PCF/PAP Kindergartens

[kaitlynangelica]

headachemum:

Hi..I'm currently residing in Jurong West(near Jurong Point). I'll like to know if the PAP kindergartens ard here are ok? Cos I've heard alot of comments abt PAP kindergarten... not as good as bef. Any comments?

Hi headachmum,

the standards of PAP varies quite a bit and hence the difference in fees. Tamarind has good reviews on the PAP over there. If you don't mind a little further to Jurong Calvary Kindergarten at Taman Jurong, heard pretty good reviews about the place. Also heard good reviews about Galilee Kindergarten down at Pandan loop.

[Champion]

headachemum:

Hi..I'm currently residing in Jurong West(near Jurong Point). I'll like to know if the PAP kindergartens ard here are ok? Cos I've heard alot of comments abt PAP kindergarten... not as good as bef. Any comments?

Hi Headachemum,
I am also staying near Jurong Point (at Jurong West Central 1). My yonger girl is currently with PAP Blk 262 Boon Lay Avenue. As now is only the end of 2nd week, I can't comment much of the standard but yest the teacher gave a list of the curriculum that will be covered during the 1st term. I can't remember all but I can email me if you are interested...my email address is [email protected] - maybe you can drop me a mail so I can revert back to you soon.

Hope it will be helpful to you.

Regards.

[tamarind]

My girl goes to the PCF kindergarten at Blk 662B opposite Jurong Point. Their academic standard is very high. Kids will be very well prepared for primary school. The kids are already writing in sentences in K1. There is both english spelling tests and Chinese 听写 since the beginning of K1.


This is a premium PCF that charges about $250 a month. They include cooking, poetry appreciation, junior writing, speech and drama, etc. They have 1 hour of Chinese lessons everyday, in addition to that, there are 2 extra hours of Chinese enrichment every week.

[buds]

Heyya tamarind,


Sounds like a great centre there being a
PCF centre. Good deal! Glad your child
is being cared for nicely there…

Your girl seems on a good track at K1 level,
having writing and spelling. Plus your efforts
with home reinforcement, she’ll be A* student
for sure!

[tamarind]

buds,

Thanks I just don't want my girl or boy to be too stressed when they enter P1. So it is best to prepare them well.

[tamarind]

Hi all,

I have included a number photos of the teaching materials in my girl's PCF kindergarten, for English, Chinese, Maths and Science. Please feel free to view.

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2009/01/pcf-kindergarten.html

Please note that every PCF centre is different. Check with the PCF kindergarten near your place to know more about their syllabus.

[buds]

Heyya tamarind,


You're lucky to have a good school to send your kids to
that helps prepare them well. From your posts and blog,
lessons at the centre seems interesting! Good for them.
Good for you!

Btw, my kiddie's use the 3-liner kinda exercise book to
assist them in neat handwriting in K1. She can start
journal writing if she likes. Can be as simple as, what she
does in school daily and what she ate for snack... As she
loves drawing, she can draw the snacks she ate or even
the activities she did in school. If a child does not understand
what a journal or diary is, you can tell them that its like a
story book of their lives.. And when they grow older and read
them, it will be lotsa fun. Decorate the book with drawings,
glitters, diamante or colourful confetti... with her name on it.

I shared with my girl that when she gets married and has her
own children, she can read to them about her life stories. This
way she'll never forget. And her children can know/learn what
were the goings-on in her life as a kid.. At that my kiddies smiled
and both has been writing journals eversince. When they get older
you can purchase those hardcover pieces with lock and key...
Girls especially love it! Its like a secret diary... that..... only she
and mummy can both read ( cos i help her with the spelling and
grammar mah - bo pian! ) and she likes the idea. Like girlfriends
keeping secrets together.

Then, one day.... she asked me.

Mum, can i read your diary?

Errrmmm...
I dunno where mine is, sweetie...
See... thats why we must learn to keep all our things properly.

[ChiefKiasu]

buds:

...Errrmmm...

I dunno where mine is, sweetie...
See... thats why we must learn to keep all our things properly.

Nope. You've not lost it. Childhood memories are forever etched in our minds. They are the basis of what we are, what we have become. We are all living diaries of our past. That's why it is so important that we give our children great memories to live on.

[tamarind]

buds,

I have also asked my girl to write her daily journal. She writes a few sentences every day, sometimes only one sentence a day if she is tired. I am happy that she is improving very fast. I have to remind her to write everyday. She is not self motivated to write her journal, she prefers to draw (fairies, princesses etc) and write words to describe what she drew. I told her that her future children will be interested to read what she did when she was a child. That did not work on her leh. She still need nagging from me

Here's a page of what she wrote. Some sentences are not grammatically correct, I did not ask her to rewrite in case she gets discouraged.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/tamarind/DSCF5494.jpg\">

[buds]

Heyya tamarind,


Fantastic effort done by a K1 girl ( noticed it was dated Nov 08 ).

Oh, for me... i correct the grammar and any other spelling which
she may have done on her own (that is incorrect). Cause i do not
want her to continue the same mistake over and over.

Yes, there are displays of an attitude at times (when she's not so
motivated - ie. uneventful days... no fun days...) but i insist. Plus,
she has also been recording the amount she spends and saves
(from her school pocket money) on a daily basis. It indirectly helps
her with the addition and subtraction concept (with and without carry
over).

How to include picture in our posts huh, teach me, can?
I'll post up an example for sharing.