St Gabriel's Primary

[BlackVelvet]

Hi eetsc


My P1 boy gets $1 a day. He doesn’t spend this though. Most days he would play during recess.

Fyi, the school has 100% passes in this year’s PSLE exams. None were posted to Normal (Technical) Stream.

Above Average passes for English, Maths, Science (90+%). Chinese slightly below National Average (also 90+%), but the Chinese marks improved by 10% against last year’s. The other mother tongue were all above national average.

[eetsc]

Hi Blackvelvet,


Thanks for answering. What about your P5 boy, how much does he get for pocket money? My son has been telling his little brother that he will buy two biscuits to bring home to share with him. hehee.. dunno whether to get angry or be happy.

Woah! Congrats St Gab boys! That's very good score and an improvement at that! Good job to all.. students, teachers and not forgeting parents.

Gosh... talking abt their good grades, I can feel the pressure building for me already.

[BlackVelvet]

Hi eetsc


My P5 boy got about $1.50 a day for recess, and if he has CCA, it’s $3 for that day…

Very thoughtful of your son — to think of buying biscuits for his younger brother. My elder boy used to buy titbits, biscuits and little things from the school bookshop for his younger brother when he was in K2, and you can see his face really brightened up.

[zeedoo]

Hi, experienced parents


I have a question on the name tag. How do you attach the name tag onto the uniform? The uniform shop says we can iron it on and sew at the 4 corners. Problem is, I'm zero at sewing :oops:

Is it easy to do as what the shop says? Or is it better to bring it to the professionals? The school uniform shop says it doesn't do such jobs

Are the name tags just for the uniforms, or should they also be attached to the PE T-shirt?

Thanks!

[BlackVelvet]

Hi zeedoo


Ironing & sewing the nametags would secure the nametags to the uniform.

I ironed the name tag unto the uniform and the t-shirt, and then once it’s secured, I’ll sew along the blue edges. I’m lousy at sewing as well, but I found it easy to do.

[zeedoo]

Hi BlackVelvet


Thanks for the info!

[genki2]

any moms out there can help???


coming back to singapore soon n wanting to put my DS in St.G (P4) but no more vacancy!!! What should I do??? My son will be sitting for the PACT test (to access) his level on the 14th Jan 2011. the school says bring the results slip (will be out 2 weeks after the test) and come down to put on waiting list!!! There is no vacancy right now…I am so dead worried…anyone out there can help??? We r staying in Bishan…there should be sch bus, right? how many classes of P4 r there? HELPPPP!

[zeedoo]

Hi genki2


There is a school bus covering Bishan. You may call the bus contractor, Xing Sheng Transport Svcs at 64814013 or 64814529

Sorry, can’t help on your other questions, as my son is only at P1. There are 5 classes at P1, but I believe there are more classes at the higher levels

Good luck!

[genki2]

zeedoo:

Hi genki2


There is a school bus covering Bishan. You may call the bus contractor, Xing Sheng Transport Svcs at 64814013 or 64814529

Sorry, can't help on your other questions, as my son is only at P1. There are 5 classes at P1, but I believe there are more classes at the higher levels

Good luck!

Thanks Zeedoo.... r u staying in bishan too?
How do u think of the sch so far???
can't wait to get him a place in St Gab

[zeedoo]

You’re welcome!


I’m staying at Marymount, not exactly Bishan. I know that there are quite a number of parents staying at Bishan though

So far, my son has adapted surprisingly well at the school. "Surprising" bcoz he’s usually slow to warm up to a new environment. I guess it has to do with how the classes are conducted. The principal said that they always try to cater to boys’ competitive nature so as to keep them engaged. For instance, the class is divided into groups which compete on gaining points based on behaviour, etc. Except for the part of waking up early, my son is enjoying school…seemingly more so than in kindy!

Good luck to you!