milkomome:

Ummmm....im really bad with street names... I usually tell the taxi driver to drop me at Singapore American School..then just follow the path of dressed up kiddies :lol: Its the houses behind/next to the school .


i hope that helps

Thanks. One more thing. What time do they start? Is it done exactly on Oct 31 (Halloween Day) or do they postpone it during Sat/Sun? Sorry so many questions.

Thanks milkomome! This is exactly what I'm looking for. May I know where exactly in Woodlands do you go? What street? landmark? We don't have a car and we have 3 kids in tow. It will be difficult for us to wander aimlessly around woodlands with 3 young kids. Thank you.

milkomome:

Hi...I always bring my kids to Woodlands.next to the SAS... Trick or treat-ing house to house My kids love it...tho some houses do get a tad scary... Happy Halloween

Thanks ChiefKiasu & LifeStyleLinks! We'll check them out. I will also do more searching coz my kids want to go house to house for trick or treat.

Anyone knows where I can bring my kids for trick or treat? It’s a big event celebrated in some malls, subdivisions and neighbourhoods in Philippines but here in Singapore, I think, it’s not a practice. Can anyone suggest a good place to go for trick or treats.

Shmum:

Hi Iris Chan,


My nephews study in Admiralty Primary School. It is a popular school in Woodlands and always subject to balloting esp for Phase 2C. According to my sister-in-law, she feels that Evergreen and Greenwood Primary School is better. She advises me not to register my kid in Admiralty Primary School.

I am thinking to register my kid in Chong Fu but we are staying >2km. The chances of balloting in Phase 2B is very high. Hence, quite likely to do PV at Evergreen as it is also another popular school which subjected to balloting for Phase 2C yearly.


Regards,
Shmum

Hi Shmum,
May I know why your sister in law said Greenwoods is better than Admiralty? Please share more information you got about Greenwoods. Thank you

Does anyone have more information to share about Greenwoods?

[Moderator’s Note: Threads merged.]


Just called Admiralty & Greenwoods. Registrants living within 1km for both schools exceeded the vacancies already. That means there will be balloting for those living within 1km. If you have other school in mind, it makes sense to consider your other choices.

yippie131:

Hi Charmed,

Are u sending ur kids to kinderland for daily school programme and zoophonics only for enrichment? Is it because the phonics course in kinderland is not good enough that have to go for enrichment class? if so, would it be better if send the kid to zoo phonics daily class so that no enrichment is needed? pls advice..

Hi Yippie,

I sent my kids to zoophonics/GUG when they were toddlers. That was 3 or 4 years ago. That time we were staying at Bt. Panjang.

Now my kids are 6 & 5 yrs old (K2 & K1) in Kinderland. They don't go for english/phonics enrichment class anymore.

Kinderland has different approach when it comes to reading and writing. But I could say it's also very effective. my daughters can read and spell English very well. Sometimes even read the newspapers & magazines.

They can also read the English subtitles in Korean movies that we watch. I think they were able to use all the things/style they learned in all these schools that they attended. Parents guidance is also important.

Mummymama:

Hi Charmed,

I'm considering sending my boy to Zoo-phonics at BT. Despite the facilties & teachers losing out to those at GUG, did your child learn anything? Most importantly, the child must gain and learn & show improvement.

I'm also considering btw MMI, Learning Vision & Kinderland. I think you are the best person to ask! You mentioned MMI has more playing. So what is the program like at Kinderland. In fact, when i visited Kinderland at Civic Centre, the administrator wasnt able to tell me anything. She told me \"games & play lor\". But the teacher at MMI showed me the kind of toys the kids will play and explained to me the daily activities etc... Can you share with me more please...? Thanks in advance!

I think my reply in another post answer some of your questions about Zoophonics. I've seen improvement with my 2nd daughter when she was in Zoophonics. She was more comfortable with her teacher there. As for my eldest, it's difficult to say if she indeed gained in zoophonics because she has been in GUG for more than a year before transferring to zoophonics.

My daughters are K1 & K2 in Kinderland preschool civic centre. I would say their scheme is balance. My kids are now independent learners. They do their homework on their own. all i have to do is check them.

The teachers told me that their daily homework are done in school. This is to teach the kids to be able to do their homework on their own. They have weekly homework that they take home so that parents will have idea what they learn in school and for the parents to follow up whatever the kids learn in school.

K2 is less play. They are being prepared for P1. My daughter has weekly spelling exam in ENglish & chinese. At the start of 3rd term, they have dictation in English & Chinese. My daughter's Chinese tutor saw the materials ang things she learns from school and told us that Kinderland is way advance.

Despite being advance, my kids love Kinderland. Even if they are sick, they dont wanna miss school. According to them, Kinderland is fun.