[Toa Payoh] Primary Schools

[janet88]

Principals are head of the school and students greet them. I've personally seen a principal who does not acknowledge when students greet her. It's unacceptable to me. :x :x She turned her head away. :shock:


BTW, when I was in school, my principal only greeted those students who are rich and have parents who are high fliers.

[jasmineong]

Am glad my P was not like that, just distant and not very caring…now

the Ps also change every 5-7 years so they also just try to get ahead and make a name for themselves, then they go on…but I must say that once
in a while, you come across a P that really cares and goes the extra mile…but very few of such esp nowadays I find.

But I feel for me for the teachers are more important…if they are dedicated, even if the P is uncaring, it is not so bad because the
teachers have direct contact with the kids

[janet88]

jasmineong:

Am glad my P was not like that, just distant and not very caring...now

the Ps also change every 5-7 years so they also just try to get ahead and make a name for themselves, then they go on...but I must say that once
in a while, you come across a P that really cares and goes the extra mile...but very few of such esp nowadays I find.

But I feel for me for the teachers are more important..if they are dedicated, even if the P is uncaring, it is not so bad because the
teachers have direct contact with the kids

I can only hope the principal's lack of concern/care does not pass on to the teachers. But when a principal has a motherly touch, she will 'reinforce' that in her teachers, hopefully.

[jasmineong]

janet_lee88:

I can only hope the principal's lack of concern/care does not pass on to the teachers. But when a principal has a motherly touch, she will 'reinforce' that in her teachers, hopefully.

Yes!! totally agree.. must have motherly touch

[janet88]

Hi jasmineong,

I feel that principals must be motherly, esp women principals.

[alister]

Hi all


Need some advise here. I am staying at Toa Payoh and would like my kids to join Pei Chun. My wife is not supportive of my suggestion. The other plan is to let my kids join St. Anthony Primary (bukit batok) as I graduated from that school previously. I might have to buy a condo near there so that my kids does not have to travel far to school.

Any advice ?

[qms]

alister:

Need some advise here. I am staying at Toa Payoh and would like my kids to join Pei Chun. My wife is not supportive of my suggestion. The other plan is to let my kids join St. Anthony Primary (bukit batok) as I graduated from that school previously. I might have to buy a condo near there so that my kids does not have to travel far to school.

A lot of factors to take into consideration, e.g. why is your wife not supportive of registering your child in Pei Chun, how receptive you are to buying a new property elsewhere, which phase will you be if you were to register with Pei Chun, why not consider other schools in Toa Payoh, etc.

The information you provided above is insufficient for any third party to advise.

[alister]

qms:

alister:

Need some advise here. I am staying at Toa Payoh and would like my kids to join Pei Chun. My wife is not supportive of my suggestion. The other plan is to let my kids join St. Anthony Primary (bukit batok) as I graduated from that school previously. I might have to buy a condo near there so that my kids does not have to travel far to school.

A lot of factors to take into consideration, e.g. why is your wife not supportive of registering your child in Pei Chun, how receptive you are to buying a new property elsewhere, which phase will you be if you were to register with Pei Chun, why not consider other schools in Toa Payoh, etc.

The information you provided above is insufficient for any third party to advise.

Thanks for answering. Here are more information.

My wife read somewhere that Pei Chun is no good after the principal changed. Decision due to emotion and not logic. I am carrying my research now to convince her.

We are open to buying a new property somewhere near Bukit Batok (St Anthony) but travelling time for me to go to work at Lorong Chuan will be a deterring factor.

My boy is born in year 2006. Distance is within 1km of Pei Chun. Closing date for PV is Nov 2010. I have another girl born 2008, so cannot consider Maris Stella.

I prefer Pei Chun because my brother and sister graduated from that school previously.

[Daddy D]

janet_lee88:

Hi jasmineong,

I feel that principals must be motherly, esp women principals.

Don't be 慈母 can liao... else will be 多败儿
But always debating with wife/frens on how lenient/strict we parents must be...

[Daddy D]

alister:

Thanks for answering. Here are more information.

My wife read somewhere that Pei Chun is no good after the principal changed. Decision due to emotion and not logic. I am carrying my research now to convince her.

We are open to buying a new property somewhere near Bukit Batok (St Anthony) but travelling time for me to go to work at Lorong Chuan will be a deterring factor.

My boy is born in year 2006. Distance is within 1km of Pei Chun. Closing date for PV is Nov 2010. I have another girl born 2008, so cannot consider Maris Stella.

I prefer Pei Chun because my brother and sister graduated from that school previously.

I think the Q is... will Peichun choose you as PV? Rather than will you choose Peichun or not.
I understand that they take in PV applications since early in the year as well... not limited to the Nov closing date... although the PV interview is in Dec.
But not sure if this plays a part in their PV selection criteria... although a neighbour said he submitted his application in Feb... and he was selected in the end.