babypig:

Hi,

You can find the list of things to bring on the first day at the school's website.

http://www.palmviewpri.moe.edu.sg/plvps ... ew&rid=681

Got it. Thank you very much.

Believe it has just been updated cos I checked the school website before posting and I could not find the info there.

Happy New Year !


Can someone email me the list of what to bring for first day of school for P4. Unable to find it in Snapp. U can email to [email protected]

Thanks a lot.

Anyone P3 parents attended the Breakfast with Principal Talk? Can share what were being discussed? Unable to attend.


Thanks.

Really hope to see him soon. Miss his updates.

Berry sweet baker:

So glad to find a discussion on sch bus operator. I was already very unhappy with the sch bus service last year and this year suay suay got back Henry again. I am paying $156 a mth for a 1.62 km from school to home. Last year i paid $130 per mth and the operator said i was suppose to divide out into 12 mth and then multiply by 10 mths??!! Ridiculous! Aren't we suppose to pay for 10 mths only? Plus from sch to hme i am less thAn 2km and i am paying the highest end of the fees. I thnk theres been inconsistency in the sch bus fees but i wonder if the sch is even aware the bus driver is anyhow charging fees

Mine is also Henry. I am currently paying $168 for a less than 1 km ride from school to student care. Initially I also have the same feeling that paying 10mth will be cheaper but unfortunately it never turns out that way. I realize now that there seems to be some inconsistency in the way the bus fees are charged judging from the comment made here.

U may want to join us in the feedback to school. U may want to PM The Hockminatrix for details. Hope to hear from u soon.

joanne_soh:

Hi All,


Just join kiasu parents today..pardon me if im slow...anyways my gal is in 1E currently we are paying $168 2 way fr hougang. My issue here is my gal reach sch way too early at 6.50am sch assembly starts 7.45am and sch is only 20 mins away the most... tried talking to sch OM...(taiji to bus operator) called bus operator Henry... was told 6.50am is the best they can do or else they will be late to ferry factory or pte company workers... so in short isnt this maximising their income at the expenses of our kids? where they can slp more at home? anyone facing same issue? maybe we can bring up to principal

I have been facing this issue for the past years. That's the reason I opt for 1 way only becos I also find it too early. BTW, if I remembered correctly, Henry was the former bus operator.

TheHockminatrix:

joanne_soh:

Hi All,


... so in short isnt this maximising their income at the expenses of our kids? where they can slp more at home? anyone facing same issue? maybe we can bring up to principal

It is maximising their income at the expense of the kids. Some of us are planning a collective feedback. PM me if you'd like to be part of it.

TheHockminatrix: PM sent to u already.

TheHockminatrix:

Hi friends,


Glad to see a conversation going around the transport provider. Feedback from different parties help give better perspective.

Roselineong: Our kids are sharing the same van. For the money I'm paying, I was quite taken aback when I first saw it too. I suppose it's \"cosy\" ... but when I put this in perspective, I don't think the van is worth the $8 per ride I'm paying for it.

ctmy: Thanks for the background. I guess it's a \"good thing\" that the vendors are \"refreshed\" every year - supposed to keep them on their toes? But if what you say is true (current ops keeping same charges, leasing out to former ops), then at end day it's just right hand feeding left hand and no difference.

For me personally, I don't think I would have as big an issue as I currently do with the full amount if I was only given the flexibility of a tiered charging scheme for one-way. I wouldn't even mind having to pay 60% or 70% ... as long as it's not the ridiculous full amount for HALF the work!

I don't mind giving feedback to the school. Not sure whether the situation will change but at least we tried.

How many parents would like to start a feedback loop about this please? We can submit a collective feedback if we have a minimum number.

Add yourself below. If the list reaches 4 names by Friday, I'll PM the group and we can jumpstart the process.

Transport feedback to school:
1. TheHockminatrix

I am not sure whether changing operator every year is a good thing. Viewing it from another angle, if it is good, why change?

I have confirmed with my spouse that the bus driver fetching my child is the same as per last year. When we called up the bus operator to enquire, we were asked to speak to the driver directly, probably reinforcing the belief that how much you pay depends on which driver u are assigned to.

The Hockminatrix: It will be good if I can pay 60% to 70% for 1 way. I paid $130 for one way last year as compared to $140 for 2 way (around 93%). However, judging from the situation, I think it would be rather difficult to achieve.

Count me in for the feedback. Like what u said, whether the situation will change or not, we do not know but at least we tried.

Twinkle mum:

My son is from 1B and he goes to SSC also. Just want to share my experience.

I paid $90 per mth for transport from SSC in Palm View to my parent's place in Hougang . It's a small bus. Think he is the last third child to be dropped off, around 635pm. Initially was told $120 but bus uncle said very near so $90. I was very surprised and happy!
As for eating, I have been very worried that he does not go and buy food during recess time and will be very hungry as lunch is after 2pm! My son is the really skinny type and does not really ask or look for food unless really hungry. Same like other parents, ask him details like what food he ate, how much he spent etc came up to nothing...limited information from him!?! From his wallet, I could tell he spent less than 1 dollar per day so I got worried and made him eat bread at home and pack 1 packet milk and bread.biscuit for him and he always told me he ate durin tea real in SCC and share with his friends some more. Difficulty for him to eat so early in morning but no choice.
Sometimes he told me no nap. I guess cos he does work very slowly so maybe could not finish his work.

Other parents in PV SCC knows more to share?

That is relatively cheap considering the destination is also Hougang. $90 as compared to $168. That's a whopping $78 difference per month. I can't help to think that the charges all depend on the bus driver u are assigned to. Otherwise how to explain the big discrepancy. So like TheHockminatrix mentioned, we are in the'suay' sector families, so have to pay a higher fee. :slapshead:

TheHockminatrix:

ctmy:

[quote=\"shirleykek\"]Hi my son is in 3 Aristotle and gal in 1 Hillary. I find the pricing of the transport does not make sense to me. I was paying only 120 one way for my son last year from school to Punggol. I received the payment card asking for payment of 180. Two children will cost 360. Even though we are paying for 10month it still work out to be 150 per month this is 25% increase. may i check how much are you paying for the bus fee?

Personally I feel that the fees are expensive. My neighbor who studies in Compassvale area pays only $80 for big bus. Even though now they charge only 10 months but the monthly rate has been jacked up. So its like change the soup but not the medicine. The school has said that we will not be worst off but it seems that this is not the case for me at least.

BTW I am paying $168(for 10 months) for 1 way from school to student care in Hougang central area.

Me too: $168 for one-way. Am at Buangkok Crescent.

Starting to wonder how the school appoints their transport vendor. What are they measured on? How do they determine their prices? And is any agency regulating this sector?

Was just discussing this with a GF over lunch today and she was \"kind\" enough to put this into perspective for me: the \"suay\" sector families must prepare to spend $1,680 per child this year on school transport alone.

And barely 6 months ago, I was deluded enough to \"dream\" I can budget $80 for school transport ... LOL

Sorry peeps, don't mean to be making a bigger deal about this than usual ... but the idea is making me more and more uncomfortable. Why do we not have a choice?[/quote]This is the 3rd bus operator in 3 years. Initially I have the idea that perhaps due to the fact that this is a new school, the demand for school bus will be lower as compared to established schools and therefore we need to pay a higher fee. However it seems that this is not the case. Whoever takes over as the new bus operator will likely follow the predecessor to quote the same fees, if not higher. The bus fetching my boy is still the same(ie same as per last year) even though the bus operator has changed. I believe the new bus operator 'sub' out to the former bus operator as well.

I have not seen the condition for the bus so cannot make any comment. What choices do we have? Quite limited I believe. Probably the best thing we can do is to feedback to school.