CHIJ (Katong) Primary

[Daisy duck]

Hi I’m new here, my daughter is going P1 next year.im an old girl and I’m very excited and happy that she will be following in my footsteps.


I was wondering what brand of school shoes do other mummies get for their child?bata ones or Nike/new balance ones?

Thanks!

[sammifan]

Hi Daisy Duck,


I am sure it’s going to be a very interesting journey for you and your daughter. Many old girls send their daughters back to IJ, and I am one of them. Met many of my old friends there and we reconnected after having lost contact for so long.

It’s such a great experience to have our girls go through what we went through. I could share with them my experiences and exchanged some notes.
I think this is the beauty when the school has a strong history.

Enjoy your daughter’s 6 years there.

Back to shoes, a shoe vendor sells school shoes during the hols when the school bookshop is opened. My girls like their shoes. It’s called Raymax. Not very expensive and comfortable they say.
You may want to try them too.

[Daisy duck]

Hi Sammifan,


Thanks for the reply:).will go check out raymax.was about to buy the adidas white school shoes but they are quite ex.

I totally agree with you :)my girl has been asking me Plenty of qnts on the school and it feels good that i can share my experience with her.although i was at the old location at opera estate but still the IJ experience is there.

Abit worried about the dropping off and picking up situation though as i heard its a nightmare during drop off/pick up times.guess will get used to it:)

[sammifan]

Daisy Duck,


We used to drop off and pick up from Marine Parade Road.
For pick up after school, I will suggest you go there about 15-20 minutes after school dismissal. This way there is less problem with the traffic, esp the buses.

I used to drop off either before 7am or late, close to 7.30am. Also managed to avoid the bad traffic condition.

I will keep away from Martia gate actually cos the traffic build up there can be quite bad.

[Daisy duck]

Hi Sammifan,


Thanks for the suggestion.friends have been warning me to keep away from Martia gate too.

Sorry another question I hope you don’t mind…when it rains are parents allowed to drive in from Martia gate to drop off the child?

[Namie]

Anyone staying inside the school on the first day?

[Namie]

Anyone know what to pack for first day of school? For my son’s school, we were given a list on stuff to pack for the first day. For CHIJ KCP, I am at a lost.

[xeern]

Hi


My gal is going to CHIJ katong next year. Does anyone know which are the sudent care centres ard the school? Can share?

[Namie]

Did anyone of you receive a sms from the school bus operator? Is the operator saying first day of school starts at 9am?

[sammifan]

Daisy duck:

Hi Sammifan,


Thanks for the suggestion.friends have been warning me to keep away from Martia gate too.

Sorry another question I hope you don't mind.....when it rains are parents allowed to drive in from Martia gate to drop off the child?

Hi Daisy Duck,

Sorry for the late response. Thought I had replied but maybe I did not.
When the rain is too heavy, suggest you drop your DD at Martia Gate. There will be volunteers carrying big umbrellas to help shelter the kids when they are being dropped off.
Over at MP Gate, I think maybe only 1 person is doing that.

No need to worry about being late when rain gets too heavy. Traffic will be very heavy so I think the school will understand.