All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[titank]

NewDad:

Hi


I have been reading all the discussion, and frankly getting very nervous about this whole process. I am a citizen (naturalised) and so is my son.

I stay at Kembangan (416826), and am not sure what are the good primary schools around? Any advise? Do these schools need PV or still have chance in phase 2C

Also open to moving to another location, but again, new to Singapore so not sure which school to target for. Also have a younger daughter, so want to get my son into a co-ed so that next time can go for phase 1

Appreciate any advice.
Regards
NewDad

Based on the address, Eunos Pri & Telok Kurau Pri are in the 1km range.

As for 1-2Km range, there are Haig Girls School,St Stephen's School,Opera Estate Pri, Daimai Pri.

[friednemo]

Hello,


Good morning all. I have a question here. What are the duties for PV? I have heard of one which is giving tuition on saturday morning in the school. The other one which i have heard of is donating money(????).

?????

:?

[janet88]

friednemo:

Hello,


Good morning all. I have a question here. What are the duties for PV? I have heard of one which is giving tuition on saturday morning in the school. The other one which i have heard of is donating money(????).

?????

:?

Donating money ? I am not very clear about that though.
PV duties can range from admin, to watering plants, traffic warden, bringing kids on overseas trips (at your own expense), giving art lessons, washing sweet potatoes for Civil Defence day.

[tankee]

friednemo:

Hello,


Good morning all. I have a question here. What are the duties for PV? I have heard of one which is giving tuition on saturday morning in the school. The other one which i have heard of is donating money(????).

?????

:?

PV duites are determined by the schools thus are different.

[hquek]

friednemo:

Hello,


Good morning all. I have a question here. What are the duties for PV? I have heard of one which is giving tuition on saturday morning in the school. The other one which i have heard of is donating money(????).

?????

:?

donate money? I think that's against the rule.

Those I've experienced - bring the kids to excursions (like Bt Timah), help out during festivities (like peel pomelo, make tea on mid-autumn festival), give out coupons, traffic warden, reading to the kids.

[mrslimJW]

Anybody has kids studying at West Grove?

Is this a good school in terms of systems and teachers? :?
I'm still considering whether want to become PV in order to get my gal in.

[janet88]

Hi,

Since PV duties are diff with every school…I would suggest parents who wish to apply to be PV to write into the school of choice. Bcos application to be PV is not guaranteed.

[BusyB]

tankee:

friednemo:

Hello,


Good morning all. I have a question here. What are the duties for PV? I have heard of one which is giving tuition on saturday morning in the school. The other one which i have heard of is donating money(????).

?????

:?

PV duites are determined by the schools thus are different.

Wow, doesn't that amount to \"bribery\"??? Now must \"buy\" places to enter primary school ahh??? :roll:

[verykiasu2010]

BusyB:

Wow, doesn't that amount to \"bribery\"??? Now must \"buy\" places to enter primary school ahh??? :roll:

That is not allowed. You can report it to CPIB ..... lolz

[NewDad]

Thanks. Would appreciate if you can also advise on mother tongue. As far as I see. most schools offer Mandarin, Malay and Tamil.


I am from North Indian descent and my mother-tongue is Hindi. Can I register my son into the local schools and yet get his mothertongue classes to stay as Hindi (say with another institution)?

What do I have to do during the registration process if this is possible?