Maha Bodhi

[MMM]

Hi,


You must be a SBF member not your mil. I suppose during registration, they will based on parents' status and not grandparents. But if your mil is a member, that also presents you with the opportunity to find out how she joined and if she has any contacts to refer you etc...

Personally, I got into MBS through a monk who was in MBS committee at that point. It was probably fate as my great grandma passed away so my parents always go to this particular temple. I was very tomboy and he actually thot I was a boy. He asked me which school I want to go to. I said MBS simply becoz I happened to know someone at that point who attended MBS. So he told my mum that when she see the P1 registration notice in the papers, she must go and find him. She did and my mum said I got the 2nd last place. I had other cousins who also studied in MBS and that was because my auntie went to queue for a place at 3am. Those were the days where mothers also worked hard in getting a good school for the child.

For phase 2B this year, there is no ballot. It was a botherline case. No one can guarantee that there will be no balloting in the year you are registering your child. It depends on demand and supply. Also, the no. of babies during that year,etc.... alot of considerations. You can only base on trend to make some predictions.

What makes you think MBS is less stressful then ???? :lol:

[chuaeil]

MMM:

Hi,


You must be a SBF member not your mil. I suppose during registration, they will based on parents' status and not grandparents. But if your mil is a member, that also presents you with the opportunity to find out how she joined and if she has any contacts to refer you etc...

Personally, I got into MBS through a monk who was in MBS committee at that point. It was probably fate as my great grandma passed away so my parents always go to this particular temple. I was very tomboy and he actually thot I was a boy. He asked me which school I want to go to. I said MBS simply becoz I happened to know someone at that point who attended MBS. So he told my mum that when she see the P1 registration notice in the papers, she must go and find him. She did and my mum said I got the 2nd last place. I had other cousins who also studied in MBS and that was because my auntie went to queue for a place at 3am. Those were the days where mothers also worked hard in getting a good school for the child.

For phase 2B this year, there is no ballot. It was a botherline case. No one can guarantee that there will be no balloting in the year you are registering your child. It depends on demand and supply. Also, the no. of babies during that year,etc.... alot of considerations. You can only base on trend to make some predictions.

What makes you think MBS is less stressful then ???? :lol:

Oh i see so the monk is at which temple, do you still remember? but as what the other mummy had mention if they got balloting within the SBF then is also not easy liao. My bb born in the rat yr and i think alot of baby born in that yr too cos my friends most of them got rat baby too.

MBS is a buddhism base thats what i like but as for stress i am not very sure but i heard alot of comment on KH so find it very scary. Wah if can queue i sure go very very early, haha.... :lol: :lol:

[chasingjelly]

chuaeil:

MBS is a buddhism base thats what i like but as for stress i am not very sure but i heard alot of comment on KH so find it very scary. Wah if can queue i sure go very very early, haha.... :lol: :lol:

Buddhism isnt incorporated into the acad teaching time. You'll find that the fraction of it is so little.

[MMM]

chuaeil:

Wah if can queue i sure go very very early, haha.... :lol: :lol:

Haha given that Singaporeans are more and more KS over the years, I suppose if the queing system is still implemented, parents will queue few days/ weeks ahead of registration (just like the case for property).
:shock:

[paulineteo]

Hi just to check fr parents who have existing children studying at MBS, do they have any swimming or girl guide as CCA? Btw, is there any CCA that is held on Saturday? Cos I m currently planning the time slots for my child’s enrichment next year…

[chuaeil]

MMM:

chuaeil:

Wah if can queue i sure go very very early, haha.... :lol: :lol:

Haha given that Singaporeans are more and more KS over the years, I suppose if the queing system is still implemented, parents will queue few days/ weeks ahead of registration (just like the case for property).
:shock:

haha.... it will become very scary. I think i have to give up on this MBS choice liao, i dont think the chance is very slim for me. I think i will stick with Temaske ba.

[csb]

Hi MBS parents, may I know if the school bookshop is open on Saturday mornings? My boy is going to P1 next year, and we are supposed to go to the school next Wed to do some paperwork as well as to buy the textbooks. Instead of lugging back the heavy books all by myself, I’m thinking of going on a Saturday morning with my husband.

I understand that we can use Popular card to get discounts too. Is this applicable to all the items including exercise books and stationery?
Thank you.

[MMM]

paulineteo:

Hi just to check fr parents who have existing children studying at MBS, do they have any swimming or girl guide as CCA? Btw, is there any CCA that is held on Saturday? Cos I m currently planning the time slots for my child's enrichment next year....

Hi,

There is swimming for all P2 this year. It is part of their PE class. I've seen boy scout but not too sure about girl guide. Maybe other parents can comment.

So far, my P1 and P2 CCA are on weekdays. So it's ok to plan enrichment on weekends.

[jsmum]

csb:

Hi MBS parents, may I know if the school bookshop is open on Saturday mornings? My boy is going to P1 next year, and we are supposed to go to the school next Wed to do some paperwork as well as to buy the textbooks. Instead of lugging back the heavy books all by myself, I'm thinking of going on a Saturday morning with my husband.

I understand that we can use Popular card to get discounts too. Is this applicable to all the items including exercise books and stationery?
Thank you.

Hi,

I don't think the bookstore is open on Saturday (you can ask them when you are there next Wed). Popular just took over as vendor in June this year. Suggest you either buy next wed (for the school exercise books and buddhism text) and from Popular stores (for the rest text books) outside. 2 year back when I went for the registration in Oct, I bought the books on the day itself (very kiasu). I also bought the uniforms on the same day. Details of the uniform vendor are being discussed in the earlier pages.

Else once the P2 to P6 parents start buying their books end Novemeber, the queues will be long. I remember queueing for an hour to get my kids books at the last minute in December and some books were sold out. Even the PE tees are out of stock every year (but this year new uniform vendor so maybe this will not happen). This year I will try to buy at the earliest date given by the school.

Welcome to MBS.

[MMM]

Hi Jsmum,


Do you happen to have P3 booklists???

I am actually interested in getting the exercise books, file and buddhist textbook before school closes (kiasu me). So we don’t have to go back to buy the books during school hols and especially join the queue.

I also intend to buy textbooks from popular elsewhere. Last year, when I was in school to buy the exercise books and buddhist books, I realised that some of the books were out of stock. At that moment, I felt it was wise of me to have bought the books from popular.