Catholic High (Primary)

[ParentOfXJ]

Just in case some parents need to know… it takes only about 15min to reach school from Bt Merah using lornie rd, but school bus will take about 45min (formerly 1 hr) to bring him home.


Something to ask other parents. Have any of you found any suitable maths assessments that match the school’s Accelerated Thinking Maths? Popular bookshop’s assessments are not as advanced. The boys are taught something close to equations now, but using symbols.

[JonC]

You can try buying the Books by OnSponge for P5 and P6, available at CH bookstore. They have from P1 to P4 too.


There is another book (brown colour, cannot remember name) available at Popular bookstores by the same author (Ammiel Wan, former CH Dean of Curriculum and current VP of Rosyth).

These 3 books all having challenging questions and advanced concepts, but it has to be build on books with basic concepts which Popular bookstores have.

[ParentOfXJ]

Thanks alot, I’ll try looking for them.

[Shan]

Hi,


Hope to have advice please. My son is going to P1 next year & hubby is old boy of CH.

We are living in Eunos which is pretty far from CH. May I know is there anyone staying in East side & whose son is studying in CH? If yes, appreciate if you can share the pick up & drop off times by school bus? Are your boys very tired from the journey.

Greatly appreciate your views/advice.

[jor]

[quote]Hi,


Hope to have advice please. My son is going to P1 next year & hubby is old boy of CH.

We are living in Eunos which is pretty far from CH. May I know is there anyone staying in East side & whose son is studying in CH? If yes, appreciate if you can share the pick up & drop off times by school bus? Are your boys very tired from the journey.

Greatly appreciate your views/advice.[/quote]Dun worry, we stay further then you, Bedok!

Driving:

There are 2 options for me,
1) ECP - KPE - PIE - Braddell ~20mins no traffic lights till braddell
2) Bedok Reservior - Tampines Via Duct Braddell less than 20mins depend on traffic lights.

I prefer cruising, so I take the ECP route, few minutes more.

school Bus: Pick up at 6:00am if not wrong, quoted $180 one way.

My advice, look for classmates around your area to car pool/taxi pool.

From Eunos, by car est 15mins

CHS students are scattered around Singapore....









:celebrate: :celebrate: :celebrate:

[Shan]

Thanks so much Jor,


We were worried & not sure whether to just settle/try for a school nearby. I am a homemaker but cannot drive. Car/taxi pool sounds like a good idea!

[bluemoon]

Shan:

Thanks so much Jor,


We were worried & not sure whether to just settle/try for a school nearby. I am a homemaker but cannot drive. Car/taxi pool sounds like a good idea!

No where is too far. We stay in Queenstown and every morning I drive him to school. It takes us only about 15 min to reach his school. When they used to dismissed at 1.35pm, he reached home same time as those taking school bus from Queenstown Pri Sch.

I'm hoping the circle line will open soon so that on CCA days, we can pick him up and get home faster.

[Shan]

Thanks Bluemoon,


Taking MRT is also an option & Circle line is just one stop away from Eunos MRT. Now at least I know there are boys not staying near Bishan.

[mom2two]

Shan:

Thanks Bluemoon,


Taking MRT is also an option & Circle line is just one stop away from Eunos MRT. Now at least I know there are boys not staying near Bishan.

Hi,

I think there are many boys who do not stay near Bishan. At least in my ds' class. Many of the fathers are old boys, that's why they stay all around Singapore. One stays in East Coast, one in Siglap, one in Clementi. Those in East Coast and Siglap are carpooling. The one in Clementi will be moving nearer soon.

[bluemoon]

My only complaint is, due to so few boys staying around our area, the school bus fare is much higher.