Sorry sorry for my very late reply. I stopped checking this thread after I couldn’t get feedback and eventually enrolled daughter in a church kindergarten. Hope your son is doing great at OLSS childcare. I am now trying to get myself organised to bring my daughter for mass at OLSS.

Hi, yes there is. It's at Woodlands,

This is the weblink:
http://www.saint-anthony.org/resources/ ... dcare.aspx

Hello, may I consult parents whose children are attending the Yamaha JMC course? We are looking to buy a keyboard for home practice. Would a second-hand electone be alright? We are trying to decide between a digital keyboard and a secon-hand electone. Thank you in advance.

Hello,

I would appreciate information and feedback about this childcare centre. Do they impart catechism to the children who are Catholic? Are the teachers patient and understanding? Do the children seem generally happy there? Does the curriculum include daily play sessions (yes, more than 1 play session in a day). Is play integrated in the teaching. My daughter's current school is rather too academically-driven. She's enjoying the academics. Though that appears to be a good sign, I think its somewhat harsh for a preschooler, and wish for her to play more. And importantly, I would like catechism to be part of the curriculum.

Thank you.

Hello,

I would appreciate information and feedback about this childcare centre. Do they impart catechism to the children who are Catholic? Are the teachers patient and understanding? Do the children seem generally happy there? Does the curriculum include daily play sessions (yes, more than 1 play session). Is play integrated in the teaching. My daughter's current school is rather too academically-driven, I find. She's enjoying the academics. Though that appears to be a good sign, I think its somewhat harsh for a preschooler, and wish for her to play more. And importantly, I would like catechism to be part of the curriculum.

Thank you.

Thanks ImMeeMee. I can’t find Pibilotti on the CC’s course list, I should make a trip down to enquire.

Hi Pallumisra, I will email you.

Hello,

Does anyone have children in the Mixed Media Art Lessons by Hans Art, held at Sembawang Community Club? It is for children 4 to 12. I am wondering if it would be suitable for my daughter who will be turning 4 next year, because she might not take to being left in an unfamiliar setting right from the first class. Parents/ caregivers aren’t allowed, and there doesn’t seem to be an option for a trial class. I am reluctant to sign her up, only to forgo all the lessons because she can’t adapt.

Is the trainer very skillful at handling young children crying for mummy and daddy?

I enquired with them and was advised to prepare my daughter by telling her that mummy and daddy won’t be with her. I can tell her that, of course, but that won’t stop her from crying if the unfamiliar environment and people intimidate her. If she can’t take it, it is also likely to affect the others, so I am wondering if the trainer is perhaps used to this and can handle it.
I was quite surprised at the response when I enquired, because the other kid’s classes I know either allow for a trial for preschoolers or for a caregiver to be present during the first lesson.

Otherwise, does anyone know of other art classes in Sembawang?

Thank you.

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Sweet Joy:

Can someone tell me which is more useful to have around the house - Rhoomba or Scooba? Thinking of buying one of these to help me. Please share your experiences with these gadgets. Thanks.

I have the Roomba and Scooba, and both are essential items in my domestic arrangements. Roomba is a vacuum cleaner. Scooba is essentially a floor washer, tho it the floor washing process includes a light vacuuming phase. My Roomba (650) can be scheduled to run daily on selected days on its own, and it returns to dock and recharge on its own. The Scooba does not have this scheduling function, and needs to be manually cleaned after each use (pour the water out, clean the filters etc), and the battery brought to the charger. Both are important for me because I have a dog at home and vacuuming is not enough.

However, if I had to choose just one robot, I would choose the Roomba - because it can come out and work while I am away, doesn't need to be cleaned after each use. It does a pretty thorough job of vacuuming which makes manual mopping a breeze afterwards.

These two robots have been doing a good job for us so far, better than manual magic-cleaning/ vacuuming/ mopping. How did I come to this conclusion? When I was using the Roomba 4 to 5 times a week, and Scooba about 3x a week, the dirty water tipped out of the Scooba was fairly clean. Two weeks ago, I didn't use either robots and cleaned the floor manually for a week, then I used Scooba. The dirty water tipped out of Scooba was very dark.

Anyway, I actually wanted to get the Mint Plus, which can do a dry wipe and a wet mop. But it was out of stock for longer than I could wait.