St Anthony's Canossian Primary

[HappyAvon]

Hi swpf, I have called up the school and was informed they will send us the booklist by post later and we can order the school books online. We can then request to collect it during orientation or get the vendor to deliver to us. We can purchase school uniform etc during orientation day.


As for the assessment, it will not be done on the orientation day itself. Children will only be assessed when they starts their P1 class. Children will only be meeting up with their FT and classmates on the orientation day...

[swpf]

Thanks a lot HappyAvon.

Just curious why did you choose this school?

[HappyAvon]

swpf:

Thanks a lot HappyAvon.

Just curious why did you choose this school?

Hi swpf, SACPS was my 2nd choice. We chose this school cos my girl had wanted an all girls' school all along. I was a PV for a co-ed school in the East subjected to balloting. I had explained to my girl that we will try for that school first and if we fail, then she can choose to go to SACPS.. So she is the happy one now and keeps telling me her wish had fulfilled..

I did check with ppl around about SACPS and there were many good feedbacks about it...My girl's piano teacher had students from SACPS and she also supported our decision..She even commented that the girls there were happy and the school do emphasize alot on values which we feel are equally important too.. So without much hesitation, we registered her in Phase 2C since we are within 1-2 km. I understand SACPS had balloting within 1-2km under Phase 2CS.

This year there were 53 applicants for 39 seats. 21 <1km got in and 29 w/1-2km got to ballot for 18 places..so we are considered lucky that we had got in under Phase 2C

[swpf]

For my case, my 1st choice is rsps and 2nd choice is sacps.

I have checked with my dd’s Icl teacher and my friends, they commented sacps is good. Luckily we are within 1km, or else I really don’t know where to put her to :s

However I heard from 1 of the ccc principal that girls’ schools have many bullies… Is it true?

[swpf]

But my hubby said catholic school should be strict in discipline which is what I like.

[HappyAvon]

swpf:

But my hubby said catholic school should be strict in discipline which is what I like.

Hi, yes your hubby is right...I heard about it oso... About bullies, they are everywhere.....This is unavoidable so the children need to be taught on how to deal with bullies....Probably should not worry too much on this...I always got my girl to share with me on what happens in the preschool everyday when she came back from class.. We will yak and yak about it.....As long as the bonding and communications are there, we are safe....

[eyes2]

hi HappyAvon n swpf...


good to have u guys here... so i wont b too lost abt the process or preparation needed to go into P1 next yr... i din even noe abt the booklist, uniform thingy n also abt the assessment thing loh! thanks huh! so during orientation day, we would have noe which class they gg to loh? rite?

my Dd also gg to SACPS in yr 2012. i registered her under phase 2C supp, n we r staying 1-2km frm the sch... luckily we managed to get a place during the balloting! really happy... at least its still my 2nd choice.. rather thn have to wait for MOE to post us to the sch...
really not much parents from SACPS in tis forum yah? does it mean that they are not so KS? so we dun have to be to KS too? keke...

anyway... really hope that we can keep each other update of any happening for their orientation, or any preparation for the P1 next yr! really excited abt my gal gg into pri 1! how abt u guys?

cheers
moon

[HappyAvon]

eyes2:

really not much parents from SACPS in tis forum yah? does it mean that they are not so KS? so we dun have to be to KS too? keke...

Hi, I oso hv no idea what they will be assessed cos I din ask the lady who answered my call...I heard they will be shifting to the old site in 2012 end.

As to being kiasu,maybe some mummies/daddies are not so opened abt it...I think as long as we prepared our child well for P1, we shud not be too worry ...

BTW, we are all looking forward to the orientation n starting of P1 for our DD...

[HappyAvon]

Hi Augmum…thanks thanks…I will chk with her form teacher for a better understanding…


I did chk with ppl who had kids in the school n they did not mention abt bullies…majority commented that their girls are happy n like the school very much…someone mentioned abt bullies previously n so I thot they are everywhere…

[swpf]

Hi everyone. Regarding bullies, 1 of the pre school principal told me about it. I am not sure was she referring to girls school in general or sacps. Of course I hope there isn’t any at sacps. My DD is a shy and timid girl. If someone bullies her, she will not tell the teacher :s


Now start to worry about her readiness for p1. My DD still does not know how to count $$ and doesn’t really know about time, her Chinese and English are average
or below.