St James Church Kindergarten

[xerith]

Mel2012:

Hi,


Anyone still register your child in PNP with SJCK harding next year 2015? I'm fickle minded due to their lease expired in end 2016.

Exactly... I'm in two minds about whether to confirm. They probably won't have enough space at the end of 2015 to send everyone to Leedon campus so I'm not sure where they will push the rest.

Anyone have (more informed) news on where is the likely location?

Thanks.

[kab]

SJCK (Harding) is moving to Gilstead Road in 2016, with a bigger campus.

[happy88mum]

hi,


may i know what is good about st james church kindergarten?does it prepare well for primary school?

[kab]

That depends on how you define "prepare well for primary school". If you want you child to be reciting Chinese poems and spelling difficult English words after K2, SJCK is not the school to send to.


Then why is SJCK such a popular school? I have two kids in SJCK now. One in K2, one in N1. Just wanna share here -

1. My older girl attended her classmate’s birthday party. There’s a piñata. My girl hasn’t seen one before and has no idea what it was all about. When someone finally broke the piñata, all the kids rushed forward to grab the candies that were all over the floor. My girl was in shock and didn’t get a single one. She started crying. Then a few of her SJCK classmates went up to offer her the candies that they grabbed, without any parental instruction, and asked her not to cry.

2. During swim class, the coach asked the kids to line up so they can all dive into the water. A SJCK boy tried to jump the queue by pushing the other kids in line. His mom saw and grabbed the boy, put him at the back of the queue, and told him off - " If you jump queue, you will end up being the last one."

3. After swim class, kids need to be showered. There weren’t enough shower cubicle. I was heavily pregnant with my third baby. A fellow SJCK mama whose daughter is in the same swim class saw me struggling and asked me just sit down and chill. She put her own girl with my girl into the same cubicle and showered them both together.

4. My girl came out from school crying one day, saying that a boy in her class accused her of being naughty. The boy’s mom heard my girl’s crying, told the boy off, and instructed the two kids to give a big hug to each other.

These maybe very small and trivial matters. But I feel that the teachers and parents at SJCK have done a great job to ensure that the kids are kind, polite and helpful. To me, that’s more important than knowing a few more English words and learning more about Han Yu Pin Yin.

[JJ Joy]

I am going to register my son at Gilstead Road, St James Kindergarten. Could anyone share your experience about this school? I am at the cross road to choose NYK or St.James. Your view please.


Best regards
JJ Joy

[playnpray]

Hi, my son will be starting PNPG at SJCK (Harding) 2015. I’m looking for carpool from around Bishan St 13. We intend for my husband to drive there on his way to work and will need someone to pick him for the journey home. Feel free to PM me if you live around here and would like to work together.


Update: we’ve decided to sign-up for the school bus service.

[Power Puff]

Hi, Parents whose child is studying or has studied at the Harding Rd branch.


I’m keen on registering my would-be K1 child in St James as it seems spacious, great for active kids and heard reviews about its caring teachers. Can you please share with me whether the English and Chinese curriculums are good and prepare the children well for Primary 1? for example is there a structured phonics and reading program within the school curriculum? I don’t expect the kindy to be academically superb and churning out lists of difficult spelling words and training kids to master hanyu pinyin but does it at least ensure the children are learning things appropriate for their age group in the Singapore context?

I’ve also noted that there are many interesting enrichment programs available in the afternoons. Are they good? Can you please share your experiences?

Thanks very much.

[jetsetter]

Power Puff:

Hi, Parents whose child is studying or has studied at the Harding Rd branch.


I'm keen on registering my would-be K1 child in St James as it seems spacious, great for active kids and heard reviews about its caring teachers. Can you please share with me whether the English and Chinese curriculums are good and prepare the children well for Primary 1? for example is there a structured phonics and reading program within the school curriculum? I don't expect the kindy to be academically superb and churning out lists of difficult spelling words and training kids to master hanyu pinyin but does it at least ensure the children are learning things appropriate for their age group in the Singapore context?

I've also noted that there are many interesting enrichment programs available in the afternoons. Are they good? Can you please share your experiences?

Thanks very much.

Power Puff:
:imanisland:
It's only a year and you've decided to come back to Singapore? How about your hubby?

[Power Puff]

jetsetter:

It's only a year and you've decided to come back to Singapore? How about your hubby?

Hello jetsetter,

actually we've been away 2 years..Hubby going back with me to help settle the kids down..then back to work again..

Nice 'seeing' you

[bindi123]

Hello may I know the fees for sick?