My First Skool (former NTUC Childcare)

[mambobb]

sienta:

Hi,

My DD has recently promoted from the MFS infant class to the toddler class, now still trying to adapt to the new teacher and environment. Anyone knows if MFS teaches phonics and start at what age? What about counting and maths? Is it necessary to send my children to additional enrichment classes for phonics or can I just depend on the MFS syllabus and teachers? Thanks

Hi, my DD is in nursery and I have asked the teacher are they going to teach her phonics. She said yes. Regarding counting, in Playgroup they will teach numbers. Maths in addition, substraction etc.. nope I dont think they do in early days. Maybe K1 or K2? :?

[micollh]

sienta:

Hi,

My DD has recently promoted from the MFS infant class to the toddler class, now still trying to adapt to the new teacher and environment. Anyone knows if MFS teaches phonics and start at what age? What about counting and maths? Is it necessary to send my children to additional enrichment classes for phonics or can I just depend on the MFS syllabus and teachers? Thanks

i personally think no, you should not jst depend on MFS syllabus and teachers. you may approach the teacher to explain to you their syllabus and what is expected by age group.

I would think if you would depend wholely on the teacher, ur kids will be left out in many areas, either language/maths. They are quite slow in teaching, as they attend to bigger group, like 20 students to 2 teachers. they split into two groups to teach, one by chinese teacher, one by english teacher, usually.

Phonics wll be taught in nursery (4 yo class), letters recognition. numbers and chinese words recognition. they will start writing when in 5 to 6 yo, hand yu ping ying in last term of 6 yo. and mathematics concepts in 5 & 6.

[sienta]

Hi mambobb and micollh,


thank u very much for your replies. Guess I will send my DD to extra classes once she is old enough.

So what is the standard of N, K1 , K2 syllabus for MFS? Is it more advance than PCF K1 K2 standard?

[micollh]

sienta:

Hi mambobb and micollh,


thank u very much for your replies. Guess I will send my DD to extra classes once she is old enough.

So what is the standard of N, K1 , K2 syllabus for MFS? Is it more advance than PCF K1 K2 standard?

Sienta,

i think the syllabus in MFS is standard. most N, K1/2 the same. They have enrichment which is optional like drama and speech, kindermusic, chinese theatre, you can sign up for ur DD, as i did too, as the classes will be conducted during their cc's hour mah.. they get to learn different thing too.

PCF is half day, from wat i know ?(my col's DS is with PCF), they teach even slower.. cos few hours only. but i guess the syllabus more or less the same. they all under MOE, must follow the syllabus established by MOE.

[sienta]

micollh:

sienta:

Hi mambobb and micollh,


thank u very much for your replies. Guess I will send my DD to extra classes once she is old enough.

So what is the standard of N, K1 , K2 syllabus for MFS? Is it more advance than PCF K1 K2 standard?

Sienta,

i think the syllabus in MFS is standard. most N, K1/2 the same. They have enrichment which is optional like drama and speech, kindermusic, chinese theatre, you can sign up for ur DD, as i did too, as the classes will be conducted during their cc's hour mah.. they get to learn different thing too.

PCF is half day, from wat i know ?(my col's DS is with PCF), they teach even slower.. cos few hours only. but i guess the syllabus more or less the same. they all under MOE, must follow the syllabus established by MOE.

oic, ok, thanks.

Will wait and see what my cc offers as optionals.

[lady]

anyone has feedback on MFS @ 96 Henderson Road? Teachers ok? Do they offer enrichment class? Heard they are moving to 106 Henderson Cresent.

[jimmycathy]

Hi parents of MFS,


I have 4 sets of MFS girl uniform, pretty news as daughter (K2) just joined for less than a year. If anyone keen, feel free to take them.

Do pm me if interested.

[lady]

is there a difference in Nursery 1 and Nursery 2 in my first skool? child born in feb 2008 should be in playgroup, nursery 1 or? i’m confused. anyone can enlighten me?

[micollh]

lady:

is there a difference in Nursery 1 and Nursery 2 in my first skool? child born in feb 2008 should be in playgroup, nursery 1 or? i'm confused. anyone can enlighten me?

playgroup is 3 yo, nursery is 4 yo, K1 is 5, K2 is 6. ur child 2008 is playgroup. as my DD is 2007 in nursery this year. there is no N1 N2, only one nursery then K1 K2. Hope this helps.

[lady]

oic… it helps, thanks…

cos i think those private school got toddler(18mths to 2yr old), N1(3yr old), N2(4yr old), K1(5yr old), K2(6yr old). makes me confused.