Sembawang Primary

[sesame]

HiHi


Me back to contribute… Now we are finally settling into the routine of Pri school. My girl is in 1D, anyone else?? We like her form teacher, speaks calmly and is always full of praises for children. Teachers makes a difference! She is even enjoying her Chinese class which is amazing to me. They had separate the class into 2 groups, those weaker ones had english translation to assist them to learn, they sing songs to learn hanyu pinyin etc which i thot was great.

Only thing is that they started spelling and tingxie 3 weeks into school and send us newbie P1 parents into a frenzy.

So far, she had enjoyed school and is happy. I like it that the school has various programs for parents including the upcoming talks on 26th Feb on how to teach your child, the previous grandparents’ day. We seen the new principal on few occasions, he is always smiley. My girl says he is like a kind ah-gong (grandfather)

I am glad that it all turned out well esp when SPS was not our choice originally. Beginning to think that perhaps really, God had other plans for me when we couldnt get into Greenwood.

[deese_verte]

sesame:

HiHi


Me back to contribute... Now we are finally settling into the routine of Pri school. My girl is in 1D, anyone else?? We like her form teacher, speaks calmly and is always full of praises for children. Teachers makes a difference! She is even enjoying her Chinese class which is amazing to me. They had separate the class into 2 groups, those weaker ones had english translation to assist them to learn, they sing songs to learn hanyu pinyin etc which i thot was great.

Only thing is that they started spelling and tingxie 3 weeks into school and send us newbie P1 parents into a frenzy.

So far, she had enjoyed school and is happy. I like it that the school has various programs for parents including the upcoming talks on 26th Feb on how to teach your child, the previous grandparents' day. We seen the new principal on few occasions, he is always smiley. My girl says he is like a kind ah-gong (grandfather)

I am glad that it all turned out well esp when SPS was not our choice originally. Beginning to think that perhaps really, God had other plans for me when we couldnt get into Greenwood.

hihi.. my son is also in class 1D I didnt know anything about they were seperated into 2 groups during chinese class and yes my boy enjoys school too. I was quite surprised in the 1st week of school, he already make his way to library.
I didnt think the school was as bad as some has said it to be. Quite ok. I was kinda surprised too that they started on the hanyu pinyin/ english spelling that fast. It was not a problem for my boy as he was previously in a childcare and they have had chinese/ english spelling every weekly back then.
I went for the workshop too on 26 Feb and thot it was quite helpful...

[ice78]

Are there any good student care centres in sembawang to recommend?

[sesame]

Hi deese_verte


My girl got transfer back to her own class for Chinese which was a plesant surprise for us. The standard is higher and she has to put in more effort. Her name is Victoria. Yours?

The recent MPS was also a good time for us to get to better understand my girl's character and how to deal with it. Again, I must thank the form teacher for it. Pity she is going away for 3 months, I hope the absence will not affect the kids much.

SPS's \"report book\" rather stylo yeah? I kept comparing with my report book from Primary School and the whole family laughed non stop. I like the fact they have individual write ups on the child's ability and what is lacked of. Even on the part of values education.

Honestly, each time, I thank God for his ways in making us choose SPS though I am not by chance any religious person.

[babyalive]

can i know what programs they have for pri 1 and 2?? i’m planning to register my child into sps under phase 2C supp. what time must they report to school if have extra programs. also, when does it start? in jan? feb??

thanks

[sesame]

babyalive:

can i know what programs they have for pri 1 and 2?? i'm planning to register my child into sps under phase 2C supp. what time must they report to school if have extra programs. also, when does it start? in jan? feb??

thanks

Hi
FYI, SPS will move from its current location to a temporary site (further down Sembawang road) for 2 years while the current premises undergo renovation. During this transition, depending on the temporary site capacity, SPS might go to single session (currently P1&2 afternoon). This information was conveyed to us few months back. Exact information have to wait till year end as the school have submitted its requested layout for final approval by MOE.

For now, P1 & 2s have a social skills program every Tuesday and Thursday. Instead of reporting to school by 12.20pm, they have to be there at 11.20pm on those days. In this one hour, they attending courses on various stuff as well as \"eat with teacher\" lunch where the class teacher will interact with them.

Cannot remember when exactly it starts but I vaguely think it is quite soon, like within first month of school. And spelling starts then too haha...

Like yourself, I enrolled my child in Phase 2C as we were balloted out in phase 2 in another school. But a blessing in disguise, we have a good form teacher whom i think have a lot of experience in teaching. The school is sunny and cheerful (at least I find it so comparing to the school of my choice in phase 2). My daughter enjoys school and speaks of her new Principal fondly.

The form teacher gave me the impression that she is character based oriented - which is what we prefer and not results oriented...They also separated their mother tongue class (Chinese in my case) into 2 classes so that the weaker ones get more attention and coaching to allow them to learn at their pace. But never once was my kid told that she is \"weaker\". Even when she was transfered to the normal standard class after 2 months, she was also just told that she can join that class now. Nothing was mentioned that she improved or anything... I like that cos it it does not dampen the spirits of the kids still in the old class.

Oh, also, unlike most schools, SPS only allow parents to present at DAY 1 recess and you are only allowed to watch your kid from the sides. My friend in another school could sit in with her child for 2 days! Haha.... So set your expectations first. The school allocated one P2 buddy to help 2 P1 kids to handle the recess time routine for 1 week. The tables are labelled by classes so that there are sufficient seats for every child. A bit chaos at first, I could see my girl was a bit lost in the queue while her buddy was called off for a while. But hey! She made do with lots of smiles from us. So you go there earlier (the school will inform you what time is your child's recess for the first week), find out where your child's class tables are and park yourself nearest possible to those tables behind the cordoned off tags.

Have fun!!!

[hxmum]

hi sesame,


mind i ask how many class this year (2010) for P1? when is SPS moving to temp site? thanks!

i m also 1 of the parent considering sps under ph2c_supp.

[babyalive]

sps moving in jan 2012, mid 2013 then shift to current location

[sesame]

Hi there,


I thought they needed 2 years to move back to the current premises. Not sure though, but you can call the school office to check.

[whiteorchid]

Hi,

Just wondering how is life for P1 pupils in SPS? What about the teacher? I went for registration. One tall lady spoke to me and knew a lot about the school. At first I thought she was the vice-principal but later turns out she teaches P1. I am impressed with the service so far. Anyone has anything to add?