[Geylang] Primary Schools

[katongmum]

Was told they will mail the confirmation letter to your home. No need to go on Friday.

[huatkueh]

netchat:

yuppie..


MBS no need ballot for P2B.. hehehe

my son is in..

Hey netchat, wa you so lucky lor, got P2B for MBS, how you manage to get it?

[ChiefKiasu]

netchat:

yuppie..


MBS no need ballot for P2B.. hehehe

my son is in..

:congrats:

Yes... but you got in by the skin of your teeth. The APP went from 99% (54 applicants) in the first day to 100% (55 applicants) in the last day. Only 1 applicant! Go give thanks to the divine powers at work here for you .

[netchat]

ChiefKiasu:

netchat:

yuppie..


MBS no need ballot for P2B.. hehehe

my son is in..

:congrats:

Yes... but you got in by the skin of your teeth. The APP went from 99% (54 applicants) in the first day to 100% (55 applicants) in the last day. Only 1 applicant! Go give thanks to the divine powers at work here for you .

thx chief..

and my 2nd son should be going schoolhouse by the bay too.. now 2.5yrs old.. hope the alternate eng chinese day benefit him na..

but my wife wana send him to kinderland katong for full day child care na..

wat's your view chief??

sorry to discuss tis here.. paisay..

thx

[netchat]

MMM:

netchat:

yuppie..


MBS no need ballot for P2B.. hehehe

my son is in..

Can you share how do you qualify under phase 2B for MBS?

i am a devoted buddhist since young.. so is my parent.. so i am also a member of SBF.

[huatkueh]

netchat:

MMM:

[quote=\"netchat\"]yuppie..


MBS no need ballot for P2B.. hehehe

my son is in..

Can you share how do you qualify under phase 2B for MBS?

i am a devoted buddhist since young.. so is my parent.. so i am also a member of SBF. :)[/quote]Wa netchat, that makes it so much more easier right? So do you have to meditate and chant scriptures everyday?

[huatkueh]

Hey Chief, was actually monitoring MBS numbers for P2B, it was @ 54, but final figures turned out to be 55, is this a case of an application being twins? Just wondering if it works this way, thanks in advance.

[ChiefKiasu]

huatkueh:

Hey Chief, was actually monitoring MBS numbers for P2B, it was @ 54, but final figures turned out to be 55, is this a case of an application being twins? Just wondering if it works this way, thanks in advance.

No. Tracing back in our daily log, it appears that 2 parents who successfully registered in Phase 2A2 for Maha Bodhi actually withdrew their applications on the last day of Phase 2B. So these extra places were equally allocated for Phase 2B and Phase 2C. The light must be shining for all those who applied in Phase 2B this year

[MMM]

Hi Netchat,


My kids are in MBS (P2 and P1). I am not a devoted buddhist but I was an old girl :lol: In fact, having gone to a convent sec school created \"fusion\" in my case. But to me, MBS is not for just for buddhist as during my era, I also had alot of catholic and christian classmates.

Congrats that your child gets a place. I love MBS and is proud of the school especially after had several contacts with the teachers and principal for the past 2 years. FYI, I didn't use to like the school that much previously and put my kids there out of convenience.
The teachers are concerned on not just the academic but also the emotional aspect of the child. Should the child has a weakness in certain area, they would conduct tuition to guide the child. So far, no one has asked me to look for external tuition,etc.... The observation is not just for 1-2 teachers but general observations of the teachers that taught/ are teaching my kids currently. They are approachable and is very willing to help if you approach them and will give tips on how to guide the kids,etc....

In P1 orientation this year, I also observed that the school finally realized its value. If you look at their website, they now call themselves a \"premier SAP school\". This is something new. I am happy for their action as this is a reputation that was build long ago and they've not been capitalising it over the years. During the 70's, my auntie had to queue at 3am outside the school inorder to get a place for my cousin. I was lucky and probably fated as a monk got me a place in the school and it was the last 2 places left and my mum didn't have to queue.... but was \"accused by her cousin who wanted to put his daughter there but couldn't get a place of giving donations to earn a place.... which she never did.

From a curriculum perspective, the kids get exposed to kombang, indian dance, modern dance as part of their asthestics session. I also understand that at upper pri level, they will also be learning conversational malay. I think these activities are good so they are not only exposed to the chinese cultures only. In terms of homework, for P1 and P2 (not sure about P3 onwards), it's minimal as the kids usually complete their homework in school. So this leaves us time to do enrichment classes work at nite and they get to sleep by 10pm :!:

Also, the new school is a plus... I've been wanting to visit but due to H1N1 we can't. But my son's class was featured in the slideshow on the website. BTW, when school starts next year, it's good to volunteer for those P1 activities. You can choose to volunteer for those few days only eg. helping the teachers to bring kids to class, for recess,etc.... it's rewarding and probably the only way to get upclose to the kids as the school don't want the parents to crowd around the kids. So only parents volunteer can do so.

Back to my question on SBF. I called and they told me that they only accept membership from temple. Is there any way to join???? I've a friend who is keen on MBS and I was hoping to find lobang for her but she is not that holy.

[huatkueh]

ChiefKiasu:

huatkueh:

Hey Chief, was actually monitoring MBS numbers for P2B, it was @ 54, but final figures turned out to be 55, is this a case of an application being twins? Just wondering if it works this way, thanks in advance.

No. Tracing back in our daily log, it appears that 2 parents who successfully registered in Phase 2A2 for Maha Bodhi actually withdrew their applications on the last day of Phase 2B. So these extra places were equally allocated for Phase 2B and Phase 2C. The light must be shining for all those who applied in Phase 2B this year

Ah ha I see... cheers chief!