All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[Hifive]

Hi LVKM, hquek and janet_lee88


Thanks for your advice! Will keep that in mind when filling up the forms.

[xinxin]

Hifive:

Hi everyone


Need advise from parents doing their PVS:

I understand from the admin personnel from the school that I can indicate on the PV appln form on what I am keen to help out with as a PV. Then what about the hours, can I specify like I can only help out in the morning of weekdays from 8am-11am ? I am a SAHM, so can only commit during the time when my DS2 goes to school. Is there such a thing that I indicate the preferred timing or have to go by the school's given timing. Thanks!

Hello Hifive,
When i was filling out the PV application form, i only need to tick the areas in which i am able to volunteer in. So now, i go to the school a few times a week, at about 12 noon. Not really a good timing though as its right smack in the middle of the day. So if you can indicate on the form your preferred timing, that'll be just great.

[Hifive]

Hi xinxin


Many thanks for your advice! Hopefully the school will have some areas that I can contribute in during my preferred time.

Regards

[deepsmi]

Dear All,


Would like to understand if you have done Parent Volunteering at Henry Park Primary School. If yes, could you advise me on what tasks are being asked from parents. As seen in the application form , their PV requirements require parents to be skilled at sport or art and need to coach students professionally. Are the standards of PV set quite high that parents have to be professionals ? Also would like to understand what is expected in the interview ?

Many Thanks from all parents…!

[genice]

Hi, can anyone advise if i can start applying for PV if my ger is borned in 08. Was thinking of starting earlier since i am a sahm now but may eventually join workforce in 1-2 yrs time. So if i do PV when she is 3 but she only register at 6 yrs… is the gap too long?? Do they "remember" or still register u as PV even after a few years gap?


can someone help me?

[janet88]

genice:

Hi, can anyone advise if i can start applying for PV if my ger is borned in 08. Was thinking of starting earlier since i am a sahm now but may eventually join workforce in 1-2 yrs time. So if i do PV when she is 3 but she only register at 6 yrs.. is the gap too long?? Do they \"remember\" or still register u as PV even after a few years gap?


can someone help me?

From my understanding, PV is completed (ie chalking up 40 hours) before June in the year you register child for P1. Any earlier than that, school will not take parent in for PV.

[hquek]

genice:

Hi, can anyone advise if i can start applying for PV if my ger is borned in 08. Was thinking of starting earlier since i am a sahm now but may eventually join workforce in 1-2 yrs time. So if i do PV when she is 3 but she only register at 6 yrs.. is the gap too long?? Do they \"remember\" or still register u as PV even after a few years gap?


can someone help me?

Call the school you are keen and ask. Different schools different requirements - some allow to start earlier; others go strictly by the book (perhaps to better gauge demand during registration).

[arielle08]

alng:

I agree with the part on accounting background.

Dear alng and Daddy D,
May I know why is accounting background considered a value added advantage? They require PVs to teach accounting??

[janet88]

Parents who write in to the school to register as PVs usually don’t end up doing things they are trained in…if they are lucky enough to be selected, then what they do can be things like watering plants, painting wall murals, do traffic warden jobs, washing sweet potatoes, helping the school shift furniture when they move to temp locations…but never sit in front of the PC and enjoy aircon.

[verykiasu2010]

janet_lee88:

Parents who write in to the school to register as PVs usually don't end up doing things they are trained in...if they are lucky enough to be selected, then what they do can be things like watering plants, painting wall murals, do traffic warden jobs, washing sweet potatoes, helping the school shift furniture when they move to temp locations...but never sit in front of the PC and enjoy aircon.

sounds like coolie huh ?

got aircond to enjoy lah - if you can offer your services as doctor / nurses for the sick bay / sports day / carnivals ..... and dental services for the school dental clinic

also if you are film producer and media people, can teach them on film making / photography / digital art ....