2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[phtthp]

Go for the one that gives you the highest chance to enter first. Other things can wait. Make sure u can get in first ! For now, this should be yr highest priority. Put yr leg into the gate first.

[sembgal]

Do you think it’s better to let a child learn Higher Chinese in P1 or normal Chinese? Why? Can advise. Thanks

[sembgal]

phtthp:

Go for the one that gives you the highest chance to enter first. Other things can wait. Make sure u can get in first ! For now, this should be yr highest priority. Put yr leg into the gate first.

Agree, should go for the 1km one. The other one too far away requires balloting-higher risk.

[phtthp]

If I am in yr shoes -

I won’t bother too much whether is ij Toa Payoh or olgc. I make sure I choose the one that gives me the greatest confidence to enter first, lowest risk. Once I enter - later if I need to trsf to the other ij, then will do so later. But for now, get in first ! After all, is internal within one big chij family.

[phtthp]

cherrygal:

Student care schedule is as follows:

- teacher pick up from school bus drop off
- 1.30pm onwards: bathe lunch
- 2.30pm or 3pm onwards: Homework time
- Some offer extra tuition
- 4.30pm onwards: Play among friends or reading time
- 6 - 7pm: Go home

Are there separate bathroom (separate female from male students ) inside the student care centre, for kids to bathe ?

[SAHM_TAN]

sembgal:

Do you think it's better to let a child learn Higher Chinese in P1 or normal Chinese? Why? Can advise. Thanks

I'm pro MT, so I embraced Higher Chinese, not becos of any perceived benefits but becos it's my MT.

Not all schools will offer Higher Chi in P1. Non-SAP schools that offer Higher Chi in P1 will offer to those who have better proficiency in the language. In addition, need to check the Chi textbk. If the textbk is normal chi textbk, I don't think it's really exactly Higher Chi syllabus.

Some schools select students for 深广 chi classes but they still use normal chi textbks. But there are schools, non-SAP, that select students for Higher Chi classes and they use Higher Chi textbks. These are at lower primary level not at the level where the student have to decide to take Higher Chi or Normal Chi, those who have a choice. So I'm not sure how non-SAP schools manage the Higher Chi syllabus.

There's a difference between Normal Chi and Higher Chi textbk. The 深广passage in Normal Chi textbk is different fr Higher Chi textbk.

Now that there's 3 levels of teaching Chi, bridging, core and sheng guang. I don't know where Higher Chi fits in at lower primary for Non-SAP schools

[sembgal]

phtthp:

cherrygal:

Student care schedule is as follows:

- teacher pick up from school bus drop off
- 1.30pm onwards: bathe lunch
- 2.30pm or 3pm onwards: Homework time
- Some offer extra tuition
- 4.30pm onwards: Play among friends or reading time
- 6 - 7pm: Go home

Are there separate bathroom (separate female from male students ) inside the student care centre, for kids to bathe ?

Pro-Teach have.
http://www.pro-teach.com/contact_locatebranch.asp

[sembgal]

SAHM_TAN:

jingping:

Hi SAHM_Tan,


My main concern is distance. Intention is to send my boy in morning, placed him in student care and fetch him after work. Worried for the long hours as heard no afternoon nap in student care.

I don't know what's a typical student care schedule. You can call them to chk.
Talk to the student care person-in-charge, you will have a clearer picture.

What's the alternative if you do not place him in student care?

Found it online. Maybe helpful to you.
http://www.pcf.org.sg/viewarticle.aspx?wfc=STUDENTCAREMAIN

[sweetbaby]

roughly what the estimate cost for student care? any subsidy?

[sembgal]

sweetbaby:

roughly what the estimate cost for student care? any subsidy?

Student care subsidies

Student care centres provide before- and after-school care for children aged 7 to 14. If you need to put your child in a student care centre but cannot afford the fees, you can apply for help under ComCare.

Who can apply

The child must be a Singapore citizen or permanent resident (PR). If your child is a PR, at least one immediate family member of the child must be a Singapore citizen;
The child is between 7 and 14 years of age and is attending an MOE-registered school;
Both parents of the child are working; and
Either your monthly household income is $3,500 or below, or the average income of each family member is $875 or below.

Please check up the info at http://www.ecitizen.gov.sg/Topics/Pages/Subsidies-for-infant-child-and-student-care.aspx