Ngee Ann Primary

[chloecube]

pingathot:

Hi cholecube


My son has quite alot of homework. I remembered Maths has Maths Homework and Maths Workbook, besides, process skills too. For English, English learning sheets, English Tests workbook, vocab, grammar. And for chinese, teacher asks to do zhi zhi pao, practice writing, besides the usual workbook. Science also has process skills besides the usual workbook. In fact, seems like everyday he has homework to do. I don't even have time for assessment work. In fact, sometime seems like not enough time becos after cca and other sch activities, back home already late, so only at nite to do homework plus if at nite he has tuition, that's it. The worst is if the next day has tin xie, die! Though weekend he can learn, but he is pack with tuition and golf. Oh plus he has to do tuition work too! Seems like not enough time.

indeed, your boy is very busy!
strange, how come my DS has not much work to do
i keep asking him if there are homework to be done, most of the time he said no.
DS also has to stay back 3 times per week after school.
Tueday there is Nero Math, Wed is CCA and Thur Short story writting followed by swimming lesson in the evening, Friday is home tuition. we lived in Tampines, by the time he reaches home is ard 5pm.
he will rest and take his shower, watch a bit of TV
normally i reach home ard 6ish, then will go thru his h/w (if any), and give him assessment work to do. his Chinese is poor, so i try to make him do more reading.
for ting xie and spelling, i will make him revise during weekend, bcos weekdays is too packed for him.
Sat he also has his Berries lesson. his only free day left is sunday.
think of it, actually the kids now very poor thing. i dun remember i have so much to do when i was his age

i am just wondering why he dun have much h/w from school..

[pingathot]

Hi cholecube

Does he bring his worksheets back to sign and do corrections if any? Perhaps he finishes in class.
How d yr ds go to school? by himself or schoolbus? Why u chose NA? Tampines has so many school.

[chloecube]

pingathot:

Hi cholecube

Does he bring his worksheets back to sign and do corrections if any? Perhaps he finishes in class.
How d yr ds go to school? by himself or schoolbus? Why u chose NA? Tampines has so many school.

yes he did and i signed it
i thought those were done in class and teacher normally will assign some homework for them to do at home. so i was thinking how come my DS is so free :skeptical:

i just terminated the school bus last month. DS used to take 1 way school bus home from school,the fee was $124 per month. i drive him to school before i go to work (its on the way). the school bus journey took abt 1.15hr.
starting from this term, he has to stayed back in school 3 times a week and he will have to pay extra $5 to the bus driver for each time he stayed back after school. after working out, i felt its not worth taking school bus. so now i get my maid to fetch him home by public bus instead. If DH is free and ard that area, he will pick him up.
starting from next yr, i may ask him to take bus back on his own, he sound scare but i guess he has to grow up

initially i wanted to enroll DS in Gongshang (near my house), but that year, the number of balloting was high and i do not have the guts to go thru that.

i was an ex-NA pupil, so i enrolled DS under phase 2.
my DD who is going to P1 next year, i had also enroll her in NA too

[pingathot]

Hi cholecube

Oh I c. Currently, my son is taking school bus to sch too and I also think it is ex and time consuming. We stay at Bedok. So now, when he has to stay back, I get him to take bus instead. We’r paying $4 per trip. Next yr, he will not b taking sch bus.
As for my DD, I’ve not decided yet which sch. She’s now 4. But thinking of going thru everything again, I’ve headache. My son has gone thru balloting twice with no luck. NA is thru reserved when he failed his ballot. I have to go thru the trouble to transfer him from another school.
But I thought usually they’ve Maths homework and chinese. Maths has quite a bit to do.
Today is remedial Chinese.

[chloecube]

i just questioned my DS ytd about his homework. he told me most of the time he finished in class or he does it before i reach home from work. but i suspect that there are some he didnt do. :stompfeet:

i found that some of the exercises/worksheet were blank, so when i asked him, he said teacher did not require them to do. i find it strange..
i told him i am going to conduct \"spot-check\" on his bag more often now.hopefully he will not try anything funny..
DS tends to be complacement everytime i give him the freedom...

how you find NA? i was comtemplating if i shld put my DD in a school near my house or remain in the same school as Kor kor. but school that i wanted near my house needs to go thru balloting and i hate to be put on the edge of balloting

as for your DD, you still got 2 more yrs to think abt it :roll:

i wish my son is able to take bus back himself, but he kept saying he is scared, i think will wait for next yr and see how he progress.

[pingathot]

Hi cholecube

I think u hv to check e sch bag everyday. I remembered they’ve to do all the maths worksheets. How many maths workbook? Does he copy the chinese words in every chapter tt e teacher give?
Well u hv to think carefully for yr DD. There’s good n bad.
My son also said he is scared the first time he took bus home. But after a few times, he is OK now.
I couldnt get into Red Swastika for him becos within 2km still has to ballot. Then I chose NA. But also need ballot. Well, both time no luck. Then I put him on waiting list. Thereafter, he got in Tanjong Katong but NA called me said theres a place. So I hv to go to NA to take e form then went to TK to do transfer. Its very troublesome. So when I think of my girl, I think I m in the same boat as u!

[pingathot]

Hi cholecube

I do not knw other pri sch system but NA’s teachers always changed. My son’s class teachers always changed. Fm P1 till now. Mayb he’s unlucky. How abt yrs? Do u find they’ve quite a bit of Eng Workbks to do?

[chloecube]

pingathot:

Hi cholecube

I think u hv to check e sch bag everyday. I remembered they've to do all the maths worksheets. How many maths workbook? Does he copy the chinese words in every chapter tt e teacher give?
Well u hv to think carefully for yr DD. There's good n bad.
My son also said he is scared the first time he took bus home. But after a few times, he is OK now.
I couldnt get into Red Swastika for him becos within 2km still has to ballot. Then I chose NA. But also need ballot. Well, both time no luck. Then I put him on waiting list. Thereafter, he got in Tanjong Katong but NA called me said theres a place. So I hv to go to NA to take e form then went to TK to do transfer. Its very troublesome. So when I think of my girl, I think I m in the same boat as u!

Hi pingathot,
i used to check his bag everyday when he was in P1 and 2, but now he is already in P3, i felt he shld have some responsibilities in his own duty.
i wanted to trust him, but i think i shld go back to my checking of bag again :skeptical:
i see him doing his math and science h/w sometimes but seldom on chinese. anyway, ytd i took out his chinese workbook and ask him if those need to be done, he said yes. if i didnt ask, i doubt he will do! strange thing is, it seem \"alright\" when h/w were not done, i asked if his teacher will punish him if not done. he said \"ya, scold abit\"..to me, scolding to him is small matter and he can get away with it :frustrated:
i was so cross with him.

Red Swastika is a good school and ya, i really hate balloting.
haiz, i am also in a dilemma if i shld really put DD in NA..

[chloecube]

pingathot:

Hi cholecube

I do not knw other pri sch system but NA's teachers always changed. My son's class teachers always changed. Fm P1 till now. Mayb he's unlucky. How abt yrs? Do u find they've quite a bit of Eng Workbks to do?

ok, i tell u how the changes in DS's teachers, then u tell me if this is considered often.

P1 & P2- Same Form teacher (with occasional MC or on course). heard my son mentioned form teacher not in school a couple of times. But i have spoken to the form teacher during \"meet-the-parent\" session, and i find her quite a delicate and passionate teacher.at least better than his current P3 form teacher.
chinese teacher changed twice in a year. the latter one is very good and she feedback to me how i shld improve my DS chinese. she is teaching the chinese calligraphy- Lin LaoShi.

P3 - same form teacher since starting of P3. he is also teaching Math, i find him rather 'careless\". i noticed some of the problem sums he marked, the answers were wrong but he actually marked a tick. and it happened a couple of times. i can only conclude he didnt bother to go thru the workings and checked before marking.

science teacher just changed after term 2 which DS complain she is very fierce and doesnt allow the class to talk. she told the class to mentioned the \"numbers\" when they wanted something.
For example, Nos 1 - Go to the toilet. Nos 2 - Ask a question about the topic....etc
so if you want to go toilet, just raise hand and said Nos 1.
i was :shock: when i heard this...duno if i shld take DS's word seriously
chinese teacher still the same

for the English workbook, i found that some were never used at all. i ask DS, he said the teacher didnt ask them to do, i find it such a waste when we were asked to buy and yet never touch. some of the workbook were only done a few pages and then not touch since then. in the end, i get my DS to use it as assessment book and do it at home.
what abt yours?

[pingathot]

Hi cholecube

Sori to reply so late as I just got back from overseas.
Was shocked to hear tt asking No 1 or 2 etc. Mine, well, can u imagine one to two weeks before exams then change chinese teacher? I got a shocked as exams drew near and the teacher just quit! I think this is in P3 then. P1 n 2 also on n off change teacher or teacher took leave for personal reasons. As for now, P4, begining the english teacher is a senior teacher in e sch, then came a trainee teacher to teach in e class but was told e english teacher will monitor. Can u imagine a trainee teacher?Not yet even to take NIE. That’s to teach them for half a yr. After e mid year sch holiday, I was shocked to learnt tt his class teachers all changed except e form teacher! Also, during the mid term, the form teacher has to go for reservist and also quite close to e exam period. Well, I do not knw if all sch in S’pore faces this problems. I hv spoken to e V.P. This is inevitable!
Also, I make sure to check their sch works. Any mistakes, I call e sch n request to speak to e teacher in charge! This is to keep e teachers on toes so tt they knw we parents check n they better pay attn. I d point out e mistakes tt they’ve marked wrong! So b brave n call e teacher in charge. Give them a wake up call!