Pat's Schoolhouse
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Hullo. I have been following this thread. I have two girls at Pat’s Halifax. They love school and they love their teachers. For now, we have no problems getting them up and wheezed to school in the mornings, for which I am thankful.
Is your branch doing the parent(s) volunteer for Teachers’ Day? Taking an hour slot to do stuff with the kids? Are you signing up? I hope you are.
This is my second time volunteering. This time I’m roping in my very-busy husband. Only if you particate in one of these acitivities will you know what it takes to care for/teach/enjoy 14 to 16 very excited kids! You will appreciate what the teachers do everyday. You’ll be able to see how your child interacts with the other kids etc etc
Last year I was struggling with low self-esteem after gaining so much post-delivery-weight. On the day I did crafts with the kids, my daughter was so happy and kept on telling her friends ‘that’s my mommy, that’s my mommy’. She was so proud of me despite of how I felt about myself. That was the best booster and who would have thought? - From a class of 14 very excited kids! -
I have been following this thread since my child was 4 years old. It was the feedback from this thread that reaffirms my decision to enroll my then 4 year old. He is finally graduating this year.
Just wanted to share my experience about PSH Halifax.
My child enjoyed himself and look forward to go to school. The teachers are kind and patient. And the programme is good - it prepares my child sufficiently for primary 1 in a fun, loving way. No stress!
Of course, whenever there is a fees increase, parents are not happy.
Just one word of advise - which has been shared many times over. If you pull out bc you want to show the mgt that you are not happy with the fees increase, many others are more than willing to pay the fees in your child's place to get a spot in PSH which has a long wait list. This is indeed a cruel reality but tt's fact of life.
Nw tt my child is gg to P1, I no longer need to bear w the hefty fees - or so I thought. Until I researched on enrichment classes. Many are also increasing their fees from year to year.
Well...
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Pioneer Patricia Koh has call it quits and will be happily retired.
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Hi Glorymum,
You mean Patricia will be totally out from the Pat’s group? KU will be in full control now? This is worrying…
Noticed that Pat’s standard has been dropping, or rather, the rest of the childcare has caught up while Pat’s is not making progress.
Be it english or chinese, I realised that the kids from My first Skools are much faster.
My neighbour showed me her son’s worksheets from school and they are alot more difficult than what Pat’s teaching.
For example, my neighbour’s son who is same age as my gal, already learn how to write 灯, and when i asked my gal to read that word, she told me she never seen before!! And in Pat’s she is still learning basic strokes.
As for phonics, the school has already teach them enough to be able to read simple books themselves!
Checked with another 2 friends whose children are in different My First Skools and their reading and writing skills are indeed better.
Anyone did any comparision with other schools? I dont expect Pat’s to be more advance than other schools but it has to be on par, at least. Really hope that next year, the K1 syllabus will be comprehensive enough to catch up with the rest. -
yes, also received the notification on patrica koh’s retirement.
kind of disappointed. -
Hi - I was informed by Pats that their Halifax branch gets to keep their lease on for another year. Meanwhile however, they are not planning to invest more money to maintain the place since they have to move out at the end of 2013 anyway.
Can I check with parents whose kids are attending Halifax if they notice this? ie that the place is getting more run down ?
I am planning to enroll my 2 kids to their K1 and Toddler class next year..anyone has feedback on these classes/teachers?
TIA
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Hi mummies
would like to get some feedback about Halifax and Aroozoo. my girl is with whitley centre currently but their lease is up so we’ve to decide where to send her to. so would really appreciate if mummies who have kids in either centre could share with me their feedback. thanks very much! -
arielle08:
Hi Glorymum,
You mean Patricia will be totally out from the Pat's group? KU will be in full control now? This is worrying...
Noticed that Pat's standard has been dropping, or rather, the rest of the childcare has caught up while Pat's is not making progress.
Be it english or chinese, I realised that the kids from My first Skools are much faster.
My neighbour showed me her son's worksheets from school and they are alot more difficult than what Pat's teaching.
For example, my neighbour's son who is same age as my gal, already learn how to write 灯, and when i asked my gal to read that word, she told me she never seen before!! And in Pat's she is still learning basic strokes.
As for phonics, the school has already teach them enough to be able to read simple books themselves!
Checked with another 2 friends whose children are in different My First Skools and their reading and writing skills are indeed better.
Anyone did any comparision with other schools? I dont expect Pat's to be more advance than other schools but it has to be on par, at least. Really hope that next year, the K1 syllabus will be comprehensive enough to catch up with the rest.
Pat's Schoolhouse don't really emphasize academy but instead more of childhood experience with friends and with their programme.
I never expect Pat's Schoolhouse to give those higher level of education which prepare more than what is required for P1. I want my kids to enjoy their childhood. However, one thing for sure is that both my kids are very vocal and confident when socialize with new friends of their age. -
What is their programme about if there is no emphasis on academy?
My DD is in Katong and recently I saw that they are watching tv when I pick her up from school. This is worrying as I did not pay so much to send her to Pat’s to watch tv. If the lesson is over, I would rather they play so that there is more chance of intereaction than watching tv. Is watching tv while waiting for parents to pick up a norm in other centers too? -
My girl is in Aroozoo and her class now has 4 cases of chicken pox over the last 2 weeks.
Apparently, one of the earlier infected case came back with clearance from the doc, but still has visible scabs. This in turn, infect the later 2 cases.
I have taken my girl out of school for the next 2 weeks for precautionary measures.
Aroozoo parents, please take note.
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