Palm View Primary

[beaniecow]

wiselyn:

beaniecow:

met a couple that talk to me and my hubby. not sure if they are inside this forum a not.

My child name is chong en

The couple told you their daughter's name also have en right? That's me and my hubby...

oh hi there
nice to meet both of you..
i just pray hard that my son can get into the school since he like it so much

[beaniecow]

this is for upper pri right?

for p1 and p2, the teacher told me that they will use ipad to teach for certain topics like weight, shape etc[/quote]

more likely in the upper primary, the teacher told me that now more "abstract" concepts are introduced in the primary school level compared to last time…

i like the use of ICT to engage students to learn their stuff but my concern on the extreme of reliance use of computer…


now school also have lift, my time, we walk up and down the stairs…haha…good physical workout for our legs.

speaking of the obvious, i found that school tend to be art-centric approach to academic…what you think?[/quote]

Student are not suppose to take the lift…haha…[/quote]

serious ar they cant take the lift…why ar

[wiselyn]

beaniecow:

wiselyn:

[quote=\"beaniecow\"]met a couple that talk to me and my hubby. not sure if they are inside this forum a not.

My child name is chong en

The couple told you their daughter's name also have en right? That's me and my hubby...

oh hi there
nice to meet both of you..
i just pray hard that my son can get into the school since he like it so much[/quote]Nice to meet you and your family too....I think if you are within one km should be okay bah...yes, can see that your son love the school.

[wiselyn]

beaniecow:

this is for upper pri right?

for p1 and p2, the teacher told me that they will use ipad to teach for certain topics like weight, shape etc

more likely in the upper primary, the teacher told me that now more \"abstract\" concepts are introduced in the primary school level compared to last time..

i like the use of ICT to engage students to learn their stuff but my concern on the extreme of reliance use of computer...


now school also have lift, my time, we walk up and down the stairs..haha..good physical workout for our legs.

speaking of the obvious, i found that school tend to be art-centric approach to academic..what you think?[/quote]

Student are not suppose to take the lift..haha..[/quote]

serious ar they cant take the lift...why ar[/quote]

Yes serious...they can't take lift

[lchunleo]

me as well, i like the school and my child like it too…i find the way the materials are delivered


which year are you registering for?

i agree, children should walk instead of taking lift to prevent obseity to improve their remembering skill…haha

[cyranocrash]

Think in general students are not allowed to take lift for safety reasons.


But I do know that sometimes in the morning when a teacher is going to the hall, they will gather the kids and take the lift with them to the hall.

Wow… we will be reaching the century page mark soon. It’s not so much how many pages we have in this forum… but I’m glad that most of the comments that lead to the 100 pages mark are all constructive comments.

Keep the queries and feedback coming. Do share your experiences here too (be it with Palm View or with other schools). We are also a stakeholder in the school and only if parents and the school work together, we can then make the school the best place for our kids.

[beaniecow]

one more thing i would like to find out is since the student care end around 6-6.30pm, the teacher will bring them to the gate

i saw previous page mention that there are school bus to fetch them home isnt? correct me if i am wrong. as i am afraid by the time i off work at 6pm, very unlikely to reach the school by 6.30

[cyranocrash]

beaniecow:

one more thing i would like to find out is since the student care end around 6-6.30pm, the teacher will bring them to the gate

i saw previous page mention that there are school bus to fetch them home isnt? correct me if i am wrong. as i am afraid by the time i off work at 6pm, very unlikely to reach the school by 6.30

Yes there's school bus available to fetch them home.
Think u have to make the arrangement with the transport provider (and not the student care) for this.

[clevercookie]

Hi everyone,


I’m a newbie here. After reading all your positive comments, I would like to enrol my DS in this school. I would like to seek your opinion please. My DS is born in 2009 so P1 registration is only in 2015. I think we have missed the volunteer registration deadline but I am hoping we can appeal. I did not expect a new school would be so popular. My questions are:
If we are both SG citizens and live within 1 km, do you think we need to do parent volunteer?
Do you know if this school confirms a place for the child of a parent volunteer? I heard some schools only take in limited no. of volunteers to ensure the placement is confirmed for the children of volunteers.
Thanks in advance

[cyranocrash]

clevercookie:

Hi everyone,


I'm a newbie here. After reading all your positive comments, I would like to enrol my DS in this school. I would like to seek your opinion please. My DS is born in 2009 so P1 registration is only in 2015. I think we have missed the volunteer registration deadline but I am hoping we can appeal. I did not expect a new school would be so popular. My questions are:
If we are both SG citizens and live within 1 km, do you think we need to do parent volunteer?
Do you know if this school confirms a place for the child of a parent volunteer? I heard some schools only take in limited no. of volunteers to ensure the placement is confirmed for the children of volunteers.
Thanks in advance

Hi Clevercookie,

Congratulations on making the right choice to enrol your child in Palm View. Let me be the first person to welcome you to the school.. hehehe.

I got to know at the open house that the PV registration has closed. I was shocked to hear this as well. But after reading the MOE website carefully, apparently for a child to go under phase 2B, the parent need to register as a volunteer before 1 July of the preceding year. However, I have discussed this with the VP during the open house and she will see if anything can be done as this is the first year Palm View is accepting PVs. Will update this thread if there's any news. In the meantime, do check with the school regularly to see if there are any updates.

As for your questions about the need to be a PV if you are within 1km, it is really difficult to say. As a gauge, last year, if I'm not mistaken, under phase 2C(S), there's balloting. And this year, the school seems to have gained popularity. So possibly we will see balloting again. And not forgetting, there are new housing developments coming up around the school. So there's possibly more kids who may join the school the next few years.

Similarly, as this year is the first time the school is introducing the PV scheme (for those registering in 2016 onwards), we will not know if all PVs have a confirmed place in the school.

All the best in your pursuit for the best school for your child!