Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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janet88:
Distance to school is an extremely important criteria in choosing a primary school. The time you save could mean extra sleep time for you and your child. This would mean your child is fresher for school since primary school hours are waaaay longer than preschool hours.
It depends on your child's character...can he/she take the pressure from SAP environment? If yes, then go for option 1.marmalade:
Hi parents
Which one would you choose?
Option 1: ex-student of a SAP primary school, current residential address to the school is approx 30 mins.
Option 2: staying very near to a new Primary school, neighbourhood school with no track records yet.
Option 2 makes the most sense if you don't mind neighbourhood schools. -
Hi,
Does anyone know of single-session primary schools that end around 1.50pm? What are their recess durations like?
TIA
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jacsplace:
30 minutes...but queues are long.Hi,
Does anyone know of single-session primary schools that end around 1.50pm? What are their recess durations like?
TIA -
marmalade:
Both schools are ok.Hi parents
Which one would you choose?
Option 1: ex-student of a SAP primary school, current residential address to the school is approx 30 mins.
Option 2: staying very near to a new Primary school, neighbourhood school with no track records yet.
30 minutes is half an hour : not that long, unlike 1 hour kind.
If can, go back SAP school, is better.
More important to go back to a school, with track record.
But If you say Option 1 take >= 1 hour travelling type, then Yes, better take Option 2. -
Not all SAP schools are proven. But come to making a decision, it’s obvious I will go for SAP school. No need to fight for space since u r ex-student.
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agree.
If that ex primary school Phase 2A2 (old boys / old girls) no balloting involved, then is a smooth walk in Registration, on that day. -
janet88:
Hi janet88, thanks very much for this reply. So it's just one 30-minute recess?
30 minutes...but queues are long.jacsplace:
Hi,
Does anyone know of single-session primary schools that end around 1.50pm? What are their recess durations like?
TIA
Reason I'm asking this is because my ds school ends at 1.50pm twice a week but there are two recesses of about 20 minutes each. From term 2 though, school will end at 1.50pm every day. There will still be two recesses but the first one will be 30 minutes and the second only 10 min. This came as a shock to us because my ds always eats at the second recess because it's closer to lunchtime so he's really hungry then. Now, with only 10 min, he can't do much.
Wish principals would talk to parents first before making such drastic changes :sad: -
How about packing your own food - just a sandwich/biscuits with pkt milk/milo for the shortened recess?
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Daughter’s school starts at 740am and ended at 150pm…recess is just 30 minutes and she hardly gets chance to buy food…sometimes I give her lotus paste bun since there is no meat. She hates biscuits. Sandwiches so-so.
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When my kids were in Pri Sch, I always pack sandwich/biscuits etc for their recess.
Sometimes they skip recess on their own accord (no retaining by teachers).
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