Maris Stella High

[cherrygal]

Hi Bigfoot,

My son is not in 1F... I want to keep my identity confidential (coz principal and the teachers do read this thread) so I am not saying which class he got into (sorry!).

Does any seasoned parent here know how the kids are allocated their seats? Is it according to height or first-come-first-served? My son is really short and small so I hope he can sit in front.

I also checked with the school bus operator and the 1-way cost is only $10 cheaper than the 2-way cost. They also mentioned 6am - 6.15am pickup time (which means waking up at 5.30am! :faint: ). I didn't sign up yet.

I haven't bought the uniforms coz the queue was so long! DH and I decided to go to the warehouse at Pemimpin instead since it's near Bishan.

Glad my son overcame his shyness and managed to make 3 friends today. :lol:

[Namie]

bigfoot:

Namie:

$20 into the drain. Came home, checked the box of books and stationaries and found the crayons and color pencils all not in there.


My son said the school building looks like a Chinese temple. He asked how is he going to play at recess time there are so many boys around, some may push him into the pond, off the bridge or refuse to let him use the swing.

The ending at 3.45pm, should be due to PAL?

Hi Namie,

Why dun u try calling the bookstore to see if u can get the stationery from them? I am sure such incident happen before to them.

Yes, I was thinking about the same thing too. Imagine P1 - P6 all having recess. The P1 all so small size. Hope the older boys will look after them.

PAl stands for Programme for Active Learning. During the briefing it was mentioned that PAL is not an enrichment but part of curriculum. Well, I din realise it is actually an extension of curriculum. To me, it is more like a compulsory enrichment build into curriculum. Dun get me wrong, I am not complaining..

I sent them an email but I'll be calling them on Monday as well.

Not sure how it will work out. Feedback is that Singapore primary students are already very stressed and spending lots of time in school. With this PAL thing, however good the intention may be, they are spending even longer time in school.

At my workplace, every year end, we have to submit work plans on the reviews we will be conducting the following year (over and above our work). It is not our daily work that affect our career. It is the reviews because it reflects an officer's capability to come out with something and his thinking process. Review often results in new things get added on, without anything being taken away. I just hope this PAL thing is not the result of a scholar's review for his APA and career progression.

[cherrygal]

Namie:

With this PAL thing, however good the intention may be, they are spending even longer time in school.


I just hope this PAL thing is not the result of a scholar's review for his APA and career progression.

Agree that the hours are really long on Mondays and why choose Mondays? It's not exactly the best day of the week and kids won't look forward to long Mondays...

The math HOD at the orientation already mentioned that P1 kids all wanna go home... they even start packing up when they hear the recess bell.

I am sure this PAL thing is a project from someone's review for promotion. Hope it's interesting and useful to the kids.

[24hr-mum]

hi cherrygal


ya i stay within 1km of CHS. didnt calculate the chance of getting into the sch when i shift house 2yrs ago. just wanted a catholic sch and a gd sch.
but i scared history will repeat and next yr so tough to get into CH again.

to aim for MS at 2b is much higher chance than CH but again, eg if there are 80 vacancies and 81 applicant, u can end up be the only 1 who failed the ballot. so to the individual the chance is either 0 or 100%. i m eligible to sell or sublet my flat next year, so i m wondering if i shd shiift to get a sure plc in MS.

to get a sure plc in MS vs a balloting chance in CH. which better?

if can get in CH of cos better cos i m near my friends,if dont hv to change childcare for #3, dont hv to source nearby tuition centres again, plus my #1 studies at amk, so MS actually is further if i move.

if i stay put, n dont get CH or MS, i dont want to consider Montfort or st gabe whc is far too. might as well just opt for a nearby neighborhd sch. chances wld be GY cos Kuo Chuan wld be gone too by phase 2c supp.

on one hand CH is more more convenient to everyone but if i dont do anythg now that i can to put my child in a gd sch, i wonder if i will regret if end up in schs not of my choice leh.

how?

[24hr-mum]

the late dismissal time of 3.45pm is really bad to me. my #1 is dismissed at 1.45pm on Monwedfri alrdy very jialat.


for tue-fri, whats the dismissal time at MS?

[SPIES]

24hr-mum:

the late dismissal time of 3.45pm is really bad to me. my #1 is dismissed at 1.45pm on Monwedfri alrdy very jialat.


for tue-fri, whats the dismissal time at MS?

1.15pm

[kancheong mum]

bigfoot:

kancheong mum:

Hi MSHS parents,


I am a newbie My son is starting P1 in MSH next year and we are so excited for him!
I heard that MSH requires all its boys to get a Macbook. Wondering if any parents can help tell me when the boys are required to get the Mac? Is it in P1 or later on?

Thanks a million!

kancheong mum, you have been smoked. why would a P1 kid need a Macbook? Anyway, see u at the orientation... Nov is coming soon. We were still in the midst of balloting a few months ago. lol...

Thanks for the replies.

Bigfoot you said that the bus company told you your pick up point may be as early as 6am. Where do you stay? I have a friend whose boy is also starting P1 and she said the MSH bus comes about 6.30pm (her neighbour's kid is MSH boy). She lives in the Sin Ming area opp Thomson plaza.

[vicki]

kancheong mum:

bigfoot:

[quote=\"kancheong mum\"]Hi MSHS parents,


I am a newbie My son is starting P1 in MSH next year and we are so excited for him!
I heard that MSH requires all its boys to get a Macbook. Wondering if any parents can help tell me when the boys are required to get the Mac? Is it in P1 or later on?

Thanks a million!

kancheong mum, you have been smoked. why would a P1 kid need a Macbook? Anyway, see u at the orientation... Nov is coming soon. We were still in the midst of balloting a few months ago. lol...

Thanks for the replies.

Bigfoot you said that the bus company told you your pick up point may be as early as 6am. Where do you stay? I have a friend whose boy is also starting P1 and she said the MSH bus comes about 6.30pm (her neighbour's kid is MSH boy). She lives in the Sin Ming area opp Thomson plaza.[/quote] Hi, i stay in Tiong Bahru. The bus aunty told me they might do a 6am for my boy!

[kancheong mum]

vicki:

kancheong mum:

[quote=\"bigfoot\"]
kancheong mum, you have been smoked. why would a P1 kid need a Macbook? Anyway, see u at the orientation... Nov is coming soon. We were still in the midst of balloting a few months ago. lol...

Thanks for the replies.

Bigfoot you said that the bus company told you your pick up point may be as early as 6am. Where do you stay? I have a friend whose boy is also starting P1 and she said the MSH bus comes about 6.30pm (her neighbour's kid is MSH boy). She lives in the Sin Ming area opp Thomson plaza.

Hi, i stay in Tiong Bahru. The bus aunty told me they might do a 6am for my boy![/quote]Hi Vicki, how much did the bus aunty quote you?

[bigfoot]

cherrygal:

Hi Bigfoot,

My son is not in 1F... I want to keep my identity confidential (coz principal and the teachers do read this thread) so I am not saying which class he got into (sorry!).

No worries, I understand! That being said, we shd all refrain from saying too much... haha...