Pat's Schoolhouse

[Koolmama]

Crystalbelle


Wow, i didn't see any replies for some time, went away for awhile and now suddenly so many replies!! Ha ha :lol:

Yes yes there are at least 3 of us here in KSF whose 2008 babies are going to be in PG next year!! Fun right Tanya didn't tell me how many there were, but she did mention there were only 3 spaces left after i registered... Thus if there are suddenly going to be many more parents enquiring about PG class then she'll have to open up another class for PG. Right now, there is just one PG class (max 14 kids, 2 teachers).

My daughter will only start in Feb or March though!! So you can look out for me, ya?

Hmm... i'm wondering whether the grandfather i saw was Preciousmoments' dad/FIL... heh heh

crystalbelle08:

Hi Koolmama
Welcome to Mt Emily!
Good to see more and more mummies from KSP sending their kids to Mt Emily.
Mt Emily was rarely mentioned previously as most of the parents there are non locals. So most of them were not as KS as us, sporeans!

Yes yes, we can have kopi or playdate some days!
We can also catchup when they organise excusions that allow parents to particpate.

Oh...my kid is currently at toddler's class. Will be promoted to Squirrel Nutkin (PG) class next year. So that grandpa you saw wasnt my dad. :oops:

Did Tanya tell you how many kids there are so far in PG next year?
Lets hope there is sufficient kids to split into 2 classes.

[Koolmama]

Hi Augmum!!


The graduation ceremony will be at Jubilee Hall (same as for yours, rite? )

i think they are doing Oliver 'cos my son keeps singing the \"tomorrow\" song... He is going to be Oliver!! Ha ha :lol:

Augmum:

btw, where will this year graduation ceremony be held??
what's the theme for this year musical production??

[Koolmama]

Btw remember we were discussing about the standard of Chinese at Pat’s and i was saying how good the pronunciation of my ds became after he was at Pat’s for a few years?


Anyway, recently his class was selected by Patricia Koh to perform at a convocation ceremony for educators… There were about 400-500 in the audience!! i didn’t quite like the first English item ('cos some of the kids have a very strong singlish accent and did not pronounce their words properly) but i was very impressed with the Chinese items!! Very nice songs and their enunciation was almost perfect!! One of the kid’s parents is the chinese curriculum specialist at Pat’s HQ so i guess that’s (one of) the reason why standard must be high?! Heh heh…

Anyway if anyone of you wants to view the video on youtube pls PM me… not so convenient to post it publicly here

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Curiousmom08:

Hi,

Any comments abt Pat's schoolhouse @ lim ah pin rd? Is the PM half-day session good n worth its fees? Teachers nice to the children?

i like it there

pm half day is alright if ur child has no nap issues. in fact, as there might be lesser kids in the class, ur child will have more attention.

[smurfy]

rosnyus:

hi mummies!


keen in sending my son for nursery at pat's schoolhouse serangoon.

can share with me the full day fees after subsidy?

hmmm.. still got vacany?

[Augmum]

Koolmama:

Hi Augmum!!


The graduation ceremony will be at Jubilee Hall (same as for yours, rite? )

i think they are doing Oliver 'cos my son keeps singing the \"tomorrow\" song... He is going to be Oliver!! Ha ha :lol:

Augmum:

btw, where will this year graduation ceremony be held??
what's the theme for this year musical production??

hi koolmama
thks for updating me.
my gal's graduation ceremony was held at Victoria threatre and they were doing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at that year.

yr son K2 , right? you'll def be impressed by their musical performance.

[GTGT]

Hi Pummanuel


Thanks for such a detailed explanation of iMaths.

Can I ask you something about Fastrack Music (or ABC Music)? This is included as part of the extended programme.

Do they learn notes reading in this course? Or is it covered under one of the enrichment programme called Harmony Music ?

Regards

pummanuel:

GTGT:

Anyone with news on I-Maths ?

Hi GTGT, my daughter is attending iMaths.

iMaths is provided from nursery onwards. The workbooks are written in English but the course is conducted in Mandarin. Perhaps this is the reason why not many parents signed up for it as our pri maths curriculum is in English.

A check in the internet seems to suggest it's written by a UK professor. However, Mrs Patricia Koh mentioned some collaboration with Chinese professors in the annual seminar for PG parents last year.

Contrary to what I thought, iMaths is not about numbers only at nursery level. The bulk of the exercises are on whole brain training. I've attached a few exercises for your reference. I understand that number bonding will come into focus gradually in K1 and K2.

I'm happy with iMaths as I had problems teaching my DD Maths at home though we are doing well for languages. To avoid resistance to Maths, I left the teaching to iMaths. After iMaths, she develops a liking for Maths (which I nearly killed) and it increases her confidence in the subject too.

The only complaint I have is the teacher is reluctant to let me bring the workbook home after class. She explained that my DD is coping very well, so there is no need for further assistance. I felt that this is teacher specific as another teacher allowed me to bring the workbook home for some time. However, they do return us the workbook after it has been completed.

Statistics wise, there are 20 odd children in the nursery class. Most are from the full day class. There are 3 teachers in class, 1 teacher will be in charge of teaching and the other 2 will help out. The class for Serangoon branch is conducted on Thursday, 3-4pm. As my DD is in the am session, Ms Wee has very kindly allowed her to take a nap with the full day children before class, at no extra costs. Course fee is $80/mth.


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[debpch]

no no, i am not staying at pasir ris.. it was just that ada mentioned that they will be getting a bus for 2 kids staying at pasir ris..

we are staying in the north... still quite far though..

tinkerbell,
initially, i was thinking of putting my kid for half-day as well but after discussion with the principals of serangoon & mt emily, i will try out the full-day... cos from their experience, kids will cry a 2nd time when u convert from half to full-day... so, their advice is to just let them cry once...

[crystalbelle08]

Koolmama:

Crystalbelle


Wow, i didn't see any replies for some time, went away for awhile and now suddenly so many replies!! Ha ha :lol:

Yes yes there are at least 3 of us here in KSF whose 2008 babies are going to be in PG next year!! Fun right Tanya didn't tell me how many there were, but she did mention there were only 3 spaces left after i registered... Thus if there are suddenly going to be many more parents enquiring about PG class then she'll have to open up another class for PG. Right now, there is just one PG class (max 14 kids, 2 teachers).

My daughter will only start in Feb or March though!! So you can look out for me, ya?

Hmm... i'm wondering whether the grandfather i saw was Preciousmoments' dad/FIL... heh heh

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Hi Koolmama,
My DD is not feeling well recently, so didnt really log in to KSP forum. The flu bug is vicious this round

Oh...why are you starting your DD later?
Can consider coming in earlier, I am sure your DD will love school.
You going for full day or half day?
Left with 3 places... hmmm...hope they really keep their students at 14 max.

There should be around 10 exising students moving up to PG.
A few of the children in her current group are either moving back to their country of origin or transferring to other school.
Btw, are you a local?

[seeker]

debpch:

hi keas,

hubby & i viewed a couple of preschools & talked to the principals/teachers. mindchamps is not bad but hubby did not like the fact that it is normally located in a shopping center... he preferred preschools that have playgrounds & lawns for the kids to run around.. but that's our preference...

actually, u have to visit the centers to see if it fits your needs...

we live in the north so tanglin is really far for us... so, hubby & i have decided to give it a try & see how it goes..

Any comments on Pat's Schoolhouse at Katong ?