Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Hi Mummies,

I just called MOE hotline. Someone will get back to me regarding the location of temporary holding school. Will update you all then.

[php]

janet_lee88:

Hi Jennifer/markfch,

I think it's bad timing for any child sitting for PSLE during the temporary period. Hopefully the temporary school is nearby. Foresee this to happen, instead of building school just for P1/2 which is :siao: in my opinion.
Aiyoh, where is that holding school ?

CHIJ Toa Payoh will not be moving to temporary holding school in Geylang Bahru, now I hear Pei Hwa moving instead. What a joke.

I think there is only 2 possibilties :-
a) Old Bukit Timah Primary School at the end of Jln Jurong Kechil. However, it is occupied by an international school currently unless they shift out before 2012. This place was a holding school for Pei Hwa before during the 90s.

b) Old MI campus at Toh Tuck, just beside existing Bukit Timah Primary School. This place is normally holding school for secondary level, just don't know whether is it suitable for primary school.

[janet88]

php:

janet_lee88:

Hi Jennifer/markfch,

I think it's bad timing for any child sitting for PSLE during the temporary period. Hopefully the temporary school is nearby. Foresee this to happen, instead of building school just for P1/2 which is :siao: in my opinion.
Aiyoh, where is that holding school ?

CHIJ Toa Payoh will not be moving to temporary holding school in Geylang Bahru, now I hear Pei Hwa moving instead. What a joke.

I think there is only 2 possibilties :-
a) Old Bukit Timah Primary School at the end of Jln Jurong Kechil. However, it is occupied by an international school currently unless they shift out before 2012. This place was a holding school for Pei Hwa before during the 90s.

b) Old MI campus at Toh Tuck, just beside existing Bukit Timah Primary School. This place is normally holding school for secondary level, just don't know whether is it suitable for primary school.

I called the school to find out more...guess what ? The admin staff said they are not informed about this. Really wonder what is going on. Is it possible for principal to inform the students and not the staff picking up the telephone ? :?:

[Jennifer]

janet_lee88:

I called the school to find out more...guess what ? The admin staff said they are not informed about this. Really wonder what is going on. Is it possible for principal to inform the students and not the staff picking up the telephone ? :?:

Let's wait for other parents to find out from their children first what exactly Mrs Foo said last Fri.

I wont fault the gen adm staff, once I called n told the staff in Mandarin my P3 boy's class, the staff asked me what's that class in English :roll:

Before the Swim safe prog was conducted, I called the admin phone line to speak to Mr Tan (HOD CCA), the staff also had no idea what I was referring to (SwimSafe prog).

I believe some admin staff really do only admin work, without knowing what's happening in the sch.

[Jennifer]

markfch:

I always thought they are reducing P1 intake as a means to go single session?

I think the yearly reduction is not agressive enough to meet MOE's deadline of going single session.

[janet88]

Jennifer:

janet_lee88:

I called the school to find out more...guess what ? The admin staff said they are not informed about this. Really wonder what is going on. Is it possible for principal to inform the students and not the staff picking up the telephone ? :?:

Let's wait for other parents to find out from their children first what exactly Mrs Foo said last Fri.

I wont fault the gen adm staff, once I called n told the staff in Mandarin my P3 boy's class, the staff asked me what's that class in English :roll:

Before the Swim safe prog was conducted, I called the admin phone line to speak to Mr Tan (HOD CCA), the staff also had no idea what I was referring to (SwimSafe prog).

I believe some admin staff really do only admin work, without knowing what's happening in the sch.

For my son's compulsory CCA (last yr), all contact was with HOD CCA directly. As for admin, I guess shouldn't fault them for not having info. Anyway, let's wait for more info. BTW, your boy is really attentive. Asked mine if he remembers anything mentioned last Fri and his response was, 'Huh?'

[janet88]

Jennifer:

markfch:

I always thought they are reducing P1 intake as a means to go single session?

I think the yearly reduction is not agressive enough to meet MOE's deadline of going single session.

Pei Hwa is a co-ed school. More cuts will lead to more tears and stress for parents living around here. During my son's year for P1 registration (2006), we could still get in within 1km, but not anymore. Going single-session is painful for those who are not in the school yet.

[Trapwithin]

Exam dates are out for P1-P5


Oral 4th – 7th Oct
EL P1 14th Oct
HCL P1 15th Oct
Break 19th – 22nd Oct PSLE marking
EL P2 26th Oct
Maths 27th Oct
HCL P2 28th Oct
Science 29th Oct

[Trapwithin]

Jennifer:

Ytd, my P3 boy told me Mrs Foo gave a talk last Fri, saying the sch will be moving to a holding sch in 2012 and there is to be some expansion going on at the existing site so that the sch can go single session.


Ask him moving to where or for how long, he said he did not know (maybe Mrs Foo did not mention?)

Anyone heard sth similar?

Sigh ..... Will check with my dd's form teacher

[comfy]

Jennifer:

Ytd, my P3 boy told me Mrs Foo gave a talk last Fri, saying the sch will be moving to a holding sch in 2012 and there is to be some expansion going on at the existing site so that the sch can go single session.


Ask him moving to where or for how long, he said he did not know (maybe Mrs Foo did not mention?)

Anyone heard sth similar?

My DD said that Mrs Foo said that it would be 2016 she would use the school's funds to renovate the school - turn the school into single session according to Government's plan. Lucky she is in Sec 2 by then.
Anyway, I don't know how accurate is this news.