All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[titank]

Hi ChiefKiasu,


I had in mind to attack the following Primary School.

(i) Fairfield Methodist Primary. (Distance 4.5Km Away)
(ii) Radin Mas Primary (Distance 1.5Km Away)

Should I do volunteer service on both school? I consider Fairfield as there is a after school care centre just in the vicinity of the school & most important is a single session.

[ChiefKiasu]

You can volunteer for both schools, but you can only register your interest with one. MoE will never allow you to keep your feet on more than 1 boat at a time. So my advice would be that you make up your mind on one and stay focused on that target.

[lizawa]

Hello titank,


Just a note on Fairfield. Active church members from methodist churches can get their church to write them a letter to register for the school in Phase 2B, ie. the same phase as the volunteers.

Check the balloting history and see if there is a need to ballot in Phase 2B. Advantage of Fairfield is the affiliation to its secondary school.

[titank]

I'm not a Christain of any Methodist Church so guess by this path is zero. Anyway I just keep my finger cross where to perform volunteer.


If not then die die I join as RC member so that can be in Phase 2B.
In what way can certify as a active Community Member?
Does phase 2B allow to apply any school as in Phase 2B or the school must be in that GRC?

[titank]

Hi All,


So once we submitted the PV form confirm we have chance to do PV work? Must be interview by Principal then after that see whether are we being selected?

Any tips on what sort of questions the Principal may ask?

[azurex]

from my understanding, if the school is really popular, they will have a choice to pick who they want and are required/needed by the school. would not say guarantee.


some will go for interview. like job interview, they want to see what you can give to the school, rather than what you can get from the school! After selection is another issue.

[ChiefKiasu]

Yes... won't it be great to be the principal of one of those branded schools? You'll have hordes of parents worshipping your very shadow :shock: .

[Mum2Gals]

Which explains why I am still half-hearted even though my gal can get into Ai Tong. If I have 100% confidence to get into Xin Min, I wouldnt be fretting so much

[mom2boys]

Mum2Gals:

Which explains why I am still half-hearted even though my gal can get into Ai Tong. If I have 100% confidence to get into Xin Min, I wouldnt be fretting so much

hi mum2gals,

where did u stay? Ai Tong is in Bishan,right? SinMing is at hougang ave 8? isn't it the both quite a distance? hv u consider Hougang pri too? heard very good comment about this pri

[titank]

azurex:

from my understanding, if the school is really popular, they will have a choice to pick who they want and are required/needed by the school. would not say guarantee.


some will go for interview. like job interview, they want to see what you can give to the school, rather than what you can get from the school! After selection is another issue.

Oh I heard some would just call you in do PV without interviewing? Anyway had submitted the forms so just wait like job hunting.