Hi,


Actually my info on my previous post is obtained personally, cos my child is in P3 now, so that’s my experiences. I guess from this year onwards, P1 & P2 will not be as stressful as last time cos they will not have any major exams till P3. However, don’t think we could relax too much cos if we do that, how can they take it when at P3, suddenly all the exams and stress comes? I heard from parent whose child is in upper primary, there’ll be a big jump in academic at P4, & then jump again at P5 & P6.
From what I know, streaming goes on till P4. At P5 & P6, no change to class anymore. So P3 & P4, there’ll be changes if one doesn’t do well that year. Like P3A can still go to P4E if the child doesn’t score well and likewise, P3E can still go to P4A if the child does well!
As for the Sports Fiesta, it’s indeed an enjoyable one! And to make this happen, we must also give thanks to all the Parent volunteers who helped out unconditionally on that day!
About the lack of information to locate P3-6, I’ll feedback to the school about this. I too find it difficult to locate my child on that day. I think this only applies to upper primary, P1 & P2 are at the hall so quite straightforward.

Hi magiccastle,


Actually in Yangzheng, after P1, they'll start to stream them according to Mother tongue. They'll group better ones together.
Then the actual streaming will be at the end of P2, they'll stream according to Maths & English. So in P3, good ones will be placed under A & B classes while the rest will not be ranked. Eg. pupils that scored 95% & above for both Maths & English will go to P3A, pupils that scored 90% & above for both subjects will go to P3B, all others will go to P3C,D,E,F etc, not rated, meaning those who go E class doesn't mean that they're weaker than C class.
Then at end of P3, they'll stream again according to English & Science, no longer Maths cos for Maths, they've already recognised better ones to be placed in group 1, 2 etc.
Higher chinese will start in P5, so it's optional.
So this method of banding of class, help each individual student at their own pace. If the student is avg in Maths, she'll not feel so stressful if she's in other class rather than A & B class. For eg, a student from A class may score 49/50 but he's rank in class is only 12, while a student from D class scored 43/50, he's rank in class is top 3.

I personally find this type of method quite good, the only thing is they'll have to go to different classes for different subjects. Maybe will be confusing at first, but eventually they'll blend in.

Just like initially when my boy has to attend morning session on every wed, I feel that it's horrible, like upsetting their sleep pattern, but within a week, he's well adjusted. In fact, we like it, at least there's plenty of time in the afternoon for other activities on every wed. Anyway, next yr onwards, will be single session, so no diff!

As for P1 & P2, those who are struggling reading, Yangzheng do have Learning journeys, where parent volunteers will guide & read to them. They also have Buddy reading, where a buddy in the class that is better in reading will be assigned to a weaker reader to guide him along the way. :hi5:

its888me:

If school doesn't follow the homework guideline, why has it implemented and confused parents?


My point regarding the shoes and socks issue is that the communication to students and to parents are different. At school, the students were told to wear new shoes and socks regardless whether they are worn out or not. This was communicated differently in the letter to parents. I am glad that school is much understanding now.

Hi its888me,

I guess you're right, they shouldn't confused parents, but also depend alot on what class they're in, usually top classes will have more to drill.

magiccastle:

Not sure did I hear it correctly - The mean score for last yearPSLE is 211. Principal said the school overall result has improved . Above national level. But it didn't show the details of the individual subject. I' m more interested of how many A & A* the sch produced. At least can see how the whole cohort performed in each subject. Will the school be providing the details on its website?

Hi magiccastle,

Actually initially I too have the same thinking as you, I always look out for school with high aggregate score for PSLE. But after some findings, I realised if the school has top student that scored 280, yes the student is good, maybe even gifted but that's just an individual self achieving that. Whereas if the school has achieved above average on national passes in all subjects, is even better, meaning the teaching and guidance is good for everyone to achieve that.

You may check out the past years results from here:
http://www.yangzhengpri.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=1160918

Just my 2cents...

its888me:

Does anyone have any thoughts after receiving the Letter to Parents yesterday?


I was quite stunt to see that YZ implemented the Homework guidelines, ie. No certain homework on certain day. I thought it is inflexible and redundant. Teachers may be restricted by this which stop them from giving HW on certain day and instead pressurized to give more on certain days. Indeed, my child came back home also didn't feel comfortable. In fact, the children themselves already talked among themselves that they didn't like it. So, yet to see how it will turn out.

Every year the letter also said the new school shoes is a phase-in. However, at school, it was communicated to children that the new shoes and sorts is a MUST at ALL levels. I think YZ really needs to improve its communication within the school itself as well as to parents.

Hi,

About the homework guidelines, I feel that it's just an idea about what to expect in case your child didn't tell you that there's homework, so you could monitor accordingly, so I feel it's quite good for working parents that didn't have much time to monitor too closely on their child's homework. So far, my child has homework almost everyday, didn't really follow too strictly.
As for the phrasing in of new school shoes, I don't think they'll get parents to change them, only to inform you that newly improved ones are out, so if the existing ones are spoiled, then please switch to the new ones.

Hope it helps.

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