Teck Ghee Primary

[rejoice137]

Hi all,


Happy school holiday! To start off the school holiday, DSs and I went to the roller blading session organized by TGPS. It was a well organized event.we have ample chance to practice plus some safety tips. Both of my boys had great fun. To my pleasant surprise, package lunch nad fruit were provided at the end. Hope they will organize more of these kinds of events in the future :-).

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday. The school term for 2012 will be over in 2.5 months time. Looking forward to it :-).

To Beauty, Ninjago and concern_ mum, during the PTC session on Friday, one of the teachers also told me that the school may revert back to dismissal at 1:15pm or 1:45pm. The teacher also commented that my DS seems less lively in class during term three. And the long school hour may be part of it. So looks like Astee’s road side news seems very real now :-).

[beauty79]

Actually the school should quickly inform parents of any change in timing next year. Already Sept. parents need time to make arrangement. Hopefully the change, if any, will be official asap

[rejoice137]

Hi Beauty,


Last year, we were told about the new school time just before the end of term 4. I think the school will likely inform all future P1 parents during the orientation in Nov. now I just treat that the four packed-lunch-days is over next year. yeah!

[beauty79]

I will arrange my DD to take school bus. Think we have to get up real early. Anyone can share what time is the school bus picking now?

[Ninjago]

Yeah yeah! I am all for the early start and early dismissal. 1.15pm would be just nice. Can't imagine prinary sch with 3 main subjects has the same sch time with sec sch with 8 to 9 subjects.

[beauty79]

This is called ‘Same, same, but different’ Primary school kids need lots of time to learn language, not just content download in secondary schools.

[rejoice137]

Hi Beauty,


For the school bus pick up time, it will depend on your area. Last year when school starts at 7:20am, the school bus has to leave the school compound by 6:45am. I stay in Bishan nearby Bishan park, the bus vendor told me the pick up time was 6:10am :-(! At the end I chose to walk to school with my DS in the morning at 6:35am and he caught school bus home.

[beauty79]

1 way and 2 way also same price?

[rejoice137]

Normally one way is about 75% to 80% of two way so it is really not worth it. But to let DS more time to rest and sleep, we still opted for it.

[beauty79]

My hubby can send in the morning, so thought of letting her go one way. But the thought of rainy days long traffic, many cars, etc. make me consider going two ways instead