Marymount Convent

[sembgal]

Tentative date for Pri 1 Orientation is on 16th November 2013, Saturday. Registration starts 8am. Actual orientation is 8.30am to 11.30am.

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sembgal:

I went down to Marymount personally to enquire too. This is the best school that gives the good vibes. I could observe that the girls were well-behaved, admin lady was cheerful and helpful to our queries. This school is highly recommended if not for the distance. I'm still deliberating if the distance is worth it. There were only a handful of parents that went to apply this afternoon. Moreover this school is within 15mins walking distance from Caldecott mrt station.

Congrats to your success!

I do think the distance is worth it if 1. you are getting into a good school and 2. without ballot.

[nite]

bluemoon:

Actually MC to queenstown is just one straight road, why the driver cannot come this way. Very sad got to give up this nice school because of transport.

I agree with Bluemoon. It's a good school. I stay in the Queenstown area and had to give it up last year because of transport issues and the lack of good response from the bus coordinators. It's a good choice if you can arrange for transport.

They do pick-up in the Holland area though. Pickup is around 10.30am (school starts @12.30pm) and dropoff is around 8pm (school ends @6.30pm). First to pick-up and last to drop-off though the actual ride from Holland to Marymount is <20mins by car. This is without any CCA included. No bus service bus for kids with CCA.

When I enquired further, the bus coordinator became rude at my first question and I stopped the conversation short. For me, that killed my choice for MCS especially when my DD is yet to be registered in the school. Heard similar issues with transport from others. I liked the school though.

[babysnow]

hi all parents

just got my little baby girl in under P2C
count ourselves lucky to get in without balloting as we are <2 KM
gonna be active in this thread

[roidman]

Congrats to all parents!

Anyone residing around the vicinity of upp. Aljunied or upp. Serangoon rd?

[babysnow]

Shree:

Chergaby wrote
[quote]
Yes, the bus numbers for Yishun is missing from my booklet!

Hi there

I found the Yishun trpt number in the letter mailed to us,
She is quite a pleasant lady, quoted $90
Hope that was helpful :)[/quote]hi Shree

may i have the yishun trpt number?
any idea how much is for 2 way now / in 2014?
thanks

[babysnow]

Shree:

Chergaby wrote
[quote]
Yes, the bus numbers for Yishun is missing from my booklet!

Hi there

I found the Yishun trpt number in the letter mailed to us,
She is quite a pleasant lady, quoted $90
Hope that was helpful :)[/quote]hi Shree

may i have the yishun trpt number?
any idea how much is for 2 way now / in 2014?
thanks

[babysnow]

Tinkerbelle:

jesyeo:

Hi Tinkerbelle,

Oh I didn't know parents can stay in the foyer and canteen. I am so glad to hear that. But is it just only allowed on the first day of school? And is it true that parents can be at the canteen during their recess time?

How about coming back home? Does my girl needs to go look for the school bus herself or there will be pple assisting her. I hope she don't take the wrong bus or worse miss the bus.

Hi jessie & cantbearit2,
Actually, P1 parents are only suppose to be at the foyer before sch starts on the 1st day, but last year, some parents were still hanging around on the 3rd day. By then, would have overstayed the welcome and the sch's staff will invite you to leave.
Access to the canteen for parents is only during recess time for the 1st day. Similarly, last year, some parents were there for the 1st 3 days.

Personally, I only went to sch on the 1st day with DD2 last year for moral support and did not linger around for too long as DD2 is quite sticky and I didn't want her to keep looking out for me. Just told her sch does not allow and I had to leave (but secretly still around for a while longer...lol). I didn't go back during recess as I knew she would be in good the hands of her P5 buddy.

As for sch dismissal for the first few days, gals who are taking sch buses will be dismissed first. Do ensure your DDs know that they are taking the sch bus home and what bus number they are taking.
During sch dismissal at the parade ground, the teachers will ask who is going home by bus and who is being fetched by parents. The teacher will then announce the bus numbers via loud speaker/PA system. Your DD must pay attention to the bus numbers when they are being called out. She is to stand up when her bus number is being called out and someone will lead her to the right bus. Hence, it is crucial the gals stand up for the right buses. At this stage, the gals are not expected to look out for their own sch buses. Hope this allay your anxiety somewhat.

hi
is the above dismissal system still used currently?
i m afraid my DD will miss out the announcement as she is quite talkative when in a group of friends.
scared bus leave without her.

[babysnow]

Tinkerbelle:

jesyeo:

Hi Tinkerbelle,

Oh I didn't know parents can stay in the foyer and canteen. I am so glad to hear that. But is it just only allowed on the first day of school? And is it true that parents can be at the canteen during their recess time?

How about coming back home? Does my girl needs to go look for the school bus herself or there will be pple assisting her. I hope she don't take the wrong bus or worse miss the bus.

Hi jessie & cantbearit2,
Actually, P1 parents are only suppose to be at the foyer before sch starts on the 1st day, but last year, some parents were still hanging around on the 3rd day. By then, would have overstayed the welcome and the sch's staff will invite you to leave.
Access to the canteen for parents is only during recess time for the 1st day. Similarly, last year, some parents were there for the 1st 3 days.

Personally, I only went to sch on the 1st day with DD2 last year for moral support and did not linger around for too long as DD2 is quite sticky and I didn't want her to keep looking out for me. Just told her sch does not allow and I had to leave (but secretly still around for a while longer...lol). I didn't go back during recess as I knew she would be in good the hands of her P5 buddy.

As for sch dismissal for the first few days, gals who are taking sch buses will be dismissed first. Do ensure your DDs know that they are taking the sch bus home and what bus number they are taking.
During sch dismissal at the parade ground, the teachers will ask who is going home by bus and who is being fetched by parents. The teacher will then announce the bus numbers via loud speaker/PA system. Your DD must pay attention to the bus numbers when they are being called out. She is to stand up when her bus number is being called out and someone will lead her to the right bus. Hence, it is crucial the gals stand up for the right buses. At this stage, the gals are not expected to look out for their own sch buses. Hope this allay your anxiety somewhat.

hi
is the above dismissal system still used currently?
i m afraid my DD will miss out the announcement as she is quite talkative when in a group of friends.
scared bus leave without her.

[Freellie]

Hi, I am new to this forum. My gal will be in P1 next year and she will be travelling from Hougang. Any idea when should we start to contact the school bus operators to arrange for transport? Is it true that there is only one bus for each area? Thanks.