Ngee Ann Primary

[KingRascal]

My DH is always the \"cool\" one. When I told him about the bus ride, he viewed it positively. He said it's a good time for him to communicate and play with more friends...haiz. This is probably the \"Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus\" theory.


Yes, the children may be famished and tired when they reach home. However I guess this is the trend to go for a single session. I personally really like the single session arrangement. We seem to have alot more time to spare haha. I can pack his classes in the afternoons instead of nights and weekends.

Hope your boy has fun so far :lol:


Oh talking abt the transport. It's really horrible. It took 1 hr for the past 2 days for my boy to reach home after class dismissed. And, best part is, the bus driver just dropped the kids outside our place at the carpark entrance and they were like running on their own to us at the carpark. I called and complained yday, today they changed the bus without telling me and still said the driver said the bus too long, cannot go inside our carpark blah blah (while i saw several 40 seaters coming in during th 45 mins i stood there and waited) but at least after they change the bus for him, the bus came in to our place and drop him at the proper drop off area.

I am so mad abt the woman who answered the phone when i called yday and today and also the driver of yday. How can they do that?!?! Was thinking of complaining to the admin mgr but not sure if it wld help cos its kinda the monopoly and we had no choice but to take their BS.

Sigh...

Like that the single session is super long for the kids. My kid, after having his light lunch and shower, cld only nap at 3pm. goodness. :([/quote]

[KingRascal]

Yes, the duration for the subjects per week are rather similar. Guess with only 3 academic subjects, there are really alot of periods for each :lol:


Asb - asembly
ER - hmm, never seen that before...early recess?? :lol: :lol: :lol:
COMU - Music?
HE - Yes, health education

There should be another called CE - character education.

GingerSilver:

My girl came home with her timetable yesterday. It seems that there are lots of English lessons (16 of them @ 30 min per lesson), as compared to Math (7 lessons at 30 min each). There is MT lesson every day for 1.5 hours (it is 15 lessons x 30 min) . On Thursday, other than PE and MT, the rest is EL (5 x 30mins). Wondering if this is normal or similar to your kids' timetable....

What do Asb, ER and COMU mean? I suppose HE means Health Education?

[GingerSilver]

Dear KingRascal,


Thanks for your reply.

What do they do during Asb?

ER is conducted by Mdm Rafeah (head of english), so I guess it is to do with english?!?

How do you find the teachers in general? Are you in parents support group?

[KingRascal]

Asb - er..haha, i have no idea. I never ask my boy! :lol: Guess it would be similar to our times, whereby there'd be talks, presentation, etc.


Hv pm you.

GingerSilver:

Dear KingRascal,

Thanks for your reply.

My girl's Asb is between 9.00 to 9.30 on Tuesday (once a week only). What do they do during Asb?

ER is conducted by Mdm Rafeah (head of english), so I guess it is to do with english?!?

How do you find the teachers in general? Are you in parents support group?

[3bagsfull]

I just got the bus card from the driver today, in the end, I am charged $90 just for the return trip from sch to home.


If the sch bus fare’s rate of increase is like that every year, i think by the time they go P6, we could be paying $200 a mth.

BTW, my boy has not got his timetable yet. is it normal? Shall I ask the teacher or just wait?

TIA.

[KingRascal]

Not sure if it's normal or not but it happened to my DS last year. He only took his timetable in the second week.

3bagsfull:

I just got the bus card from the driver today, in the end, I am charged $90 just for the return trip from sch to home.

If the sch bus fare's rate of increase is like that every year, i think by the time they go P6, we could be paying $200 a mth.

BTW, my boy has not got his timetable yet. is it normal? Shall I ask the teacher or just wait?

TIA.

[KingRascal]

Hi GingerSilver


Guess by now you have figured out what ER is
It's Exploring Reading. I believe you should have that book. Yes, it's under English. Not all teachers use this term. My son's timetable does not have this term but his friends in a couple of other classes have it stated.

GingerSilver:

Dear KingRascal,

Thanks for your reply.

What do they do during Asb?

ER is conducted by Mdm Rafeah (head of english), so I guess it is to do with english?!?

How do you find the teachers in general? Are you in parents support group?

[AprilDad]

Hi,


I had changed my email and coincidentally forgotten my password. :shock:

My son is enjoying himself in Primary 1. He is in the UNITY class.

Thanks for clarifying the ER period - I was wondering and when asking my son he says Mdm Rafeah everyday reads stories only

There are so many new terms and acronyms, I think the teachers should make it a point to introduce an acronym page at the end of the Orientation handbook for parents.

:stupid: :?:

[AprilDad]

My son came home unhappy that he could not go for his morning walk to PE on Friday as it was raining but said that the hall exercises were so funny.


Anyone going for the Maths talk next week? Still thinking whether to go or not.

:celebrate:

[AprilDad]

Had anyone guessed the CO in MU?


I called the office and guess what, they also do not know what the CO is but they did tell me that MU is music.

:roll: