[Choa Chu Kang] Primary Schools

[buds]

Needy:

Hi parents,


I am a newbie here. Can anyone give me some information about Yew Tee Primary School ? I want to know more about this school. :?

Thanks in advance ....

Needy

Yew Tee Primary has just gotten a new principal, Mrs Janis Kok.
Hailing her years of expertise from Fengshan and CHIJ St Nicholas.
I've MANY friends there who boast the school's rich CCA options..
Also involved in various projects like when they championed the
recent Roving DV contest on OKTO. Other achievements from
Maths Olympiad, SYF and last year's PSLE results saw a girl coming
in 5th place (Top 5 PSLE Top Scorers). We passed by sometime back
and saw a huge banner on their students who had DSA.

No CA's for P1-P3. Only SA1 and SA2 plus the term appraisals, so
parents can have an overview of how the children have fared in their
lessons. I do recall they had Open House 3 yrs back. If they have one
this year, go check it out. Don't take my word for it!

The best part of it all is, my friend said... she didn't do PV and there
wasn't any balloting. All smooth sailing. Her kids were from BPPS b4
that, but they shifted to CCK area. Having distance as her most
important factor in school selection, she chose YTPS. Just my sharings.

[bigeyedfish]

xjysg:

bigeyedfish:

Hi xjysg,


Can you share roughly what kind of PV work did you do in SV? It's one of my choice and if I decide to send my child there, I would have to volunteer to get priority as I live <2km away.

TIA.

I helped out in their cooking class. 4 hrs each time and each time a class came in ... was handling the P4 and the P2. Pretty fun and the kids have to greet us ... some even made to call us \"teachers\". My hubby helped out at an overnight camp... he had to patrol at night, so he said was quite tiring ...

.ky.

Hi xjysg, so husband and wife can do PV together to accumulate the 40hrs? Or separately so each of you clocked 40 hours?

[xjysg]

Yes, I heard there’s a new principal in Yew Tee Pri this year, and probably will see hopefully more changes to come.


They do have openhouse every year … usually just around the registration period in June/July. I went 2 yrs ago (ie when ds was 4 yrs old); it was on a Friday and started at 4-ish. The tour was conducted by the teachers and ended with a cultural night.

On that same year, I went to SV’s openhouse as well. The kids did the tour for us.

This is purely a personal opinion. I like the compound and environment of SV vs YT. Somehow it’s the first impression that I took in. Yew Tee is walkable to my place but SV is a bus-ride away. Most of my neighbours send their children to YT since it’s the nearest and they are happy with the school.

I’ve a neighbour who PV’ed in Yew Tee and SV. She wanted to see what’s in the school before deciding where to send her child to. Despite what everyone says about neighbouring schools, neighbouring schools such as Yew Tee and Unity do have big fishes in them.

Thanks, csc, for the info on SV. I think I’ve done what I can do… if I’m balloted out despite the PV (who knows), then I’ll go for Yew Tee. At least my son would meet a lot of friends he already know from my neighbourhood.

.ky.

[buds]

Yes, SV as compared to the rest in the area is newer and has more

up to date facility. A friend of mine also did PV in both before deciding
which to go for first choice registration.. As far as i know, according to
her all the PV's during her time all got in. Yew Tee was 2nd choice.
Distance wise, SV slightly out of 2km. Yew Tee might prove to be more
popular between the other 2, (this year) Kranji and Unity due to recent
big bloomers who made the school proud, hence might see a bigger flow
of registration this year. Must also be prepared for the fact that if one
does not get into SV, Yew Tee might have to go into balloting this year.
I agree that some of our neighbourhood schools have hidden talent. :evil:
Until they're discovered...

[honeybeel]

Yes, Thanks for your advice.

[xjysg]

bigeyedfish:

Hi xjysg, so husband and wife can do PV together to accumulate the 40hrs? Or separately so each of you clocked 40 hours?

yes, can combine. One mother told me she did 2 hrs and the hubby do the other 2 for a cooking class before. As long as u fill up the details in the PV form and provide supporting documents.

.ky.

[doratheexplorer]

[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]


Are there any parent volunteers from delasalle pri scho in this forum. i have been trying to gain some entry to do volunteer service in this school and i just found this forum so thought of seeking some help. Can any parent help me

[jedamum]

Please do a search and post your question at the appropriate section instead of opening a new thread.

For a start, you can look/post under the PV thread, the P1 registration thread or the CCK Schools Thread.
If I remember correctly, someone mentioned that that school does not accept PVs.

[Luanee]

U’re rite, DeLaSalle doesnt accept PVs. U can call up the school to ask to make doubly sure.

[buds]

doratheexplorer:

[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]


Are there any parent volunteers from delasalle pri scho in this forum. i have been trying to gain some entry to do volunteer service in this school and i just found this forum so thought of seeking some help. Can any parent help me

I didn't have a chance to PV, even when i suggested new programmes
the lady said they had everything from fixed reading mummies to other
more hands-on projects and also the random labour help... :roll: They
oredi have strong PV base and don't need new ones.. at least that was
when i last checked.

First question they will ask es are you Christian/Catholic...

If your answer is no, they'll say you do not stand a chance cos after
sibling registration which is already overwhelming, their Phase 2B are
equally hot with friends from associations and the likes and at the time
i asked, lady on the phone said they cut down one more class that year.
So, its best that i find other options. At the most there'll be less than 10
seats to be balloted among the hundreds waiting for good news. That's
when hubs asked me to stop wasting time and go look elsewhere less
popular for our own convenience and assurance.

Just my sharings.