St Margaret's Primary

[nicnac]

bsk:

Hi all

Understand the school is going to move to an interim school in 2020.. any chance the interim school is made closer to the current school? The currently allocated school is quite far.. any parents have any suggestion on this. The commute is going to take an additional 1 hr or so I think...
Appreciate your response

If taking school bus, you shouldn't be affected much. The mrt station is nearby.

[nicnac]

chickaboom8888:

Dear parents, I am looking to send my daughter to SMPS next year. I heard there are few enrichment activities after school hour for P1 student. May I ask how many of them, how long, and how much does it cost per program? Are these programs interesting? I am trying to think about the logistics arrangement as we are planning to send my girl to school in the morning and considering either schoolbus or ask helper to fetch her back after school. Thanks.

I think they are offered enrichment like bowling, tennis etc... That they can sign up for. Different rates for the different activities.

[queenzephyr]

bsk:

Hi all

Understand the school is going to move to an interim school in 2020.. any chance the interim school is made closer to the current school? The currently allocated school is quite far.. any parents have any suggestion on this. The commute is going to take an additional 1 hr or so I think...
Appreciate your response

It’s already confirmed the holding location is at Macpherson Primary school.

[OCD]

The Principal didn’t conduct a dialogue w parents, only sent a generic memo to make this announcement suddenly.


We, parents are caught off guard cos we are totally in the dark & never have a clue SMPS will move to an interim place which is so off from its current central location.
Wouldn’t have register to SMPS if we know about this move. Felt very cheated.

The Principal didn’t reply parents’ emails on this issue. Only tasked teachers to repeat the same info printed in the generic memo via calls. The PTA leaders also repeat the same way. It’s worse than getting standard voice recordings. Totally no room for discussion.

[nicnac]

SMPS is right in the central of Singapore, hence students come from all parts of the island. As such, the new location may a bit off for some. It is hard to find an alternative/available holding site that is as centrally located as its current site.

[OCD]

nicnac:

SMPS is right in the central of Singapore, hence students come from all parts of the island. As such, the new location may a bit off for some. It is hard to find an alternative/available holding site that is as centrally located as its current site.

Teacher who called me, mentioned this plan has been ongoing since 2011. Why didn't SMPS inform parents in advance b4 they enrol into SMPS?

MacPherson Pri shouldn't be the ONLY location available. Its proximity to the red light district (Geylang) also pose a very real concern esp this is an all girls' school.

[Sarah_Mikah]

Hi!


I am a little shocked to know that the school is moving to MacPerson Primary School, is this a merger? Is the current site going to have renovation?

[OCD]

Sarah_Mikah:

Hi!


I am a little shocked to know that the school is moving to MacPerson Primary School, is this a merger? Is the current site going to have renovation?

Current SMPS site will undergo major reno & upgradings in 2020 & 2021.

[queenzephyr]

The interim move was due to improving the school facilities and I think they did consider the limited area options they have to hold the school temporarily? The principal should have addressed this properly I do agree or at least announce on school website. I’m registering my daughter for SMPS next year and I only found out last week thru a friend.

[OCD]

queenzephyr:

The interim move was due to improving the school facilities and I think they did consider the limited area options they have to hold the school temporarily? The principal should have addressed this properly I do agree or at least announce on school website. I’m registering my daughter for SMPS next year and I only found out last week thru a friend.

This reno/upgrading is definitely a major phase of the school & would have taken some years of planning.

1. Principal Ms Pang is unprofessional by not alerting parents in advance of this intention of moving.
2. Nothing is mentioned during P1 registration or Orientation.
3. Neither is there any announcement during sch terms till last week suddenly.
4. SMPS website also has NO mention of this upcoming move.

If Ms Pang has communicated earlier to parents, we can make a better & informed choice whenever to enrol into SMPS or not.

By not responding to parents' questions in the aftermath, it will only lead more unhappiness. As the leader of SMPS, Ms Pang should address our frustrations and questions directly. NOT instructing her staff & PTA leaders to repeat the memo information like a recorder & tell us to \"understand their situations\" etc.

So then who can understand parents' unhappiness & frustrations? We are left with no option. :whut: