CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)

[esmummy]

Hi anch,


thanks for your reply. I hope she’ll be ok. Also, just wondering about the mandarin speech and drama option on Mondays 2-4pm. Does that mean they buy lunch in the canteen? Will they be able to come out of sch to eat our home nearby or maybe at coffee shop before going back for the drama? I still have doubts that my dd will eat properly on her own…

[esmummy]

Hi Junie,


nice to meet you. Hope we'll keep in touch since our girls in the same class :D.

[Honey]

Cowgraz, perhaps you can write in & ask the teacher what would they be doing during the supp classes? From there you’ll have a better idea to make a more thought through decision.

[bebe]

Cowgraz


Is yr gal in P3 Lily? I am looking at my gal’s schedule…with her dance club activities and chinese remedial class (optional - but I strongly want her to go), I really pity her. She has to stay back till 530pm/545pm twice a week! But knowing her learning styles, I know I cannot coach her, and she has no tuition, I hope these enrichment classes will get her to do more. I believe she has lots of room to improve but I simply have no time to teach her.

I tell her, that we will try out for a term and see how she fare…I am also working out on the transport arrangement. Quite difficult to pick her up at 6pm…mad traffic rush and that means I hv to cook dinner much earlier.

Hiaz…

[janet88]

cowgraz:

Just wanted to get your opinion abt the enrichment classes the school has for P3s.

My gal came back with enrichment forms y'day and OH MAN! it's for ALL subjects.
That's 2 days staying back ... so wonder if there's any good in these enrichment classes.

My daughter came back with enrichment forms last year...she is in P2 this year and I just threw away 2 forms for Chinese speech & drama and something else. She wanted to go for ballet last year...explained to her that I want her to come home to rest...all these extras are not necessary at all. She had remedial and stayed back 2 days...this year remedial for Chinese.

[beanstalk]

esmummy:

Hi anch,


thanks for your reply. I hope she'll be ok. Also, just wondering about the mandarin speech and drama option on Mondays 2-4pm. Does that mean they buy lunch in the canteen? Will they be able to come out of sch to eat our home nearby or maybe at coffee shop before going back for the drama? I still have doubts that my dd will eat properly on her own...

It's abit tight isn't it? They dismiss at 1.30 on Mondays. How is she able to rush home, eat and return by 2 pm? I'd say buy lunch at the canteen with the rest of the girls. And pack her something for standby if she's still uncomfortable with the whole canteen routine. Or opt out of Mandarin speech and drama until the next term when she's more settled?

[cowgraz]

Yes, Bebe - my gal is in P3 Lily … is yours too?

I heard that some of the gals in her class has CCA as well - Choir, Tennis.
Aiyo, these hv more days to stay back … so poor thing! And for us (FT wking parents), it’s a logistic nightmare!

[bebe]

cowgraz:

Yes, Bebe - my gal is in P3 Lily ... is yours too?

I heard that some of the gals in her class has CCA as well - Choir, Tennis.
Aiyo, these hv more days to stay back ... so poor thing! And for us (FT wking parents), it's a logistic nightmare!

Cowgraz, our gals are in the same class then. She has Dance Club that requires her to stay till 530-545pm twice a week. I was so glad that she did not sign up for Choir last year - sure burnt us all out.

I am SAHM with no helper, if hubby is using the car or not avail to fetch my gal, I have to think of transport arrangement to pick her up in sch. Last year they have pte bus operator to send them home at 6pm, but this year there was no news if the service is still on-going. It was quite difficult to hail taxi at that hour..and now with the extra peak hour taxi surcharge..$$$ and also clashes with my toddler's meal time!

[janet88]

bebe:

cowgraz:

I heard that some of the gals in her class has CCA as well - Choir, Tennis.

Aiyo, these hv more days to stay back ... so poor thing! And for us (FT wking parents), it's a logistic nightmare!

Cowgraz, our gals are in the same class then. She has Dance Club that requires her to stay till 530-545pm twice a week. I was so glad that she did not sign up for Choir last year - sure burnt us all out.

I hope to keep my daughter away from CCA until it is compulsory.
Last year P1, she had to stay back twice a week for remedial. If she has CCA as well, that means she will hardly be at home.

[Berry123]

Hi parents,

Anyone receive any notice about Chinese New Year celebration? Thanks.