My son is in 4.6, so he will be affected when he have his PSLE to moved to KB primary. My daughter is in 1.2

Belinng,

Your child which class?

scm292:

Since bridgegerms' DS is in P4, my guess is it is most likely that he did well in the GEP selection test (P3) in some sections that he is selected for high abilities program.


When my DS was in P4, the school passed us a note (I cannot remember but i think from MOE) that he was selected to join some Maths high abilities program. We accepted it and he attended lessions once a week together with students from around 5 to 6 primary schools in Jurong West. I later found out that it was because he did well in the Maths section during GEP selection test. BUT this was conducted outside school (in another primary school) and not indicated in the school timetable. It was only in P6 that the lessions were conducted in DS school and the other primary schools students came over to attend. The schools take turns to host the lessions.

To clear any doubts, do speak to the school to find out more about the program. If it is related to maths olympiad training, go for it.
DS attended this \"program\" from P4 to P6 and his primary school send him to take part in math olympiad competition (we did not pay a single cent). DSA for sec1 does not rely on math olympiad alone but I believe the wards he got from these helps (a little bit lah) to boost his portfolio when he applied for DSA to his dream school.

Actually no, my son actually dropped his grades last year. It is in the introduction letter to all the students that I find out about this extra enrichment. But the teacher did not elabrate on the enrichment. So I drop an e-mail to her waiting for her to reply. My son did took part in the math olympiad programme last year. I believed this programme and the high achiever enrichment may be a different thingy altogether. I think is the selection of the better result students and trained them hard to scored well in PSLE to make the school proud. That should be their motive.

I have saw an article on the newspaper, that certain tuition center only takes in good students and they need to take a pre-entry test beofre they could get in. So this trigger this fear in me that school are also doing this kind of thing where they trained their elite student to make a name for their school. That;s is how nowaday neighbourhood school also got scholars

blessed777:

Perhaps the enrichment class intended fr those who need extra help? N the name means that the enrichment aimed to enable the students to get better achievement, some children/parents may not comfortable with the term of remedial class

I too hope that , that's what they meant, have e-mail to his form teacher to ask about the \"real\" meaning have yet to get an answer

Pen88n:

Bridegerms, which level is your son in?

My son is in P4 this year

I was shocked to see from my son’s school timetable that they had allocated a day after school for "High Achivever Enrichment" ? So how about those average and above average children??? I really don’t understand the school system these day. Any one encounter this is their school?

To all mummies,


I have a going to P4 boy in Anderson Primary and my girl will be in 1.2 next year.
When my boy is in Pr 1 , I put him at the aftercare center opposite APS. The charge is quite X as in $320 per month. I bring him to the center at about 8am and whole day he will be there. After a year I quitted from the student care center as I think engaging a maid is a better choice for my family.

My gal is going to NAderson for Pr 1 but how you know which class they are going to???