brainkuku:

But seem like Pei Hwa dropped from top 20 to top 100. All the neighbourhood school are catching up with 100% pass as well

Which ranking list are you referring to? My fren's kid's truly neighbourhood school had 100% pass. However, the quality passes were below national average for English and Math. No. of kids above 260 were 6. I would prefer if quality passes are taken into consideration too.

dyh:

gogoaddy:

Does anyone know what is TTLT program? Are they for the top % kids? Only for p4? Thanks.

Below is an extract from PH website:

Math TTLT
P4 and P5 students who show keen interests and higher ability in Mathematics are selected for TTLT (Thinkers Today Leaders Tomorrow) program to further develop their interests and ability for Mathematics.

English TTLT
The Thinkers Today, Leaders Tomorrow (TTLT) programme is designed to challenge high ability (HA) learners. This special programme engages pupils and ensures that their interests are catered to and that their abilities are stretched. Our mission is not just to teach them how to fish but to make them yearn for the sea.

There is a change this yr. Only English is TTLT. Sci and Math are E2K. Math program is new as MOE only rolled it out in 5 GEP schools last yr while Sci was rolled out in 2013. Selection is not based on academics solely. Thus, there are some top kids not selected, while kids in MA classes get a chance to join.

Joyfulhands:

Scary:

Need to work, plus my health is not gd. Also, we don't have car and helper, so bo bian. In fact, we know some of his classmates both boys and girls already on their own. They are the first/second generation fr China.

I do get my boy to call me once he reaches his enrichment place.

You super mom! So you still have to do housework and coach your son's studies right?
I do know of a P3 gal taking the public bus home after school & another P3 boy walking on his own to his enrichment centre which is about a 5-mins walk. When I asked DD whether she can also walk there on her own, but she wasn't ready now.

Housework closed 1 and 3/4 eyes. Mainly laundry and cooking. Coaching some outsourced, some DS manages himself. I can only help in some areas for certain subjects.

There are a no. of schoolmates going home themselves since last yr P2. Mainly boys. However, more girls joined in this year. There is one P3 boy who will go home by bus and switch to train. He doesn't live near school. The mum is the ang mo type.

If your DD is not ready, don't let her do it. It depends on the character of the child. Mine cos boy so need to be more garang. Also, I realised I need to train early for my situation.

janet_lee88:

in any case, I still admire you to do without a helper.

Janet,
I thot you don't have helper too long time ago? It's so difficult to get good helpers nowadays. Having a helper can be as good as having another kid, remind remind and remind. The worst is, you can't even scold and offend her.
I have frens 2 kids without helper and external help, both full time working parents. I salute these frens. Also, there are those with 2 kids, 2 helpers plus grandparents helping.

janet_lee88:

scary,

:udawoman:
I don't dare to 放手 too much...your son is really independent at 9 years old.

Janet,
This is the 放手act when one feels almost dying and her child has to go for lessons. Imagine one having diarrhoea and it's time for school!

Joyfulhands:

Scary:

As for discipline, my boy actually quite ok but I know there are many boys who still have problems doing work at home. At least, I can leave him alone at home and go to work, get him to go to coffee shops to buy his own lunch (and for me too at times!), get him to go to his enrichments himself. Many gave me the :yikes: look when I told them this. As we have no helper and external help, I also choose to look at certain things only, better 放手 and train early.

I can sense that your boy is 懂事 and independent. I'm looking forward to the days my DD can do the same, yet I can't help & still there's a lingering worry for her safety when she venture out alone, as she's a girl. I guess I'll have to learn, albeit slowly, from the Frozen song: Let it go.. let it go..

Need to work, plus my health is not gd. Also, we don't have car and helper, so bo bian. In fact, we know some of his classmates both boys and girls already on their own. They are the first/second generation fr China.
I do get my boy to call me once he reaches his enrichment place.

Cool_hi


:? :rotflmao:

janet_lee88:

Scary:

Hi Janet,

Haven't seen you for a long time. Hope everything is ok for you and your 2 kids. Do you have more freedom now since your boy is in secondary and school hours are longer?

I have freedom when both stay back after school on Friday...son for CCA while daughter has remedial. Have to monitor his behavior now that he is in secondary school...he is very busy either with class or common tests. Otherwise I am doing well. Your son will be in p4 next year?

Yes. . . time flies! So SCARY!!!

Hi Janet,

Haven’t seen you for a long time. Hope everything is ok for you and your 2 kids. Do you have more freedom now since your boy is in secondary and school hours are longer?

cool_hi:

Scary:

Must state this. I am not siding the school in this case!
Actually the topic was quite clear if we had attended the briefing at the beginning of yr. The slides are in Mconline and the followings are stated:

Anyway, nothing to hide in this case as the info is in the website.

Since you have just shared your bad experience with the school and teachers,
I really find u very contradicting,when this is an obvious case of fault which lies in the school/teachers,
I am sad that instead of comforting us, who are the victims,
we are being :rotflmao: :spank:
for not paying attention in the briefing which was more than 6months ago & infer topics for test?!!...
& got labelled as bo chap & only have ourselves to be blamed?!?
& i mentioned before, what about those parents who did not attend briefing??
so they also huo gai huh??
& me, i left the briefing early, due to work also..
so u trying to tell us, school has such lousy communication that we parents MUST attend and MUST pay undue attention in order to infer topics for test, & CANNOT leave early???

I don't think I have laughed at any parents in any of my posts. Just find that when things happen to you, you lose your cool and want others to agree that the fault lies with other parties solely. So what if we know that the fault lies with the school/teachers or even the parents? We know hard for the school/teachers to change, but as parents, we can change our approach. Also, I was just sharing that the school had indeed shared with us on the tested topic (be it half a yr ago or just yesterday). I did not label you as bo chap. It was a general statement that I made when I used \"you\" in the earlier post. Many parents took pictures of the slides too and the school did indicate that the slides are online.

As for paying attention, not for me to comment but up to parents to decide how important the briefing is for them to remember the details. Just like us telling our kids, \"XXX is important, please pay attention\" if we feel XXX is important. I don't think that there is anything wrong to share with others that they have to take note when the school auto communicate with the parents like the briefing. This can caution other P1/P2 parents or the upper prim parents if they have never attended the school briefings. I believe my post here did wake some up that such communications by school heads is important when you think you can leave everything to your child or the teachers cos they did not attend the briefing, cos the teachers can be bo chap in finding out correct info for you, cos some kids can be switched off even when teachers tell them the details, etc.

As for ours and some other classes, maybe we were more fortunate as we were told to refer to briefing slides. So we referred. As for parents who missed the briefing, it's up to them to view the importance of it and checked with teachers and parents what they have missed. I can't comment on their behalf. Anyway, you did mention that you were cautioned that it was a different topic, but you did not further confirm right? Umm.. . maybe you or embel could have posted the doubts here. The parents can't possibly share everything that happens in school here unless there are queries and topics that will interest others.

Because I know that the school has communication problems and there are bo chap teachers, I have to place importance on certain things. I shared my part so other parents can take note if they want. Of course, what I deemed as important may not be important to some cos our kids have different characters. I thought you would have known long ago about the communication problems, about the bo chap attitude, etc since P1?

As for discipline, my boy actually quite ok but I know there are many boys who still have problems doing work at home. At least, I can leave him alone at home and go to work, get him to go to coffee shops to buy his own lunch (and for me too at times!), get him to go to his enrichments himself. Many gave me the :yikes: look when I told them this. As we have no helper and external help, I also choose to look at certain things only, better 放手 and train early.