Maris Stella High

[mooon17]

Thanks PapayaDad!

[Learning Dad]

beanstalk:

Good grief, your poor boy. Hope he wasn't too upset. You need to tell the school/teacher in charge. My son was asked how he was getting home. Although I had briefed him like ten times, he still had to call me. :roll:


BTW, there IS a coin phone in the school (not sure where) so there is no need to buy a Singtel card. Better they lose a few coins than one whole card.

Cherrygal, thanks for replying about the PE shorts. I think I better go look closer for pockets!

If my memory is not failing...there are 2 coin phones near the General Officer (1 is near the security counter, the other is near the water cooler (opposite General Office), before the staircase up).

There is another in the canteen but that may be too high up for P1 (not too sure as DS did not try that phone).

[vicki]

Dear P1 parents - can i know whats the program for you guys for Day1n2 of this year’s intake?


My ds2 going P1 in 2 years time - just curious wat are the changes vs last year…

Txs.

[shchia]

Hi, anyone has any feedback on the school hours. I tot the dismissal at 1.45pm from Wed to Fri is really late for the kids. By the time they reach home, it is at least 2.30pm.


Last year, they have a longer day on Monday till 3.45pm and the rest of the days were dismissed at 1.15pm. Not sure why they need to change.

I heard other schools dismissed at 1.00pm.

[ptr]

Vicki, do you mean the programme for us parents or the kids? For parents, we were not allowed anywhere but the front office area, not even canteen (or did any parents manage to go in??). I find this rather strict, my friends in mee toh, ACS, Kuo Chuan were all able to at least wait at canteen and managed to snap pics of their p1 kids and observe if they could cope with buying food and eating within prescribed time (from afar). I have no idea what's going on with ds, he tells me he doesnt buy and he doesnt eat from his packed food, the p5 buddy just \"plays\" with him :S. I dont even know what is being sold at canteen and the price range of the food. All this is rather disheartening to me. For 6 years of primary education, I thought it would not hurt to let us parents in for 1-3 days just to help our kids adjust. If proper security measures are in place, there should not be concern. My mom was with me when I went to P1 many decades ago! :sad: Even if you see the papers, there was a pic showing a daddy helping his daughter with her food on the first day of school at the canteen (i forgot the school name).


Dismissal, as other mommies, may have observed, is rather chaotic. On the first day, at drop off, I asked where is the dismissal for my son taking MRT home, one told me central office and one told me side gate. Me and my maid covered both waiting area to be sure.

The admin instructions on paper are clear. By now, I know the PE days, the form teacher name, the class timetable and most of his books have been kept in school based on the DAy 1,2,3 list. But the mysterious part is I dunno where the books are kept. It's not under his desk, it's not in his locker cos the lock is still with my son. So I assume the teacher kept it somewhere which I am grateful, cos ds bag is much lighter now. No joke bringing the bag up that Maris Stella \"hill\".

If you are asking about my son, he said he had fun, and that he was \"disturbed and tickled\" by the boy sat next to him. After some probing, I learnt he was sat at the very last row :S. He told me there were some crying by other boys, but not very clear. He gets home only around 2.30pm and is very hungry and tired. Sleeps by 9pm every night, so there is almost no time for any activities when I get home. We will have to adjust as a family, otherwise, I will not be able to help him with his homework in future.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to share my observations and feelings and wonder if other mommies feel the same, or have better ways to manage then me.

[ptr]

shchia:

Hi, anyone has any feedback on the school hours. I tot the dismissal at 1.45pm from Wed to Fri is really late for the kids. By the time they reach home, it is at least 2.30pm.


Last year, they have a longer day on Monday till 3.45pm and the rest of the days were dismissed at 1.15pm. Not sure why they need to change.

I heard other schools dismissed at 1.00pm.

Yes, I fully agree, somehow this single session results in longer hours. My friends kids in double sessions get off earlier to make way for pm students. My son reaches home 2.30pm to 3pm. We resort to feed him \"lunch\" on the way home, i.e. he eats on the go. It is really not ideal. And the late lunch is seriously affecting his dinner intake too. I wonder how the kids on school bus cope, they must reach home even later.

[ptr]

One other thing, actually when they say 1.45pm. My son doesnt get out till after 2pm. I sincerely hope the school will review this, I dont think even adults eat lunch at 3pm regularly right??

[cinchua]

Dear Parents,


Anyone who manage to sneak in and have a look at what is being sold in the canteen and their average price, pls post here. My son told me that the queue is very long and for the last 2 days, he bought snacks and soft drinks from the vending machine. I thought the vending machine should be scrap else the children will self-serve on the drinks when they have enough money. He even request to bring lunch box instead.

[Learning Dad]

cinchua:

Dear Parents,


Anyone who manage to sneak in and have a look at what is being sold in the canteen and their average price, pls post here. My son told me that the queue is very long and for the last 2 days, he bought snacks and soft drinks from the vending machine. I thought the vending machine should be scrap else the children will self-serve on the drinks when they have enough money. He even request to bring lunch box instead.

This post seems apt as I was going to ask about the same.

DS1 ate chicken rice ($1) for the past 2 days...not sure wat's he's going to try 2day. DS1 told me that the Q is long & told us that the portion were smaller for P1 kids compared to the bigger boys. I had to ask how he knew, DS1 replied \"I compared lor\" :slapshead:

I told DS1 that if he wants more he can ask for more & be prepared to pay for it.

DS1 said that after the Q-ing, he had juz enuff time to finish eating at the ringing of the bell.

I asked DS1 what else was being sold, he shared it's mostly with chilli [it could be that it's red (but maybe not spicy) like Mee Siam] and Nasi Lemak is being sold too.

[mooon17]

Hi all


My DS also told me that the q at the canteen is very long. Requested for me to pack food to bring. But I suspect that he just want to have more time to play. We realized that he is fascinated by the swings.

I agree that the dismissal time at 1.45 pm is rather late. By the time he eats lunch it’s at least 2.30pm at his student care. And he is one of the first few who had alighted from the school bus. Most of his friends from other schools had finished their lunch already.

Think MSHS is prob the only school who does not allow the parents even a glimpse on the first day. All of my friends could at least bring the child to the classroom on the first day and observe for a little while during recess. Guess there is good and bad about the whole thing. But, as parents, we would like to know the system in place so that we can have peace of mind thereafter.