Sembawang Primary

[sesame]

Hihi

Hmm, let just say SPS is not our choice but is trying to remain positive about it.

First, I agree the current principal is a marketing guy, but hey! I like marketing guys, but he is LEAVING. Next the school is moving soon for 1.5 years. Then we experience 2 families quarreling LOUDLY in the hall duing the orientation and 1 even point a middle finger at the other. Then we had 3 sets of fathers with tattoos all over legs and arms in the class.

Put it altogether, I am worried. I mean I know home environment is impt but the crowd at school is impt too!

My girl was grouped then the in-charge told me "Oh no, that’s not her class, her class will be determined later." I was like huh? Is that the norm?

Any current parents with kids in SPS, please enlighten me. Personally I like the school, bright and sunny. I like the rules the principal have on kids but he is leaving. Anyone knows if the new principal is good and share the same direction?

I am considering to put her on waitlist at other schools hoping some parents might withdraw in Dec.

[Spring722]

Honestly, this is the first time I have encounter this type of incidence.

I have attended several activities in the school hall in the past when my eldest and second daughter are in SPS; but have never encounter this. I was shock too as I was just setting diagionally ~ 3 rows behind.
Are people more stress up? I dun know…

The class that I am in (4C) was ok, everything goes very smoothly… everyone busy filling up the forms and queuing up to submit the forms.

As for the grouping, is this is the norm that the child is not group according to their class? I am not quite sure… lol… is almost 6 yrs ago when my second daughter is in P1, but I think I remember that my elderest and second daughter class is made know at that time.

We too, asked the teacher and their answer is the same.

Btw, for my two daughters, their are under the first principal. The current principal joined as vice principal in 2004, if I remember correctly. So the whether is a nom, under this principal… I could not tell.

Could not advice much.

[ellehcim]

Hi it is first time i heard about such incident happen in orientation. Maybe it could be some personal grudges or what, otherwise how would a normal parent quarrel with other parents whom they could have just met that day? Singapore is getting more stressed huh? LOL


As for the class allocation, both my kids will only get to know the class no through mail in Dec. It is sad that the current P is leaving and hope the new P will continue or even enhance the good work the P had done. But changing of P is a norm to most schools over a few years. Even the elite schools, unless independent schools, they get to change P too. However i believe no major changes will be seen for the initial years if their current formulA works well, and we could see that these elites schools are still doing very well.

So let's hope the new P will bring SPS to a greater height too. :celebrate:

[deese_verte]

hehe.. ya boy.. i was sitting infront and didnt even realised that somebody was quarelling behind.. not sure what happened though.


seems like quite alot of foreign students in SPS.. some of them were really quite big size.. i hope they're gentle LOL ...
I feel quite good about the orientation.. did not seems to be that bad .
I was quite fed up with a PRC mother who seems to be very inconsiderate.. putting her bag on empty seat... and when more parents came in.. still left her bag there and act blur... :roll:

Now i was thinking about whether my boy will know how to clean up himself nicely if he do some big job (pooing) in school. We are already training my boy to clean up and shower himself since he will be going to a nearby student care .. by the way... will there be any school buddy to assist them in buying lunch?

[deese_verte]

sesame:

Hihi

Then we had 3 sets of fathers with tattoos all over legs and arms in the class.

Aiya.. sesame.. Tattoo is art ma.. LOL
Its not the tattoo that tells a person.. its the attitude that tells a person

[ellehcim]

My kids had P2 kids to buddy them for recess when they were P1. So nxt yr will b my kid’s turn to buddy the P1. Don’t worry the teachers will be there to keep a look out.

[tph452sg]

Quite amazed that people will quarrel during orientation …

SPS is a multi-national school - SGP, Malaysia, PRC, Phillipines, Myanmar, etc
The new P1s will have P2 buddy during recess time (probably for a week).
My daughter (2G) has already been briefed & has a checklist of to-do for the P1 buddies …

[tph452sg]

ellehcim:

deese_verte:

[quote=\"ellehcim\"]Hi deese_verte, i believe your child should be doing fine, no worries. This Sat gonna be the orientation for the P1s-to-be!


Hi tph452s, congratulations on your child's good result. My P1 kid does not get any merits but I m happy that she had improved n tried her best. I will look out for your gal this coming friday *wink*.... Time flies our kids had completed their p1 n enjoyed thier journey, going to P2 soon...

Thanks ellehcim

Hi tph452s,
I was at the prize giving yesterday and if I'm not wrong i've spotted your girl, a cute girl. Well done. So have you heard the speech and performance of Semb pri from the data? Impressed? hahah... I was Well done!

Hi desse_verte, how is your orientation hope is a good sailing one. Welcome to the Semb Pri family :)[/quote]My daughter from 1G.
2nd in class & best in Maths.
Her classmate is awesome.
The little boy got 1st in Class, Best in Maths, English & Chinese !!
The data presented by the Principal is impressive. I was also surprised that SPS did so well in Sports.

[hello-everyone]

youngtay:

I sending my son to Sembawang Primary School, any one can tell me how is this school? Any comments, good or bad about this school

This school is good,changing principal this year.My daughter went there and graduated this year.

[ellehcim]

My daughter from 1G.

2nd in class & best in Maths.
Her classmate is awesome.
The little boy got 1st in Class, Best in Maths, English & Chinese !!
The data presented by the Principal is impressive. I was also surprised that SPS did so well in Sports.[/quote]

Ha yes, i’ve gotten her name fm the booklet given but juz not convenient to mention her name here well done, hope she will continue to strive hard in P2. Yes that little boy top in many n was so cute to see a petite size trying to hold on to the big prizes. Some upper pri kids are awesome too, top in almost all the subjects and position too.