My First Skool (former NTUC Childcare)

[JJmom2008]

Charmaine_chong:

My first skool at Haig Road


I got quite a good impression of this child care. This is the only my first skool that i have visited. I went to other child care located behind City Plaza, charges $500 after subsidy. I don't like the enviroment. Very cramp , very old.

What i see and feel about My Frist Skool at Haig Road is
1. spacious and non air-cond environment

2. children are exposed to lots of arts and crafts. This is essential to train a child's motor skill, creativitiy, listening to instructions.... However, i am not sure how the children are being taught to do crafts. We can use crafts to teach a child loads of stuff.

3. They use RIDBY readers and phonics are taught for nursery group. I am very curious how the phonics are being taught and what book do they use , however, the teacher has no time to tell me further.

4. Siblings may not have chance to see each other or play together. Is separated by age. Eg: toddler, playgroup, nursery, k1 and k2.

5. Enrichment lessons are chargeable and only attend after their nap, that is after 4pm.

6. Children are taught in smaller group' a class size divide by 2. Eg: for any age, children are separated in 2 groups. One group attend chinese lesson, the other one would attend English at the same time. Then later on they swap the class. The group that attend chinese, now attend English, vise versa.

I visited this centre few years back and didn't have good impression about it. I felt that children are not prepared well for primary school, alot of idle time, play and play.

I am not sure how is the standard now. But to what i see, my first skool has improved a lot.

This centre is fully booked for this year and next year intake.

I did make a call to Bedok and feel that the people there are warmth.

This is my personal comments. Hope it helps.

Went this afternoon without making any appt, a K teacher walked us ard the place.

The kids r having lunch, were having rice with some soup.

When i ask to see the curriculum, she said it's not for the public & it's prep by HQ for all the outlets

The teacher showed us the weekly teaching schedule for toddler class, for both english & chinese class. But saw that the schedule for the english class for this week is senses for the whole week the chinese class is more detailed, this week is all animal theme, mon = 小鸟 etc

When we moved on to the the N1 class, i saw the weekly schedule is exactly the same for the toddler class too, all abt senses the whole week :? Was told alphabet will only start in N1, though that might b a little late?

Saw a K2 work pasted on the display board, it was a 2 long sentences with a drawing. Was quite impressed until i noticed the pencil writing under the pen's. The teacher then told me that they will write then let the students trace after their writing :!: I cannot imagine in this case how r these kids gng to cope at P1 when they can't write? :shock:

Then juz b4 we were leaving, saw an aunty sponging 1 of the kids, she then told us that the kid is sick. But bcoz it's their nap time, i noticed they din separate the sick kid away from the rest :scared:

[zoan]

whose child attending at tis places any comment?

i also like to ask what did they learn at n2 to k2.
did they learn phonics, spelling, math( plus+ and minus-) in k1?
k2 learning wat? pls help me for those kids studying there i really like to kn more

[Felicia09]

zoan:

whose child attending at tis places any comment?

i also like to ask what did they learn at n2 to k2.
did they learn phonics, spelling, math( plus+ and minus-) in k1?
k2 learning wat? pls help me for those kids studying there i really like to kn more

Hi, My daughter is in 612 during her playgroup age. But due to house move, now she's in 796 in nursery class. Next yr k1. In nursery so far no spelling or phonics. Only learn to recognise words and pronounce them. Basic counting maths. I advise u seek the person in charge to get their syllabus.

[Felicia09]

Felicia09:

zoan:

whose child attending at tis places any comment?

i also like to ask what did they learn at n2 to k2.
did they learn phonics, spelling, math( plus+ and minus-) in k1?
k2 learning wat? pls help me for those kids studying there i really like to kn more

Hi, My daughter is in 612 during her playgroup age. But due to house move, now she's in 796 in nursery class. Next yr k1. In nursery so far no spelling or phonics. Only learn to recognise words and pronounce them. Basic counting maths. I advise u seek the person in charge to get their syllabus.

Forgot to mentioned, they hv additional course in english and mandarin teached by outside teacher as well.

[zoan]

Felicia09:

Felicia09:

[quote=\"zoan\"]whose child attending at tis places any comment?

i also like to ask what did they learn at n2 to k2.
did they learn phonics, spelling, math( plus+ and minus-) in k1?
k2 learning wat? pls help me for those kids studying there i really like to kn more

Hi, My daughter is in 612 during her playgroup age. But due to house move, now she's in 796 in nursery class. Next yr k1. In nursery so far no spelling or phonics. Only learn to recognise words and pronounce them. Basic counting maths. I advise u seek the person in charge to get their syllabus.

Forgot to mentioned, they hv additional course in english and mandarin teached by outside teacher as well.[/quote]Thanks felicia09 i will call to the centre by the way the additional course is also for nursery or jus k1,k2

[Felicia09]

Different level different course.

[RadiantRuth]

hello, any comments about MY First Skool at Blk 245 Bishan?

I just enrolled my child in there for august but there was no official documents to state that she has been enrolled. the principal did not meet me as well all handled by the admin staff… finds it really unassuring… has emailed to the principal waiting for reply… tried to call her too but cant be reached… or am i worrying too much ? care to share your experience with me? thanks a lot

[tankee]

There is going to be a new My First Skool infant & child care at Block 17 & 18 Marine Terrace, expect to be operational before Dec 2010.

[gancheongmum]

any comments for my first skool in hougang?

[Shera]

Does every My First Skool have additional enrichments like Speech N Drama and Arts or only selective branches?


Does anyone have other enrichment programmes besides above mentioned at My First Skool?