CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)

[champion31]

Is there something wrong with the school website? Cant seem to get there

[adel77]

Hi,


My girl is not a Catholic, and just wondering whether it is good for her to attend the Catechism class or Ethics class?

As she herself wanted to learn more on bible studies and I am thinking that Ethics class is good too as mentioned, they teaches morals.

[guppy]

Hi parents of current P1 (next year P2) CHIJ TPY girls,


Help recycle!!

For sale - Higher Chinese for Primary Schools Textbook 2A and 2B as well as the Discover Maths 2A & 2B Textbooks. Also, SAP Higher Chinese Topical Revision for Pri 2A workbook (for free with Higher Chinese textbooks) as about 30% of book written in. However, it should be easy to erase the pencilled in answers.

As expected, the textbooks are not in pristine condition though they were in plastic covers. So, not for fussies.

Please pm me.

Thanks

[janet88]

guppy:

Hi parents of current P1 (next year P2) CHIJ TPY girls,


Help recycle!!

For sale - Higher Chinese for Primary Schools Textbook 2A and 2B as well as the Discover Maths 2A & 2B Textbooks. Also, SAP Higher Chinese Topical Revision for Pri 2A workbook (for free with Higher Chinese textbooks) as about 30% of book written in. However, it should be easy to erase the pencilled in answers.
Thanks

Your daughter taking HCL at P1 ?

[Quintessential Mum]

janet_lee88:

guppy:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi guppy,


Parents now are allowed to opt out of Catechism class. During my time, all of us, regardless of Catholics or not, have to sit in and listen. Ethics is good and teaches morals. BTW, are there still as many masses now ?
Does Father Simon still go to IJ ?

My dd has never heard of Father Simon. I think they don't go for masses unless they're Catholics.

OIC...in the past, there was masses for just about every impt event...to pray for teachers, students, country and Catholic impt dates.[/quote]Yes he does and they conduct retreats for all the girls. :lol:

[Quintessential Mum]

janet_lee88:

guppy:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi guppy,


Parents now are allowed to opt out of Catechism class. During my time, all of us, regardless of Catholics or not, have to sit in and listen. Ethics is good and teaches morals. BTW, are there still as many masses now ?
Does Father Simon still go to IJ ?

My dd has never heard of Father Simon. I think they don't go for masses unless they're Catholics.

OIC...in the past, there was masses for just about every impt event...to pray for teachers, students, country and Catholic impt dates.[/quote]Yes Fr Simon still goes to IJ and conducts retreats for all the girls. He looks the same! :lol:

[janet88]

I would like to meet him again one day…it’s been so long.


This Friday is P1 orientation.

[guppy]

janet_lee88:

Your daughter taking HCL at P1 ?

No. The HCL books are from my niece who's from another school.

[mummy2two]

>>>[Parents now are allowed to opt out of Catechism class. During my time, all of us, regardless of Catholics or not, have to sit in and listen. Ethics is good and teaches morals.


hi Guppy and all,
thks for the religious studies info. it’s helpful to know. i also called up the school, and hv separately had a look at the catechism book. it’s a ‘christian’ kids’ workbook called 'Jesus and me" and is like a journey through all the Bible stories with some age-appropriate questions and thinking time.

the school mentioned that all e catholics have to join catechism class, which is where this book is used. non-catholics can choose to join too, or go to moral ed. i’ve decided to let my dd join the catechism because it seems to give a good grounding in the Bible.

[mummy2two]

i was just wondering if anyone noticed something unusual on the ballet form > see e asterisked line below ‘terms and conditions’:


*"Please note…our office assistant male /or female staff) will be helping yr girl throughout the 1st month of her ballet lessons"

i’m wondering aloud why an ‘office astnt’ will be helping the girls with ballet in the 1st month, when there shd be a dance teacher who will be doing the teaching?

ie how will they help them? surely there is not admin work that the children r required to go through with them? /and if it’s to assist the kids physically with poise/positioning etc, then why use an ‘office astnt’ and more imporatnly, why ‘male’, esp for the P1’s who may be quite naive?

just wondeing if anyone else found that odd?

oh yes, and on another note, anyone with dd’s already there in ballet… cd u lmk how large the average size of each ballet class is? ie how many teacher(s) to how many kids?

tia,
el