North Vista Primary

[luddite]

I can understand the frustration, are there ways to work around it though,!like bringing their own lunch?

My son is enjoying school life. This is half the battle won as far as we are concern. I will leave him to get his food, he has to learn.
Not defending the school, but how would u go about tackling the issue if the affected students cannot be interviewed?

[haapycall]

The school doesnt allow us to pack lunch box for the children. Yes, i agreed with you they have to learn but it is wrong for me to feedback to the school about staggered recess? I thought we were encourage to give feedback or suggestion?of course, the school can interviewed the affect children, but must they be brought to the prinicple office? Can’t the form teacher talk to the affect children 1st and feedback to the prinicple. Even if the principle wanted to investigate personally, does the 2 questions he asked relevant?

[david59]

While one can try to be creative to circumvent the queue for recess by bringing ur own food to school is a good suggestion, the school should have greater creativity to solve the problem if it really inconvenient the students; especially the younger ones.

What really transpired between the principal, staffs n the 6 students? I hope this is not really what the principal asked of the students.
Anyway, hope something good is being worked out to solve the matter. All the best.

[FAINT]

Ei we only talk about school principle n student. What about the service or manpower of the vendor.

[SengKangDad]

My daughter had also complained that she does not have enough time to finish her food during her lunch break. So I became parent volunteer and observe what happened! I told my daughter it was due to her slowness and wasted so much time playing with her friends before she queue to buy food. Since then, no more complain from her. I also stop packing bread for her 10 O’clock

[SengKangDad]

What I had observed is by 1pm, the bristo is almost no queue by then. my daughter has no excuse to say she has no time to finish her food as I had observe it for a few weeks. It is fair to observe ourself personally then giving judgement base on what our children had said! Which sometimes may not be true!

[FAINT]

Thank you for sharing your real experience. Thumbs up for you a very supportive dad.

[SengKangDad]

I understand each parent concen. So I think it is best to see both side then just base on single side that we always believe it is true!

[northvi_sad]

Recently, we were ask to sign an application form to make payment from our child Edusave Account. Two of the items spell as follows:



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I call the P regarding the above mention items, and was told that its kinds of software that manage student Portal, eLearning( distance learning in cause of SARS period) blogging and others. Further more I was told that every Terms the pupils need to make this 2 items again. I don’t agreed with the principle that this 2 software application should be under our account. I reason that this software application it’s a common use software application Like Microsoft office and any many others third party softwareware application. The school should pay full amount instead. The P say he had been doing this for 5 years now and I am the only one to complain. Hello! you could be wrong for 5 years and now I’m kind enough to correct you. To end he say he don’t want to “argue with me” and hang up even I'm still on line. I don’t think this is an argument a discussion or a feedback I suppose.. Dear P: Wonder the purchase of the Netbook can also be under the Edusave Account ??? he will tell you NO because.... this n that. BTW how they come out the amount ??? wonder how much is the software cost? Just do some maths 1500 pupils(Estimated P1 to P6) x $8(Pupils Pay) = 12K(per terms), 12K x 4(Terms)=48K and for 5 years will be 48k x 5(years) = $240K.??(compute base on Pupils Pay from Edusave) a software cost $240K+ +. Anyway this school needs audit !! (misuse our Edusave)

[Mammoth]

Mammoth:

I guess there is too much written about the principal so u can refer to those comments. I tend to agree to those negative ones without elaborating more on what my wife and myself have observed personally. The basic rule is dont bother to complain to him unless you want to bring it higher beyond school level to MOE or police (if really that serious).

I believed that is the key statement all should take note before trying to send any feedbacks

By the way, MOE channel may not be working as well, based on what I have heard, since feedbacks are usually channelled back to the school or the P has his own way of dealing with such issues.

I have seen changes been made in other primary schools after feedbacks by parents (my sis's daughter in another primary school) but this is not happening here for sure.

Conclusion for me is just hope for the best that the extra tuition will help my son pull through these difficult years of \"teach less, learn less\". Had wanted to transfer my son out but my wife is pregnant and can't make that extra distance to other primary schools which are quite far away. Sad.