sunbeamz:

Hi anyone got into Concord for the recent registration? also any feedback from other parents who have children in the school and how the school is? Thanks.

i suppose there ain alot of parents with child in concord that are active in this forum. Well, i am one

I've a P5 boy with Concord. He enjoys going to school since P1 and so far has not heard any complaints from him about his school, as yet.

Compared to Choa Chu Kang Pri sch for the same level, Concord doesn't, or at least it is not happening to my boy now, have alot of after-school lessons for its students. So my P5 boy reports home after school daily. There are only occasional extra 'stretch' lessons for the whole class. So far he has only been asked to stay back in school to attend Science and Maths, 1 each this year so far. Science was for the whole class and Maths for the weaker students in the class. Each session has about 4-5 wkly lessons, between 1.5 to 2 hours.

Back in P4, my boy only kenna additional Eng lessons once when he fared badly for his comprehension and that was just about 4-5 lessons only.

I have at a stage, felt that the school is not giving enough 'drilling' to the students by giving extra lessons to the students after school to prepare them well for PSLE. I was feeling v kiasu then, worried for my son who's sitting for 2012 PSLE. well, am still now

My neighbour's nephew in CCKPS, P5 as well, had to stay back in sch for additional lessons most days of the week. This smart boy is in the top class in CCKPS. I dunno if the extra lessons are to make sure the students were 'groomed' to produce good PSLE results or purely to 'stretch' them further to give good secondary grounding.

However, I believe in giving a non-stress school to my children as I think children should enjoy happy childhood memories and not one filled with just memories of non-stop homework n extra lessons.

With this belief, I've enrolled my twin daughters for P1 in 2012 via stage 1. Neighbourhood school can also produce scholars. Concord has ever produced students of good PSLE results. CHeck out the school website for more info: http://www.concordpri.moe.edu.sg/

To what i observed, the additional lessons are really only meant for the weak students or when students doesnt do well in Concord. Well, i would be proved wrong until my son is 'summoned' for a string of after school lessons

It has been a stress-free school days for my boy in Concord.

Hope this info is helpful to you

:welcome:


newbie welcoming newbie on board!

this is by far, the most informative forum i've ever come across!

This forum is really very addictive cos it's v v v v v v v informative.

kudos to the adminstrators and those who contributed and shared the desirable and sought after information :celebrate:

qms:

Actually, would you be able to share what is not good about Concord? Not stressful enough for your kid? :scratchhead:

ya!!!!

hahaahahaa.... its good for the children but to me...like not preparing the children leh....tat's why i in dilemna lor....

I heard from neighbour whose P4 nephew is in CCKPS has remedial lessons after sch even though he's in the top class....whereas my boy who is in the top 3 class in Concord can 'report home' everyday! Remedial is really only for those weak students.....

Another fren whose P3 girl is in the top class in a popular Yishun neighbourhood sch also has remedial lessons after school

M i being too paranoid??? being tooooooooooo kiasu??? or remedial lesson is the sch's way to maintain its student's standards so as to uphold the school's popularity??? :scratchhead:

I m worried that the school doesn't prepare them well for their PSLE. But looking at Concord's achievement for the 2009 PSLE, they also produced top scholars too....although scores not as high as tat in SV la....

Or i expecting too much?? :lol:

ya lor...i tot so too....


but hor...i think PV oso too late now i guess... i read somewhere in this forum that some mummies said mus go thru interview somemore :faint: only i interview pple...how can let pple interview me wen i m not looking for a job ( :lol:

was suggesting to DH abt PV at SV...he said i m crazy and nv pay attention to wat PM said...he said neighbourhood sch is jus as good.....

so i guess...in the end...still go back to Concord ba...

oops : v paiseh, cos wen i posted the first one, somehow din went thru and posted 2nd one....


my apologies....

can anyone be kind enuf to share their views with me?

Kum sia :thankyou:

Is it too early to discuss p1 registration for 2012???!!! :oops:


My p4 boy is currently in Concord Primary. Then felt normal neighbourhood sch would not be too stressful and without much research, enrolled him into Concord which is just opp my blk, so very the convenient.

But as I 'learnt' through 'mistakes', I now have dilemna. Should I enrolled my twin girls into Conord for Phase 1 come next yr P1 registration? Or should I take the risk to try for 2 places in SV which is <2km from my house?

Any advise? :?:

Paiseh....very the kiasu hor? :lol:

hi all,


i’m oso residing in the west - CCK.

FTWM with 3 children - 1 boy (2000), 2 twin girls (2005)

markfch:

evolution of a ksp newbie:


gek sim ==> not kiasu ==> read ksp every week ==> become kiasu ==> read ksp every day ==> become very kiasu ==> kids aced exams ==> gek sim becomes hwa hee (欢喜)

see, you've joined the right mix :welcome:

Thanks markfch! The part on aced exams is v enlightening n inpiring wo!!

My dear children, li nam cham liao (你们惨了）!!!

cant help but feeling more n more geksim each day...


apparently my children felt that their mummy has a strong heart which relates to loud loud voice that travels at a marvelous speed....hence....

hopefully can really kua kui.... kua kui in seeing smaller n smaller numbers for tests and exams? :lol:

BigDevil:

:welcome:


That's an appropriate nickname!! Love it!

:thankyou: for the warm welcome

actually was cracking my head to think of a nickname lor....
this comes in naturally....cos v gek sim mos of the time

the other one is 'dwee sim gua' :laugh: