Pat's Schoolhouse

[preciousmoments]

Am curious, any parents in mt Emily whose kids take the school bus back to Serangoon? I had wanted my boy to take the school bus back to my parents’ place in Serangoon bt the bus driver told me the journey would take 1.5 hours!

[smurfy]

DC Mummy:

smurfy:

crystallbelle

there's a slight jam
but most parents will drop the students at that stretch of the road.. and every day, there will be 2 \"on-duty\" teachers to hold the hands of the students and help the students cross the road and into the school compounds right to the temperature checking area.

raining days even better. the teachers with their umbrellas will shelter the students across the road and into the temperature checking area.

to add onz.. though a bit out of point.. for my #1 first excursion, all parents went along.. the daddy told me it rained when they reached back school... the admin staff n principal all came out of the office and took umbrellas to shelter the kids frm the rain.
good service hoR?

The first excursion was visit to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, right? I was there too.... :celebrate:

yep yep.. the first excursion was JBCG..the daddy went.. the only daddy in his class..

crystal
i think DC mummy's post on traffic conditions in the moRnings r more accurate.. :P.. but the umbrellas r definitely there.. :P.

oh i think they oso went for national day heritage tour.. and a show (the magic ocean or another earlier show).... it's only the first excursion they roped in the parents' help for the playgrps.. subsequent visits.. parents errr.. no allowed?

[debpch]

preciousmoments,

1.5 hrs is too long… i think it might be better to opt for full day so that can send/pick-up before/after work…
think a lot of parents have the same problem… i have the same problem too…

[mtdt]

shiyunu:

How abt bottle feeding? My gal has a habit to drink milk from the milk bottle before she naps. She also refuses to drink milk from a cup. Heard from Tanya from Mt Emily that they don encourage bottle feeding which i agree. But i am worried that my gal can't get used to it when she naps in the sch. Dono wat to do...

I am sure they allow bottle feeding. but but... why not takes this chance to nip her bad habit. drink till sleep - bad for teeths leh.

u will be surprised... many times, habits tat are soooo die hard at home - are not so in sch! peer pressure or they know trs are not so easily bully like parents at home or wat... it just happen!

[mtdt]

crystalbelle08:

Hi mtdt,


I am planning to transfer to full day prog.
Pillow and bolster we have to supply ourselves?
So every week bring back to wash??

Toothbrush, toothpaste!
Good! Currently her group dont have the practice to brush the teeth.
I desperately need the school to start this routine as my DD simply hate to brush.
Will be great if the school can train her properly in terms of oral hygiene.

Hi debpch,
I also left a bottle of mosqito repellent with the school.
As for diaper, you may leave half a pack with the school, they will inform u once they run out of diaper.

Pillow/bloster/bedsheet/blanket - all up to u to bring. depends on what ur child needs. some kids dun need anything of such.. so can dun bring.

my tr did say can leave it in sch.. bring back on friday to wash. but i rather he brings home daily and i change the cover daily.

mosqito repellent - i put a stack of those stickers in his bag. as and when they go outdoors, will use.

[crystalbelle08]

Dear all,

Got a reply from Pat's.
The school is very firm about not having uniform as \"Dressing oneself is a way of expressing our personality and our love for colours, design, comfort, creativity and confidence\"

So non uniform supporters win!
Gotto spend more $$ on clothes for the next few years now..


Hi Preciousmoments,
I agree with debpch, 1.5hrs is too long.
In fact, the driver told me mine would be around 1 hour as he need to send those in orchard area home first.
1 hour is already very long to me.
For us, we dont have a choice as we are not able to pick her up on time.
Let's hope the school can have 1 more driver to cater to the north/north easteners

Currently they only have 2 driver for the morn- home to school route
As for the school to home route, there is
2 driver for the 12pm
1 or 2 driver for the 3pm
1 driver for the 5pm
Actually all in all, there is only 2 drivers. So they will come to and fro to pick kids from different sessions.

[smurfy]

crystal

some parents do dress their kids to the nines.. but some parents oso bor chap.. me? i oso bor chap.. something tat the boy will be comfortable w..

mtdt
u soooooooooooooo kisasu.. i never tot of the mosquitos patches.. hmmm.. let me think now.. kekeke

re. potty training.
once the kids settled down in a routine.. the teachers will want to work w the parents on potty changing.. n like wat some said.. peer pressure will get the kids to perform likewise my #1 was slow in tat.. the teachers always bring him to see how other kids in the class urine.. and always tell us not to let him wear diapers to school in the morning..

[crystalbelle08]

Hi Koolmama

Welcome to Mt Emily!
Good to see more and more mummies from KSP sending their kids to Mt Emily.
Mt Emily was rarely mentioned previously as most of the parents there are non locals. So most of them were not as KS as us, sporeans!

Yes yes, we can have kopi or playdate some days!
We can also catchup when they organise excusions that allow parents to particpate.

Oh...my kid is currently at toddler's class. Will be promoted to Squirrel Nutkin (PG) class next year. So that grandpa you saw wasnt my dad. :oops:

Did Tanya tell you how many kids there are so far in PG next year?
Lets hope there is sufficient kids to split into 2 classes.

[crystalbelle08]

smurfy:

crystal

some parents do dress their kids to the nines.. but some parents oso bor chap.. me? i oso bor chap.. something tat the boy will be comfortable w..

Hi Smufy,
I also belong to the bor chap type. Sometimes, my DD is mistaken to be a boy coz i dress her up in T shirt and shorts and she has very little hair. :x

Yes, some parents really dressed their kids up daily, especially gals. So quite fun to see the little gals in their ballerina,flowery dress and even princess like outfit. Looked so lovely :love:

[crystalbelle08]

mtdt:

shiyunu:

How abt bottle feeding? My gal has a habit to drink milk from the milk bottle before she naps. She also refuses to drink milk from a cup. Heard from Tanya from Mt Emily that they don encourage bottle feeding which i agree. But i am worried that my gal can't get used to it when she naps in the sch. Dono wat to do...

I am sure they allow bottle feeding. but but... why not takes this chance to nip her bad habit. drink till sleep - bad for teeths leh.

u will be surprised... many times, habits tat are soooo die hard at home - are not so in sch! peer pressure or they know trs are not so easily bully like parents at home or wat... it just happen!

Oh yes, due to peer pressure, my DD is improving in terms of toilet training.
So now i am hoping that once the school start on oral hygiene, my DD can brush teeth properly. Children are natural copycats. They like to copy their friends. :lol:

Hi shiyunu,
For toddler class, the little ones will have a cup of milk for breakfast everyday.
Some of them will spill but eventually everyone can drink from cups after weeks or mths of training.
So not to worry, your gal will get used to that soon. Can take this opportunity to wean off the bottle slowly.
For my case, milk before bedtime is still in bottle. :stupid:
Hope can wean off totally next year.