Feedback for Canberra / Endeavour Pri Sch

[Sweet Memory]

Dear Mummies,

My son is due for Pri 1 registration this yr. Need feedback from mummies whose child is in Canberra / Endeavour Pri. Thks.

[yumiao]

Originally Posted by Sweet Memory Dear Mummies, My son is due for Pri 1 registration this yr. Need feedback from mummies whose child is in Canberra / Endeavour Pri. Thks.

Only know camberra is one of the Future schools. They will use lots of ICT stuff to help learning. They have a system to push students to improve their result.

Endeavour is a new school, some of the system may not be ready yet. However, whatever they do, they do it for the good of kids.

I know these bcoz i know the principal there. No comments which one is better.

[Sweet Memory]

Thanks for the feedback, Yumiao. Hope to get more feedback from other mummies. Are you staying in Sembawang area?

[yumiao]

Originally Posted by Sweet Memory Thanks for the feedback, Yumiao. Hope to get more feedback from other mummies. Are you staying in Sembawang area?

Hi Sweet Memory
Actually I am not. But I set up a tuition centre in Yishun. If you are in Sembawan, I think you are going to receive my flyer soon. I have students from both these schools. . When you receive my flyer, I may let you know more about my back ground. Or maybe from the flyer, you can already guess why I know the principal. LOL

[Sweet Memory]

Hope to receive your flyer soon. He is having English & Chinese enrichment since K1. Me now considering whether to get one to one tuition for my son when he enter Pri 1. Well, i hope he will be happy in the new pri school and not to mentioned, he has to deal and manage with homework, test, exam... And not sure whether he will get stressed.

[R&I mom]

hi, my boy is in Canberra now. Good and bad cos it's only 1st quarter of the year and he's already flooded with lots of homework, test & coming exam. Realise it may be a bit stressful for him though but hopeful he'll overcome it soon. Good to prepare yr kid for Chinese if he's exposed to English most of the time as it'll be very challenging for him otherwise. My boy has been taken Chinese enrichment way before K1 but he's still quite weak. Another thing helpful is to start him early on assessment books which I feel it's very helpful. It'll help them understand the question asked and how to tackle it. No choice, the primary school nowsaday are no longer like our time...

[Sweet Memory]

Hi R&I mum,

Thank you for your feedback. How are the teachers there? Did hear some comments recently...

[autumn82]

Originally Posted by Sweet Memory Hi R&I mum, Thank you for your feedback. How are the teachers there? Did hear some comments recently...

Serious? What sort of comments?? Care to share? I'm also considering Canberra or Endeavour if I can't get my gal in another choice.

[Sweet Memory]

Hi autumn 82,

While I was waiting for bus one day, a parent of Pri 2 told me the teachers keep changing and the attitude of the teacher. Another one was told my son's music class parent that their neighbour had changed their Pri 2 child to another school as there is a drastic change in the child's attitude. With that, my son's music class parent decided to register their child in Endeavour though they had clocked the hours for the Parent Volunteer. As I just live opp of Canberra, and looking at their past PSLE result, it is always my 1st choice in Sembawang. But i hope my child will enjoy and happy in the school.

May i know which is your 1st choice for your child?

[yumiao]

Hi Sweet Memory, autumn 82 , R&I Mum and other caring mums
I shall not do much advertisement for my centre in this forum. Just briefly tell you some of my background.

I was working in a one of the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Schools, same as the principal of Endxxxxxr Pri. He promoted me as subject head. After he left, I decided to resign and set up my own tuition centre.

My goal is to bring the technology into classroom. With help of all types of multimedia resources, let children learn Chinese in a fun way. At the same time, train students' thinking and writing with a more systematical way.

Currently, I have a few students from both Canberra and Endeavour. If you are interested, feel free to contact me with 63156737 / 96786181 / evert_ren@yahoo.com.

[R&I mom]

hi Sweet Memory, actually I also happened to hear similar remarks from other parents of upper primary but my belief is, nothing is 100% guarantee as it depends on the kid too. So far, I've have spoken to his Form teacher over the phone on a few occasions and she has showed care and responsibility for him. I'm crossing my fingers that it'll work well for him in this school.

[autumn82]

Originally Posted by Sweet Memory Hi autumn 82, While I was waiting for bus one day, a parent of Pri 2 told me the teachers keep changing and the attitude of the teacher. Another one was told my son's music class parent that their neighbour had changed their Pri 2 child to another school as there is a drastic change in the child's attitude. With that, my son's music class parent decided to register their child in Endeavour though they had clocked the hours for the Parent Volunteer. As I just live opp of Canberra, and looking at their past PSLE result, it is always my 1st choice in Sembawang. But i hope my child will enjoy and happy in the school. May i know which is your 1st choice for your child?

I do have a friend who's daughter is in Endeavour now, pri 3.. So far from what she tells me, the sch + teachers are pretty fine. I'm looking at IJ TPY or Marymount Convent for 1st choice..

[Merrygirl]

My girl is currently in Endeavour Pri. As it is a new school, nbr of students still limited, therefore the discipline is stricter and easier to control. . Teachers, principal and students are like a big family. I was surprise that principal knows each and every student! =)

[Sweet Memory]

Wow, really nice to hear that. Thks!

[Ottermum]

hi there! my new flat'll be just opp Endeavour...think i'll enrol dear son there cos it's nearer...

heard that it's very very stressful to be studying in Canberra...they gotta learn 50 or 80 words for spelling?? or something like that...

my niece told me that...her neighbour kid's in Canberra...told my niece he wanna jump down from the block ...so stressful study's not fun at all!!!

oh dear nowadays kids so poooooor thing!!

[autumn82]

Originally Posted by Ottermum hi there! my new flat'll be just opp Endeavour...think i'll enrol dear son there cos it's nearer... heard that it's very very stressful to be studying in Canberra...they gotta learn 50 or 80 words for spelling?? or something like that... my niece told me that...her neighbour kid's in Canberra...told my niece he wanna jump down from the block ...so stressful study's not fun at all!!! oh dear nowadays kids so poooooor thing!!

Each time?! So much??? *faintz*

[Ottermum]

of course i'd like dear son to study in a better school but if it's too stressful for him it affects us as well isn't it??

whenever they exam we stress also...

[serenelm]

my ds1 is also in canberra pri, P1 tis yr... so far, he oni has 10 words for spelling each week (both chinese n english)... homework on average is 1 worksheet (1-5 pages) each day, sometimes for oni 1 subject or 2 subjects at most...

but he did get a P1 vocab list of 200 words or so during term 1... tink it's the new words to be learnt for the whole of P1...

the oni weird thing is he told me that he has 2 different teachers for his english or maths (i can't recall it's for which subject)... so for every Mon and Fri, it wld be 1 teacher and then from tue-thu, it wld be another teacher... weird ?

as for the constant changes in teachers, i tink it's pretty common nowadays... my nephew (studying in river valley pri) also constantly change teachers...

R&I mom: which class or level is your child in? mine's in Care 1...

yumiao: can email (serenelm@hotmail.com) or give me more details on your tuition ctr's progs? i'm thinking of letting ds1 attend english tuition cos his comprehension is atrocious...

[kiddomummy]

yumiao: Can email me at kiddomummy@yahoo.com.sg

I would like my son to go for chinese classes.

He's only K1, he has extra chinese lesson in his childcare, but its not enuff.... the way he speaks it, its like a hongkonger,sometimes like an angmor! OMG, faints....

My mum stays in Yishun, so its quite convenient to attend your classes...

Thanks

[kiddomummy]

anymore more feedbacks on Canberra / Endeavour Pri Sch ?

Next year gotta enroll my monster liaoz.... really headache...

Actually mummies, does any of you think:

" Enroll kid in a better school is a better headstart or schools near to house is more practical/convenient?!? "

I am even planning to shift to a place near the school of my choice....
Sometimes i wonder, am I over-doing it....hai...
But after talking to mummies I know, I realised many are doing the same...

I stay Sembawang, but schools here are limited, Yishun has a wider choice, if not its all the "ATAS" schools....
I didnt know its such a headache.....

[yumiao]

All mummies, what I suggested to other mummies, is to ask around how the principal is. You dont't really have to ask how the kids look like or how they feel, especially for a P1 or P2 kid. They normally enjoy the school lives very much. However, when they come to upper level, they will understand in what kind of system, they can learn more.

Kiddomummy, sorry I didn't come to this thread recently. Busy preparing the intensive training on creative writing holiday package. Sending you email now. Cheers!

[yumiao]

Hi all. I think some of you may know that I am from a tuition centre. Recently another two centres came and looking for cooperation, bcoz I was well known as using of multimedia and IT in teaching. Now, I choose to work with eTutor, which is a tuition centre set up by Zhi Shi Bao (好朋友，知识画报，知识报). And my centre is going to be a branch of them. Soon I will set up new branches in either Punggol/Sengkang area, or Sembawan.

[annkarin72]

Originally Posted by yumiao Hi all. I think some of you may know that I am from a tuition centre. Recently another two centres came and looking for cooperation, bcoz I was well known as using of multimedia and IT in teaching. Now, I choose to work with eTutor, which is a tuition centre set up by Zhi Shi Bao (好朋友，知识画报，知识报). And my centre is going to be a branch of them. Soon I will set up new branches in either Punggol/Sengkang area, or Sembawan.

Hi,

May I know where is your tuition centre? Can you email me annkarin72@yahoo.com.sg

Thks
Karin

[76esther]

Hi hi

i had also heard -ve feedbacks about canberra pri sch.. seems like the education standard there is quite high.. a lot of spellings and homework.
i will be registering my elder gal in endeavour.. but am afraid will not be able to get a place because it seems to be quite "hot". hope there will not be any balloting for phase 2C.

my elder gal's kindergarten principal told me that most of her last yr's K2 students had studied in endeavor..
heard that the principal of endeavor is a ex-principal of nan qiao sch..
quite a traditional man )

[annkarin72]

Originally Posted by 76esther Hi hi i had also heard -ve feedbacks about canberra pri sch.. seems like the education standard there is quite high.. a lot of spellings and homework. i will be registering my elder gal in endeavour.. but am afraid will not be able to get a place because it seems to be quite "hot". hope there will not be any balloting for phase 2C. my elder gal's kindergarten principal told me that most of her last your's K2 students had studied in endeavor.. heard that the principal of endeavor is a ex-principal of nan qiao sch.. quite a traditional man )

Hi my daughter is in Canberra Primary. Surprising she dont have any homework. All the work was done in sch. I heard friends mention for Endeavour there will be pressure for their chinese and when you start P2.

Cheers