Club 2007 Kiddo
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Thanks heaps, Sembgal!
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Hi am still a novice at this form. But my 2007 dd will join p1. I have not studied in singapore but dh has. His school was Swiss cottage primary now
Merged with another school and become
Balestier hill primary. We are very close
To the school. I need feedback on the school. Anyone knows? I know
There is new principal and she has brought about lot of changes in the school. If
Anyone can help then it will be good. -
hi dears, I have been receiving the following advice:
Choose your DS or DD school wisely.
Remember if you choose a competitive school (though it may be a good school) - be prepared for 6 years of very,very hard work. It is okay if your DS or DD can take it. Otherwise, they may be very stressed and may 'break down'. :yikes:
Best to choose a school which you feel is not 'pressurising' to let them have a fair balance of work and play. You will build a very happy child and the bond between you and your child will grow (cos you can spend happy moments with the child instead of just pressurising them to do homework,study etc etc)
:rahrah:
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Sweetbaby456:
hi dears, I have been receiving the following advice:
Choose your DS or DD school wisely.
Remember if you choose a competitive school (though it may be a good school) - be prepared for 6 years of very,very hard work. It is okay if your DS or DD can take it. Otherwise, they may be very stressed and may 'break down'. :yikes:
Best to choose a school which you feel is not 'pressurising' to let them have a fair balance of work and play. You will build a very happy child and the bond between you and your child will grow (cos you can spend happy moments with the child instead of just pressurising them to
:rahrah:
That's the advice I am getting also and will take it as I want my dd to enjoy their childhood as well. Also I am looking into single session schools can come home early and have tome to so homework study and play also.
A little anxious about her adjusting to P1 from childcare. I started working FT six months back so all things are new but she is super excited about going to a big school -
mom2girls:
:goodpost:Sweetbaby456:
hi dears, I have been receiving the following advice:
Choose your DS or DD school wisely.
Remember if you choose a competitive school (though it may be a good school) - be prepared for 6 years of very,very hard work. It is okay if your DS or DD can take it. Otherwise, they may be very stressed and may 'break down'. :yikes:
Best to choose a school which you feel is not 'pressurising' to let them have a fair balance of work and play. You will build a very happy child and the bond between you and your child will grow (cos you can spend happy moments with the child instead of just pressurising them to
:rahrah:
That's the advice I am getting also and will take it as I want my dd to enjoy their childhood as well. Also I am looking into single session schools can come home early and have tome to so homework study and play also.
A little anxious about her adjusting to P1 from childcare. I started working FT six months back so all things are new but she is super excited about going to a big school -
Hi
Considering to send my son to a brand new school opening in 2014. Any parents have feedback on new schools? -
Nightlone,
Can I check - did your son’s Kumon Maths tr mention every day, k2 kid must do how many pages of a5 size Maths worksheets? -
KiddyLow:
If for me, I will use it as my back up for Phase 2Cs. There will be plenty of vacancies left in new school after Phase 2C.Hi
Considering to send my son to a brand new school opening in 2014. Any parents have feedback on new schools? -
sembgal:
Errrrrr, not necessarily. In 2011, registering for kids going to P1 in 2012, Frontier Primary School, a new school with first intake for 2012 P1, was over-subscribed and balloting was conducted for parents living within 1km. So all the P1 students were balloted in.
If for me, I will use it as my back up for Phase 2Cs. There will be plenty of vacancies left in new school after Phase 2C.KiddyLow:
Hi
Considering to send my son to a brand new school opening in 2014. Any parents have feedback on new schools?
Some parents like new schools becos of new facilities or impressed with the leadership or within walking distance to their homes.
Best to monitor situation and not take things for granted. -
It also depends on the principal who is going to take over the school. For those new schools, I did a background check on 1 principal who is going to take over the new school but was from a normal neighbourhood primary elsewhere. No comment for her. First time I heard of her name and first time I heard of her school.
As for that supposedly new primary school, the facilities have been used by another primary school as holding site while its own school undergoing upgrading. So not exactly new facilities. Check out the history of the school too.
Another point to note: those 3 new primary schools will admit children with special needs and allied educator will only come in by June 2014.
It's your own choice to put your child in new school but they will have to learn with special needs children as there are facilities designed for them, I suppose. If your child is the type to get distracted easily in class, putting them with SN will be a big no no. It all depends on the child's needs.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2013/05/three-new-primary-schools-to-take-in-students-from-2014.php
Alexandra Primary seems to be a good catch as the Principal and Vice-Principal came from well-known schools.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/3-new-primary-schools-to-open-for-p1-reg/681340.html