Marymount Convent

[jesyeo]

My girl just brought back a list of circular on Spellings. So she start SPELLING 1 on next week??

[Tinkerbelle]

Tinkerbelle:

cantbearit2:

Hi parents,


can anyone explain what is this \"edusave account\" thingy? We are supposed to make a payment for the PE3 and it comes wif a form for deduction fr edusave account.

The cost shld b $220 but can only withdraw $100 fr edusave account??? Confused??? How do we even know we have an edusave account???? :? :? :?

The Edusave account is automatically set up by the government for all Singaporean students when they start P1. Your child is now $200 richer. :moneyflies: The government will make yearly contributions to all accounts. This means your child will get $200 every year. This money can be used for enrichment lessons, PE3 etc.

So, to answer your questions, if your child is a Singaporean, she will have an Edusave account already. You only need to pay $100 for PE3 because the sch subsidises the other portion. If you sign the PE3 form, the sch will deduct $100 from your DD's Edusave account. If you don't sign, you'll need to pay cash/cheque. Down the road, when you deplete funds in your DD's Edusave account, you'll need to pay cash/cheque.

Below are some links which you might find useful:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/funds-grants-awards/#pupils-fund
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/edusave/faq/

Hi everyone,
Just want to inform you that there are some changes to the use of Edusave account this year. DD1 told me today that her FT said that for this year the maximum we can deduct from Edusave is $100 per transaction. The rest we must pay by cash/cheque. That means, must sign Edusave form plus pay the balance by cash/cheque. For example, DD2 must pay $202 in total after sch subsidy. $100 is deducted from Edusave account and the remaning $102 is payable by cash/cheque.

[Tinkerbelle]

jesyeo:

chergaby:

DD came back with a list of 听写 for each week, I supposed. There are 5 words in a group with the \"Date\" field left blank. She said she was told to write her name, no further instruction. Does anyone know when they'll start on this? She's under Ms Boh's class.


Another :shock: discovery last evening. There was no \"aunty\" on the bus when DD came home. Saw a girl, mayby 9/10yo, helping DD with her bag. As the bus was leaving, it rode over the hump and the girls on the bus were trying to balance themselves. Then, it dawned on me that the girls were not belted! :shock: :shock:

My girl is in Respect class and her chinese teacher is Ms Peng. She din take back any list for 听写 yet.

Oh yah. I have also heard from my girl that in the bus, 3 students sharing the 2 seats. She said those sitting near to the aisle will fall off easily and has to hold tight to the side of the seat. And yes, they are not told to put on the belts.

Oh dear....3 students sharing 2 seats with no seat belts!!! Sounds dangerous huh?? Thought it's mandatory for sch buses to have seat belts?

[Tinkerbelle]

cantbearit2:

My DD's Chinese tr oso boh. We oso Recd d spelling list wif no dates. Not sure Wen is d spelling. It's hanyupinyin rite? Not d actual Chinese character hor?

My DD's bus need to beltup cos Wen she came hm, we need to go up to help her unbuckle. V pleased wif d bus driver. Even joke wif DD. She actually open up to him the 1st nite she took d bus bk hm. Phew!

I suggest you email Ms Boh and Eng teacher to ask them when ting xie and spelling starts. The teachers will usually respond in 1-2 days time (latest). But since it's the weekend, they'll probably only answer on Mon/Tues.

Alternatively, you can write a note in your DD's Helpmate and get her to show the note to the teachers on Mon.

Yeap, ting xie is hanyupinyin for the Term 1 & Term 2 . Chinese charcters will only start in Term 3. This applies to all pri schs.

[cantbearit2]

Tinkerbelle:

I suggest you email Ms Boh and Eng teacher to ask them when ting xie and spelling starts. The teachers will usually respond in 1-2 days time (latest). But since it's the weekend, they'll probably only answer on Mon/Tues.

Alternatively, you can write a note in your DD's Helpmate and get her to show the note to the teachers on Mon.

Yeap, ting xie is hanyupinyin for the Term 1 & Term 2 . Chinese charcters will only start in Term 3. This applies to all pri schs.

K thks. Will email the tr then.

[cantbearit2]

Tinkerbelle:

Hi everyone,
Just want to inform you that there are some changes to the use of Edusave account this year. DD1 told me today that her FT said that for this year the maximum we can deduct from Edusave is $100 per transaction. The rest we must pay by cash/cheque. That means, must sign Edusave form plus pay the balance by cash/cheque. For example, DD2 must pay $202 in total after sch subsidy. $100 is deducted from Edusave account and the remaning $102 is payable by cash/cheque.

K, but whr do we deposit the chq?

[Tinkerbelle]

cantbearit2:

Tinkerbelle:

Hi everyone,
Just want to inform you that there are some changes to the use of Edusave account this year. DD1 told me today that her FT said that for this year the maximum we can deduct from Edusave is $100 per transaction. The rest we must pay by cash/cheque. That means, must sign Edusave form plus pay the balance by cash/cheque. For example, DD2 must pay $202 in total after sch subsidy. $100 is deducted from Edusave account and the remaning $102 is payable by cash/cheque.

K, but whr do we deposit the chq?

Just ask your DD to pass the cheque to her FT. Don't forget to write your DD's name, register number, class and what you're paying for (PE3) behind the cheque

[Tinkerbelle]

cantbearit2:

My DD's bus need to beltup cos Wen she came hm, we need to go up to help her unbuckle. V pleased wif d bus driver. Even joke wif DD. She actually open up to him the 1st nite she took d bus bk hm. Phew!

Wow, you are truly blessed to have a responsible and friendly bus driver!! The journey to and from sch would be a pleasant one for your DD.

[preciousmoments]

Is it true that the rhythmic gymnastics coach went around to test and pick the P1 girls to join the sport? Does any parent know? That was what I heard from my gal. I was thinking the coach may be testing those who hv indicated their interest in taking up rhythmic gym as cca.

[cantbearit2]

preciousmoments:

Is it true that the rhythmic gymnastics coach went around to test and pick the P1 girls to join the sport? Does any parent know? That was what I heard from my gal. I was thinking the coach may be testing those who hv indicated their interest in taking up rhythmic gym as cca.

My DD Nv say leh. Did u opt for rym gym too?