Ngee Ann Primary

[terry]

daniel_tancl:

Anyone has kid going P1 next year .

Me! my boy.
Nice meeting ev1 here.
So glad dun have to go thru balloting.
:rahrah:

[Ran1977]

Congrats terry & daniel_tancl

[daniel_tancl]

Ya, no ballot is great! I am outside 2km…considering that I gave up another school within 1 KM…

[zumba]

Hi,


My boy going to p1 nxt yr too.

[daniel_tancl]

Terry, Zumba: Wow, so far all boys, do u plan to let ur boy take sch transport to NAPS next year? Staying at bedok, dunno how much they will charge.

[terry]

daniel_tancl:

Terry, Zumba: Wow, so far all boys, do u plan to let ur boy take sch transport to NAPS next year? Staying at bedok, dunno how much they will charge.

It depends on the pickup time
If too early,means my boy gotta get up super early. Then i will opt to drive sohe can get mre rest. V poor thg,so young must get up before sunrise=must zzz early. His bedtime nw is 8.30pm. Cant be any earlier, else he will hv no life.So nw, im drilling him NOT to dilly dally. Hopefully, he is able to be ready in 30mins time each am.

Hvg said tt, if me cant tahan, will let him take bus loh..

I hv alwys hated to wake up at ungodly hrs during my sch days. Rest is so impt for the young ones. Not enuf and they get sluggish which will affect evthg they do.

They hv to be in sch by 7.15am right? If i rem correctly during the open hse, they did mention...

[hokkiengirl]

daniel_tancl:

Anyone has kid going P1 next year .

My DS2 will be going to P1 next year, too! He's very excited about following Kor Kor to the nice school where loads of exciting things happen everyday! Get ready for your little ones (esp if they're boys) to spend time in the field searching for insects (grasshoppers, spiders, ants, etc) and lizards! My eldest boy is in the field every recess with his Band of Brudders and he even saw a snail laying eggs! I silently cringe and scream internally when he tells me stuff like that but I try to encourage it. I love it that the kids get a massive dose of nature first hand in NAPS!

[daniel_tancl]

Hi hokkiengirl, ur 1st child already in NAPS? So any experience to share?

[daniel_tancl]

Hi Terry, I’ll probably opt for driving my boys to school in morning, then go work. And after school, definitely needs transport back to Bedok area. Heard from some that from NAPS to bedok, it will be almost 3pm by then, worried they hungry hungry.


My boys always dilly dally, everynight slept at 12am…now trying very hard to slowly adjust their sleeping pattern…so far no success…bcos daddy also an Owl…

[hokkiengirl]

daniel_tancl:

Hi hokkiengirl, ur 1st child already in NAPS? So any experience to share?

He's VERY happy there! I am so glad I did PV to get into NAPS cos I live outside 2km of the school. Many parents will call me crazy, but I gave up a chance in a 'branded school' within 1km of my house and opted for Ngee Ann instead. I interviewed many, many kids from the branded school. Practically all said they were very unhappy there cos the work was overwhelming. No life. The NAPS kids I spoke to seemed happier, so I went for it! Have never regretted my choice.

You will love the fact that NAPS has a multi-cultural student-population. My boy is hanging out with his Indian, Malay, Chinese, Korean and British kakis all the time. Seriously very colour-blind. Wonderful!

You will appreciate the fact that there is homework but it is not insane amounts. Your child will not be up till midnight struggling to complete pages and pages of writing (unlike in some other schools. Will not mention names. Hee.) This means that if he is weak in one area, he will have time to put in extra work for that subject to do better. He will not be bogged down by tons of 'compulsory' work from school and will have time to read, dream and go to the playground. (Playground time becomes a myth for quite a few children the moment they enter pri school. I find that terribly depressing.)

If your child is taking Chinese, I find the standards pretty high, actually, The teachers are SERIOUS about it and the ting xie reinforces words learnt in the past.

What else? Let's see... I love the walks along the beach during Mass P.E., the special programmes like the Mooncake Festival celebrations at night, that he is learning to play the Chinese drums and guzheng during regular music classes, the availability of enrichment classes after school eg. NeuroMath) and the friendly atmosphere in the school. Because it is not so competitive, I find the kids are nicer to each other, too.

But, of course, if your kid wants to get into the A class, you gotta be prepared to work very hard. NAPS, like any school, has a group of very 'on' parents with 'on' children who are willing to put in the work to get to the top.

Hope that helps! All in all, I am very relieved my second boy, who is a gentler, quieter soul, will be going there. It really is a less aggressive environment than in some other schools, from what I've heard! Happy National Day to all!