Hi Laura02

Thanks very much for the info.

And Happy New Year to all

Hi


I would like to check for the first day of school for P1 kids, are the parents suppose to drop and go i.e. we are not allowed to enter the school compound with our girl? As the teacher will collect a number of books on the first day, is my girl expected to bring all the books in by herself? Thanks

Forevernikon


:welcome: and wish you all the best

qms

My girl was in phase 2C and we filled the form during registration i.e. before we knew if we were successful.

Forevernikon
I doubt you’ll be sidelined just because you rent a place near the school because the process is transparent. Basically, you will be categorised according to your home distant i.e. within 1km, 1-2km or outside 2km (regardless of renting or owning). In the event, there is balloting say within 1km, you’ll automatically qualify. The balloting process is transparent (Singaporean will get 2 slips and PR 1) and you are allowed to witness the entire process. I don’t think it is possible for the person drawing the lots to differentiate between renting and owing cos it’s not indicated on the balloting slip e.g. use different colour slip) right? I believe the purpose of the supp form is more for MOE analysis purposes?

qms,


Yes. In addition to the form that Forevernikon posted above, there’s another yellow (if my memory didn’t fail me ;p) form that asked for parents’ contact details, address etc. But not sure if it’s just for SCGS or all primary school, maybe those who has gone for P1 registration this year can advise?

Forevernikon

There's another form you'll need to fill in (like those typical MCQ exam paper where you shade the answers). Not sure if it's from the school or MOE but does look like it's for statistic purposes. They even ask about parents' educational level :shock:

ChiefKiasu:

floyap:

Thought just to share this that I chance upon on onlinecitizen.


TheRealTruth:
August 14, 2011 at 10:23 pm (Quote)
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Dear floyap,
Please include the link to the original article if you wish to publish the entire article in our Forums. Otherwise, it will be assumed that you wrote the article.

Thank you.

Oops sorry relatively new here so not sure of the rules :imsorry:

here's the link...it's one of the responses posted under the psuedonym theReal Truth

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/08/statement-by-the-presidential-candidates/

Thought just to share this that I chance upon on onlinecitizen.


TheRealTruth:
August 14, 2011 at 10:23 pm (Quote)

Dear Fellow Singaporeans

In the interest of transparency and in the spirit of being the voice of conscience,
this to correct the false impression that is conveyed in the Sunday Times article about tjs.

Tjs has no moral righteousness, compass or anchor and blows where the winds of opportunity takes him. He quit as PPS when it became apparent that he would not become perm sec. Tjs is driven by greed and selfishness.

After quitting the government, he joined Morgan Grenfell, then Peregrine Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and finally AIB Govett.

When Morgan Grenfell came knocking, tjs jumped at the chance. He promised to bring in much monies from the Malaysian conglomerates which he came into contact with during his tenure at MTI. His results at Morgan Grenfell speak for themselves, tjs did not deliver the monies and his peers soon found that he was a light weight load of hot air.

Tjs had a contributory role in Bank Peregrine’s demise. He did not dispense proper advice that the investment into an Indonesian concern was not viable. Tjs, the person at the site did not do proper due diligence.

At AIB Govett, it was reported that his strength was in policy making. This firm collapsed whilst others survived, obviously tjs’s policies were wrong. This forebodes poorly on the potential for tjs to be EP as at every employment stop he has demonstrated poor judgement. Translate this into safeguarding our nation’s reserves and it will result in disastrous consequences.

Tjs’s next stops at Standard Chartered Bank and Hi Green is also empty of significant contributions. He was forced out of Standard Chartered by his Indian boss.

His claim to be ‘not a lavish man’ is not true. In tjs ‘high flying’ years, tjs openly boasted that his income tax contributions were higher than an average man’s annual income. Tjs aspired to the lifestyle of his successful PAP friends and his banking colleagues. Tjs had his fair share of thoughts about redeveloping his Frankel Avenue house into a mansion.

It is obvious that tjs squandered his wealth on ill conceived and dubious ventures in his empty years. If tjs had prudently invested his wealth, he would be fairly well off. This can be verified by any banker.

2006 till present, tjs was unemployable as by that time the banking industry had seen tjs for what he was, no substance and only hot air.

Let the people exam tjs’s empty years for themselves. And these were indeed empty as he was trying to chase his ‘China make money’ dream backed up by casual connections made when he accompanied government officials in China state visits.

There was the attempt at marketing Chinese breast enhancement drug treatments in Singapore.

His attempt to provide training of bank personnel also failed as tjs could not deliver what he promised.

There is also an erroneous reporting that Tjs’s wife was an investment banker. This is inaccurate. Pls verify which investment bank she was employed under. In fact, Mrs tjs abused her position when she was with their 4th child. NTUC Income would not grant her paid maternity leave so she took unpaid leave but traded on her information from the NTUC Income equity positions she managed to make money for herself. In what ever manner one looks at this, this is a conflict of interest.

Tjs’s selective use of reality makes him dangerous to Singapore.

Reporting tjs an independent candidate is also very wrong. He was brought up through the PAP system and for a time worked within the system when he was PPS to DPM GOH. In truth, tjs is a rogue PAP minion setting out his own agenda to revenge the wrong that he perceives the PAP has done to him under the disguise of public interest.

Tjs cannot claim to be a people’s man and have the Singaporeans’ interest at heart. For those who know tjs, tjs thinks highly of himself, is full of himself, highly opinionated, talks down to people. Tjs can no way be representative of Singapore’s President.

I feel that tjs does not have our nation’s interest at heart; tjs has an axe to grind with the PAP because he is disgruntled that his dreams of higher government office was not realized.

This is very dangerous and a threat to our country’s stability and because of this I feel strongly that when reporting on tjs the truth must be correctly reported.

Best regards
TheRealTruth

Cyberpie/Phtthp


Personally I don't think it's fair to make a sweeping statment that all rich kids = spoilt/rude kids (I'm not defending the rich and I grew up in a 3-room HDB flat). These days not only the rich can afford maid, many HDB heartlanders have maids too. I do know of people that are filthy rich but are very humble and unassuming. On the other hand, I've also seen kids staying in HDB flats that are very spolit and order their maids around (cos their parents spend all their time working and just leave the maids to handle their kids). At the end of the day, it really depends on the parents and what type of kids do they want to bring up. If it's me, I'll explain to my girl such behaviour is rude and unacceptable and will ask her to disassociate herself from that girl. We can't control the behaviour of other kids but at least we can teach our kids the type of friends that is worth keeping

Arielyn:

Hi,


I'm an old girl of SCGS and have a pair of B/G twins. Some major hesitation on my part, re. sending DD to SCGS vs. registering both DD and DS at the SAP school near my place, stems from the following:

1. Distance - We stay in Katong. As my Hubby travels quite a bit, either my Mom or I (working mum) will have to make a concerted effort to drive DD to school every morning, while my Dad will have to take my DS to school nearby. I'm not sure how sustainable this arrangement will be, since Bkt. Timah is easily 20-30mins' drive away. If I were to arrange for school bus tptn, does it mean that she will have to board the bus by 6am *gasp*, if not earlier? WHat time does school start for SCGS?

2. Homework - How's the workload in SCGS like? Just thinking about sitting down with the twins to go through 2 sets of h/w fills me with great trepidation....

3. Elitism - I've gone through some of the postings in this thread, centred on this. Actually, it's also a concern close to my heart, especially since my DD is already the more intellectually developed and articulate or the two. I'm quite worried about her picking up some of the snobbery inherent in certain factions of the students, and looking down on her brother. I've spent 10 yrs in SCGS and much as it instilled great pride in me, and provided me with the excellent well-rounded education I had, and the opportunity to forge many firm friendships, it's a fact that most of the students, including myself back then, were quite cut-off from the outside world. And I was also staying in HDB back then (I was from the minority group from HDB dwelling). But even then, I don't think I was ever exposed to the harsh reality of the income divides, the haves vs. the have-nots. I don't think I was snobbish, cos' my parents and background kept me grounded, but elitist and sheltered, yes, to a certain extent, for sure. It was not until I entered JC that I found myself integrating with students from different rungs of society.

My kiddos are due for registration next year, but the stress has kicked in since last year. EVery other day, I find myself struggling with the options. I'm tempted to enrol both in the school near my place, but the mere thought of not leaving DD with the SCGS legacy, is like selling her short on my part. Any comments? Anyone staying in Katong, and whose DD takes the school bus? Could you share with bus pick-up/drop-off times?

Much thanks!

Hi Arielyn

I’m new here and here’s my 2 cents worth of opinion

RE: Elitism
I also had my reservation initially as I’ve heard many stories about SCGS’ girls being atas/materialistic. However, after having spoken to a number of ex girls and parents of existing students; it doesn’t seem as bad as what others have portrayed. As DadsForever puts it, every school will have its own black sheep and parents play a key role in shaping the values and beliefs of a child. Therefore, I’m glad that I’ve made the decision to enroll my girl in the school (she’s going P1 next year). From what I read, I could sense that you are actually very proud of SCGS and I guess as a mom you know what is best for your DD. SCGS is a good school (I like its holistic approach to education) plus it has affiliation to Sec school and will start offering IP program as well. Plus you could enroll your DD in the school without stress (although it doesn’t make much diff since you still have to register your DS in another school)

RE: Distance
This is a key factor that you may want to consider as the morning peak hour traffic can be bad especially along Bukit Timah Rd (so it may take more than 20 – 30 min). You may want to test out the actual travel time in the morning. Is your work place near the school? If not you could end up rushing from one place to another and get totally stress out especially when it rains/when there’s a traffic accident. I presume your parents stay with you? If not, your DS also will end up having to wake up early as well. Not too sure about school bus but I guess the pickup time is likely to be around 6am or earlier? I have a relative staying in Woodlands and study in St Andrew and the school bus picks him up at 5am and the poor boy wakes up at 4am everyday!

I thought it’s nice to have a sibling studying in the same school especially twins (and probably easier for you as well). But there’s pro and cons too, ultimately it depends on their personality i.e. whether they are the competitive sort. I’ve a friend who is always at odd with his twin brother. I guess their parents/family members played a big part as they were being compared since young (from results to generally ability) and that sort of create tension among the 2 of them. So as their mom, you’ll know best if it’s better to put them in the same or different school.

Hope this helps and I’m sure whatever decision you have made, it will be for the best interest of your DD