Pat's Schoolhouse

[Laisee]

What will it take for some parents to react? This company carelessly continued to use a supplier that had already poisoned people. Do you feel safe trusting your children with an organization that appears to value profit over safety?


Time for people to complain and take action. Withhold fees until they appoint a reputable external food supplier and make daily checks on ALL food delivered to ALL branches . . .

[Kabby]

I am also curious…

Do all the 13 centers use Mum’s Kitchen?
If so, why are only some centers affected?

Does Mum’s kitchen serve all 13 centers the same menu everyday?

My heart goes out to all those who are affected. Hope the kids get well soon!

[omgmum]

Agree with empressplace, I really would expect PSH to put in more thought into the kids’ food. Cos nutrition is really important and affects not only their physical growth, but their intellectual development as well.


Actually, I was prepared to close one eye and prepare my own food for my kid, but all of the principals whom I spoke to discouraged me from doing so because they wanted kids to have the same experiences and didn’t want any kid to appear different from the rest! Win liao… I keep quiet when you don’t serve the type of food that I want my kid to eat, but you also don’t really want to help me give my kid what I want her to eat. I seriously think that my kid has been falling sick because she hasn’t really been eating a balanced meal.

So far, my kid’s class size has been okay, and her teachers are not bad. The fact that my kid loves school and likes her teachers shows that they must be doing something right. Her teachers and principal are nice and helpful, so I think it’s really more of a management problem.

Less commercialism and more heart please? Let’s hope that this unfortunate incident will serve as a wake-up call.

[omgmum]

kabalevsky:

I am also curious..

Do all the 13 centers use Mum's Kitchen?
If so, why are only some centers affected?

Does Mum's kitchen serve all 13 centers the same menu everyday?

My heart goes out to all those who are affected. Hope the kids get well soon!

I think Mum's Kitchen caters to all centres. But Mum's Kitchen probably prepares the food in different batches, so not all centres will be affected.

[omgmum]

kabalevsky:

I am also curious..

Do all the 13 centers use Mum's Kitchen?
If so, why are only some centers affected?

Does Mum's kitchen serve all 13 centers the same menu everyday?

My heart goes out to all those who are affected. Hope the kids get well soon!

I think Mum's Kitchen caters to all centres. But Mum's Kitchen probably prepares the food in different batches, so not all centres will be affected.

[happychildren]

I am a teacher from Pats. I would like to state my opinion here after knowing what has happened to the innocent kids in Pats and other centres. The teachers in Pats has been eating the food from the same caterer 8 months ago. Initially, the food served was presentable and edible, but after a few months time, we found that the standard has dropped. The worst case that happened was when we found things in the food such as plastic, fish bones, strings, etc. The fish was not cleaned properly before they cooked it and tasted awful. The teachers in Pats has reported this to the management, however nothing was done. There was no improvement in the food. We are utterly disappointed with the caterer and the school. We believe that as a teacher, we deserve better treatment and same goes to the children who paid so much to the school. I personally feel that if an organisation want to be recognised and be one of the top school, something must be done! Please consider for the teachers and children. Stricter measures should be implemented in selection of caterer or just stick to in-house cooked food. If an organisation want to save money on hiring chef instead, then they should be aware that such incident will happen. The children are suffering, MUM’S KITCHEN must be accountable for. They must be dealt severely.

[verykiasu2010]

in that case both parents & teachers should seek legal redress from both the school and the caterer.

[Laisee]

Thanks for providing the update on the bad food situation.


All concerned parents should contact the school and insist on a reputable supplier of food with daily external checks to make sure no ones child or teacher will get sick again.

Really seems like the management cannot trusted to do the right thing.

[Laisee]

Latest update on pats web site talks about "suspected" food poisoning.


This is not how NEA and MOH view the hundreds of cases and dozens of people in hospital caused by a confirmed example of of food poisoning.

Pats might salvage a small amount of credibility by admitting what is already confirmed by people who know their job.

[Gohlili]

Popstar:

Hi all Pat's Schoolhouse Parents,


My son has joined Pat's since 2008. He is in the Jubilee Center. I sat in with my son for a week, n tasted aunty's cooking. She was great! She even baked the cake for the national day celelbration. The teachers n programme were so great that we decided to let my girl joined early this year.

So when they 'centralised' the kitchen late last year, I was immediately aware of the change becoz my son complained abt the food on the 1st day of the change. Since then, I started to moniter and gave the school feedback. I observed that the quality of the food is not consistent, n that greens was not served everyday. But that seems to change after several feedback.

However my hubby n I still prefer 'homecook' food, so I email Pat Koh
herself directly. We met early this year. I told her abt my concern n
perference, while she told me abt their difficulties in managing the kitchen.
She felt that the school mgt team could better use the time to manage the school programme n children, than to moniter the kitchen. To me, she seem
rather firm abt 'centralising' the kitchen. But she did reassure me that
regular checks are done to moniter the 'centralised' kitchen. Now that the
food poisoning case, I can see how much is done to moniter the kitchen.


Hi, thanks for sharing. I agree the curriculum is goos. My son has been in jubilee since the beginning of the year. His teacher is Ms Sharon Loh and initially I was quite happy with the school as the teachers there are very friendly. However, recently I notice that my boy's teacher has been neglecting my boy. There was once I notice that she was busily using her phone when the children are playing at the playground. A child fell and she took no notice of it. I wonder how can my child's safety be under her care.
There were times she wears inappropriately when she was dealing with Chn in the morning.
This is really not the ideal psh teacher I tot so.
I hope the management and pat Koh can do something about it.

I understand her problems n points, but the well-being of my children should not be at the expense of adcademic programme. I am not pulling out my children yet for the lack of better choices. If anyone has chance upon any good choice, pls do let me know. Thank you.