cherrygal:

Hi KP29


Talk to your gal and ask if she wants to change school. If she wants, please take the girls school offer. Better to change in P2 than to wait any longer.

The CCA is not as important as her happiness. Student care can still remain but just get a school bus to take her from new school to student care. She can still see her student care friends.

If you do change her school, tell her firmly that she must try her best to make friends in the new school. Give her a realistic picture before making the decision.

A friend's kid who was in a co-ed school also made similar complaints to her dad - naughty boys etc. The dad then transferred her to RGPS and she's doing well there.

phtthp:

Hi KP29

You should accept the offer for Transfer

If the new school does not have the Cca that your dd currently doing so well, can you arrange with the new school to let her take up her existing Cca, as an external Cca, and then represent her new school, in her existing cca ?
Try asking the new school Principal, can be arranged.

This way, she won't get cornered, just because of the Cca, can't transfer to a better school.

However, u need to talk to her, prepare her mentally for the school Transfer.

Thanks cherrygal and phtthp. Ya, I had a long talk with her over the weekend. Repeatedly telling her the pros and cons, have to start all over in a brand new environment, start making new friends. I even told her this is the first and last time of transfer. Even if the new school is \"worse\" than the current school, she can't go back to her current school. She has to adapt and live with the new school, regardless better or worse.

I told her this morning, while on the way to school, that I am going to submit the application today, gave her last chance to change her mind. She still insist on transferring, so yes, I will apply for the transfer. I really hope this is the right decision though.

Thanks for the advice!

Have a happy week ahead!

Hi, some advice welcomed here.


My DD recently (about a month back) started telling me she has no friends and always goes to recess alone. Initially, I thought she’s joking, but she’s been saying it so often until I am starting to worry. She’s in P2 now, but all along hasn’t made such comments until recently. When I probed deeper, she said it’s because she don’t like her friends, a lot of them tell lies to her (I can’t confirm that, and she won’t go into specifics). My DD also started telling me she don’t like co-ed school (some boys in her class fight and there were 2 incidents that I know of whereby the boys involved were hurt and sent to hospital). My DD by nature is very quiet and independent. She can get along with her friends from student care, so I just can’t figure out what’s wrong in her relationships with her classmates.

I haven’t had a chance to check with the FT because it so happened the FT sprained her leg and has been on MC for a few weeks.

Coincidentally, a school which I had waitlisted during P1 registration called and said they have vacancy for my DD next year P3. This school is a girls’ school.

I am now in a dilemma whether to change her or not.

Pros of staying in current school:
Familiar school environment
Already established school bus / student care
DD is in a CCA (which achieved Distinction in last year’s SFY competition)

Cons of staying in current school:
Might continue not being happy in school. She’s not unhappy, just not happy and has no close friends even though she’s been with the same classmates for close to 2 years. The few times I went to fetch her recently, she’s always walking alone whereby her classmates are walking in groups. I really don’t know why she’s being isolated, wasn’t like that in the past. But then, even if I change school, I also won’t know whether will she really be happy in a girls’ school.

Hi, I am scouting for a piano teacher for my DD (P2 this year). She is currently into her 3rd year in YJC. Would like to withdraw her and start her on 1-to-1 lessons. Most importantly, would like the teacher to be able to build rapport with my DD.


Looking at the East area (Marine Parade/Paya Lebar/Eunos/Hougang). Don’t mind traveling to teacher’s place, lessons on weekends only.

Pls pm me if interested or have any good recommendations. Thanks.

cantbearit2:

My DD is in K2 too. She's doing primary lvl at SBA.

Hey, my DD is also doing primary lvl at SBA now. Your DD and mine could jolly well be classmates. I'd just gotten the letter about the extra coaching session to prep for next yr's exam. Would you be signing up? I probably will cos my girl enjoys her ballet classess alot and I can see that she always puts in her best efforts in class.

Sweetbaby456:

KP29:

Hi, there's P1 MT and Math tests this week. Save for asking the teachers, I'd like to know how to find out what topics would be tested, so as to help her do some revision? CAn anyone advise? I asked my DD, but she keeps saying she don't know. I didn't use to be that concerned, but realises her Math a bit weak nowadays, gotta do catchup.


TIA.

Hi dear, I asked my friend - she said that the Communication letter to parents has the topics to be tested (you may also refer to it on their Ngee Ann website...
http://www.ngeeannpri.moe.edu.sg/images/Documents/LettersToParents/2013/P1_Term_3_Letter.pdf

Haha... thanks! See how \"switched off\" I am.. Blur mummy here..

Hi, there’s P1 MT and Math tests this week. Save for asking the teachers, I’d like to know how to find out what topics would be tested, so as to help her do some revision? CAn anyone advise? I asked my DD, but she keeps saying she don’t know. I didn’t use to be that concerned, but realises her Math a bit weak nowadays, gotta do catchup.


TIA.

The VP replied me.


Excerpt from his reply:
... can bring some biscuits and eat during lessons (about mid-day) after seeking permission from the teacher.

Just for your information, pupils who receive food from their parents/guardians are usually those who have activities after school hours (e.g. CCA, remedial / supplementary lessons).

In my email, I had mentioned seeing parents/guardians bring food for their kids to eat immediately after dismissal, thus the above statement made by the VP. But I can't verify if his statement is true or not.

terry:

I oso dun understand y sch ends so late. Cos when i drv pass chij and haig girls, tkps, all the children alrdy left sch liao. I reckon their sch ends abt 1 or 1.15pm.

I agree. I think NAPS dismisses the latest among all the other neighbouring schools.

terry:

Nw he is able to zzz early by 8pm cos not much hw. Imagine, for a 7yo, by dinnertime, they will be awke for more than 12hrs liao without a nap. I oso cant tahan. Wanna bring him for tuition oso heartpain.

Early bedtime ~ that's a luxury I can't give my DD. :sad:
I don't want her to have tuition, if I can help it. As long as she can cope with her schoolwork, I am happy already.

terry:

Just tried to get into the feedback pg. cannot leh.

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I sent an email to naps@moe.edu.sg

I just received a reply from DD's FT. Not sure if it's because someone picked up my feedback and passed it to her, she did apologize and said she overlooked my earlier email.


Anyway, she replied me saying that she'll monitor my DD in class and also for my DD to tell her when she's hungry. She'll allow my DD to take a snack in class.

Don't think it'll work though because when other kids see this happening, they'll likely want to follow suit.

I think the feedback page is useful. Parents, do send in your feedback to the school on this issue. Collectively, we should be able to persuade the school to listen to us.