Rulang Primary

[silverhorse]

Virgo Mum:

Hi everyone! Wish to share this latest info about HOD EL's whereabout. I received clarification from the VP that Mr Bernard Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return. As for the MT teacher, he has applied for study leave to do his Masters in CL and this request was submitted last year & approval was then given by MOE in Mar. Affirmation was given by VP that no other teacher are leaving the school as rumoured. As a matter of fact, there is no changes affecting all the remaining classes except the ones under Mr Bernard Chan & the MT teacher. Having said this, the teachers who took over the classes of these two respective teachers are equally competent & diligent. So the pupils remained to be in good hands..definitely! Hope this news will allay the undue anxiety of all parents who are affected. Rest assured...Rulang has a pool of impressively credible educators .

Hi Virgo Mum,

Thank you for the updates!

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Thanks Virgo Mom, that’s very reassuring. Though my ds is only p2 n is not affected by the change, it’s still gd to know that Rulang still has it’s pool of dedicated trs ard. Gog on to further studies /job attachment will benefit d Sch n students in d long term.

[RRMummy]

Virgo Mum:

Hi everyone! Wish to share this latest info about HOD EL's whereabout. I received clarification from the VP that Mr Bernard Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return. As for the MT teacher, he has applied for study leave to do his Masters in CL and this request was submitted last year & approval was then given by MOE in Mar. Affirmation was given by VP that no other teacher are leaving the school as rumoured. As a matter of fact, there is no changes affecting all the remaining classes except the ones under Mr Bernard Chan & the MT teacher. Having said this, the teachers who took over the classes of these two respective teachers are equally competent & diligent. So the pupils remained to be in good hands..definitely! Hope this news will allay the undue anxiety of all parents who are affected. Rest assured...Rulang has a pool of impressively credible educators .

Hi Virgo Mom,

Firstly, :welcome: to KSP and the Rulang thread.

I noticed that this is your virgin post, maybe you could also drop by the intro thread and tell us more about yourself and have a warm KSP welcome. Or you can do it here too

:thankyou: for sharing the above info with us. Very assuring indeed. :salute:

[Virgo Mum]

Hello everyone!

I am glad to be of help as being a mother of 3 kids myself , I have been there & done that(two of my kids have graduated very well from RPS in 2006 & 2009 respectively). My eldest is now doing her 1st year in ACS Ind for her IB while my younger boy is doing his Sec 2 edu at St Andrew. I am now left with my youngest boy who is in P5.

The anxiety and worries of affected parents are comprehensible and norm as being parents, our main concern will be the ultimate effects of all these changes may have on our kids’ education.

My advice to all parents in general is to not lose yr cool & faith towards RPS. Things / Changes happen for many reasons for many years infact, but we have to be level headed about it and should approach the school’s personnel to seek clarifications on the matters. If we are level headed, our kids will be able to move on ,otherwise they become equally panic & start feeling stressed out. So Keep Your Cool Always ya!

[hshs]

RRMummy:

hshs:

Thank you RRMummy & cwc. I have been asking my son and he seems more confused than me. He has always been someone who doesnt express his real feelings. When my DD toks abt her sch - I have caught him saying \"it is also going to be MY school\" which actually shows he want to trf. But when I ask him directly, he shows reluctance. The main reason he cites is that he has no friend in RL. So pls note that actually he is not sad abt leavg his friends but he is more afraid of being alone.


He has been representing his school for external events / competitions but he has never expressed happiness in going for them reason being he is very afraid of losing. Everytime he comes home with a consent form he will pass it to me saying that actually he is not keen in going for it. And his reason is always \"What if I lose?\" I have tried umpteen times to reassure him that these things are not just for winning but good exposure for him but he is still the same.

I see your points hshs.. he seems keen to go too.. it does show that the only hurdle is the fear of loneliness.. which does not mean it is not important of course.. this is a very normal and real fear even for an adult. To leave a comfort zone can always be scary.. i know it twice in my life..

May I suggest this?
1. Sit down with him and write down every single pros and cons of staying and leaving you both can think off, don't screen anything out along the process.
2. Once it is all in black and white it is easier to go through the ideas one by one. In most instances, this process has helped me form a better judgement.
3. At the very least, it helps us clear or thoughts on what is we look forward for most..and finally to decide and accept that decision with a lot of future support from you and your family

JMHO.

Keep us posted ya.

Hi RRMummy,

I'm back. Thank you so much for your wonderful suggestion. We did try it out. But he came up with the cons while we came up with the pros cos we dun c eye to eye in this matter. As expected, our pros far surpassed his cons. So I gave him another choice and asked him to rate his points with a scale of 1-10 as to how important are the points he brought up and he gave the maximum rating. After pondering over it, at last we have decided. n the verdict is to keep him in his current school. :rahrah: we are juz afraid that the change might do him more harm than good.

[Virgo Mum]

Dear hshs.

My youngest son had similar issue when he was in P1. He was by nature a cheerful chap but rather cautious when interacting with people whom were new to him . Most of the time, he would choose to sit quietly and mind his own business rather than getting into disagreement with peers. It came to a point when he started saying that "my life is sooo boring in school!"
I started with asking him about his classmates , whom he usually played with or spoke too and it came as a surprise that he only quoted 3 names after being in the same class for 4months! So when I asked him why…he simply said "most of my classmates were moody." With that I realised that my son may not be the only pupil who was having this issue.
I then made an appointment with the teacher to discuss on this issue.The form teacher was surprised to hear about this and promised me that she will look into the matter. Two days later, my son told me that his teacher had changed most of pupils’ seating arrangements (he was not aware of my meeting with the teacher actually). I asked how he felt about it? He said his partner on the right was very talkative, on the left was always laughing over simple joke and the one behind him is a teaser but not to the extend of being irritating.
Three weeks later, I pretended to ask about his classmates whom he usually played with and this time he quoted eleven names.He even described the games they played together. I came to comprehend the teacher’s motive in changing the seatings arrangement. She wanted my son and the rest of her pupils to blend in better with one another in a more proactive approach. Mixing the quiet ones with those who were more bubbly & daring. When forced into such situation, I believed the pupils instinct made them adopt a "if you can’t win them , you might as well join them".
I can assured you that my son has since been more vocal and cheerful where school matter is concerned. Perhaps you may approach the form teacher and speak to her about your son situation? Find out more about your son while he is in class and his interaction with peers, and so forth?

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Virgo Mum:

Hi everyone! Wish to share this latest info about HOD EL's whereabout. I received clarification from the VP that Mr Bernard Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return. As for the MT teacher, he has applied for study leave to do his Masters in CL and this request was submitted last year & approval was then given by MOE in Mar. Affirmation was given by VP that no other teacher are leaving the school as rumoured. As a matter of fact, there is no changes affecting all the remaining classes except the ones under Mr Bernard Chan & the MT teacher. Having said this, the teachers who took over the classes of these two respective teachers are equally competent & diligent. So the pupils remained to be in good hands..definitely! Hope this news will allay the undue anxiety of all parents who are affected. Rest assured...Rulang has a pool of impressively credible educators .

Thanks for the update. My dd has been taught by Mr Chan and I must say he is one of the best teachers I ever met.

[rpsparent99]

Hi, I am new to KSP forum. Was anxious about the rumours after my sis-in-law updated me on what she had read. The update is assuring.


She also has three children in Rulang. She told me a number of experienced teachers left these two to three years. Some are very experienced upper primary teachers. One was the Science Subject Head who taught her daughter before. Is it true? I have two children, one in P3 and one in P5. So far I am lucky. Children do not have any changes in teachers.

[Virgo Mum]

Hi rpsparent 99.

Welcome on board. Yes, it was true Rulang had actually ‘lost’ two of its experienced teacher few years ago. One of them was Mr Low YF who was then RPS’ Mathematics Head (not Science actually). He had left Rulang following a promotion extended to him by MOE HQ and is currently still there. The other was Ms Ow who has left after shifting to her new place in Punggol. I believed this is a personal decision which the school has no right to deny ,especially considering that Ms Ow had a toddler girl whom was looked after by her parents who were residing around that area.
Besides, if you have been reading the PSLE’s result banner displayed outside the school’s gate for the past few years, you will notice that our pupils’ progress have been getting better by the years! That in itself speaks how well the school manages its pupils, despite the loss of some of their credible teachers, isn’t it?
Moving forward, continue to have faith & trust in our existing teachers who are equally diligent, compassionate & competent!

[BeContented]

Virgo Mum:

Hi rpsparent 99.

Welcome on board. Yes, it was true Rulang had actually 'lost' two of its experienced teacher few years ago. One of them was Mr Low YF who was then RPS' Mathematics Head (not Science actually). He had left Rulang following a promotion extended to him by MOE HQ and is currently still there. The other was Ms Ow who has left after shifting to her new place in Punggol. I believed this is a personal decision which the school has no right to deny ,especially considering that Ms Ow had a toddler girl whom was looked after by her parents who were residing around that area.
Besides, if you have been reading the PSLE's result banner displayed outside the school's gate for the past few years, you will notice that our pupils' progress have been getting better by the years! That in itself speaks how well the school manages its pupils, despite the loss of some of their credible teachers, isn't it?
Moving forward, continue to have faith & trust in our existing teachers who are equally diligent, compassionate & competent!

Welcome Virgo Mum.
Glad to see some 'experienced' mommy here and happy to be able to read more posting in RPS thread......I'm pretty new in this thread as my DD is a transfer kid. Look forward to see more

Btw, noticed that you are a member since 2009 but hardly made any posting. Curious, what prompted you to start now