Teck Ghee Primary

[smurf28]

Ninjago:

Let me share a scenario - in a normal technical stream class in secondary school, we see some 'angels' around too - nice kids who are of good character and not scheming. They may not fit in well with their class but hard for them to change for the worst. They are a joy to teach. On the other hand, we get some 'terrible' kids from good primary schools in the Express stream with parents who help their children get away from punishments when there are wrong-doings so as to have a 'clean' record.

My point is you cannot cut off bad influence in your child's life but you must be involved in guiding your child in his/her education/growing up journey. Problem now is parents expectation of the school n teachers.

:goodpost:

[smurf28]

Ninjago:

Let me share a scenario - in a normal technical stream class in secondary school, we see some 'angels' around too - nice kids who are of good character and not scheming. They may not fit in well with their class but hard for them to change for the worst. They are a joy to teach. On the other hand, we get some 'terrible' kids from good primary schools in the Express stream with parents who help their children get away from punishments when there are wrong-doings so as to have a 'clean' record.

My point is you cannot cut off bad influence in your child's life but you must be involved in guiding your child in his/her education/growing up journey. Problem now is parents expectation of the school n teachers.

:goodpost:

[Astee Foo]

Dear all,


So fast the NDP long weekend is over and this week is CA2 week cum PSLE Oral examination. How was the holidays for the Kiddos?Especially those pre-P1 parents...still can enjoy during holidays.

Once again we are looking forward to another super-super long weekend : Thurs - Monday (school closure for PSLE cum Hari Raya holiday + in-lieu.)

It will likely be revision schedule for most of the kiddos as PSLE is up & coming and SA2 will be happening soon.

Regards,
Astee

[Ninjago]

Finally received the P2C confirmation letter! Being Kiasu, I am already thinking what kind of black shoes to buy(cheap vs expensive:change often vs lasting), who to find to sew name tag, how many sets of uniforms n PE attires to buy. Was advised to use current stationaries n stuff so it is less heart aching if he loses them in school- sounds bad as it was always an exciting process to bring new things to school on the first day during my schooldays!!!

[beauty79]

I received my confirmation too. The letter just states the date and time of registration. Why no other details like what to bring and what to expect like are we buying books and uniform?

[Ninjago]

I think is the standard paperwork that schools have been using the past many years - really find the admin staff very poor thing must hand write for 100 over copies! I think is ok to miss out anything on that orientation day as the school is still open throughout the Nov Dec school holidays. Is a matter whether the parents are free to make the extra trips. So just be prepared with more cash I supposed. Yesterday I was also caught unaware that I need to pay deposit when I registered my boy for student care!!!

[Astee Foo]

Hi Beauty79,


Yes, aligning to what Ninjabo mentioned. On Orientation day, you will get all the information regarding to purchase to books/uniforms and what to bring on Day 1 - 3 for the child.

Good thing about TGPS is the bookshop and uniforms vendors are open throughout Nov/Dec 2012 to allow parents to come in to make the purchase, rather than to \"rush and long Q\" on orientation day. Just look out on the dates/time that they are open and your can bring your child along to try out the uniforms sizes.

Enjoy the preparation time and yes, bring lotsa of $$ as no netts/credit card machines available....

Regards,
Astee

beauty79:

I received my confirmation too. The letter just states the date and time of registration. Why no other details like what to bring and what to expect like are we buying books and uniform?

[mng_kl]

Ninjago:

Finally received the P2C confirmation letter! Being Kiasu, I am already thinking what kind of black shoes to buy(cheap vs expensive:change often vs lasting), who to find to sew name tag, how many sets of uniforms n PE attires to buy. Was advised to use current stationaries n stuff so it is less heart aching if he loses them in school- sounds bad as it was always an exciting process to bring new things to school on the first day during my schooldays!!!

Hi Ninjago and beauty79,

I've received the confirmation letter too! :rahrah:

Astee/Rejoice,

Need your advise :please: - how many sets of uniform we should get? 3 sets enough? I doubt... they have PE everyday?

[Astee Foo]

Hi Mng_kl,


So happy to see so many new parents joining the TGPS Forum and looking forward to welcoming all the kiddos to the TGPS Family.

For my children - they have 3 sets of school uniforms + 2 sets of PE attire. Normally i will buy a size bigger, so the uniforms can last them at least 2 - 3 years. :evil: This will be subject to your child growth spur...hehe. (My girl managed to wear her unforms from P1-P3, as for my boy, judging at the \"creativity\" of his artistic side, i think the uniforms will last P1-P2. There are many different shade of markers ink on his shirt which was hard to rid-off )

The reason for 2 sets of PE attires are because some class have PE lesson on one day and PAL lesson on next day, both required PE attires. They also wear PE attire for Learning Journeys, so 2 sets will be just nice.

Hi Ninjago,
You are so right about P1 losing their stuff, especially stationaries. One of my GF's daught lost a very expensive pencil case and she was so \"heart-broken\". I meant my GF.... Try to tag all the items with the child name, there is a Lost & Found Corner near the canteen, so in case if the child really lost anything, they can retrieve it back from the corner. :xedfingers:

Hope this basic information helps to answer the queries.

Regards,
Astee

mng_kl:

Ninjago:

Finally received the P2C confirmation letter! Being Kiasu, I am already thinking what kind of black shoes to buy(cheap vs expensive:change often vs lasting), who to find to sew name tag, how many sets of uniforms n PE attires to buy. Was advised to use current stationaries n stuff so it is less heart aching if he loses them in school- sounds bad as it was always an exciting process to bring new things to school on the first day during my schooldays!!!

Hi Ninjago and beauty79,

I've received the confirmation letter too! :rahrah:

Astee/Rejoice,

Need your advise :please: - how many sets of uniform we should get? 3 sets enough? I doubt... they have PE everyday?

[mng_kl]

Astee Foo:

Hi Mng_kl,


So happy to see so many new parents joining the TGPS Forum and looking forward to welcoming all the kiddos to the TGPS Family.

For my children - they have 3 sets of school uniforms + 2 sets of PE attire. Normally i will buy a size bigger, so the uniforms can last them at least 2 - 3 years. :evil: This will be subject to your child growth spur...hehe. (My girl managed to wear her unforms from P1-P3, as for my boy, judging at the \"creativity\" of his artistic side, i think the uniforms will last P1-P2. There are many different shade of markers ink on his shirt which was hard to rid-off )

The reason for 2 sets of PE attires are because some class have PE lesson on one day and PAL lesson on next day, both required PE attires. They also wear PE attire for Learning Journeys, so 2 sets will be just nice.

Hi Ninjago,
You are so right about P1 losing their stuff, especially stationaries. One of my GF's daught lost a very expensive pencil case and she was so \"heart-broken\". I meant my GF.... Try to tag all the items with the child name, there is a Lost & Found Corner near the canteen, so in case if the child really lost anything, they can retrieve it back from the corner. :xedfingers:

Hope this basic information helps to answer the queries.

Regards,
Astee

Hi Astee,

:thankyou: so much for your warm welcoming and advise.

My DD say she is looking forward and ready to go Primary 1 next year :boogie:

I will be getting DD a self-inking name stamp and stickers ready for her text books and stationeries. Only buying her a 'better' school bag, others like stationeries, can get cheap ones :evil:

How much do you give you DD/DS a day (or a week?) if you dont mind sharing :oops:

I mentioned to DD that maybe 1st week of school, she could try to buy food from the tuckshop as she may not have time to eat after buying. DD said 'mommy, think I better bring food from home' :please: