Marymount Kindergarten

[ryanbunny]

Only 3 hours. Enjoy that 3 hours of freedom. Is your child gg to Daisy class? Mine is moving up to the am session. The laoshi been there more than 10 years. They are in good hands

[meowie323]

Hi Bebe and Princesseze,


I was also very concerned about my child taking the school bus alone before school started in Jan this year, especially since she was born at the end of the year, and hence one of the youngest in her Pre-N class. However, after attending the 3-day orientation at the beginning of the year, I derived a lot of comfort after seeing how organized the school and the school buses are. The school bus auntie would carefully bring each child down from the school bus and hand them over to the teachers one by one. In the rare instance where teachers are absent at the front gate, the school bus auntie will personally bring the child to her class teacher in the school compound before she leaves. All the children have to wear a name tag that indicates his/her name, class, school bus number etc. During school dismissal, the teachers will bring the children to queue at the respective school bus numbers, and the school bus auntie will count the number of children to make sure every child is around before she brings them up the school bus.

Princesseze, personally I think it's better for your child to start taking the school bus from day 1 rather than you driving him there during the 1st week. This is because your child will be confused by the change after the 1st week and wonders why is it that mummy is no longer driving him there and he has to take the school bus; this will make him even more resistant towards the school bus. You could consider taking the school bus with him for 1-2 days (which was what I did during orientation), after which tell him that the school bus doesn't allow adults to board so he has to go on his own. After he boards the school bus on his own, you may wish to drive to school to peek to see how he's getting along. Your boy will most definitely cry but children adapt very quickly, especially since there are a lot of fun things to do in school. My child stopped crying in school after 3 days, and stopped crying prior to boarding the school bus after 1 week. It's tough to see them cry, but after a short while, when they know that they have to go to school no matter what, they will stop crying.

[citrella]

I am interested to register for 2014 Pre N class. May I know how much is their school bus fee? (2 way)


Thanks.

[princesssze]

Help!! Anyone is switching their child to PM session (pre-N) please please please let me know!


My son just started his PM class this week. It is a nightmare! He cried so much and fell asleep for the past 3 days. The teacher told me he kept telling them that he’s really tired and kept on crying. I’ve tried to reshuffle his sleeping time but it didn’t help. He still wakes up at 7am in the morning and by the time school starts at 11:45am he’s feeling sleepy already.

Sigh…Any mommies looking to switch please let me know.

Appreciate it.

[ryanbunny]

Hi are there any SAHM here with toddlers/babies of similar age who would like play dates when there is no school?. Or would just want to have lunch. My older son is in the morning session and 30 months and the younger one is 9months old.

[Dumdeedum]

The kindergarten is going to move to toa payoh next year. And they will increase their fees as well. Any parents who children are currently in marymount kindy knows what is the new school fee like?

[meowie323]

Marymount Kindergarten is moving to a new location that also houses a crisis shelter for women, children and foreign maids…isn’t security a concern with so many strangers moving in/out of the compound?



By TEH JEN LEE
The New Paper
Monday, Feb 13, 2012
The residents were not aware that Marymount Centre children’s services was moving into their neighbourhood.

But when told, most were fine with it.

That’s what The New Paper found when we spoke to residents at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 about the proposed move of the children’s services there next year.

The Marymount Centre, which also has a crisis shelter for women, children and foreign maids, will relocate its children’s services from Thomson Road to the former site of Braddell Primary School.

The relocation is to make way for the upcoming North-South Expressway.

Run by the Good Shepherd Sisters, an order of Catholic nuns, Marymount Centre provides residential care to girls who come from single-parent families or families in which parents cannot cope with the child and/or having marital problems.

The centre also has student care services for children aged seven to 14 who need adult supervision and who come from single-parent or low-income families.

Of the 14 residents of Toa Payoh Lorong 8 that TNP spoke to, only one knew about the plan as she had heard about it from friends.

The housewife, who gave her name as Madam Arsiti, 41, said she felt the move was a good one because the centre will be able to help people in need.

Although the rest had not heard about the plan, there were some strong supporters among them, such as Madam Chuang Ngee, 63, a retiree.

She welcomed the move, saying: "These children should not be cast aside but should be among us. "I felt it was such a waste when the primary school was torn down (last year), but now I’m glad that the piece of land is being put to good use."

Acquired last year

TNP understands that the Good Shepherd Sisters acquired the location last year.

Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir Sitoh Yih Pin told TNP he had met the nuns, Marymount Centre staff and volunteers on three occasions to discuss the move.

He said he wanted the nuns to be able to continue the good work they have been doing.

"They have been serving Singapore well since 1939. It would be wrong if they have to stop," he said.

He added that the new centre will have expertise to counsel low-income families and give talks to the elderly, in addition to serving the children.

Teacher Kuah Leck Ping, 42, who has been living in the area for 30 years, feels the children’s services will also benefit those living in the area.

She said: "Unlike the other places which opposed the elderly facilities, it’s not crowded here."

She was referring to the unhappiness some residents in Woodlands and Toh Yi had expressed over the building of facilities for the elderly.

Mr Sitoh said there will be minimal inconvenience to residents because the proposed building to house the children’s services will be on the fringe of the estate.

He plans to speak to residents about the move later, after determining what Marymount Centre needs. He is confident that it will be "part and parcel of our community".

However, an elderly couple living in Block 224, the block nearest to the proposed site, was worried about whether the centre’s children may negatively influence the young ones in the estate.

The wife, who is in her 60s, pointed out that the centre will be next to First Toa Payoh Primary school.

"While it is good to help children from troubled families, I hope they will not set a bad example for others," said the woman who declined to be named.

Another resident who gave her name as Miss Tay, 54, was neutral about the move but said some parents may worry.

One parent with three young kids told us that he did not have any problems with the move.

"We should not deprive the children of such facilities," said the self-employed man who gave his name as Mr Soh, 39.

"They deserve a second chance."

[piyobaby]

ryanbunny:

Hi are there any SAHM here with toddlers/babies of similar age who would like play dates when there is no school?. Or would just want to have lunch. My older son is in the morning session and 30 months and the younger one is 9months old.

Hihi, I am a SAHM but my son is attending Nursery in the PM session. I have a bb girl who is turning 10mths old soon, July bb.

[piyobaby]

Dumdeedum:

The kindergarten is going to move to toa payoh next year. And they will increase their fees as well. Any parents who children are currently in marymount kindy knows what is the new school fee like?

2 phrase revision - 30% increase in year 2014 & 20% increase in year 2015 :nailbite:


http://www.mkg.edu.sg/Permanent_relocation_Marymount_Kindergarten.pdf

[piyobaby]

Meowie323…Now I am really concerned about that, my guess is that mkg is housed in a building on its own although they will be sharing the same premise similar to the current site wif the only exception of the MPH which is in the administration blk? Hopefully so as I am pretty sure mkg is always very vigilant on safety and security of the children so not likely they will compromise on tis aspect.