Nebbermind\" post_id=\"1929301\" time=\"1565928353\" user_id=\"15571:

Soon we will be questioning why should S1 posting be based on PSLE results. Why do we disadvantage those who are born with lesser intelligence.

Or those with less kiasu parents!

Maybe the fairest way would be to have one giant lottery for all P6 kids and randomly distribute them into sec schools across Singapore. Then every school really will be a good school.

Dino\" post_id=\"1929037\" time=\"1565858169\" user_id=\"6726:

CHIJ (Kellock)
Available vacancies in
Phase 2C Supp

1

Number of applicants

3

Balloting: No

This school only has places for Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school. No balloting will be conducted. If your application is unsuccessful, your child will be posted to a school with available vacancies.

Now we know there are 2 non-sc vs that 1 very brave sc.

No ah, it's 2 people who are not SC<1km. Could be SC 1-2km, or even >2km.

Although I would have thought all 3 would be SC<1km, to ballot for 1 slot.

schweppes\" post_id=\"1928841\" time=\"1565832294\" user_id=\"13331:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1928840\" time=\"1565831219\" user_id=\"28674:

Since there are so many foodies here: any suggestions for a quiet dinner for 2 tomorrow night? Not too expensive (under $40 per head?), preferably in the west/central area. Other requirements are no chilli, no dairy, not too heavy food (waistline considerations). Japanese, maybe? Thanks!

Not a foodie but sharing a favourite Jap restaurant that my family frequents on special occasions. We enjoy going to Tomi Sushi. You can try their Novena outlet at Velocity http://www.tomisushi.asia/novena/

If you fancy atas vegetarian options, there's Sufood @Raffles City or Elemen @Harbour Front

Also not a foodie, but our go-to not-too-expensive, not-too-heavy dinner in the central area is the Man Man Unagi restaurant in Tanjong Pagar. Not exactly good for a quiet dinner, but good for a quiet stroll after.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1928826\" time=\"1565825854\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1928826 time=1565825854 user_id=53606]
Teacher tried again: “Will everybody stand up...look down at your own feet...and see whether you have a missing shoe...the one with a missing shoe...come up here please.”

Everybody stood up...and finally like after 10 minutes, one embarrassed boy went up to claim it.
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:rotflmao:

the poor kid - maybe he was too paiseh to claim his shoe at first!

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1928769\" time=\"1565791284\" user_id=\"43981:

we ever lost socks/part of uniform after changing..and seen school shoes before in lost and found container

how did the kid get home with just one shoe?? or no shoes! that's one level up from losing erasers and water bottles...

Vevey\" post_id=\"1928677\" time=\"1565770685\" user_id=\"1350:

Sorry, it's not my story to tell but my relative was concern w the quality of care and had decided to withdraw from Kcare.

Thanks for the reply! Definitely something to think about...

Thinking about it, I...am not very good with my belongings. :oops: I've managed to not lose anything important like my phone, wallet etc by always putting it into my bag when not using it. And for the rest I am...resigned to always finding \"lost\" pens and hair ties and little bottles of hand sanitizer in various bags and other places. So maybe the kids can be trained to keep important things immediately (like their calculator) and er just use a paper bag for a snack bag?

Dino\" post_id=\"1928580\" time=\"1565751233\" user_id=\"6726:

hb\" post_id=\"1928574\" time=\"1565750621\" user_id=\"179788:

[quote=Hendon post_id=1928530 time=1565733352 user_id=142376]For schools with single digit vacancies and facing a possible ballot.

Concord Primary: 9 vs 22 applicants
St Gabriel’s Primary: 8 vs 18 applicants
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel: 7 vs 11 applicants
Fern Green Primary: 7 vs 12 applicants
Haig Girls School: 3 vs 4 applicants
CHIJ (Kellock): 1 vs 4 applicants
Greenwood Primary: 1 vs 13 applicants
Springdale Primary: 1 vs 7 applicants

For IJ Kellock and Haig Girls, I hope the school admin has enough sense to call these parents up to avoid a ballot unless really necessary.

I was wondering about the brave souls balloting for IJ Kellock but I guess I can see why. The backup school in the area is probably Gan Eng Seng Primary, and it still has 70 vacancies (acc to the MOE website). So if MOE is likely to post them to GESP anyway, no harm trying for IJ Kellock...

You miss out brps. There is high chance will be posted there as well at phase 3 if fail at 2Cs[/quote]Oh yah. Well Telok Blangah is a nice neighbourhood. After school can go Mt Faber.

Hendon\" post_id=\"1928530\" time=\"1565733352\" user_id=\"142376:

For schools with single digit vacancies and facing a possible ballot.

Concord Primary: 9 vs 22 applicants
St Gabriel’s Primary: 8 vs 18 applicants
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel: 7 vs 11 applicants
Fern Green Primary: 7 vs 12 applicants
Haig Girls School: 3 vs 4 applicants
CHIJ (Kellock): 1 vs 4 applicants
Greenwood Primary: 1 vs 13 applicants
Springdale Primary: 1 vs 7 applicants

For IJ Kellock and Haig Girls, I hope the school admin has enough sense to call these parents up to avoid a ballot unless really necessary.

I was wondering about the brave souls balloting for IJ Kellock but I guess I can see why. The backup school in the area is probably Gan Eng Seng Primary, and it still has 70 vacancies (acc to the MOE website). So if MOE is likely to post them to GESP anyway, no harm trying for IJ Kellock...

Davischew\" post_id=\"1928563\" time=\"1565748728\" user_id=\"132882:

Yes this is true - \" U don't know the pain until you have tried it.\"
But since you know the pain now, why want to bring it to others who have a chance to skip it?
It's like the old times where there were slavery, and 1 of them managed to escape, but the rest think is unfair, would rather \"it\" stay and suffer together.

OT, but this is why people complain every time there are changes to NS...if they had to suffer, why shouldn't the next generation of boys have to suffer too???

I don't think MTL policy should be about pain lah. (After all, there are kids who like Chinese...right??) But I do think MOE's MTL policy is a bit confused. Is it important for kids to take MTL because they should know their ethnic heritage (in which case I can see why MOE allowed kids of mixed parentage to choose their 2nd language), or because it's important to know one of Singapore's national languages (esp since they are in the Singapore public school system)? Allowing kids of mixed parentage to take a different language but imputing a grade of AL6-8 is kind of a weird compromise*, and I can see why parents would be upset about it.

*MTL exemption for kids with learning disabilities is a completely separate thing.