Endeavour Primary

[jojolin927]

Hi all,

I am new here. I will register EPS as 1st choice for my daughter (P1 in 2013). I will complete the PV by end of Feb’12.
While I was volunteering, one parent complained about EPS. Her words make me worry about the school. After reading this forum, it tamed my mind.

Since your kids are in EPS. Hope you don’t mind to reply if the complain is true:
1) Young/in-experience teachers
2) Turn-over rate of teacher is high
3) Focus will be on those students who failed the exam and neglect those who are weak (not failed yet)
4) Parents need to out-source the enrichment class for weak kids


Thanks.

[cool360]

jojolin927:

Hi all,

I am new here. I will register EPS as 1st choice for my daughter (P1 in 2013). I will complete the PV by end of Feb'12.
While I was volunteering, one parent complained about EPS. Her words make me worry about the school. After reading this forum, it tamed my mind.

Since your kids are in EPS. Hope you don't mind to reply if the complain is true:
1) Young/in-experience teachers
2) Turn-over rate of teacher is high
3) Focus will be on those students who failed the exam and neglect those who are weak (not failed yet)
4) Parents need to out-source the enrichment class for weak kids


Thanks.

All these statements are sweeping statements to me without any facts to support them.
1) Young does not mean no good. It is always two-sided. What is important they must have the passion and heart for teaching.
2) Is the parent working as HR in the school and does the parent have the statistic of how many teacher resigned from EPS each year? I doubt she has the statistic.
3&4) There is always a limit to what a teacher can do. As parents, we need to get involved with our kids study. Please do not expect the teacher can do everything for us. We need to do our part as parents. The teacher can give extra remedial class and as parents we need to revise the work with our kids constantly. Don't expect the remedial class can do wonder if we as parent don't constantly revise with our kids.

I confidently say EPS is good school.

[Butterann]

wonders:

hi there,
i totally agreed.. yet to work on show & tell.

I am having a hard time to get my son to tell me who's his best pal; name and all. And the show and tell is next week...

[hhseak.012204yahoo.012204com]

cool360:

jojolin927:

Hi all,

I am new here. I will register EPS as 1st choice for my daughter (P1 in 2013). I will complete the PV by end of Feb'12.
While I was volunteering, one parent complained about EPS. Her words make me worry about the school. After reading this forum, it tamed my mind.

Since your kids are in EPS. Hope you don't mind to reply if the complain is true:
1) Young/in-experience teachers
2) Turn-over rate of teacher is high
3) Focus will be on those students who failed the exam and neglect those who are weak (not failed yet)
4) Parents need to out-source the enrichment class for weak kids


Thanks.

All these statements are sweeping statements to me without any facts to support them.
1) Young does not mean no good. It is always two-sided. What is important they must have the passion and heart for teaching.
2) Is the parent working as HR in the school and does the parent have the statistic of how many teacher resigned from EPS each year? I doubt she has the statistic.
3&4) There is always a limit to what a teacher can do. As parents, we need to get involved with our kids study. Please do not expect the teacher can do everything for us. We need to do our part as parents. The teacher can give extra remedial class and as parents we need to revise the work with our kids constantly. Don't expect the remedial class can do wonder if we as parent don't constantly revise with our kids.

I confidently say EPS is good school.

I totally agreed with Cool's statement. So far the feedback from the parent that I know is always positive, the effort and the involvement of the EPS Principal & Vise Principal is very high too.

[cool360]

I am not sure about other parents but I find it is hard to coach my own children. They are too close to us. When I coach my boy spelling, I nearly vomit blood , he can take up to 4-5 hours to learn just 5 spelling words. I keep my cool and each time he improve his timing of learning spelling I praise him even 1 minutes of improvement. I find that it is very effective on my boy, each day he is improving.

[hhseak.012204yahoo.012204com]

cool360:

I am not sure about other parents but I find it is hard to coach my own children. They are too close to us. When I coach my boy spelling, I nearly vomit blood , he can take up to 4-5 hours to learn just 5 spelling words. I keep my cool and each time he improve his timing of learning spelling I praise him even 1 minutes of improvement. I find that it is very effective on my boy, each day he is improving.

I normally will let them copy from the Spelling list ( Read / Blend, Cover & Write). After 2 to 3 times of copying, normally they manage to spell most of the words correctly.

[KS Daddy]

Totally agree with you, HH. I find this a very effective method to prepare for spelling

[cool360]

HH:

cool360:

I am not sure about other parents but I find it is hard to coach my own children. They are too close to us. When I coach my boy spelling, I nearly vomit blood , he can take up to 4-5 hours to learn just 5 spelling words. I keep my cool and each time he improve his timing of learning spelling I praise him even 1 minutes of improvement. I find that it is very effective on my boy, each day he is improving.

I normally will let them copy from the Spelling list ( Read / Blend, Cover & Write). After 2 to 3 times of copying, normally they manage to spell most of the words correctly.

Thank will try that on my boy.

[mountain blue]

Hi,


I am new here. Great to see so many mothers commenting on this school. My boy now in P3 in Endeavour Pri Sch. Actually I am looking for babysitter to look after him after school till around 7:30pm. Anyone interested, pls PM me. Thanks

[KS Daddy]

Hi anyone out there can confirm on the timing of the p1 parent meeting session tomorrow? I saw 2 different timing and not sure which is the correct one.