the old folks? At the same time, dont want to deprive the kids of some fun...so am looking at OPark. Are there many things and rides etc suitable for 5 yo? Are these mainly outdoors? Think it will be quite hot like Sg in June then so worried we all get fried in the sun!

I think our hotel is also near the Happy Valley racecourse...any way for us to catch a glimpse the horses racing esp since we hv kids in tow?

Thank you all for the insights and advice! At least I now have some reassurance that I can \"toned\" down my own studying of the topics prior to guiding my son....also not so stressful on this mummy! :lol:


I appreciate the idea about listing the keywords. Think that's will be an effective way for him to remember the keywords and hopefully apply them correctly in his OE answers.

As for the syllabus, I was making use of the \"Ultimate Science Guide\" 2010 Edition by EPH which is suppose to contain the latest MOE syllabus as our main source of learning the topic. We then attempted questions from the Longman Weekly Companion series and SAP \"Learning Science for Lower Block 3/4\". We found the latter quite challenging to do especially on the OE parts. That's why we have this perception, that is the \"standard\" expected of even a P4!

Anyway, son will be sitting for his SA1 Science tomorrow. So we'll be taking a well-deserved break till it's time for Term 3!

Thanks again my friends!

Hi! Need some advice.


Since the start of this year, I have been coaching my son on his P4 Science. To do that, I referred to several books to gain a more complete understanding of the topic and a better insight on the manner of questioning that can be raised on the topic. Naturally, after doing quite a number of questions, my son is able to write better quality of answers to those structured/open-ended questions.

My concern is this. My son informed me that at school, the science teacher does not cover the same areas/depth of a particular topic as expected from those books. For example, when they were taught on the topic of plant life cycle, and the teacher asked the class the purpose of the ‘seed coat’, he proudly responded 'to protect the embryo from any injury, parasites and prevent from drying-up the food source during dormancy". The teacher told him his answer is "acceptable" and advised the class, can just answer "to protect the developing seed". After the lesson, apparently, his classmates queried him what ‘dormancy’ meant. Seems the teacher did not take the opportunity to expand the knowledge of the class by explaining the answer given by my son.

Same thing happen when the class was recently taught on the topic of ‘Matter’. I understand from my son, his teacher did not explain to the class why ‘gas can be compressed’ whereas solid and liquid can’t. My son knew as the topic requires students to understand the difference in the order/arrangement of particles in solid and liquid vs gas.

I wonder if this style of teaching is adopted, whether the students will eventually be able to handle the demands of the questions that are asked at PSLE! I’m worried if I were to ask the teacher, no matter how politely i put it, will come across as offending and put my son in a ‘difficult’ situation with his teachers. Of course, I can just ‘not bother’, but my concern is not just for my son, but for his classmates too.

Any advice? Thanks!

Hi! Newbie here! Recently decided to make a couple'f positive changes to my daily life as a SAHM and joining parents from this community is one of it!