Maris Stella High

[ptr]

Hi scjlrc, yes same for ds too. The new thing yesterday was the Marist Buddy book, quite a bit of info there, even listed the bus fare. Similarly, all books taken except for maths and chinese textbooks which i let ds bring everyday (just the 1A).


I saw in the personal folder, they did a few pieces of worksheets, like "spot the difference", and "find the words" kind, nothing serious. That was for the first day.

ds experience at the canteen is the same, all the queues were long. Finally, he decided on the snacks and got a pack of "something like potato chips" for $1. The P5 buddy so far has been playing with him only, too.

BTW, someone asked about tie, it says in the Marist Buddy that tie worn on Mondays only.

[mauricemum]

Hi All,


am new to this forum…btw DS is in 1E.

Can anyone here advise what do we need to bring for PAL 1 & PAL 2 as listed in their timetable?

Tx

[bigfoot]

Regarding recess in school, my DS has been eating chicken rice so far. Even yesterday, he ate chicken rice for both recess and lunch! I wonder if he will get sick of it eventually. He did mention that the queue is long but he manage to finish most of it just in time. But I am not sure what he meant by that because he could have eaten only half.


I only allow him to buy drink once a week. Told him he has to drink from his water bottle if possible. He also bought back a packet of potato chips on the first day. Good thing is he doesn’t have time to eat. It is still in the cupboard at home.

For lunch, I admit the timing may seem a bit odd. But this is how most schools operate including secondary schools. Guess we need to get use to it as it is going to be a 10 years affair. It may even get worst in secondary school. I do not think there is much the school can do about it unless they decide to revert back to the arrangement last year. That is to have one very late day and dismiss at 1.15pm on other days. I believe the preference between these two arrangements will be split half-half.

We cope by giving DS a light lunch follow by early dinner. Or he will get a heavy lunch follow by a late dinner. My DS is also a very slow eater. For dinner, he can take up to 1.5 hour to complete his meal. It is always a struggle during meal time. So we are also wondering how much has he been eating in school. I guess we need to learn to let go sometime and let them grow up. There will be a time when they will start to feel hungry during recess and learn to eat very fast. I hope that day will come early for my DS.

[bigfoot]

mauricemum:

Hi All,


am new to this forum..btw DS is in 1E.

Can anyone here advise what do we need to bring for PAL 1 & PAL 2 as listed in their timetable?

Tx

If there is anything that need to be brought, the students will usually reflect it in their Marist Buddy. I don't remember that my DS need to bring anything for PAL lessons. He needs to wear house t-shirt during those lessons though.

[bigfoot]

vicki:

Honey:

Seriously, I still think that we should give feedback to the school cos that's one way to help improve. And we are fortunate that the school Principal & VPs are receptive to feedbacks.

Heehee... Maybe I shd feedback that they shd bring back the catering scheme n the Day 1 n 2 programs!!

Will be beneficial to me when my younger boys go P1!!

I prefer the canteen arrangement and let my DS learn to survive through the \"madness\" of queuing and eating fast. He will also learn budgeting. The best is to have both systems. The boys are allow to eat in class with catered food/packed food or go to canteen for recess. That way, the canteen may not be so crowded.

But the businesses at the canteen may be affected unless they are also the vendors for the catered food.

[vicki]

I guess since now ds1 is P2 - i dont have any major issues with him buying food from canteen bah - plus - he had ‘experience’ last year during his lunch break before his CCA start.


But for P1 - i think it would be better to have the catered scheme. Can imagine those poor P1 being ‘lost’ and overwhelmed. Quite a different experience from their Kindy days.

Just a tot - maybe they shd consider bringing back catered scheme for at least the P1sy? i can imagine ds2n3 getting totally lost in the canteen when they start school!!

[ptr]

bigfoot, thanks for sharing your meal arrangements, I am really a mommy tats concern over ds food intake, I guess it takes time to change my own mindset. Agree that its is a prevalent thing and not just MSHS problem. I hope ds will progress to more nutritious and substantial food during recess that will last him longer till 3pm, and not just potato chips :S But I hope the school will look into the queue problem if it is real. Kids will be discouraged to buy if the queue is long, not just because they want to play.


BTW, I asked, the school canteen vendor is also nonya manis.

[cherrygal]

I put some junk food (mamee, yanyan, oreo, mango pudding etc) in my ds’ bag sometimes rather than have him buy those lousy tapioca chips (made in some dirty location) from the titbits stall. I saw how they make those chips in Indonesia and it was not very hygienic.


Agree with bigfoot that buying from canteen teaches them independence. All of us survived this way. But I don’t remember surviving on chips and sweet drinks. We would make the effort to buy proper food like nasi lemak, beehoon soup etc.

[cherrygal]

vicki:

Just a tot - maybe they shd consider bringing back catered scheme for at least the P1sy? *i can imagine ds2n3 getting totally lost in the canteen when they start school!!*

Agree!

[beanstalk]

What is this 'PAL' subject?


My son's timetable has a legend explaining the different acronyms, eg MA = Maths, EN = English. But for PAL, it is PAL = PAL!

Regarding the recess system, I think the 'quality' of the P5 Buddy they get varies. I hear of buddies who chope seats and buy food for their charges and others who only play with the P1 boy. My son's P5 buddy lets my son take the lead! He buys what my son buys (even if it's only a drink) and sits with him to finish the drink/food. Aiyo.