Ngee Ann Primary

[KP29]

seamonkee:

Crystal_2911:

Normally, timetable is issued anyday within the 1st week. It will be smaller than the sch organiser/ diary, so that they can paste/ staple it into their sch diary. But there are occasions where teachers ask students to copy the timetable into their diary. And it's white.

Thanks Crystal!

Syeda110:

Thanks for your reply,
no time table is not issued today but first 3 days time table is in orientation booklet
Did you send portfolio folder today?

Yup, I did... But I realised some parents didn't... That's the problem with the Orientation Booklet... The list of books to bring was not properly bulleted and is inconsistent in writing style... (E.g. Some has the words \"bk\" behind, some with the word \"bk\" pushed to the next row... And in the case of \"Stellar Handwriting\"... which is a book but didn't have the word \"bk\" added behind \"Stellar Handwriting\".. Hence, creating the confusion that some parents thought \"Stellar Handwriting Portfolio\" means 1 item... when it refers to 2 items \"Stellar Handwriting Book\" and \"Student Portfolio\" (The big white file)...

Best part? The big white file does not have the word \"Portfolio\" on it... The only time it tells u the white file is the Student portfolio is from the pink book order list given by the bookstore... Hence, u need to do some \"detective work\" to piece information together...

Also, I felt that the orientation booklet is \"recycled\" and only updated in bits & pieces without an annual thorough review... E.g. There were several parents who were confused with the Maths Workbook to bring on Day 1... It says Part 1 & Part 2 for Workbook 1A on the booklet... when there is only a single 1A workbook... Only when the pink book orderlist has the words \"NEW\" slapped on every Maths books dat one can safely assume that the change was not reflected on the orientation booklet... (Again, some detective work)

And lastly, don't get me started on the acronyms! It's an orientation booklet meant for parents and new parents alike... The school should not assume that every single parent knows every single acronyms...

Good effort on the school part to come up with an orientation booklet but it mars its intended purpose when done in such a shoddy manner... :roll:

I beginning to see why my friends who has older kids in Ngee Ann Pri kept highlighting to me that the school has poor administration.... :roll:

Yes, I agree. The orientation booklet wasn't clear, and the acronyms baffled some parents.

[KP29]

I am not sure if I’m the only parent who feels that the school dismissal time of 1.45pm is late and affects the kids’ lunchtime. Does anyone knows if the children are allowed to take dry snacks such as biscuits or bread in class, at about 12+pm? I heard from a friend that her DD’s school allows that as their dismissal time is about the same as NAPS.

[Ran1977]

H, Is P1 NeuroMath classes by invitation only or anyone can attend?

[sokk]

Ran1977:

H, Is P1 NeuroMath classes by invitation only or anyone can attend?

As per what I know based on my kid these few years in naps, it's by invitation only.

[sokk]

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Yes, I agree. The orientation booklet wasn’t clear, and the acronyms baffled some parents.[/quote]


Totally agree with the confusing acronyms. I remembered when my kid was in P1, my friend n I had a hard time trying to figure out those acronyms.
N there was a year there was a new acronym suddenly in d time table , "ER".
"ER" ? "Early Recess"?? haha…
Turned out to be "E… Reading" . Sorry, forgot what does d "E" stood for already.

[sokk]

KP29:

I am not sure if I'm the only parent who feels that the school dismissal time of 1.45pm is late and affects the kids' lunchtime. Does anyone knows if the children are allowed to take dry snacks such as biscuits or bread in class, at about 12+pm? I heard from a friend that her DD's school allows that as their dismissal time is about the same as NAPS.

U r not d only one that feels that 1.45pm dismissal is late.

U can discuss with d teacher to allow your child to eat some light snack during class if your child is hungry.

As I don't stay near school plus I can't drive, by the time we reach home, it's already 3.30pm latest. So by d time he finished his lunch (he was a a slow eater back then), it would b like 3 hours before dinner and he simply had no appetite for dinner!

What I do is, I make sure my child has a good breakfast , and remind him must must must eat during recess, at least a bowl of noodles or rice or sandwich to sustain him until 1.45pm.
Since I fetch him from school, I pack his lunch along, home-cooked food . In this way, he can have his lunch immediately after school. He will either bring his lunch into d canteen to eat with his friends (parents are not allowed in d canteen even after dismissal) or sometimes I will bring him to one of d void decks to eat. U will c quite a few parents doing this, bringing food for them to eat after school. Otherwise, can also choose to eat at the hawker centre or coffee shop opposite the school.

As for some of my friends whose children take d school bus, they pack some light snack for them to munch while waiting for d school bus.


Hope these infor help .:)

[seamonkee]

sokk:

Ran1977:

H, Is P1 NeuroMath classes by invitation only or anyone can attend?

As per what I know based on my kid these few years in naps, it's by invitation only.

Since it is by invitation, I presume the Maths teacher will identify the potential kids & make the recommendation?

BTW, since parents weren't allowed into school as of today, I asked my DS how he manage his recess time... He told me he bought food on his own and there were no P4 buddy to help them...

I double check the orientation booklet and it states there there will be a P4 student attached to help ur kid only next Mon (07 Jan) onwards...

I presume its because they brought forward the recess period of P1 to 9:45am just for this three days...

Its a funny arrangement to me becoz if the school is already leaving the P1 kids to buy food themselves on Day 2 & 3, then what's the point of assigning P4 kids to help next week? :scratchhead: :scratchhead:

[Musings]

Hi anyone knows if the P2 swimming program is compulsory? Can opt out if the kid can swim already?

[terry]

Today after sch i went to office n feedback abt the confusing timetable in the parents handbk.

Even after i follow the timetable,alot of books were not taken frm my boy eg.the wordbank bk and the MT activity bk1a frm the 1st day. So i ask them watz the pt of me packing accordingly wen the teachers dun even collect ? Itz v irritating n doesnt make sense n bag is v heavy.

Aw, the staff gv me super blur look. Like me is alien in the office. Sigh.

[terry]

Today after sch i went to office n feedback abt the confusing timetable in the parents handbk.

Even after i follow the timetable,alot of books were not taken frm my boy eg.the wordbank bk and the MT activity bk1a frm the 1st day. So i ask them watz the pt of me packing accordingly wen the teachers dun even collect ? Itz v irritating n doesnt make sense n bag is v heavy.

Aw, the staff gv me super blur look. Like me is alien in the office. Sigh.