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April 2024
It’s that time of the year again – P1 Registration! Here’s our handy guide to all the new changes in 2018, and important dates to take note of. As parents,…
If your K2 child is still struggling with reading and writing English, these are the places — with different learning style to suit different children — he or she can…
When my daughter Rachel was younger, she attended ballet and piano classes — just like her older sister. She wanted to be as good in them as her jiejie (older sister in Mandarin) in these activities. But…
Most primary school children tend to “under perform” in maths, says Ms Peggy Zee. The Early Education Mathematics Specialist with 32 years of experience says that because children in school…
It’s once again that time of the year that drives parents of K2s into a frenzy. Yes, it’s time for Primary 1 registration and the stakes are high. Brand name…
When I was young, I took up a different CCA every year. These extra after-school classes gave me with opportunities to learn things I would not have been exposed to…
It’s not just our little ones that are starting Primary 1. It’s a steep learning curve for parents too! Here’s a useful guide with eight lessons to get you off…
Entering primary school is a milestone for many children. It marks the beginning of their formal education and can be a huge leap from the more relaxed setting of a…
“I’m really looking forward to going to Primary One, are you?” My son asked me enthusiastically towards the end of his year in Kindergarten Two. “Well… it would be interesting…
My daughter, Bea, will be going to primary school next year. With six months to go, I wondered if she would be prepared for Primary 1? Based on feedback from…
This time last year, parents of children who were born in the year of 2006 were frantically preparing their children and themselves for the first year of the wilderness known…
In just a matter of weeks, six-year-olds island-wide will be making the transition from kindergarten to Primary school. In place of the hand-holding guidance which they had received in pre-school,…
Come July, parents with children entering Primary One next year will begin the process of registering and balloting for places in the primary school of their choice. The following is…
“Dear Mr Pig, I am feeling excited because I am going to the zoo tomorrow!” My daughter, who started Primary 1 this year, had written. Under her words were a…
There are only a few weeks left before The Big Day — the first day of school. Uniforms have been bought, washed and ironed. Textbooks have been dressed in plastic…
My daughter has a good friend, J, from her old preschool. He recently visited us on a playdate. It was a pleasant surprise to see that he was interested in…
Five months before Primary 1 starts is an ideal time to start actual preparing your child for the next stage in education, educators say. As Ms Grace Yong, the Executive…
By now, Phase 2B is already old news. The letter from our dream school, ticked at the “your-child-has-been-unsuccessful” box, is lying on the shelf. It is not a pleasant souvenir…
When we went to register at our primary school of choice for our daughter, we were anxious to see so many cars seeking parking lots, and couples with folders asking…
The Primary 1 (P1) registration frenzy has started. Congratulations, if you have already managed to get your child into the school of your choice. The rest of us who are…
If your older child is studying in a primary school that you want to enrol his or her younger sibling in, the Primary One Registration Exercise for entry in 2013…
Since the dates were announced by the Ministry of Education, my husband and I have been reminding each other daily how many days there are left to the Big Day….
You know where you’ll be registering your child for Primary School. That’s the easy part done. Now do your homework. Yes, yours, as you will be hearing these letters very…
Many Singaporean parents strategise, often years in advance, to get their children into popular schools at primary one. This sense of competitiveness surrounding primary school registration is fuelled by the…
The transition from kindergarten to primary school is a big one. Apart from learning subjects at a deeper level, your child has to adjust to a new environment, follow a…
At the P1 orientation session in some schools, after the children are separated from their parents and brought to their classrooms, the kids are given a battery of written tests…
Come January each year, thousands of six-year-olds in Singapore enter a brand new stage of life — the start of their primary school years. If your child has gone through…
To support parents and students in making informed decisions about education pathways, the Ministry of Education (MOE) conducts seminars on primary and secondary school education for parents with children in…
