Pat's Schoolhouse

[Busymom]

dfstan:

after reading this thread on Pat's Schoolhouse, wondering how are the teachers at halifax as some posts mentioned the good ones has left. Anyone whose kids currently in Pat's at Halifax can comment on the teacher capability and quality please?


thanks!

From what I have seen from DD's level (K2), the teachers are still intact; as in her K2 teachers were her K1 teachers, her English teacher has taught her since playgroup (i.e. 3 yo), her chinese teacher who is really nice and good from her playgroup class is now teaching another class in K2, etc. etc. The only one whom I know has left to join Pats Whitley is her teacher from Baby Haven days. That was another excellent teacher - kind of sad that my DS would not have a chance of being taught by her...

[Busymom]

arielle08:

Hi Busymom,


Any idea if we can pull out from the holiday program and save 1 month of school fees?

Maybe you could check with the school on that, but I highly doubt it, afterall, programs are being run and fixed costs have been incurred by the school...

arielle08:

Any idea if there is any forum or links for pat's parents which i can join?
It will be great to have such forum where Pat's parents can voice out their concern and update each other about the recent happenings.

No idea really. KSP forum is the only forum that I visit... :lol: :lol:

[littlebubble2000]

[quote] hi,

i understand pat's schoolhouse at whitley branch is newly opened. any feedback so far on the teachers there?
thanks ! (supermom) [/quote]Supermom, my son was moved to Whitley for a few weeks last year whilst his branch was being renovated. I don't know about the teachers, but I do have an opinion about the location.

If you are driving yourself - then you should know that the drop off is rather inconvenient. The road leading into the school is a dead end. The road is narrow and there is little parking space and few waiting areas.

If you are thinking of Whitley, maybe you should also consider Buckley?

My son is at Claymore and he loves it there.

[Augmum]

To me, i think the most impt of a preschool is that the environment and the preschool teachers

are able to cultivate the love , desire and hunger for learning rather than the drilling of worksheets (as seen in other kindergartens)
a strong foundation is necessary…

[xinyao]

Hi, anyone know if i can make special requests for food given to my kids at pats?

[tinkerbell]

Hi Busymom,


thanks for yr insight
Looks like our DDs could be classmates :lol:

Its ironical how i want my DD to develop at her own pace (no stress etc) and yet worried abt her not catching up in pri school :?

I do appreciate PATs however, for encouraging creativity in their students.
The toilet rolls and all those that we deem as \"rubbish\" is definitely put to good use by my DD during those creative spurts at home

[mummykanga]

My dd started with Pat’s Katong in K1 and is now in P1. She seems to be adjusting well and loves school. I was a little worried initially that she might struggle in P1 (given that the last quarter was virtually spent rehearsing for the graduation concert) but so far the work she brings home looks pretty simple, stuff she’s probably covered in K2, and she does well in spelling / ting xie / math.


She had a very dedicated teacher at Pat’s who followed her class through from Nursery right up to K2. They inadvertently call her mum at times!
Very caring and nurturing environment and parents get to meet often and exchange insights at birthday parties. The only "con" perhaps was that her class grew quite big (a little over 20) as the principal obviously felt the same about this teacher’s abilities and loaded her with the newer students. Pat’s kids generally turn out confident and articulate and should have no problems adjusting in any environment and coping with schoolwork.

[sparkie0209]

hi there,


are there any parents who did not send their kids to baby haven and are still able to put their 3year olds to pat’s schoolhouse at halifax? i have visited them last week and one of the teachers said it will be tough to get in if i did not put my kid to baby haven, even on waitlist…

any parents with kids in pat’s at jubilee, would like to hear from you on the teachers there.

[tinkerbell]

Hi sparkie0409,


my DD entered PATS Halifax only at Playgroup 3 years back.
So did another parent. Rest of class were fm baby haven.
But i placed her in queue close to a year, which was not because there was a long queue but because I hv already narrowed down to this school due logistical reasons.

[sparkie0209]

thanks, tinkerbell… nice to know that you managed to put ur DD to Pat’s at halifax even without her going to baby haven…