Reading a lot may or may not improve ones vocabulary. Some, like myself, will forget them if we do not come across them regularly.


First of all, I am not a teacher. Still, I would suggest getting her to memorise passages. To do it at home in a more systematic way, my suggestion would be to get some books with lesson plans. I saw a book in Popular the other day, \"Everything you need to know about English\" by Li Lian Lim, published by EPB. There is a vocab section. Perhaps you might like to use it as a start to get your child to memorise the passages and then learn the meaning. Perhaps one passage every 2 months?

My son was in Shichida's junior program, where he was asked to memorise and recite passages of 300-400+ words, later to write out. I thought that helped to correct some of the grammar issues that he used to have, if they appeared in the passages. The thing is the targeted time was to able to recite the passage within a min, which he was only able to complete at most up to 300+ words. It was dry, trying to memorise the passages, so I competed with him, in terms of time. I could not remember the whole passage, nor recite as fast as him. It boasted his self-esteem that he could beat me.

I thought it should work the same for Chinese.

I know, it is an old technique, we were asked to memorise and to do dictations during our Primary school days. However, it works.

Here are some of the articles by other parents for your reference, these are under the \"Top Kudos Blogs\" section on the right side bars on the portal pages.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/learning-chinese-potato-way
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/tips-poor-essay-writers-part-i

As for Maths, some kids need a lot of practises to gain that confidence. Once they start to excel, you will see they will start to love the subject. Just like Science.

No, CCA is not compulsory. The kids are encouraged to take them though.

bb1009:

Hello parents, does the student in ytps have PE attire?


Thanks!

Yes, the school uniform is also the PE attire. No need to change into PE attire for PE lessons, saves time and it is more comfortable to wear in class. The most important thing is, the uniform doesn't look untidy even if you have no time to iron it!

aquacool:

Hello parents,


I have managed to enrol my DS into Yew Tee Primary for 2014. When I visited the school during the registration, I noticed that almost all the students carry big and heavy schoolbags. I'm concerned because my DS is rather small built.

Can I get some advice on the schoolbag? Will my DS need to carry a lot of books to school every day? Should I buy a roomy schoolbag? And should I get one that needs to be wide and tall enough to fit a ring file?

Thanks in advance!

When my child was in P1, we got him a bag big enough for ring files too. However, they only start to use ring files from P3 onwards. If they pack their bags diligently every night, they only need a bag big enough to hold plastic A4 size files. So we got him a normal padded backpack (not ergo type as quite heavy even when empty). From P1-P2 he normally brought 1-3 books, a plastic file to hold A4 worksheets, a diary and story book to school. I would ask him to pick paperback books. The item that weighs the bag down is his water bottle. The teachers will keep the files and workbooks in school, probably making use of the lockers.

Now that he is in P3, he is still using that small school bag. I would remind him to bring an A4 size bag (a bag given by the school to celebrate Children's Day, similar idea to recycle bag) at the end of the month. As mentioned by jjxy mum, the teachers would return the files for signing and review by parents.

If one day, his bag is going to be much heavier, I might consider getting him an Impact bag.

Not sure if it will be the same next year, my child had a term of swimming lessons in P1. He would have a gym bag packed with swim suit, plastic bag and towel. You may want to put this bag in a bigger bag then, get a big big right from the start or carry the gym bag separately.

I am not aware if there is any new BASC around the school in 2013 or coming year. Here is the Yew Tee Primary PNG page with some information on BASC http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4420&start=110.

The school has a list of school bus operators.
If you opt for a BASC that is not near to the school, you need to arrange transport. You can call up the list of bus operators to find out if they could stop by the BASC that you have in mind. Alternatively, ask the BASC for the operators who send the kids to school. Do these operators operate during school holiday? Also, do take into considerations when they have excursions or CCAs from P3 onwards. Will you be able to get help to fetch your child from school if you are not able to?

mum77:

Hi anyone got any comment between Unity & YTPS ?

My child is in YTPS. I like this school as she has a lot of activities and courses which I think my child would like. Do visit their website to have an idea of their CCAs and PERI classes. http://www.yewteepri.moe.edu.sg/
It is active and yet not so busy that might affect their classes.

My friend whose kids are in Unity Primary has good things to say about the school. I was told that the current principal, who took over the school 3 years ago (2011) is a very driven and result oriented principal. The school similarly, has quite a number of activities. They even have very effective development programs for kids who are weak in their subjects. This school also has an active PSG. I was told they organize activities on Sundays, if you have the time to join.
http://www.unitypri.moe.edu.sg/

I know that YTPS open house is over. Perhaps you can call these schools to ask about the qualities that you are looking for in a primary school.

phtthp:

what is Yew tTee primary highest PSLE score this year ?

percentage scored > 250 ?

Normally, the school will announce the year's PSLE performance through their web site. However, they do not give figures on how many percentage scored > 250 and such. See last year's result here http://www.yewteepri.moe.edu.sg/news.aspx?Year=2011.

Anyone knows how well the school performed this year? Like percentage/number of students getting 250 and above? Thanks!

Right! I for one, would like to know what are the top scores from the schools. This helps to gauge where my child is standing among his peers, since we are using the bell curve, or t-scores and all. This helps us to plan ahead too.

crazymummy:

hi, any of your kids are in a Student Care Centre near Yew Tee Pri Sch? I intend to place my kids in the Student Care Centre and would like to get some reviews.

My child was in CreativeLand for 2 years (P1-P2). It's opposite Yew Tee Primary. The school will fetch kids to and from school. If you are picking up your child yourself, you can inform the center.
For P1 and 2, they do not have teachers from outside to tutor the kids. They are given assessment books and worksheets to do on certain days. I can't remember exactly which days. They will revise the spellings and 听写 with the students. You may like to find out directly from the school.

You may also like to check out ProTeach, though it's further away.

There is actually a http://www.sportsschool.edu.sg/. But really, finally it boils down to bread and butter. There is a very short life span as a sports man for a career in Singapore.