Yangzheng Primary

[magiccastle]

Hi

Can anyone share which science text books is the school using currently ?

[J.041392s mom]

Hi,

My boy is going to start P1 (class 1a) at YangZheng in 2014. Mixture of excitement and anxiety.
Still hunting around for good studentcare centres to place him, prefer a homely environment with good mix of academic and non academic activities vs. tuition centre setup. Such centers are hard to come by and really limited choices in serangoon area. School bus vendor also only plys within 1-2 km of the school… Does anyone have any recommendations to share?

[chan1980]

went to get my son’s uniforms and books from the school bookshop today. crazy queue and wait for uniforms. we went early, and they were not open. When the bookshop staff arrived, they had only one person serving for the purchase of uniforms. Said person was handling the sale of uniforms, PE attire and shoes. There really needs to be better management of the system (or lack thereof) especially when parents have to make time (weekday, office hours) to purchase the items in time for orientation. First few in queue and there is already no stock for his house tee. They said the stock is at the bookshop (they are selling at a different location, behind the canteen). So now I have to make a special trip down to buy since they aren’t open on orientation day. Or wait for when school opens proper to purchase.


Also, does anyone knows if the uniform supplier is new? The clothes are really lousy! PE attire is so thin and the shorts, both the uniform and PE are so transparent. I noted that the website indicated Shirley Season Wear (at Serangoon Central) as the uniform vendor but the letter to parents said only BL Marketing / school bookshop.

[chan1980]

magiccastle:

Hi went to the sch yesterday..

It took me 2 hrs to wait to purchase the books n uniforms though there are only a few parents doing the purchase .Alot of time spent on waiting. Not efficient . The vendor is not prepared. Hopefully on the 8 n 9 nov, they are better organized n prepared . Otherwise, prepare to wait for half a day .
My advice : to do the preorder for the textbooks .
:imcool:

went to read through the forums... apparently, BL marketing hasn't learned how to improve the efficiency after 2 years.

[atrecord]

SNOWPET:

Good day,

Any parents know if the Primary One teachers are always fixed in the respective class?
i saw the staff directory posted in YZ website... is this the final arrangement for next year or it is subject to changes?
MOE has rotated the prinicpals among the school.. just wondering if teachers should be rotated as well..

I think DC's teachers were the same throughout the year, except once last year when the Maths teacher resigned and another teacher took over.

[atrecord]

magiccastle:

Hi

Can anyone share which science text books is the school using currently ?

The school at the moment, is using My Pals are Here Science (2nd edition), at least for lower block. DD just finishing P4 this year. My guess is that upper block is also using the same series (more logical). So if that is the case, the P5 students in 2014, like DD, will likely also be continuing with My Pals are Here Science (2nd edition) Upper Block.

For P3 next year, for sure it's not the same book as used this year, cos the syllabus is changing to new one next year.

[atrecord]

J's mom:

Hi,

My boy is going to start P1 (class 1a) at YangZheng in 2014. Mixture of excitement and anxiety.
Still hunting around for good studentcare centres to place him, prefer a homely environment with good mix of academic and non academic activities vs. tuition centre setup. Such centers are hard to come by and really limited choices in serangoon area. School bus vendor also only plys within 1-2 km of the school... Does anyone have any recommendations to share?

welcome... time flies and DD is already going to P5 next year...
good luck with finding the right student care centre. I know there are a few nearby but have never needed them so can't advise - sorry.

[magiccastle]

Hi Atrecord,

Thanks for the update.

[sembgal]

J's mom:

Hi,

My boy is going to start P1 (class 1a) at YangZheng in 2014. Mixture of excitement and anxiety.
Still hunting around for good studentcare centres to place him, prefer a homely environment with good mix of academic and non academic activities vs. tuition centre setup. Such centers are hard to come by and really limited choices in serangoon area. School bus vendor also only plys within 1-2 km of the school... Does anyone have any recommendations to share?

Blk 107 Serangoon North Ave 1 has student care that opens till as late as 9pm. You may like to check that out. The school bus can fetch the child to that area and this student care caters to parents who work late.

There is the famous western food stall in this blk. Nice food too. Went there for dinner gathering once and saw the student area centre.

[J.041392s mom]

Thanks for the well wishes, visited most of the centers around yangzheng, mostly very academic or big student - teacher ratio. Whilst I prefer if they offer some interesting enrichments to balance out their time. going to take a look at the newly opened one at serangoon gardens this week, otherwise will opt for archers at serangoon central. Anyone has any experience with archers to share?


Could only take leave on weds to get the uniform, seeing the comments posted above , mentally prepared for disappointment, long wait and chaos.
FYI, checked with the Shirley season wear uniform supplier before she said they stopped supplying for yangzheng 2-3 yrs back, just that the school did not update their list posted on the web. ??

How about the school books side, read the books will be given out by teachers when sch starts … I wonder if they are allowed to keep the books in school bringing back only what they need or we have to lug all home on day 1?