Maris Stella High

[toffeev]

Hi Honey, I can understand your heartpain. It was also hard for me to let go. Even during the 1st and 2nd day, we were in the hall majority of the time, except during recess, so can’t really see how was ds faring.


Hi Vicki, yes the selection that I mentioned pertains to badminton only. Wushu and table tennis no selection needed. You’ll receive a letter for the wushu and table tennis, you just have to indicate your interest and submit it together with the payment (these are paying CCAs). For this year’s P1, the wushu lessons are conducted on Wed after school. Table tennis is on Sunday mornings and badminton on Saturday afternoons.

[brownie_06]

Thanks for the link to see the no. of students applying to MSH. Do we know the breakdown for this year like Phase 2B, MGS gives a breakdown in the website, then number of applications within 1 km, number of Singaporeans and PR etc.


I wan to be 100% sure that I do not need to ballot before I will aplly to MSH.

Thanks!

[cherrygal]

Thanks Toffeev for the detailed description abt the badminton selection…better ask my son to practice the bouncing… hahhahaa

[cherrygal]

brownie_06:

Thanks for the link to see the no. of students applying to MSH. Do we know the breakdown for this year like Phase 2B, MGS gives a breakdown in the website, then number of applications within 1 km, number of Singaporeans and PR etc.


I wan to be 100% sure that I do not need to ballot before I will aplly to MSH.

Thanks!

You can only be 99% sure on the last day, at 4pm... so you got to stake out at the schools you want. Even so, you can't stop another 10 people who try to register at 4.29pm...that's what almost happened at Phase 2B. Luckily the school admin shut down the system liao... phew

[vicki]

Honey:

Hi vicki, the school only allow parents into the school only on the 1st 2 days. They run programmes in the hall while the lessons are ongoing & then during recess. The parents can come down to have the look at their boys. The talks & getting-to-know other parents are good. From the 3rd day onwards, parents are not to go beyond the General Office area. That part was heartpain for me. I had seperation anxieties so much so that that I cried while my son excitedly went on to his new adventure !

Txs Honey - Actually to be honest, the tot of my ds lugging his school bag finding his way around the school is already making me anxious and worried liao!!

Ds is sooo small size... sigh... im worried if he has enuff strength to carry his heavy bag!!

[vicki]

toffeev:

Hi Honey, I can understand your heartpain. It was also hard for me to let go. Even during the 1st and 2nd day, we were in the hall majority of the time, except during recess, so can't really see how was ds faring.


Hi Vicki, yes the selection that I mentioned pertains to badminton only. Wushu and table tennis no selection needed. You'll receive a letter for the wushu and table tennis, you just have to indicate your interest and submit it together with the payment (these are paying CCAs). For this year's P1, the wushu lessons are conducted on Wed after school. Table tennis is on Sunday mornings and badminton on Saturday afternoons.

Txs for info.

[vicki]

jellybelly:

Hi vicki, it was me. When I spoke to the bus operator, she said currently they haven't any kids headed to town so cannot tell how long the bus journey will take. When I asked how much later the last kid gets dropped off, she told me about 1hr to 1hr 10 min. If you add say another half an hour to get to town assuming the kids in/near town are dropped off last, would take I think 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 40 min?

Hi jellybelly,

Do you have alternative plans then? For me, i definitely need the school bus to fetch my son home --- so now also abit worried in terms of timing!!

Hopefully there would be more 'town' parents so that there might be a chance of a small bus catered to this group of students!! :xedfingers:

[Namie]

My son is asking me which day care (this is the word he used) he will be attending. I was wondering who told him about student care services. I was wondering if I should send him to student care. 1 month of student care fees + bus fare = 1 term of I Can Read. Then still have Tien Hsia. My daughter also has to attend Tien Hsia and I Can Read!

[limpoofam]

staying between 1 to 2km away. was 1st in queue for P2C. anxiously waiting for results this evening.

[jellybelly]

vicki:

Hi jellybelly,

Do you have alternative plans then? For me, i definitely need the school bus to fetch my son home --- so now also abit worried in terms of timing!!

Hopefully there would be more 'town' parents so that there might be a chance of a small bus catered to this group of students!! :xedfingers:

Yeah, it would be good if we can get a small bus down to town. Any other town folks out there? Not sure though whether the bus will make a second trip to school and then back to town if say a kid has e.g. remedial class?

Worse comes to worst, I will have to pick him myself...

The other option I considered/am considering is putting him in the after school care opposite the school... I have been down to have a look at the place and have some info sheets but I don't know how to make it available on the forum... :oops: anyone can shed some light?

The teachers there will fetch the boys after their after school activities and bring them over to the center... and they have an arrangement with the school bus operator to pick up the kids from the center at 5.30 pm for the trip home...