All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[Orb]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1981107\" time=\"1592318171\" user_id=\"132882:

Beatrix100\" post_id=\"1981104\" time=\"1592316267\" user_id=\"161886:

Hi, I applied for St Andrews PV but received email that they decided to discontinue this due to COVID-19. Other options under Phase 2B are church affiliation or grassroots, I have neither.

So my only option if I still want St Andrews is Phase 2C. Looking at past balloting history, Phase 2C seems quite ok? But for next year's P1 registration, it may be tricky since those who can't register under Phase 2B will try under 2C thus having more applicants?

Any thoughts on this?

Also, I have a question, my husband is Catholic. Can we use his baptism cert to register for a Catholic school under Phase 2B then if unsuccessful, as we don't live within 1km of any Catholic schools, can we then try for St Andrews under Phase 2C?

Any thoughts and suggestions very much appreciated as this is very nerve-wrecking for me. I would like my boy to have a good Christian education but unfortunately my alma mater is a girl's school, husband's school is now defunct.

Yes can go 2B, if unsuccessful then go 2C. SAJS if <1km will be safe.

If SAJS in 2C<1km is safe, then no need to register 2B. just go for it.

[Beatrix100]

Thank you, Orb & Davischew for the reassurance! Yes, we’re staying within 1km of SAJS.

[Cyndeeang]

Any tips on how to secure a parent volunteer slot? Other than services rendered which many parents would have offered… are there any other things we can do to have a better chance of getting a PV slot. TIA!

[zac's mum]

Perhaps during this period, what the school needs is more volunteers to be safe distancing ambassadors, remind the kids to wash their hands & wipe down tables after recess. Currently this duty is done by form teachers and/or student leaders. U can lighten their burden by offering such services.

[Swc]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1982816\" time=\"1593426314\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1982816 time=1593426314 user_id=53606]
Perhaps during this period, what the school needs is more volunteers to be safe distancing ambassadors, remind the kids to wash their hands & wipe down tables after recess. Currently this duty is done by form teachers and/or student leaders. U can lighten their burden by offering such services.[/quote]

Some schools dun allow PVs in now in order to minimize risk.

[socknshoe]

May I know if schools will choose PV based on distance as well? Can someone advise if it is it oversubscribed for PV in Pei Chun and Hong Wen?

[zac's mum]

socknshoe\" post_id=\"1983368\" time=\"1593674209\" user_id=\"186578:

May I know if schools will choose PV based on distance as well? Can someone advise if it is it oversubscribed for PV in Pei Chun and Hong Wen?

Call up the 2 schools and ask them directly. Different schools, different policy. Not very high chance u can find any particular schools’ current PVs in this forum. This thread has been very dead.

[socknshoe]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1983373\" time=\"1593675114\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1983373 time=1593675114 user_id=53606]

socknshoe\" post_id=\"1983368\" time=\"1593674209\" user_id=\"186578:

Call up the 2 schools and ask them directly. Different schools, different policy. Not very high chance u can find any particular schools’ current PVs in this forum. This thread has been very dead.

Haha..i called. The schools mentioned \"not able to disclose\"/ \"unsure, depending on the committee\". Thanks for your reply nonetheless!

[lucaloco]

I got rejection letters from Fairfield and Radin Mas. Has anyone heard from Nanyang Primary or Henry Park this year?

[phtthp]

due to covid-19 (asymtomatic), there are primary schools that have dis-continued parent volunteer service