dark chocolate:

Hi all


DS was referred to Refraction Clinic at Geylang Polyclinic earlier this year during the yearly check by Health Promotion Board in his child care centre. He is in K2 this year. The check diagnosed him as mildly short sighted and hence, I further brought him to an optical shop where glasses were prescribed only if he is doing near work.

Am I right that there is a need to do a review every 3 or 6 months to check if the myopia has deteriorated? Where can I bring him to for a review? I am hoping to try elsewhere other than the optical shop we went to as somehow, the reading taken at the shop was alot higher than the Refraction Clinic. I am not sure if its because his myopia is really bad or it has got to do with taking readings at different times of the day.

DS is quite active, I did bring him to another optical shop to do reading last month and he was quite restless till the staff suggested I bring him to a pediatric eye clinic instead for more accurate reading. :oops:

Not too sure where can I bring him to now? Can anyone advise?

Thanks!

Hi
According to the opticians I met, children under 7 yrs old have to be seen by a specialist. Its supposed to be the govt rule. After making many calls, I was told to make an appointment with the School Health Service Tel : 64353895 at SGH http://www.hpb.gov.sg/studenthealth/default.aspx. My dd had a review (I made new appt) about 4 mths later as I felt that her eyesight had worsened.

24hr-mum:

hi guppy


my girl will be in p3 nx year.

just curious, how did u manage to transfer ur girl? based on wat criteria?

she will be in whc class？

Hi 24hr-mum,

The sch has not told me which class my dd will be in but new tfrs will be in the mixed ability class.

Cheers

h530251:

How come your daughter P3 then go to St Nic ? Is she a transfer student ??

guppy:

Hi all

My daughter will be joining St Nicks next year 2011. She's in P3. Any parents with P3 girls in 2011?

Also, does anyone know the timing and cost of the school bus picking up students living in Toa Payoh/Braddell area? The school bus driver is out of town and I am not be able to contact him till late Dec when I'm back from my holiday.

Cheers

Yes, she's a transfer student. Which yr is your dd in?

Hi all


My daughter will be joining St Nicks next year 2011. She’s in P3. Any parents with P3 girls in 2011?

Also, does anyone know the timing and cost of the school bus picking up students living in Toa Payoh/Braddell area? The school bus driver is out of town and I am not be able to contact him till late Dec when I’m back from my holiday.

Cheers

Berry123:

Hi Guppy,

Thank you very much.

Hi Berry,

I just saw your pm to me but your id doesn't allow pm replies.

I can't find the 100 wordlist and it's most likely thrown away. Googled and found this website might be a good starting point

http://www.all-about-spelling.com/spelling-list-for-1st-grade.html

If your dd can't spell all the words by the time the year starts, don't need to worry too much. It happened with my own dd but gradually she picked it up on her own. She learnt from her own mistakes.

Berry123:

Hi Janet,

Did u received a list of words that Guppy mentioned before during orientation? Thanks.

Hi Berry/Janet,

They must have changed their expectation. You can make your own list. It had prepositions, pronouns, colours, simple adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs. However, if a child can read on her own, she'll be able to spell most of the words easily except for those non-phonics words.

Wishing your girls a good learning journey at the school.

janet_lee88:

Your daughter taking HCL at P1 ?

No. The HCL books are from my niece who's from another school.

Hi parents of current P1 (next year P2) CHIJ TPY girls,


Help recycle!!

For sale - Higher Chinese for Primary Schools Textbook 2A and 2B as well as the Discover Maths 2A & 2B Textbooks. Also, SAP Higher Chinese Topical Revision for Pri 2A workbook (for free with Higher Chinese textbooks) as about 30% of book written in. However, it should be easy to erase the pencilled in answers.

As expected, the textbooks are not in pristine condition though they were in plastic covers. So, not for fussies.

Please pm me.

Thanks

janet_lee88:

Hi guppy,


Parents now are allowed to opt out of Catechism class. During my time, all of us, regardless of Catholics or not, have to sit in and listen. Ethics is good and teaches morals. BTW, are there still as many masses now ?
Does Father Simon still go to IJ ?

My dd has never heard of Father Simon. I think they don't go for masses unless they're Catholics.

mummy2two:

eg.

a)-does it mean that my dd will be exposed to moral teachings/ Bible verses/ mini-sermons/ prayers/ & singing of hymns & choruses during assembly times, ie in the mornings (which is wot my son gets at his school rt now.)

b)-or will they meet separately at another time each week to have a Catholic religious studies class....?

c)- or something else?

If you do not opt for Catechism, your girl will attend Ethics class. Both are during curriculum time at the same time. In Catechism class, they have a workbook to buy. I heard that they also pray in class and learn the usual bible stories which are in the workbook. Other than that, yes, they have singing of hymns and prayers at other times of the day e.g. during assembly etc which all the girls are exposed to.