All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[Luanee]

But ur cousin already clocked 300 hours right? Would be really hard to beat or even match that right? I really pity the pvs. At least if no chance then they would just give up, rather than now got to start the stress all over again.


And yes I would agree schools with no clans/associations would be a better bet to place ur pv bet on.

[rice_pay]

kamsiah...


1. been busy at work + lazy to volunteer
2. live too far fr rank schools
3. PaRis Primary & White Sands out.. thus either Elias Park or Casuarina Primary... got my boy into casuarina in phase 3.. :lol: Hope the school delivers, after all it's getting more popular... I know I know.. ultimately it's up to us parents to guide the kids... sigh.. how time flies & my boy is so big oredi! :oops:

[titank]

Does anyone know upon completion of 40 hours of PV with the School is there any certification letter being given?


Does PV have a time card to punch in & out like factory worker standard?

[Luanee]

titank:

Does anyone know upon completion of 40 hours of PV with the School is there any certification letter being given?

Does PV have a time card to punch in & out like factory worker standard?

Maybe different for different schools, but for my case yes, they sent us a letter about a week before 2B registration starts to indicate we have completed 40 hrs and we brought that letter along during registration.

And we have a timesheet whereby we indicate Time in, Time out, Activity etc and submit that to the person i/c during each activity to endorse and sign. End of each month we will submit the original to the admin office to keep and we get a photocopy for reference.

[ChiefKiasu]

Luanee:

...Maybe different for different schools, but for my case yes, they sent us a letter about a week before 2B registration starts to indicate we have completed 40 hrs and we brought that letter along during registration.


And we have a timesheet whereby we indicate Time in, Time out, Activity etc and submit that to the person i/c during each activity to endorse and sign. End of each month we will submit the original to the admin office to keep and we get a photocopy for reference.

Luanee, thanks for the info. We have updated our http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/enhancing-your-chances-getting-your-child-your-school-choice accordingly.

[onlyling]

Need some advice.


Is it possible that one does some volunteer work and then don’t get called for more jobs and so does not meet the 40 hours requirements?

Actually, we did some work for a school then it went quiet. When I called, I was told it was a bit difficult to qualify unless can find other work to do. I sensed that chances are really low. How?

How does the grassroots thing work? Must be RC member of that estate is it? Must I live there? Can I live elsewhere but become RC member of that estate? So RC member will be in Phase 2B right?

[ChiefKiasu]

onlyling:

...Is it possible that one does some volunteer work and then don't get called for more jobs and so does not meet the 40 hours requirements?...

Absolutely possible. PV is, like what the Cantonese say, \"自己保重\". The school is not going to keep track of whether you are doing enough to satisfy the requirements. You are responsible to look for opportunities to contribute and negotiate for activites to be counted towards PV hours.

Personally, since you are already PV and have done some hours, I think it is better for you to cook up some contributions that you can do for the school to bring up the hours, and work with the school to get them to support your ideas. It could be some course, excursion, celebration, etc. Something that the school needs and appreciates

If you still want to explore the community leadership thing, check out http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420.

[chixchix]

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My boy is in K1 now, and he will be enrolled in P1 in 2010. This PV stuff, how long before do we need to do it ?

Also, any website that tells us, whats the distance between the school and our address ?

Also, I stay more than 2km from Henry Park, is there any way I can get admission for my child in that school ..by donating money to the school ?

[ChiefKiasu]

chixchix:

My boy is in K1 now, and he will be enrolled in P1 in 2010. This PV stuff, how long before do we need to do it ?


Also, any website that tells us, whats the distance between the school and our address ?

Also, I stay more than 2km from Henry Park, is there any way I can get admission for my child in that school ..by donating money to the school ?

Hi chixchix, you have probably missed our http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/getting-primary-school. You will find your answer there. Also, do read up on the rest of this thread from the start and you will learn much from the experience of others.

To directly answer some of your questions:
1. You are probably too late for PV for your K1 boy since he is going for the registration exercise next year and the PV recruitment period is officially over since 1 July this year. You may not have time to complete the mandated minimum 40hrs before the 2009 registration exercise if you start now.

2. If you stay more than 2km from Henry Park, based on the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/bukit-timah, you are unlikely to be able to get into the school without priority. Offering money will not help, unless it is really substantial and enables the school to develop new programmes that it currently lacks.

[titank]

chixchix:

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My boy is in K1 now, and he will be enrolled in P1 in 2010. This PV stuff, how long before do we need to do it ?

Also, any website that tells us, whats the distance between the school and our address ?

Also, I stay more than 2km from Henry Park, is there any way I can get admission for my child in that school ..by donating money to the school ?

Hi chixchix,

Guess at this stage you are not able to come into the PV list as most registration had been closed. What I would suggest to target school nearest to you where you have high chance in getting into Phase 2C.