St Andrew's Junior

[ebebel]

sunnyjenny:

Hi,


I am new, my boy will be starting P1 next year and am pretty worried about after school care. I just read from moe website that St Andrew's junior is one of the pri sch that have after school care. Anyone using the after school care?

Hi sunnyjenny
My son goes to the St Andrew's Boarding House (Day Centre) after school. They have responsible and caring teachers there. My son's main teacher is quite strict but she manages to get the boys to follow the schedule. They have a good programme and my boy is enjoying the time there playing board games, comp games etc during the daily one hour play time. The teachers will also give them spelling (in advance to help prepare them) and check that they complete their daily homework - they won't correct or mark them though as parents are expected to also play a part in guiding their sons in their studies. I'm thankful for the Boarding House as it is located within SAV, is convenient and safe (no need to travel to another after-school care centre). Hope this helps.

[sunnyjenny]

Hi YellowBelt,

Thanks for the info, this is such a big relief. May I know whether the Boarding house requires any balloting due to overwhelming requests?

[ebebel]

sunnyjenny:

Hi YellowBelt,

Thanks for the info, this is such a big relief. May I know whether the Boarding house requires any balloting due to overwhelming requests?

I don't think there is any balloting. More like first-come-first-served. So you should indicate your interest or register as soon as you can (after confirming a place in SAJS). There might still be some or few vacancies during the P1 registration day - they have a booth along with other uniform and shoes suppliers. It is rather popular and for P1 this year, there are no more vacancies and I know of a few parents who were thinking of enrolling but did not register early enough.

~ebebel

[sunnyjenny]

Thanks very much for the info again!

[duckeroo]

hi,


can parents who have done pv before share their experience and what qualities does school look before accepting pv applicants?

also i stay >2km away and i am not a anglican so will it affect my chance of getting a pv at this school?

thank you very much

[Cherubsy]

Hi


I am interested to do PV at sajs. I can’t seem to find any info on the school’s website though. Can ex PV share how to be a PV at the sch and the experience?

Thanks!

[Berry76]

You may wish to call the school at 62884303. You may wish to speak with the PV coordinator, the PV should start in July every year.

[ebebel]

Hi Mommies

We received a letter from the school informing us about Meet-The-Parents session (for P1) on 29 May 2013 and to pick a few choices for the slots we want. The letter says parents are encouraged to attend the session with their children. Does it mean it’s a non-school day on 29 May? The letter doesn’t say so but it seems there’s no lesson since the first slot of the session starts at 8am and the last at 3.50pm! I tried calling the school and left a message for the teacher but no reply yet. TIA!

[Chin-A]

duckeroo:

hi,


can parents who have done pv before share their experience and what qualities does school look before accepting pv applicants?

also i stay >2km away and i am not a anglican so will it affect my chance of getting a pv at this school?

thank you very much

At least for 2012 PVs (this year registrating), there's no special qualities that the school was looking for, the VP told us all those who applied were accepted when we attended the briefing. I don't think non-christian will not be accepted (we're not). There are PVs that I've met staying as far as Seng Kang/Punggol/Tampines, so as long as application is accepted, the hours rendered earns a P2B certification letter, then the chance of successful entry to school is dependent on the total number registered at P2B. This year, 56 vacancies are allocated for P2B, we have about 50+ PV that completed 40 hrs and received the letter. So, depending on the number of church members and grassroot leaders applying, the total for P2B registration should be >56. In this case, we should expect balloting for >2km or maybe 1-2km, all depending on this year applicants distance. So far, SAJS do not need to ballot for P2B, but the trend this year seem to suggest so. Fingers cross...waiting patiently till Friday.

By Feb 2012, I've started enquiring abt PV, I received a form to be filled by May and attended a briefing. By July, PVs are given duties. I received the letter by July this year (jus before P1 reg). Hope this helps in your decision to apply for PV.

[serpent2105]

Chin-A:

duckeroo:

hi,


can parents who have done pv before share their experience and what qualities does school look before accepting pv applicants?

also i stay >2km away and i am not a anglican so will it affect my chance of getting a pv at this school?

thank you very much

At least for 2012 PVs (this year registrating), there's no special qualities that the school was looking for, the VP told us all those who applied were accepted when we attended the briefing. I don't think non-christian will not be accepted (we're not). There are PVs that I've met staying as far as Seng Kang/Punggol/Tampines, so as long as application is accepted, the hours rendered earns a P2B certification letter, then the chance of successful entry to school is dependent on the total number registered at P2B. This year, 56 vacancies are allocated for P2B, we have about 50+ PV that completed 40 hrs and received the letter. So, depending on the number of church members and grassroot leaders applying, the total for P2B registration should be >56. In this case, we should expect balloting for >2km or maybe 1-2km, all depending on this year applicants distance. So far, SAJS do not need to ballot for P2B, but the trend this year seem to suggest so. Fingers cross...waiting patiently till Friday.

By Feb 2012, I've started enquiring abt PV, I received a form to be filled by May and attended a briefing. By July, PVs are given duties. I received the letter by July this year (jus before P1 reg). Hope this helps in your decision to apply for PV.

:xedfingers: thank you for the explaination. my DS is gng for P1 reg in Yr 2015. Infor is v useful. PV shld start Yr 2014. :rahrah: