Maha Bodhi

[vlim]

bubbleberry9:

Hi, I am new to this thread. My son would be studying in Maha bodhi P1 next year. I understand that MB teaches Higher chinese. Not sure if Higher chinese is compulsory in the school to take up ?

In mbs, kids from p1 to p4, will be using hcl text bk. When comes to p5, there will have the opt to choose hcl or cl only depend on their chinese results just like other non sap schools .

[bubbleberry9]

Do they have to study higher chinese from P1 to P5 (I mean compulsory) ?if they opt to do normal chinese for PSLE , what are the other options(subjects) they can choose for PSLE if they do not take higher chinese ?

[vlim]

Thanks for sharing MMM

[7788]

Admummy - just to share with you. my colleague actually transferred his daughter (who happened to be my boy’s classmate last year in P3) from MBS to Mee Toh this year as they stay in Punggol. She had to wake up very early to take the school bus and be back home late last year and he found it too tiring for her. The travelling distance is a big issue.


As the kids progress to higher level, they would need to stay back in school for activities, supplementary lessons & CCA etc most of the days and not all days the school bus is able to fetch them, not even when you are willing to pay. Like my mil has to fetch my boy back on Friday afternoon after his CCA as the school bus doesn’t fetch. The school bus only fetch when the entire level is affected, eg. all P6 students stay back for supplementary lessons - so they will fetch.

Proximity to school is important.

By the way, it is confirmed that MBS will go single session once it has completed its expansion plan. Construction work will commence in 2 years’ time if i don’t remember wrongly. You may call up the school to confirm.

[2818]

By the time the expansion project is completed, it is just in time to complete by 2016 (hopefully this is the final date that MOE set for all primary schools to be in one session). By then, our children would be already in the morning session. 7788, do you know how your colleague go about changing the school for her kids, Can share more on this?

[7788]

2818 - I am not so sure but I guess it wasn’t a problem for him cos his wife is actually a teacher at mee toh. In any case, I believe it is dependent also on the availability of vacancy in the receiving school. Then again, if the student’s results are very good, the school may still make an exception to accept even if there is no vacancy.


It’s best to find out more from both MBS and the receiving school on the procedure for transfer.

[Admummy]

7788 thks for sharing…those points u’ve mentioned were exactly my concerns too. actually if the school bus only concentrate on Punggol/Sengkang area and then go by expressway, the journey is pretty short abt 15-20mins drive…so i pray that by the time i move into Punggol, the demand for school bus at Punggol/Sengkang area is sufficient to render a mini or mid size bus (like what MMM mentioned) then the bus vendor don’t need to combine with those staying at Pasir Ris or even Tampines area…if just concentrate Punggol/Sengkang then the route is very much shorter then kids dun need to suffer…


actually i hope MBS can change to single session soon, easier for me since i have 3 children gg to MBS and their age gap is like 2 -3 yrs so if MBS still double, i may have my gal at AM session and my no. 2 at PM session…if all 3 go same session maybe we can book a TAXI to fetch them all to/from school (cheaper than school bus)…or DH will be the chauffuer for all 3 of them…wow…more worth it…

[bubbleberry9]

hi, thanks for your info.

[2818]

7788:

2818 - I am not so sure but I guess it wasn't a problem for him cos his wife is actually a teacher at mee toh. In any case, I believe it is dependent also on the availability of vacancy in the receiving school. Then again, if the student's results are very good, the school may still make an exception to accept even if there is no vacancy.


It's best to find out more from both MBS and the receiving school on the procedure for transfer.

Thank you.

[2818]

7788:

2818 - I am not so sure but I guess it wasn't a problem for him cos his wife is actually a teacher at mee toh. In any case, I believe it is dependent also on the availability of vacancy in the receiving school. Then again, if the student's results are very good, the school may still make an exception to accept even if there is no vacancy.


It's best to find out more from both MBS and the receiving school on the procedure for transfer.

Thank you.