Hong Wen

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Lemon_yes:

Dear Parents,


Need your assistance…I could not get a seat for my child in Pro-Tech at Hong Wen after ballot, please advise the good nearby student care.
Any advice or sharing on Saint Elmo Student Care at Blk 4C St. George’s Lane ?
Thank you for your sharing !

Hi Lemon_Yes,
i also can't get in, waiting list no. 4. I already arrange to sent to nearby childcare centre at Kallang CC, under Bestcare montessori.

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi, any parents use the school bus? How's the service?


TIA

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SAHM_TAN:

There was no Q&A session during orientation.


Will there be a dialog or orientation day for parents? So that I can ask my burning questions?

There will be 2 sessions yearly for feedback.

1. P1 PTM in jan/feb
2. p1 Tea with Principal in July

You can write directly to school for response. Or you can join our monthly PSG meeting to have the feedback channelled to Principal.

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SAHM_TAN:

Hi, any parents use the school bus? How's the service?


TIA

Only parents?

[SAHM_TAN]

Helping--Hand:

SAHM_TAN:

Hi, any parents use the school bus? How's the service?


TIA

Only parents?

:lol:

did you use the school bus service when you were in lower primary? How was it? Thanks

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hquek:

hi sahm_tan,


I think for P1, there is no strongest/weakest class. The kids seem to be evenly spread out. P1s will stay with their classmates in P2 (same teachers also). It's only SA2 for P2 then you should get excited.

As far as i understand, streaming in P1 had been outlawed by MOE. Agreed with Hquek. No such thing of strongest/weakest class.

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SAHM_TAN:

Helping--Hand:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]Hi, any parents use the school bus? How's the service?


TIA

Only parents?

:lol:

did you use the school bus service when you were in lower primary? How was it? Thanks[/quote]Eh.... How did you know i used in lower primary? :boogie:
BINGO :rahrah:
My bus was like the SBS' double decker height or should i say the size of a bus to malaysia?
But there's a lot of different sizes for buses @ HWS. There is even a van size.

I had never seen my previous bus uncle since i was primary 4 when school has moved to current location. But i remembered that he give us food like chips during celebration and always tell jokes. He is a cheerful one.
Every bus uncle are different. But mostly will be entertaining, sometimes we can't aviod some fierocious as they can't stand our volume(noisy).
The bus service fees are like .... urmm... let me recall for a while...
:idea: Ta--da~ $80--$120 morning and afternoon (when you are dismissed)
Any queries? I think i will not give too much because it might be different from previous. :slapshead:

[SAHM_TAN]

lionheart:

There will be 2 sessions yearly for feedback.

1. P1 PTM in jan/feb
2. p1 Tea with Principal in July

You can write directly to school for response. Or you can join our monthly PSG meeting to have the feedback channelled to Principal.

Thanks. I was planning to ask about the new Chinese exam format in the 2017 PSLE.

I'm planning to buy Chinese assessment books and was wondering is the school going to start preparing them in P1 or later. This will affect the type of assessment books that I buy

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SAHM_TAN:

lionheart:

There will be 2 sessions yearly for feedback.

1. P1 PTM in jan/feb
2. p1 Tea with Principal in July

You can write directly to school for response. Or you can join our monthly PSG meeting to have the feedback channelled to Principal.

Thanks. I was planning to ask about the new Chinese exam format in the 2017 PSLE.

I'm planning to buy Chinese assessment books and was wondering is the school going to start preparing them in P1 or later. This will affect the type of assessment books that I buy

Wow. Can't help you on this one. By 2014 both DS would have graduated from Hong Wen.

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hquek:

Based on what I have heard from other parents, the better classes have quite many kids in their class, and there seems to be a lot of homework. So the stress is there. And that the weaker kids are actually put into smaller classes, therefore there will be more attention given to such.


So from what I can see, maybe weaker kids will get the better deal. Though all parents wish for their kids to do well. But I'm happy that this is not a school where the weaker ones are ignored/pushed aside in favour of the stronger kids.

Agree with Hquek too. Seems like the weaker kids get a better deal:) The better class has more homework and their stress-level are higher too, also more auto-pilot required by the student; Teacher tend to be more demanding for Top classes while Weaker-Class Teachers are more caring and 'NICER\". Agree with the school approach; i find it fair.