My daughter is in Primary one. Only upon after the months in the year then I realise some information will be greatly appreciated if I have it.
Overall I have no comments about the school as it is one of the good ones around my area.
The communication with the teachers are also not as active as the ones in her childcare. I do anticipate and realise that the primary school teacher has too much to focus on.
I do hope the below information will be helpful for your kids for preparing in Primary.
Some information are obtain online , some advice from friends and some from my personal experience.
Do prepare your child early and preprepare them about the excitment of joining a totally new school.
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It doesn't take one long to realize that Primary school education has evolved (and is still continuing to evolve) way beyond what parents were used to during their own days as students going through the Singapore education system.
It has become quite essential that children are properly prepared for Primary school education in the early years before they first enter Primary school. Failure to do so will result in a high level of stress for both parent and child as early as the first few semesters of Primary school life.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) offers a framework for Pre-schools, and even standards for operators to follow.
The framework outlines the objectives of pre-school education for children to:
Know what is right and what is wrong
Be willing to share and take turns with others
Be able to relate to others
Be curious and be able to explore
Be able to listen and speak with understanding
Be comfortable and happy with themselves
Have developed physical co-ordination and healthy habits
Love their family, friends, teachers and school
While kindergartens (catering to 5 and 6 year olds) have to be registered with the MOE, the kindergartens themselves are operated entirely by the private industry and their syllabus and course materials are not regulated by MOE. This flexibility resulted in significant disparity across kindergartens in terms of the level of depth and breadth of coverage of material used for preparing children for Primary One. Not all kindergarten prepare children in the same manner for Primary school. Even within the same chain (eg. PAP's Children Foundation PCF) of kindergartens, the comprehensiveness can be very different depending on the what parents are willing to pay for.
It is therefore important for parents to familarize themselves with the Primary One syllabus in order to know how well the kindergartens are actually preparing their children for formal schooling.
Below are some information that you should prepare yourself and your kids. which are some of the things you can do in preparing your child for Primary school education.
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Due to the new holistic teaching the school are implementing with the kids. There is a section that I think most kids need help on " show and Tell" .. even as adult I dont think I can even flare well in this section without much help and practice. Personally I think it will be tough for those kids who are very timid and quiet but nothing is impossible.. Get them prepare like some fun time. It will expose them up to speak well and better.
Primary schools that do away with exams for P1 students have implemented Show & Tell and Written Expression as formative assessments. Our children can be prepared for both the above activities much easier than we credit them for. Here are a couple of stuff i did with my daughter.
Hope these can be suggestions for your children's future preparation...
Topics for show and tell were given in advance somewhere 3 to 4 weeks prior to the actual session. Parents are encouraged to help prepare their children for it. The children will not be allowed to read from any notes or cue cards that may have been prepared from home. The session has to be done spontaneously... for some time. Kids have to memorise the passage of the show and tell.
It will be better to keep all the vocabulary as simple as possible. Sentence structure should be kept simple and easy for the children to understand.
Some General topics across schools would be :
1. My Family
2. My Favourite Toy
3. My Favourite Food (etc)
My daughter chose "My Favourite Toy "for show and tell. We went through some of her precious toys and I do ask her to make her own selection ... While some parents prepare their children for Show & Tell by writing down their own simple points or the sentences that they have come up with for their children... there are parents like me who like to get the kiddies down to the preparation work.
I do think it is important for the kids to be involved in the process. It's like research work for their own project and it will be easier for them to remember the information.
We start by mind mapping what are the areas she wanted to cover / talk about. Who, what , When she got the gift... why etc we expand and brainstorm on those areas with more details / information.
Your child should wrote their own piece and do also encouraged them to use her own words as much as possible. You should guided them with extra bits here and there for the added punch line. We also added some hand gestures to make it look like story telling / sharing instead of a straight rod speech. We can also prepare some items to make the show and tell more lively. The child will also be more happy and enthusatic to show the friends.
It will be useful to encourage her to practice the show and tell with outsider like uncle and aunties instead of immediate family.
Do be reminded that Eye contact is also important. Memories of passage and points are a must.
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