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[Shree]

Jesyeo wrote
[quote]Posted: 08 Nov 2010 14:56    Post subject: finally got the letter\t
Finally got the letter today. However, we couldn't make it for the Orientation as the time clashes with my DD Graduation Concert. We will have to go down to the school one of the day next week to make the neccessary payments.

Shree: My DD will be in P1 Respect also!!! [/quote]Hi there
Our DDs are classmates

[Shree]

Hi all parents


It seems our DDs have to wear some ribbon on the 1st day
Of sch. Did u find any ribbon in ur files???
I searched my file but no ribbons

[autumn82]

Shree:

Chergaby wrote
[quote]
Yes, the bus numbers for Yishun is missing from my booklet!

Hi there

I found the Yishun trpt number in the letter mailed to us,
She is quite a pleasant lady, quoted $90
Hope that was helpful :)[/quote]Hi Shree, can I check with you, the $90 is a two way trip or 1 way?? Coz Sembawang is just next to Yishun... :lol:

[autumn82]

Shree:

Hi all parents


It seems our DDs have to wear some ribbon on the 1st day
Of sch. Did u find any ribbon in ur files???
I searched my file but no ribbons

Yes, my gal has a yellow ribbon with attached to a piece of note, stating to put on the ribbon for 2 weeks for teachers to identify them.

[funkymonkey]

Shree:

Hi all parents


It seems our DDs have to wear some ribbon on the 1st day
Of sch. Did u find any ribbon in ur files???
I searched my file but no ribbons

Hi Shree!,
Our gals should be wearing the purple ribbon,it was in the file they gave us! Where is your gal sitting? Mine is sitting right at the back!Hope they'll switch places for gals who are shorter...

[Tinkerbelle]

cantbearit2:

It was a pity that the new principal was not there to address us and there were also no Q & A session for us parents.

Hi everyone,

Wow!!! Went away for the weekend and all of you have been so active with your postings. Lots to read.

So sorry to hear that the orientation was so unorganised. I think MCS was more organised last year. From what you guys mentioned, it sounded chaotic this year. :scratchhead:

The principal was not present during orientation as she has some official meeting to attend to, thus the vice Principal welcomed all of you. As for a Q & A session, don't worry....once sch re-opens, maybe in week 3 or 4, there will be a P1 Briefing Session where the P will address you and all parents will get to meet the respective form teachers . They will then give you in-depth info about the curriculum, and house-keeping info. Maybe MCS doesn't want to bombard parents with too much info before sch starts.

The teachers in the classrooms during orientation may not necessary be your DD's form teacher. Those teachers were only there to render assistance to all the the admin procedures. Some form teachers are in their respective classes, some are not. Not to worry, all the P1 form teachers are very nice and very good with kids.

cantbearit2:

eg. no ushers or enough signage to inform parents where to go first, what to do first, whr to leave our child etc.

There were actually 17 prefects on ushering duty on orientation day. I guess it's not sufficient to cover parents of 240 students. However, it's difficult to get all the prefects back as it's officially their sch holidays so some may be away on holidays already. These same prefects were the ones that took care of the P1 gals and took them around the sch for a tour. Maybe more signages would have been great.

[Tinkerbelle]

autumn82:

JonC:

How is the orientation?

My gal loves the school and her classmates.. :lol:

Hi autumn82,
Great to hear your DD loves the sch and most importantly, likes her classmates.

[Tinkerbelle]

LLX04:

However, she was impressed with the rhythmic gym performance but I told her it's talent scouting by teacher only... Hehe

Hi LLX04,
If your DD is interested in Rhythmic gym, she can join the specialised CCA in P1 week 3 without selection trials. That way, chances of getting in is higher. From P2 onwards, it'll be harder to join as only the talented ones will be selected.

However, for Rhythmic Gym, their CCA is twice a week. Tentative schedule for next year is Monday (9.30-11.30AM) and Wednesday (10-12Noon). Cost is $90/term, payable by Edusave account or cheque/cash.

[preciousmoments]

Hi Tinkerbelle


Is it true that the toilets in MCS are mostly dirty? My girl went to the toilet near the classrooms n she said that the toilet was dirty n there was no toilet paper. Sounds disgusting…

[Tinkerbelle]

Callie Tan:

Is united uniforms the only place to get MCS uniforms?? My girl got size 30 becos size 28 is just nice for her so think better to get a size bigger if not by mid of the year, it might be slightly too short for her. However, the shorts and jacket is out of stock, anywhere else to get them? Actually, is it necessary to get the jacket?

Btw, can I check what do you let your girls wear underneath the uniforms?? Just panties or we should let them wear shorts?

Hi callie,
Yes, only United Uniforms sells MCS uniform. You will have to wait till late Dec for the shorts and the jacket. Actually, it's not necessary to buy the jacket as it's not cold. DD2 bought 1 and only wore it less than 5 times in the year when it was raining..

DD2 only wear panties now. Beginning of the year, she wore shorts but found it uncomfortable so she dropped the shorts. The teachers will always remind the gals to sit properly and not expose their panties..DD does wear singlet though. The pinafore's armholes are a bit big. :lol: