Opera Estate Primary

[JAMUM]

Hi HappyVon,


I’m not so sure as there is always another student waiting and dropping at the same location as my girl… the bus will pick up my girl from my blk ( there is another OPES student living at my blk taking the school bus )and drop my girl at the student care ( there is another OPES student going to the same student care)… Maybe u can try calling the bus company( the phone no is on the school website ) and ask them for more details.

[chipyswim]

JAMUM:

Hi HappyVon,


I'm not so sure as there is always another student waiting and dropping at the same location as my girl... the bus will pick up my girl from my blk ( there is another OPES student living at my blk taking the school bus )and drop my girl at the student care ( there is another OPES student going to the same student care)... Maybe u can try calling the bus company( the phone no is on the school website ) and ask them for more details.

Hi HappyVon and Jamum,

It's so stressful to register my daughter under P2C(S). It's definitely a difficult choice to make that is either to choose BG or OEPS.

My daughter was balloted out from YN under Phase 2C and I was utterly devastated and cried almost the whole day on 7 Aug. However, I've decided to choose BG for P2C(S) as it's nearer to my house. If there is a need to ballot again then I will leave it to God's will whether she could enter BG. If she can't, the next option is OEPS.

I was super concerned cos both of us (parents) need to work and we need to send her to a student care centre and I had registered with one at Blk 509, Bedok North St. 3. The results will only be out tonite on the need for balloting (BG). Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best.

All parents want our children to do well in school. I'm also exposing her to P1 and P2 syllabus. My younger daughter (K1) this year is currently doing P1 assessment books. She mentioned to me that the lessons taught in PAP sparkletots are too simple where she learns colouring, simple vocabulary and painting. She actually requested for more challenging worksheets. Times are different.

We could keep in touch and it's good to form parents' group session so that we could communicate and get to know the school, teachers and parents' coaching to their children effectively.

Kudos to us who makes an effort to nurture our kids well.

[Happyvon]

Hi Chipyswim,


I am going for BG too. R u within 1km?

I also hv a gal in K1 this yr. It’s nice to hear that we are in exactly the same situation. Hope both of us will get our kids into BG without the need for balloting.

[bakebean]

chipyswim and Happyvon,

Hopefully no balloting required for BG. All the very very best for both of you.

dear parents of OEPS kids,
Is another super long weekend for primary sch pupils ... Thur and Fri no school due to PSLE Oral ... coming Monday no school due to Hari Raya. Good time for kids to revise for all the coming unit tests and practice on their writing test .

Selamat Hari Raya !

[chipyswim]

Happyvon:

Hi Chipyswim,


I am going for BG too. R u within 1km?

I also hv a gal in K1 this yr. It's nice to hear that we are in exactly the same situation. Hope both of us will get our kids into BG without the need for balloting.

I'm very transparent. Guess within 1 km - no need to ballot. I fall under the 1 to 2 km range. So it's confirmed I need to ballot for the 2nd time for BG. Around 4 pm, is like 15 vying for 10 seats. Leave it to God's will. Wish us luck. Hope that I am lucky to get in touch with you if my kid is successful for the balloting on 21 Aug.

[alwayslucky]

Happyvon:

Hi leine,


Bukit Timah Primary?? Too far away. I may be desperately in search of a gd Sch but not to the extent that I hv to send him to a Sch that is so far away.

I guess I will most likely opt for OEPS. If both of our children are in the as
Sch, perhaps we can exchange our contacts.:)

Btw, r u going to register online or go to the Sch?

Hi are you singaporean citizen?

[alwayslucky]

lwj:

Hi


I was superstressed during the phase 2CS balloting. Nearly broke down when my girl was balloted out.

My girl likes her form teacher the best. There are no exams for P1 & P2, however, they will have 2 tests for each subject in each term, which I find it useful as this will be a gage on whether your child is catching up in the school work. There are also enrichment programs in each term which are conducted during curriculum hours. Term 1 - English Speech & Drama, Term 2 - Chinese Speech & Drama and Term 3 - Maths enrichment.

How did you select OEPS after the 2c supplmentary? Did you fill up a form with 3 schools for selection? During that year ow many vacancies where there at oeps after the 2c supplmentary exercise when the exercise close at 4:30pm on the last day?

[lwj]

Hi Alwayslucky


On the day of balloting, for those who fail to secure a place, the school will give you a form immediately to fill in 3 choices of school. They will then fax the form to MOE to allocate the school of your choice. Imagine how devastated I was that time…on one side of the classroom you see the who were successful, happily queuing up to get the admission letters for orientation. On the other side were those unsuccessful ones, queuing up to get the form for MOE to allocate a place.

If I remembered correctly, OEPS have 30plus vacancies for those who failed in phase 2C(S) during last year’s registration.

[leine_ng]

Hi Alwayslucky


Yes, I am a Singaporean. You too?

[alwayslucky]

lwj:

Hi Alwayslucky


On the day of balloting, for those who fail to secure a place, the school will give you a form immediately to fill in 3 choices of school. They will then fax the form to MOE to allocate the school of your choice. Imagine how devastated I was that time....on one side of the classroom you see the who were successful, happily queuing up to get the admission letters for orientation. On the other side were those unsuccessful ones, queuing up to get the form for MOE to allocate a place.

If I remembered correctly, OEPS have 30plus vacancies for those who failed in phase 2C(S) during last year's registration.

Where were you staying? How did you fetch your child if there is cca?