Pat's Schoolhouse
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Hi Smurfy
Nice to know that your son is in the same branch as mine. Believe you already have the morning activities time table, below is the afternoon activities for playgroup :-
1.00-1.45 pm Nap Time
2.45-3.00 pm Teabreak (snack)
3.00-5.00pm as follow :-
Eng Story (Mon)
Chinese Story (Tue)
Music & Dance (Wed)
Art & Craft (Thurs)
PE/Cookery (Fri)
For fullday program, the school should provide you a list of items to bring. Items like towel+ one set of new clothing for changing after shower. These toddlers will have their lunch first before they bath. Plus one milk powder for consumption before their nap. 2 diaper pants for changing as well.
Bring in the sleeping bag every monday and will need to bring back every Friday. It consist of bedsheet, blanket, pillow, bolster.
Every Wed, they will have waterplay and was informed by the teacher that parents need to bring swimsuit for the day. Not sure whether is your child share the same waterplay day as mine. It is better that you confirm with the teacher in charge as there are 4 playgroup classes there, so timing / day for activities may not be the same. -
dc mummy
thanks for the timetable.. i wrote one whole page into the communication book and also asked for the timtable
err for sleeping bag, bedsheets (adult single bed type?), pillow n bloster (adult or kiddy type?) <- what if he dun use the adult big bloster at home? if i bring his smelly pillow, he lost it how? (it's with him since the day he's boRn).. he oso dun use blanket kekeke
towel is everyday bring new piece or?
My child water play is also on wednesdays ~!~!~ (but it's in morning).
i was told that he will join another class for afternoon session.... (currently onli another girl from his playgrp joining afternoon session. the rest all moRning only)... may i know the class size of the afternoon session for ur kiddo's nursery 1? are there 2 teachers as well? -
DC Mummy
wat happens if the child cannot / is not able to sleep in school? -
Hi Smurfy
Before my son went into fulltime playgroup, he was taken care by a relative. So, we are using back these bedsheet, bolster, pillow & blanket at her place last time. Mattress in school is meant for toddler, you need to get a toddler size bedsheet to cover over the PVC mattress. Pillow and bolster sizes, highly depends on what your child normally uses and must be comfortable with it. Can't be adult size right? :lol:
Yes, you need to bring in clean towel for daily showering and bring it back as well. They will pack the used towel + clothings into a plastic bag for your child to bring back home. Did you receive the PAT Schoolbag? I am using it daily to pack clean towel, a set of clothing, 2 diaper pants, one time milk powder + milk bottle and water bottle. All the items need to label with your child's name to avoid mixing up and easier for teacher to identify.
Btw, my son is also having water play on every wednesdays morning as well. In his class, there are 15 children with 2 teachers around. Except for one, the rest are in full day programme. I normally communicate with the teachers directly on weekly basis (approx. 5 to 10 mins) on his progress instead of writing in the comm. book. Any queries, you can always highlight or ask the teacher in charge in the morning. Frequent communicating with teacher to ensure child is well taken care and not for the sake of utilizing dollars spent on premium fees. Teachers may feedback issues which we parents are not aware of or notice before.
Do not worry about the nap time as children adapt very fast esp when all their peers are doing the same. My son was cranky when he woke up in the beginning of preschool (due to short nap hours), it took almost 2 weeks before he really settled down and get use to the school routine. Now, whenever I ask him if he likes to go to school, he tells me \"I like Pat School House\".
To me, what matters the most is my boy must truely enjoys his preschool life and has a happy smiling face when I fetch him back from school. -
Does anyone have kids in the new Whitley branch? Appreciate feedback on the Principal and the teachers. Thanks in advance!
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Hi Mummies,
This is my first post and nice meeting you girls.
I have been reading the posts from page 20 and realise that many of you prefer Pats Halifax? Is there any reasons?
I have sorta confirmed my son's place at Pats Whitley. So just curious to know why many of you prefer Halifax...
Thank you and have a nice day!
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DC mum
i chickened-outt. I just cannot bear to let him go full day at 3 years old. We told the teachers we are not ready (funny is we are not ready not the kid :P) Your child is now in nursery right? Mine is in playgroup. Interesting that yours's only one is in half day, whereas mine's only one is in full day. Maybe one year makes a big difference. You started him in LAP since Playgrp? Who were his former teachers?
Currently hb drives son to school every moRning and chats with the teacher also. But guys being guys.. cannot feedback everything totally back to me.
Oh he loves school as well, always singing at home and trying to imitate what the teachers are doing. But my son is a whiner lar. Every moRning he will just need to whine to get up of bed and all the way to school before we see a total transformation in him (independently carry bag, do everything himself).
Thanks thanks for the earlier advise. He will just have to learn to cope during the 2 wks I am not in Singapore. -
friednemo:
prob becos pats' head office is also located at halifaxHi Mummies,
This is my first post and nice meeting you girls.
I have been reading the posts from page 20 and realise that many of you prefer Pats Halifax? Is there any reasons?
I have sorta confirmed my son's place at Pats Whitley. So just curious to know why many of you prefer Halifax...
Thank you and have a nice day!
thus, there bound to have \"some pressure\" for pats' teachers to perform exceptionally good in this branch.
aslo when my gal was there, i often had the chance to meet patricia herself, and we used to communicate and parents do feedback to her personally......
(but that was few yrs back , don't know if patricia still station at halifax) -
friednemo:
Hi Mummies,
I have sorta confirmed my son's place at Pats Whitley.
Hi, I have just registered for my son at Pats Whitley as well for next year Nursery. How about you? This centre, being new, is very pleasing and I love the large music room - hope they really make full use of this for the kids!
The past couple of months searching for a play-based pre-school for my son has been extremely stressful. I searched the web and narrow down to Little Skoolhouse, Learning Vision, Kinderland and YMCA. Firstly I was quite surprise at the prices as they are not cheap ie. ranging between SGD700 to SGD1,000. Secondly I was even more surprised that all these places are fully packed with no vacancies at all!
After I gave up on all these places, I decided to go \"up market\" to Patschoolhouse since I thought being \"up market\", surely there must be vacancies right? WRONG! I called Halifax and Buckley and was rejected straightaway due to long waiting list. Was deciding between Pat Mount Emily who is accepting registration now or Pat Whitley which is nearer my place. Finally just go with Pat Whitley who can confirm a place for me already for next year!
During the process of search, I am actually \"humbled\" by the realization that there are so many parents who will spare at nothing to send their children to the very best schools. Indeed money does not seem to be an issue. Compared to my initial attitude that we should not spend so much at the outset until my son has problem paying attention in his \"traditional\" childcare class and I believe learn nothing during the 6 months there, I realise and immensely grateful to Pat's wisdom for setting up a play-based school!
Enough sharing for now!
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DesertWind:
Yeah. Maybe next year we can see each other at the school? I am not staying near there. :celebrate:I have sorta confirmed my son's place at Pats Whitley.
Hi, I have just registered for my son at Pats Whitley as well for next year Nursery. How about you? This centre, being new, is very pleasing and I love the large music room - hope they really make full use of this for the kids!
The past couple of months searching for a play-based pre-school for my son has been extremely stressful. I searched the web and narrow down to Little Skoolhouse, Learning Vision, Kinderland and YMCA. Firstly I was quite surprise at the prices as they are not cheap ie. ranging between SGD700 to SGD1,000. Secondly I was even more surprised that all these places are fully packed with no vacancies at all!
After I gave up on all these places, I decided to go \"up market\" to Patschoolhouse since I thought being \"up market\", surely there must be vacancies right? WRONG! I called Halifax and Buckley and was rejected straightaway due to long waiting list. Was deciding between Pat Mount Emily who is accepting registration now or Pat Whitley which is nearer my place. Finally just go with Pat Whitley who can confirm a place for me already for next year!
During the process of search, I am actually \"humbled\" by the realization that there are so many parents who will spare at nothing to send their children to the very best schools. Indeed money does not seem to be an issue. Compared to my initial attitude that we should not spend so much at the outset until my son has problem paying attention in his \"traditional\" childcare class and I believe learn nothing during the 6 months there, I realise and immensely grateful to Pat's wisdom for setting up a play-based school!
Enough sharing for now!
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