Maris Stella High

[ptr]

Can anyone share what is the school bus arrangement for kids after their weekday CCA? Does the bus still ferry them home, any extra charges?


Thank you!

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valaiggy:

Hi all


Thanks for the replies.

Is it a useful tool? Especially for P1?

Is all P1 classes having the MTP this Friday evening @ 5.30-7pm?

It should be for all P1 parents.
We found it a very useful session. We had a better understanding of the teachers who will be handling our DS for 2 yrs. their emphasis & their peeves.
At the same time, meeting with the others parents from the same class, exchange contact numbers & email add. Trust me, come in very very handy and the parents are thus informed & united.

[leia_sgm]

I’m new here. My boy in P1 too.


Missing boy from schoolbus case - interesting. Not sure if he had intended to be out for an adventure. Else, he really could have sought help from school even if the bus went without him. shrug

Anyway, shit happens, no matter where you are. You just need to equip your kid to know what to do when they get lost:

1. Make sure your kid memorize you and your HB’s contact no.
2. Make sure his wallet/bag has your contact no.
3. Help him identify people whom he can seek help from. I always told him if he gets lost in a mall, the best people to seek help from are the people working in the shops, and not the strangers walking around. Just walk into any shop and get help. Give them my HP no and get them to call me.

When we go on an overseas trip, I get him to remember the hotel name and room no. for good reasons.

[cherrygal]

ptr:

Can anyone share what is the school bus arrangement for kids after their weekday CCA? Does the bus still ferry them home, any extra charges?


Thank you!

You must tell Renhurn boss. They charge a flat fee of $5 per trip for CCA days.

[dinofan]

I found out that there is this stall in canteen , a la carte, that charged $2 for everything . It seems that this takes place wef fr today. I called school to clarify, spoke to canteen in charge a Ms Ng. She was rather high handed and defensive. Claimed that the p1s were briefed by buddy and that there were parents volunteer there too. She started by blaming my boy for not collecting the change back.


Excuse me. I know what I gave my boy. No notes were given.

So as p1, you take the blame. Together with the buddy. Canteen operator can charge as much as they like because the little kid queued there.

Btw, my boy bought a plate of wanton noodle and was given a single wanton, some char siew and a little bit more noodle, which he cant finish. According to Ms Ng, that stall served a bigger portion. If the boys wanted smaller portion, should go to noodle hut. Ie longer queue, no wanton, just char siew and some noodle. But longer queue, meaning it could be your turn only when the bell rings.

I feedback to svhool personnel that this should not be the case and that the caterer has been with the school long enough to understand. Previously hmy boy bought hokkien noodle at $1 per plate from that stall. No problem. What reply I got fr ms Ng was that, uncle pity him so gave him less and charge less.

We parents are not allowed in since day 1 to accompany, you expect the p1 to remember so much. Such tactics are unreasonable.

I hope the school will do something about it, since admin manager is not around today. Will call again tomorrow speak personally.

[SPIES]

dinofan:

I found out that there is this stall in canteen , a la carte, that charged $2 for everything . It seems that this takes place wef fr today. I called school to clarify, spoke to canteen in charge a Ms Ng. She was rather high handed and defensive. Claimed that the p1s were briefed by buddy and that there were parents volunteer there too. She started by blaming my boy for not collecting the change back.


Excuse me. I know what I gave my boy. No notes were given.

So as p1, you take the blame. Together with the buddy. Canteen operator can charge as much as they like because the little kid queued there.

Btw, my boy bought a plate of wanton noodle and was given a single wanton, some char siew and a little bit more noodle, which he cant finish. According to Ms Ng, that stall served a bigger portion. If the boys wanted smaller portion, should go to noodle hut. Ie longer queue, no wanton, just char siew and some noodle. But longer queue, meaning it could be your turn only when the bell rings.

I feedback to svhool personnel that this should not be the case and that the caterer has been with the school long enough to understand. Previously hmy boy bought hokkien noodle at $1 per plate from that stall. No problem. What reply I got fr ms Ng was that, uncle pity him so gave him less and charge less.

We parents are not allowed in since day 1 to accompany, you expect the p1 to remember so much. Such tactics are unreasonable.

I hope the school will do something about it, since admin manager is not around today. Will call again tomorrow speak personally.

I was about to ask about the canteen food also... My boy bought 2 roti prata today and he told me that 1 plain prata costs $1!!! That's more expensive than eating outside! A bit ridiculous.Any of your son bought that before?

[scang]

SPIES:

dinofan:

I found out that there is this stall in canteen , a la carte, that charged $2 for everything . It seems that this takes place wef fr today. I called school to clarify, spoke to canteen in charge a Ms Ng. She was rather high handed and defensive. Claimed that the p1s were briefed by buddy and that there were parents volunteer there too. She started by blaming my boy for not collecting the change back.


Excuse me. I know what I gave my boy. No notes were given.

So as p1, you take the blame. Together with the buddy. Canteen operator can charge as much as they like because the little kid queued there.

Btw, my boy bought a plate of wanton noodle and was given a single wanton, some char siew and a little bit more noodle, which he cant finish. According to Ms Ng, that stall served a bigger portion. If the boys wanted smaller portion, should go to noodle hut. Ie longer queue, no wanton, just char siew and some noodle. But longer queue, meaning it could be your turn only when the bell rings.

I feedback to svhool personnel that this should not be the case and that the caterer has been with the school long enough to understand. Previously hmy boy bought hokkien noodle at $1 per plate from that stall. No problem. What reply I got fr ms Ng was that, uncle pity him so gave him less and charge less.

We parents are not allowed in since day 1 to accompany, you expect the p1 to remember so much. Such tactics are unreasonable.

I hope the school will do something about it, since admin manager is not around today. Will call again tomorrow speak personally.

I was about to ask about the canteen food also... My boy bought 2 roti prata today and he told me that 1 plain prata costs $1!!! That's more expensive than eating outside! A bit ridiculous.Any of your son bought that before?

name of stall for Ms Ng? a la carte?

name of prata stall?

[emdad]

dinofan:

I found out that there is this stall in canteen , a la carte, that charged $2 for everything . It seems that this takes place wef fr today. I called school to clarify, spoke to canteen in charge a Ms Ng. She was rather high handed and defensive. Claimed that the p1s were briefed by buddy and that there were parents volunteer there too. She started by blaming my boy for not collecting the change back.


Excuse me. I know what I gave my boy. No notes were given.

So as p1, you take the blame. Together with the buddy. Canteen operator can charge as much as they like because the little kid queued there.

Btw, my boy bought a plate of wanton noodle and was given a single wanton, some char siew and a little bit more noodle, which he cant finish. According to Ms Ng, that stall served a bigger portion. If the boys wanted smaller portion, should go to noodle hut. Ie longer queue, no wanton, just char siew and some noodle. But longer queue, meaning it could be your turn only when the bell rings.

I feedback to svhool personnel that this should not be the case and that the caterer has been with the school long enough to understand. Previously hmy boy bought hokkien noodle at $1 per plate from that stall. No problem. What reply I got fr ms Ng was that, uncle pity him so gave him less and charge less.

We parents are not allowed in since day 1 to accompany, you expect the p1 to remember so much. Such tactics are unreasonable.

I hope the school will do something about it, since admin manager is not around today. Will call again tomorrow speak personally.

First, I must admit that it is unethical for the canteen operators to resort to such tactics. Thank you for providing the feedback to the school. You may also want to raise it at the Meet the Parents Session this coming Friday. If anything, I would think the P and VP should be there?

But I think we should all let the school investigate and exert pressure. Let's not link everything to back to the school not allowing parents to tag along for 1st day of school. The truth is, even if we were all allowed to tag along for the entire week, I think canteen operators may still resort to such tactics (the unscrupulous ones, I meant). Btw, I have heard similar stories from colleagues where their kids study in other schools ... and yes, they were allowed to tag along for several days during the first week. I agree with you that we can't expect the P1 boys to remember so many things. But as in many things in life, when we individually gets \"cheated\", we either choose to swallow it or we band together with other good people (friends, neighbours, consumers, citizens, etc) to report to the \"authorities\" for appropriate actions to be taken. If no actions are taken, then let's escalate upwards. Give them time.

[dinofan]

I will formally drop a note to the principal. I will not hide behind a smoke screen and just air here. The ones affected are innocent, defenceless children at the mercy of the canteen vendor, who had been with the school for a long time. Don’t get me wrong. I am not blaming the fact that we were not allowed during first few days that’s why such incident occurs. I just dont like the statement that the vendor, MS Ng made to me that the $2 stall should be made know to the p1 by the older buddy and that other parents were also presents, meaning to said that parents volunteers, so long as they are there, its ok.


its infuriating!

[snail]

Yes the food sold at the canteen is abit steep. Even my p1 son told me he found the $1 prata so ex that he didn’t dare to buy, haha