[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[af7680]

Thank you Double E and Floppy for your advice and thought.

[titank]

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissi ... ukit-merah

[Double E]

Anyone registering in Radin mas today? how was it so far?

Guess this thread will heat up only during phase 2/C.

[titank]

The heat maybe up at Phase 2B in which may require to ballot at a chance of 90%. :imcool:

[skinnybeanie]

A silly noob question: The Onemap service is reliable right? There won’t be sudden ugly surprises like I’m suddenly not under 1km from the school when Onemap says I am right?

[Love.045082Depot]

Skinnybeanie, why not you screen capture the map as a "prove" ? just in case … Bec OneMap should be accurate since MOE, SLA etc r using it.

[qms]

skinnybeanie:

A silly noob question: The Onemap service is reliable right? There won't be sudden ugly surprises like I'm suddenly not under 1km from the school when Onemap says I am right?

If you are wary, call up the school to confirm.

[Double E]

Hi

Anyone here went to the ALPS Dialogue with Student leaders this morning? What is your view of the school after the session.

I thot the Principal has clear direction of how she wants the school to grow and the VP seems like a nice lady too. The only thing is the choice of CCA seems limited. Maybe because the school is still very new.

[hubble]

Impressions/takeaways from this morning’s briefing/tour at ALPS:


1) The school seems to place a strong emphasis on inculcating good values. My missus was greeted by a P1 student in the library and she was rather impressed by the child’s confidence and courteous behaviour. The child even shared that he was excited about going to P2 next year so that he can share with & lead the P1s. I came away with the sense that the children in this school will have a strong sense of camaraderie & identity.
2) An initial concern about it being a new school is that of whether the school will get teachers who are sufficiently experienced. It was heartening to hear that the school was in a position to cherry pick the teachers it felt were a right fit for its ethos.
3) The proposed banding (as opposed to streaming) at the end of P2 is a bit of a concern though - not sure how they are going to do it in a way which gives sufficient scope for the the students to be suitably challenged/motivated.
4) The lack of choice of food in the canteen seems to be a cause for concern for many parents.
5) There is a lack of natural greenery; no natural open field where the children can ‘roam freely’ & there’s a concrete jungle feel.
6) Being new, it is unlikely that there will be many choices for CCAs. I was given to understand that it is likely that there will be a uniformed group (possibly scouts) - which would be a good start.

On the whole, I thought it was helpful for parents to understand the school a bit better.

[Double E]

hubble:

Impressions/takeaways from this morning's briefing/tour at ALPS:


1) The school seems to place a strong emphasis on inculcating good values. My missus was greeted by a P1 student in the library and she was rather impressed by the child's confidence and courteous behaviour. The child even shared that he was excited about going to P2 next year so that he can share with & lead the P1s. I came away with the sense that the children in this school will have a strong sense of camaraderie & identity.
2) An initial concern about it being a new school is that of whether the school will get teachers who are sufficiently experienced. It was heartening to hear that the school was in a position to cherry pick the teachers it felt were a right fit for its ethos.
3) The proposed banding (as opposed to streaming) at the end of P2 is a bit of a concern though - not sure how they are going to do it in a way which gives sufficient scope for the the students to be suitably challenged/motivated.
4) The lack of choice of food in the canteen seems to be a cause for concern for many parents.
5) There is a lack of natural greenery; no natural open field where the children can 'roam freely' & there's a concrete jungle feel.
6) Being new, it is unlikely that there will be many choices for CCAs. I was given to understand that it is likely that there will be a uniformed group (possibly scouts) - which would be a good start.

On the whole, I thought it was helpful for parents to understand the school a bit better.

Hi Hubble
Agree with you on the lack of natural greenery as compared to other Pri schools in Bukit Merah. I didn't complete the tour and I thought the field is somewhere behind the main building. So there isn't any field?