Hello! My child has been posted to Bedok Green Secondary in the S1 posting. Anyone has the WhatsApp group for parents?

Hi, anyone attending their p1 eng and math class at tampines?

Hi, i would like to hear some reviews about A Grader Tampines. Anyone can share any reviews?

Hi, I have just booked a RC cruise onboard Quantum of the Seas from 30 Nov to 5 Dec.


I have some questions to ask, and hopefully I can get some answers from here

- Are we able to bring food and drinks onboard? What I meant is, water for the kids, and perhaps some biscuits, bread and cup noodles for supper?

- I suppose we can choose not to book the shore excursion from RC (it's way overpriced), if we choose to disembark on our own, is it easy and convenient to get to Penang's Georgetown and Patong beach and shopping from the jetty? I read somewhere that tender boat is needed to travel from main ship to Patong jetty. Is this payable then?

- Is North Star complimentary? I read from another article saying it's chargeable now

- Bumper car in Sea Plex - is this chargeable or it's free too? My husband said the arcade credits cannot be used for bumper cars as it is charged separately.

- VOOM Wifi - Has anyone taken this package? There seems to be 2 types - 1 just VOOM while the other is VOOM + Stream. What is the difference, anyone knows? Do you suppose we can sign up for just 1 device, then use tether so that my kids can use too?

Thanks!

Hello, any parent can share reviews of MES at Tampines Hub? I am intending to transfer my son who is in P2. Is MES teaching relevant to primary school syllabus ?

zalina79:

If I recall correctly there would be a CCA 'bazaar'. A memo would be sent in due course. I remember my boy was told to go for the football trial when he was in p2 and he was selected to join football for his CCA. But am not certain now whether things have changed now.

OMG, you mean with the very limited number of sports for CCA (only volleyball and soccer for boys), the kiddos have to go for a trial to be selected?!?!?! :yikes: :shock:

hi parents, i just want to update that i have started a whatsapp group for parents with children who are in P1 this year.. do send me a PM if you would like to join


i have also received an update from the form teacher that they do not have any textbooks or activity books for P1 English

hi parents, my child is in 1 Diligence and while we were packing the schoolbag earlier, we noticed that there isn't any English textbook, activity book or worksheets. There isn't any EL books on the booklist too, unless your child is not taking Chinese or Malay.


I googled and it seems that some schools do not have EL textbooks as they want to introduce real life learning, and the books and worksheets will be provided by the teacher during class.

Not sure if any parents with children in Yumin Pri can confirm? I just want to make sure that we did not miss out anything..

Do you know how they split the children into classes? I know that during the orientation last year they had the children complete an assessment. Is Diligence in the last class or something? Their classes are all distributed in accordance to their values (respect, compassion, perseverance, integrity), nothing about diligence? hehe.

I am also a little disappointed about the CCAs in the school. Boys are highly active, and they can only opt for soccer or volleyball under sports.. it's weird that they don't even have basketball. While holistic development are important, i think it's also critical to allow children to be exposed to other sports and be part of them. Not sure if we can feedback or anything to the school..

As well, any parents have children in P1 this year? Perhaps we can form a WhatsApp group or something for communication without flooding the thread.. Feel free to PM me your number if keen

Hi Zac's mum,


Thank You for the encouragement and positivity!

Yes, we have registered him to a co-ed school, and hopefully we'll get in!

I have also shared the article and spoke to our family members, so they all know what to do, and what to say.

Hi jedamum,


Thanks for the tips! I don’t intend to let it manifest of course. What I am trying to say is, these children do not have anything wrong mentally, and they just need more TCL. Any behaviour that we don’t expect frequently or normally from a child doesn’t always mean that they are not normal, or they need a psychiatrist. I think this is something that all parents should be more sensitive too. Being parents are hard enough, so we definitely do not need to scare each other more.

Currently I am working with his preschool teacher, she is helping us at the moment by talking to him daily. I’ve tried talking to him at home, but it doesn’t seem to work - he’s not serious enough. I think it has to be when he’s "in the moment", only then you can get through to him. When he’s home, he’s not afraid and hence he doesn’t pay attention. But I am still hoping that some words can get through to him somehow.

These 2 days he has been good, he doesn’t cry or tear when he goes to school.

I am also working with his enrichment teacher, just so all of us are in this together to help shape and mould him. We all agree that he needs help now if he wants to "survive" in primary school next year.

He is indeed sensitive. He was unhappy and threw some tantrum when his aunt commented that his handwriting is ugly if he doesn’t sit down by the table to write. After some coaxing, he’s back with us.

We have all stopped saying that he is a boy, so he shouldn’t cry. Instead, we are telling him that if he cries, no one can understand why he is crying, or what he wants. So, he should make himself heard, instead of crying. To tell himself, everything will be ok, and I will be going home soon.

It might be a little too much for a 6 year old, but I guess as he grow and exposed to more elements, he will be able to find some mechanism to help him cope.

From now till then, we can only encourage, and be there for him.

If you have other tips to share, pls let me know!