Maris Stella High

[3LCYMUM]

Elixir, welcome!

[Learning Dad]

baby66:

My DS is going to 1G next year. Hope to meet other parents too.

Hi baby66.....my DS will b in 1G too!! Looking forward to meet u!!

[Learning Dad]

24hr-mum:

hi

like to network with parents whose boy, like mine, is p1 maris stella next year.

besides beanstalk, who else in the same boat??

hi 24hr-mum

my DS is in MSP next year too....he will be in 1G

[24hr-mum]

none in 1E?

[vicki]

cherrygal:

Dun skip admin day coz while the parents listen to the talks and tips, your boy will get to make more friends and won't be so afraid on the first day of school. My boy managed to make 5 friends on admin day alone. The kids also get brought around the school grounds and play games.


Another tip, buy more PE sets than white shirt sets. My boy only has to wear his white shirt on one day per week. I ended up with 3 sets and one is still brand new. I bought 3 sets of PE uniforms and 1 house T-shirt (wear once a week).

The kids don't need to change out of PE attire if they have PE that day. Very flexible. Less ironing for me!

I like MSHS for its good admin people. The admin team is very organized. Teaching culture is not very stressful though some teachers are fiercer than others and have their own idiosyncracies. The younger teachers are nicer and easier to talk to. I find the many ongoing tests more stressful than scheduled exams coz you won't really know when the tests are coming. Your boy has to be on his toes and pay attention in class. Blur kids or talkative kids may suffer a little.

There will be bullies in every school. You need to teach your kid to either fight back or avoid the bullies. My ds' friend got punched in the eye and the head. My ds even told me he had to stop another kid from kicking him in the abdomen by holding that boy's foot. So Jackie Chan...

Yah - agree with Cherrygal regarding PE shirts. Some weeks - i dont even wear the School shirt at all - cos my boy has ECA and they are allowed to wear T-shirts (for that day).

Cherrygal - alamak! regarding the Fights!! Either my boy is very sotong or just too bochap - he didnt tell me about any fights in class or school!! :roll:

[PrinceIsaac]

Hi all,


My boy is in 1C next year, anyone same?

Today admin day saw the boys are much bigger than my son…haha

[cherlyn81_77]

Went to admin day today, just wondering why there was no mention abt catering for P1 today?

[24hr-mum]

i saw the lady to whom i passed the forms…she told me there will be NO more catering next year, and probably the late monday will be scrapped and instead, the daily hrs will be lengthend to make up for the late monday hrs that will be scrapped. my worry is, i saw that in the canteen the stalls have a super high glass panel to block the food (to prevent the boys from touching) but how willl the pri sch boys esp p1 reach them???

the danger of spilling and toppling the plates are so high esp if
hot soup??

[beanstalk]

My dh noticed the high panels in front of the stalls too. I wasn’t looking closely…maybe they don’t sell soupy dishes?


Good news about the catered food system being scrapped. Didn’t really talk to anyone today, just wanted to get it over and done with. My son enjoyed himself though. He made countless ‘friends’ (none of whose names he knows).

[24hr-mum]

but i really worried abt the high panels. i think it was meant for sec sch boys.,… but my boy surely cant reach