Maris Stella High

[bigfoot]

24hr-mum:

any idea whether there are still parent volunteers or sch staff to help direct the kids to the gen office when they alight from sch bus in the morning? esp if the bus doesnt stop exactly in front of the office but just close to it or worse, at the exit lane where there's a traffic warden to direct traffic? is such help available the whole year round or jus during p1 orientation week whc is over?


for dismissal time, do the drivers still wait for the kids at gen ofc benches or do the kids have to locate the bus themselves and go up themselves?
concerned abt the safety.

There will be sch staff directing the students in the morning throughout the year. They will even bring an umbrella if it rains. As for dismissal time, the drivers will usually looks for the kids around the general office/waiting area. The kids will also be told where to look to for the bus in case they couldn't find their driver.

[mommylove27]

Hi,

My P3 son is in school band. He needs to report thrice weekly at 6.45am for an hour long practice. After school practice till 4.45pm.

I have to rearrange all his tuitions so as not to clash with the band practice. Hope the school can win the SYF this year.

[bigfoot]

Miracle Child:

Hi bigfoot,

Will there be a trial at P4/P5? My friend's son went for the assessment/trial last week and was told that her son can join but not the school team. She is also hesitating becos' it is 3 times a week...and is not the school team.

I guess your friend's son is not good enough. If I'm not wrong, there should be 12 players in the school team (usually reserved for the top 12 players). I don't mind 3 times a week if my DS has the potential to excel in badminton. Usually the top players' parents wouldn't mind too. But if it is for the development program, then thrice a week seem a bit too much especially if the training is charged on hourly basis.

Anyway, if DS can't get into badminton, we can always explore other CCA.

[bigfoot]

mommylove27:

Hi,

My P3 son is in school band. He needs to report thrice weekly at 6.45am for an hour long practice. After school practice till 4.45pm.

I have to rearrange all his tuitions so as not to clash with the band practice. Hope the school can win the SYF this year.

For performing arts, it's quite normal for the kids to have intensive training especially during the SYF year. It's held once every two years. I didn't know P3 are involved in SYF. Your DS must be playing quite well.

[mommylove27]

I am not sure if he plays well in percussion but he does have drums set background. It’s his interest, so he is not complaining on the frequency of the practices.


It’s the grandparents that is worried that he is not getting enough rest.

Anyway, after April, the practices should reduce after SYF.

[VVJJ]

spoke to the teacher in charge of badminton training this morning. was told there’s nothing much they can do as it has been outsourced to external vendor- GE sports in this instance. However, I still raised my concerns as school should be responsible for external vendors conducting trainings and not to let vendor takes advantange of us. For my P3 boys, training fees is $160, $192 and $232 for Jan, Feb and March respectively. I still think this is excessive. This is much higher than $120 I used to pay for last year though the coach insisted that it’s due to 3 times weekly trainings compared to twice last year. Plus the fact that my boys are not in school team and the selection will only be conducted when they are in P4. In addition, it’s not even confirmed that they will be selected. This is really an expensive CCA. Personal note is the coach is not friendly, very defensive when I spoke to him last week and this morning, teacher in charge told me she’s fully aware of the coach’s attitude. Shouldn’t the school do something about this? I told the teacher in charge that I will talk to the principal or even bring this up to MOE if there’s no assistance given to the parent’s feedback. Only then did she mention that she will try to solve this within her level and will revert next week. Frustating process indeed…

[mauricemum]

DS said sch canteen sells nugget at 50cts per piece!! wonder how true…

He also shared that the bell went off immediately aft he took his very 1st bite on his hash brown bought during recess ytd…wonder how can the long Q problem be solved…

[24hr-mum]

my boy cant finish too

[Miracle Child]

VVJJ:

spoke to the teacher in charge of badminton training this morning. was told there's nothing much they can do as it has been outsourced to external vendor- GE sports in this instance. However, I still raised my concerns as school should be responsible for external vendors conducting trainings and not to let vendor takes advantange of us. For my P3 boys, training fees is $160, $192 and $232 for Jan, Feb and March respectively. I still think this is excessive. This is much higher than $120 I used to pay for last year though the coach insisted that it's due to 3 times weekly trainings compared to twice last year. Plus the fact that my boys are not in school team and the selection will only be conducted when they are in P4. In addition, it's not even confirmed that they will be selected. This is really an expensive CCA. Personal note is the coach is not friendly, very defensive when I spoke to him last week and this morning, teacher in charge told me she's fully aware of the coach's attitude. Shouldn't the school do something about this? I told the teacher in charge that I will talk to the principal or even bring this up to MOE if there's no assistance given to the parent's feedback. Only then did she mention that she will try to solve this within her level and will revert next week. Frustating process indeed..

Hi VVJJ,

Please keep us updated on this...let's see if the teacher does try to resolve the issue.

Don't know why the entire CCA matter can be become so expensive and frustrating. Back in my school days (which is a long time ago ), we join CCA when we have the interest, we will be accepted even if we know nuts about the sport. Now, CCA has become so \"meritocracy\" based...

[seestar]

OMG !! thats very expensive ! paying almost $200 a month for badminton practices. Is it bcos MS is a govt aided and not govt sch,hence no subsidy ? My DD from a neighboourhood sch, most CCA are half subsidized by the sch and the other half paid by the edu funds.


Even for sch field trips, we dont pay a single cent from our pocket. But in MS,we have to pay $20 (?) for a trip to the zoo and another $20(?) for a trip to the Changi Airport ! ?? :mad: