Marymount Kindergarten

[smurf]

Did u call them to ask if the bus has seat belt? If they have, then it's still ok.


If your boy can sit still in a bus, then should be ok. I also doubt that ds2 can sit still. He is very active, hopefullythey have seat belt on his bus.

[happy to be mum]

hi smurf


think the school bus should have seat belts for all the seats nowadays, guess I will have to check and ask during 29th dec orientation…

your DS2 also going to start right?

[smurf]

Hope so, coz ds1 bus does not have seat belt. He just graduated.

[DesertWind]

happy to be mum:

Hence, now contemplating hard, on one hand, rationally thinking, I want my boy to take school bus, emotionally, I am worried about DS taking school bus, wondering and worried whether it is safe as DS can't talk much yet, will the school bus uncle or auntie take care of him well. (heart feels bad have to let him take school bus at such a young age, I know I am being emotional here but can't help it)..hence need views from other parents here. thanks...

Hi happy to be mum!
My DS will be going Nursery next year at MMK and DH and I still could not bear the thought of putting him into a schoolbus. Hence I have decided to ask my maid to send him there and fetch him back by taxi each day. This is for at least the first term until he settles in nicely then will consider the schoolbus. After that perhaps I will arrange schoolbus perhaps for only 1 way because the schoolbus operator told me one way journey from my home (AMK) to MMK will take one hour! Gee, it is only about 15 mins max by car if we go ourselves!
Are you in AM or PM? AM should be easier to send & fetch yourself. For me my DS in PM hence the timing is very difficult for us to either send or fetch. Do you have any alternative arrangement if you don't use the schoolbus?
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[smurf]

Hi happy to be mum,


I think your boy will be more independent after taking the bus.

[happy to be mum]

hi desertwind


thanks for the sharing

after struggling for a while, decided to go ahead with school bus though heart felt soo..bad but guess I have to learn how to let go cause that is the best rational choice at the moment..just have to pray DS will be able to cope well

attended the orientation ytd, he doesn't even look for me! busy exploring, listening to his teacher while she read the story book hope 1st 3 days will be fine too...

any parents out there taking school bus too?? i checked the bus fare ytd, got a shock though! $100! from my place if i drive only take abt 15 mins the most too! wonder whether the bus driver trying to \"ke tot\" us parents!!

[smurf]

Bishan to MMK is $85. They have increased the fare. My elder paid only $75 just 2 mths ago.


I'm still not sure if I would continue MMK, coz I planning to put him in full day care. Sigh...his temper too hot for me to handle already.

[DesertWind]

happy to be mum:

hi desertwind, thanks for the sharing

after struggling for a while, decided to go ahead with school bus though heart felt soo..bad but guess I have to learn how to let go cause that is the best rational choice at the moment..just have to pray DS will be able to cope well attended the orientation ytd, he doesn't even look for me! busy exploring, listening to his teacher while she read the story book hope 1st 3 days will be fine too... any parents out there taking school bus too?? i checked the bus fare ytd, got a shock though! $100! from my place if i drive only take abt 15 mins the most too! wonder whether the bus driver trying to \"ke tot\" us parents!!

Hi happy-to-be-mum!

Wow, your DS sounds so \"kuai kuai\" leh! I went for the orientation yesterday too and my DS does everything (ie. playground, playwater, go toilet) except sit still and listen to the teachers!

Trying not to worry-sick whether he will be ok when term starts, anyway, just hope that when we are not around, he will listen to the teacher and listen to them during story-telling time as well!

As for school-bus, it is about that rate only and if I am not wrong, I think they quoted me SGD110 or SGD120 from AMK to MMK and if I take one way, the fees will only be lower by about SGD10 or SGD20!

So all the best happy to be mum, and glad to hear your DS is fitting in well!
:celebrate:

[smurf]

Does anyone knows when is the first day of sch for pre N? Is it 4 Jan? Didn't go to the orientation, forgot about it. :oops:


Now, I kinda regret changing to am session.

[DesertWind]

smurf:

Does anyone knows when is the first day of sch for pre N? Is it 4 Jan? Didn't go to the orientation, forgot about it. :oops:

Now, I kinda regret changing to am session.

Hi smurf,

1st 3 days of school is from 4th to 6th January and short hours only from 8.15 am to 10.15 am!

Thereafter will be the normal 3 hours.
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