Barker Road Methodist Church Kindergarten (BRMCK)

[CKMOM]

Hello mums who already had your children studying in BRMCK,


How is it so far for your kid who is studying there? Good and worth the queuing for registration? Can share?

[Mommykins]

Well, as a Christian kindy, I do like seeing my son coming home and singing hymns and Christian songs he’s learnt in nursery. He also recites Bible verses - sometimes in Mandarin!


Since the middle of last year, the school allocates 70% of the curriculum time to Mandarin (for N1 & N2), which is good for an English-speaking home like ours. I was very surprised when he showed me the Chinese strokes that they’d learnt.

Within the first week of N1 the teacher rang me to say I didn’t have to put my boy in pull-up pants anymore as he was ready to be toilet trained. I like their proactive approach!

On the downside, his N1 class size was very very large. About 20 students, but with 3 teachers. Still very much within the teacher-student ratio set by MSF but the largest among all the kindys I’d enquired at.

[spe]

Mommykins:

Well, as a Christian kindy, I do like seeing my son coming home and singing hymns and Christian songs he's learnt in nursery. He also recites Bible verses - sometimes in Mandarin!


Since the middle of last year, the school allocates 70% of the curriculum time to Mandarin (for N1 & N2), which is good for an English-speaking home like ours. I was very surprised when he showed me the Chinese strokes that they'd learnt.

Within the first week of N1 the teacher rang me to say I didn't have to put my boy in pull-up pants anymore as he was ready to be toilet trained. I like their proactive approach!

On the downside, his N1 class size was very very large. About 20 students, but with 3 teachers. Still very much within the teacher-student ratio set by MSF but the largest among all the kindys I'd enquired at.

Wow I feel encouraged seeing this post. My gal is currently studying in N1. School officially starts on the 13th. I’m not sure how things will turn out. But I hoping that I can see progress as she’s quite a shy gal when outside of house. Plus her Chinese is rather weak as we speak mostly English at home as well. Any other N1 2014 parents here? Am thinking if we got enough N1 2014 parents, we can start a fb group and chat from there as its easier. 

[ruigal]

Hi everyone, my son has just started K1 in BRMCK and I can tell that he seems to be very happy with the school. Although he is new in the school, he looks forward to school every morning and I think the school must have a good environment for the child to feel this way.


The school is extremely well organised and the principal and teachers are extremely friendly and welcoming every morning when I drop my son off.

It has been a week and it has been an extremely good experience for the child.

I believe that registration will be in April so do prepare to queue up if anyone of you are keen to register in this school which I would highly recommend.

ruigal

[myvirtualife]

Hi! We have 2 sets of boys BRMCK white shirts and hats in decent condition to give away FOC. Size 3. PM me if interested. Thanks!

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[Luvreia]

Hi Spe, my girl is in N1 this year as well and happy to join the facebook group for chat if you managed to start one! So far my daughter is happy so I’m glad.

[spe]

Luvreia:

Hi Spe, my girl is in N1 this year as well and happy to join the facebook group for chat if you managed to start one! So far my daughter is happy so I'm glad.

That's great! Which class is your dd in? Mine in N1 kindness.

[LucienMummy]

Hi! My son is currently in N1 Humility PM class. Nice to meet all the N1 parents here. Anyone in the same class as him?

[wyou]

Hi all!


I wish to enrol my DD for K1 next year. Will dd get confused in learning (eg Maths) if attend both normal kindy and Montessori lessons where they r using 2 different teaching methods?

Appreciate if any parents have sent their child to both to give some advise? Tks!

[zac's mum]

Hi wyou, the registration is this coming Monday 7 April! Do Q up early otherwise you may have to plan for a mid-year transfer.


Are u referring to the Montessori enrichment offered by BRMCK? Or will your DD be going for a separate Montessori class outside? My boy is in N2 this year including BRMCK Montessori, it doesn’t interfere with the normal curriculum, in fact Montessori enhances their retention of regular Kindy curriculum. At Montessori my boy gets to choose his own pace, so I often see him learn ahead of his regular class for certain topics, eg. Phonics & Chinese writing