Pat's Schoolhouse

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mtdt:

finally can post... having problems last few days!


anyway anyone here tat joined the Swim/Keyboard/Cookery/Art program?

Would like to ask if they are gd
- swim with which swim sch? i know it's at bukit merah pool right?
- art is by in house trs right? again gd? or it is just like their usual art done during class time?

my understanding for serangoon branch as per hb's communication w adminstrative staff

swimming - outsourced, sengkang swmming pool
cookery and keyboard -in house teacher.

[kboon2009]

Joining these swimming/music/cookery classes means less nap time right? Wouldn’t it be too tiring for the children?

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kboon

for the kindy levels, i think it will be alright bah? coz they would have wean off their nap by the time they go pri sch?

but it will be more of the quality of these programs?

last i heard, 19 kids signed up for swimming (i dunno, whether 19 from nursery, or 19 from serangoon branch)... i did not probed in too much to ask, 19 kids to how many teachers?

keyboard oso by in-house music teacher.

[mtdt]

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mtdt:

finally can post... having problems last few days!


anyway anyone here tat joined the Swim/Keyboard/Cookery/Art program?

Would like to ask if they are gd
- swim with which swim sch? i know it's at bukit merah pool right?
- art is by in house trs right? again gd? or it is just like their usual art done during class time?

my understanding for serangoon branch as per hb's communication w adminstrative staff

swimming - outsourced, sengkang swmming pool
cookery and keyboard -in house teacher.

ooh ur branch goes to sk pool consider nearby! mine goes to Bukit merah!

keyboard - mine is \"trained\" tr from another branch still consider inhse bah but since my boy doing piano, i am not too concern abt this. more of just play play and since it comes in a package! haha

Art/cookery - ya inhse tr. dunno wld it end up as just a play session for all the FD kids in the end! wahahhaa

[soppos]

hi all,

new to this whole PAt's thing.

Am looking to possibly send my daughter there, she's one coming to two.
Looking at the serangoon branch since we stay nearby.

Am wondering, if someone could enlighten me, what is the reason for the exorbitant school fees? Is it really worth it to pay so much for a Pat's education? What makes it different from other preschools/kindys?

Thanks

And of course, any feedback on the serangoon branch would be very much appreciated!

[Koolmama]

Hi Zow,


I'm actually quite surprised that they told you there is an opening for 2008 babies... 'cos mine is joining in a few weeks' time and according to another mom that i know there, with my girl in the enrolment is actually full. UNLESS they are thinking of exceeding the MCYS ratio... Hmmmm

zow:

Hello Mummies

Need some advice. I am thinking of putting my DS into Pat's Mt Emily within the next few months. He is 2008 baby, and there is opening available. I have read through this thread and the comments have been very helpful.

I was wondering now that some time has passed, how do the Mt Emily mummies now find the school? Are your kids happy? Are they learning? Are they learning Chinese? Do you like the teachers at playgroup?

Thank you so much for your comments! :lol:

[Koolmama]

Hi Zow,


I'm actually quite surprised that they told you there is an opening for 2008 babies... 'cos mine is joining in a few weeks' time and according to another mom that i know there, with my girl in the enrolment is actually full. UNLESS they are thinking of exceeding the MCYS ratio... Hmmmm

zow:

Hello Mummies

Need some advice. I am thinking of putting my DS into Pat's Mt Emily within the next few months. He is 2008 baby, and there is opening available. I have read through this thread and the comments have been very helpful.

I was wondering now that some time has passed, how do the Mt Emily mummies now find the school? Are your kids happy? Are they learning? Are they learning Chinese? Do you like the teachers at playgroup?

Thank you so much for your comments! :lol:

[omgmum]

My kid just joined PSH, and the fees that I’m paying is what I was told I would pay from last year.


BTW, i read in one of the earlier posts that parents can actually accompany their kids for the first few days. I was told that they didn’t have such a policy at Halifax.

And I was so blur on the first day of school. I didn’t know what on earth to do, even though I’d been corresponding with the principal. You mean they actually have orientations for the parents?

In fact, I was only allowed to accompany my kid for one hour the first day because I asked to, and for the next few days, I put on a thick skin and sat in with her for about 10 minutes before the other kids came.

I’m actually quite upset about this, cos I really think that it’ll help my kid to fit in better if I don’t have to ‘abandon’ her so quickly. PSH is supposed to be big on being child-centred, blah blah blah, and they don’t even have a procedure for orienting new kids?

I was quite pissed because the assistant teacher made me feel bad for wanting to put my kid at ease. The main teacher was quite nice, but it really broke my heart to have to leave my kid even though she keeps pleading for me to stay.

The thing is my girl is actually quite okay if there are kids around, and if I stay with her for a while. And I just want to make sure that she’s happily occupied before I leave her.

I’ve seen what they serve for meals, and it’s the really watery type of noodles, porridge, with very little vegetables and even less meat. Most of the times, I seem to see only carrots and no other vegetables. And they don’t really follow the menu pasted on the notice board.

What to do? On my end, I’ll just have to make sure that my kid eats a hearty and healthy meal before she goes to school.


Am really disappointed with the whole experience, and I can’t help wondering if PSH is really worth all the money and the hype.

[kboon2009]

omgmum:

My kid just joined PSH, and the fees that I'm paying is what I was told I would pay from last year.


BTW, i read in one of the earlier posts that parents can actually accompany their kids for the first few days. I was told that they didn't have such a policy at Halifax.

And I was so blur on the first day of school. I didn't know what on earth to do, even though I'd been corresponding with the principal. You mean they actually have orientations for the parents?

In fact, I was only allowed to accompany my kid for one hour the first day because I asked to, and for the next few days, I put on a thick skin and sat in with her for about 10 minutes before the other kids came.

I'm actually quite upset about this, cos I really think that it'll help my kid to fit in better if I don't have to 'abandon' her so quickly. PSH is supposed to be big on being child-centred, blah blah blah, and they don't even have a procedure for orienting new kids?

I was quite pissed because the assistant teacher made me feel bad for wanting to put my kid at ease. The main teacher was quite nice, but it really broke my heart to have to leave my kid even though she keeps pleading for me to stay.

The thing is my girl is actually quite okay if there are kids around, and if I stay with her for a while. And I just want to make sure that she's happily occupied before I leave her.

I've seen what they serve for meals, and it's the really watery type of noodles, porridge, with very little vegetables and even less meat. Most of the times, I seem to see only carrots and no other vegetables. And they don't really follow the menu pasted on the notice board.

What to do? On my end, I'll just have to make sure that my kid eats a hearty and healthy meal before she goes to school.


Am really disappointed with the whole experience, and I can't help wondering if PSH is really worth all the money and the hype.

That's really disturbing to hear.. especially on the food that they serve.

I see from childcarelink website that one of the PSH branches now charge 1765.50 for full day? Does this mean that the other branches would also follow shortly? Parents, if you have any news about fee increases please share. Thanks.

[shiyunu]

Am from Mt Emily Centre. There isn’t any notice that Pats is going to increase sch fees… I thought they have just increase $75 this yr for the full day program??? $1,700+ is way too much!