Raffles Girls' Primary

[VeryKSMum]

phtthp:

Reach home around 6.40 pm is possible -

if we're talking about existing location, from hillcrest.

But from mount Sinai (2014 and 2015) -
earliest time to reach your house around duchess avenue, is around 7 pm.

6.30 pm - is school dismissal time.

The fleet of long school buses plus all the mini van(s) school buses to remote areas - must leave the school compound by 6.45 pm, thereabout.
Hopefully, all the p1 and p2 students co-operate well, can hop onto their school bus, punctually & correctly. not hop onto the wrong school bus number. This happened before.

every school bus bears a number.
if there is any delay, school bus can't leave by 6.45 pm; searching for missing student(s) on board. Then All the private cars queuing behind, waiting to fetch their daughters home, will also be held up. Because that road from mount Sinai leading out to the main holland road, is very narrow. Vehicles have to move out slowly in sequence, like a snail one by one, to main holland road.

Besides, around 6.30 pm -
P1 and p2 pupils from Henry park primary (hpps) very nearby, also going home, same time. There will be traffic congestion from these 2 schools, exiting towards holland road.
Hpps 2014 (p1 and p2) pupils also studying afternoon session, same as our p1 and p2.

Then once cars move out onto holland road, because is peak hour, the expressway also got traffic jam.

Btw, did you ask your driver whether your school bus is big one or is it a small mini van ?

Henry park should be single session, no more 6.30 dismissal.

[phtthp]

VeryKSMum:

Henry park should be single session, no more 6.30 dismissal.

No.

moe website -
2014 Henry park primary still under \"partial single\" session, not yet \"full single\" session.

Inside \"list 2\" under Academic year 2014 -
#19 : Henry park primary
#37 : Rgps

http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/single-session/

Only schools appearing in \"list 1\" -
Operate under \"full single session\"

However, in his journal blog dated \"21 June 2013\", principal of Henry park primary (mr Chia soo Keng) did mention that Henry park will apply in 2014 - for hpps to go single session in 2015 :-
http://hppsschoolprincipal.blogspot.sg/?m=1

[robotking]

Justdoit

Ya! We are also tryg out n see wat happens b4 tryg out the school bus
I thought it would be faster taking e bus but the driver says not so!

Phtthp
Tks for sharing ur wealth o knowledge!

[stay healthy]

The sch bus is the mini bus type.


Yah, that’s what I was thinking also…"wouldn’t Mt Sinai be crowded?" Maybe for those taking the sch bus, can ask about the route also. I asked about mine, seems like a slightly longer route, but may have less jam. But I still dun think 10min is possible. hahaha. But my hb more KS than me…he say better to just secure a seat on the bus first…in case wait we want dd to take the sch bus, but no more space for that bus, and dd may end up in another bus that might take even longer to reach home. Hahahahaha…

[phtthp]

robotking:

Ya! We are also tryg out n see wat happens b4 tryg out the school bus
I thought it would be faster taking e bus but the driver says not so !

Perhaps you may put down your name first with the school bus driver on wait list first - inform him politely that you can only make the decision, after 1 month or so, testing out first.

If you try out everyday fetching your girl home (monday - friday) from 6 jan onwards for about 1 month or so, by the end of 1 month -
you'll be familiar with the 6.30 pm road condition, can decide whether or not you prefer to continue fetching yourself everyday, or take school bus, at least for next one year.

Because once those small mini van 11 seaters (come with safety belt) are full house :-
The driver is not going to accept anymore children.
He will ask , \"why you so late ? Sorry, we can't take you in.\"
But at least if you inform him now in advance, the driver at least can still keep you in mind, & wait for your decision after 1 month or so. If the seats are going to be full soon, he will press you for an urgent reply. He will call you, \"The seats are going to be full soon. do you still want or not ? \" Rather than you totally don't alert him at all.

This was what happened to one 2014 p4 Gep student, transferred in from other primary school. The school bus was full.

[robotking]

Thanks phtthp!

Bus driver said the 1st bus w e shorter route oredi taken up
The next bus also filling up with no guarantee of availability if I confirm later
That’s why dilemma!

[phtthp]

A)


P1 orientation (4 january 2014, Saturday, @mount Sinai)

parents can park at Hdb car park, at block 2 or block 5.

Children can wear home clothes.
No need to come in school uniform, for orientation.

Parents & children to be seated Inside the school hall -
by 8.50 am.

Things to bring on orientation day (Saturday)
==========================================

I) English
Broad single-lined exercise book (spelling)
1 jotter book with lines (writing)


Ii) Maths
Textbook 1a
Activity book 1a


Iii) Chinese (mother tongue)
Textbook 1a
Activity book 1a
Civics & moral education -cme
1 big square exercise book (spelling)
1 yellow ring file (for filing purpose)


Iv) Tamil / Malay (mother tongue)
Textbook 1a
Activity book 1a
3 broad single-lined exercise books
Civics & moral education - cme


V) others
Pupil’s report card - with photograph of your child, in Rgps uniform
(To be inserted inside the report card)

Pupil’s health booklet (issued by hospital at birth)

Social studies textbook & activity book

Health education primary 1

===================================
B)

P1 term 1 first day in school (6 January 2014, Monday)

P1 pupils to be seated inside school hall, by 12.30 pm.
Dismissal time : 6.30 pm (mon to Fri)

Things to bring on first day
=========================

Stationery items (label pencil case)

1 English storybook

Temporary name tag, to be pinned on pupil’s pinafore
(For the first week of school)

Bus number tag
(If taking school bus)

Label your child’s purse, water bottle, bag, textbooks, exercise books

[chlobe]

Thanks so much phtthp!


Anybody has the dilemma of having to send 2 girls in different sessions? I don’t think I can handle driving up and down so many times a day and all the waiting in between . Decided to let my p1 girl try taking the sch bus.

[JulianLuvsGreen]

just888:

So the kids are allocated based on their performance in p4 classes and not p3 right?

If yes, can share which are the better classes and so forth.

Yup. Kids are allocated in P4. The best class among the Mainstream classes is 4F and next is 4E and the other classes are almost the same. And of course, GEP: 4P,4Q,4R are the best :xedfingers:
This applies for P5 and P6 also

[jacjac]

Wat is cme?


Anybody still hvin prob w some books oos? I still cant seems to find some books.

M thinkin if i shld make a trip dw to mt sinai bookshop on 26th onwards. Any mommy sharin the same feelin?

Report book photo has to shown rgps uniform too?

Thanks once again for all the valuable info. Nervous already…