Paya Lebar Methodist Church Kindegarten - Covenant

[spikey]

my two kids who are there currently have certainly improved as compared to their previous nursery. Will certainly continue to keep them there. We speak to the teachers often to ascertain whether they are getting along and developing well.

[eyktay]

Hi all, anyone’s child currently in this kindergarten? Wanna see if any updated positive views re this school. Thanks in advance.

[clioclio]

Hello,

I am also thinking of sending my gal to pre-nursery next yr at Covenant Kindy.
Any advice if the kindy is recommended? How are the teachers...read the earlier 2009 comments wondering if its still true that the teachers comment negatively in front of the children :scared:

I called the school tdy they only have vacancies for 2nd session.. 11.15-2.15pm.
I'm worried because right now, my girl's nap is at ard 1230pm. When she is tired she'd get very cranky and difficult. How? any parents with experience in sending their kid to late morning session?

[Mschar]

Hi,


I am new to this forum, anyone has recent feedback on the school?

@clioclio, ya i was worried about my gal getting tired ard her nap time…

[clioclio]

My 2 girls are in the kindy and this is my 2 cents worth:


My elder girl is in K1 and am glad she's adjusting well as I transfered her from another kindergarten.

For my younger girl she is currently in Pre-N (N1). On the 1st day of school surprisingly she did not cry, she was in fact delighted with the number of toys she could play with. We were all very happy that she has adjusted to concept of school.

However, at the end of the week, she came home with a wound on her cheek, near the ear. She had been bitten by one of the students in her class. To cut the story short, she cries everytime we go to school in the morning, and is v fearful of me leaving.

One of the days, again it was heart rending to see her sobbing. I spoke to the Chinese teacher please reassure the girl she is so frightened. I told her, my older girl cried in N1 everyday non stop for 1 week in the end i had to withdraw her. Guess what the Chinese tr replied, \"maybe you should consider\" --i was taken aback. 'Consider what? consider withdrawing my girl? then she shot me another \"I think she is not ready (for school)\" I was quite upset because I know that my girl is ready. She is frightened now because of the incident.

In the end i spoke to the Principal and insisted that my girl be transferred to another N1 class. I told her to be fair to my girl to have a fresh start. if she keeps crying even after the change, then Yes i will withdraw her since she is not ready. Thankfully she allowed it. The Chinese tr in the other class was very warm and welcoming. She wanted to give my girl a hug when she first entered her class. The teachers made efforts to make my girl feel welcomed. Of course the first few days she still cried abit. When i went to pick up my girl after school, the ex-Chinese teacher tells me \"She is still crying, you should consider\" :mad: But when the current chinese tr brings my girl to me, she smiles and says \"She's marvelous today!\" --- and i can see my girl smiling, albeit the dried tears on her face. Now thankfully she is adjusting well and she tells me what she does in school every day.

My take is that for N1, the most impt is that the teachers are loving, caring and encouraging. I would never put my girl in the ex-class again --the chinese teacher is already biased agst her. How to be loving?

I am also of the opinion that the school snacks could be improved. So far, the kids only have porridge once a week. Other days they have Bun/Muffin/Cornflakes... I talked to a 'grandma' today at the school who had grandchildren in the kindy when they were young. She said in the past, her grandkids (who are all grown up now) had noodles, macaroni, etc but the cook has just retired. Then i compared with my daughter's ex-kindy --there is indeed a difference. her ex-sch has noodles, macaroni, fried rice etc. much better than bun/muffin/cornflakes?
that 'grandma' says i should tell the principal/write to the school. But i am loath to do that, coz i was pretty insistent with the P whent i wanted to change my girl's class. Don't want the P to think i am some troublemaker

[sassyfire]

hi mommies any more comments on this kindy…


I am totally at a lost now…

he is in LSK nursery 2…but he wants out…he tried Zion kindergarten chinese lession (serangoon) and wants the sportball programme…

I mean i can’t even find a neg comment on LSK so I don’t really understand why he just feel it’s not for him…
he says 'chinese teacher too fast just sit and talk". and too crowded and noisy (cos nursery is partition) so he gets distracted lolz…ok ok i shan’t laugh…dr said those are valid reasons…

so i am looking around…can’t decide on Zion cos I can’t find any recent comments…teachers would have changed i believed since like 2 years back and new programmes…soo…hopefully can find a mommy whose kid is there and has some feedback …

also looking at paya lebar methodist kindy so posting here…thanks much!

[mashy]

Sassyfire

Will u change his primary sch next time when he complains about his teacher? Something to think about. U may be changing schools every year if u do that.

[mashy]

And paya lebar is definitely not suitable if he complains of noise. They have 4 classes in one room. U can try Calvary baptist kindy.

[sassyfire]

mashy:

And paya lebar is definitely not suitable if he complains of noise. They have 4 classes in one room. U can try Calvary baptist kindy.

tks...nope i won't change his primary...if i ever give in this time..cos i take i consideration he has never been to a school setting, and we will like him to take to school positively before moving him to a bigger setting so he learns to accept things in his own pace rather than forcing it on him...eventually i am sure he will get used to school so big class small class, it won't make a difference.

chinese class in LSK is only 25mins once a day...not sure if everyday....but i know other schools are longer...so i don't think the 25 mins will be affect him so much...as to just not learning much from it i guess...till he gets over her teaching method? or we just have to reinforce what he learns in chinese class....

enrichment not an option at the moment due to personal matters hence that is why we are so bothered about the chinese part of it....sigh.

but yes, my uncle did make the same comment yesterday as u about changing schools...it came across my mind.

i know i will have to just pray about it and make a final decision soon....tks

[phtthp]

http://www.plmc.org/covenantkindergarten.asp


any one know what type of Chinese enrichment programme is offered at K2 ?
what does it focus on ?