youpi
LSH - we went to the one at pearl('s?) bank. it was really nice cos they had their own area within the old retro round flat that we can see from the outram park vincinity. it's double storeyed, and there is lots of sunlight! which i love. safety is taken seriously, which made me feel good. while we were there there was a mother who came to pick up her child, and they asked her to wait outside and brought the child to the mother.
it just gave me a very nice warm feel overall. but now that i think about it, i realise that most of the teachers are rather young. like all in their 20s. i guess that's not a bad thing but it makes one wonder if it is a career or a part time job to them. not that their personal lives should be of any concern to me but it would show how serious they are and in turn, how they treat the kids? or am i thinking too much. as usual.
SDchick
you stay in HDB flat? town council can pick up i think 2 big pieces for free. and there is a nominal charge after.
bbp
forgive my bluntness - so everyone will raise hell if you decide to put dec in CC but yet it is you who are his sole caregiver and it is your life that is put on hold while everyone else goes about their normal routines?
batgirl
which IJ school you from?! me too! high five! i went to my old school website and they have a volunteer form so i just looked. they need people to write their newsletters! which is right up my alley! so i volunteered. just cos it gives me something else to do too! i'm so not the kind who will organise funfairs etc just to get poppy into a school!
eh bbp also convent girl! random thought: i still have my old uniform and we actually planned a back-to-school costume party in my old school *ya they allow! tuckshop some more!) for my birthday in 2008. BUT we had to cancel cos i realised i would be 36 weeks preggie and so did not want to give birth in the tuckshop. and i was feeling quite yuck by 36 weeks also! but so funny lor. pregnant woman in convent girl uniform!
smiggle
they can do that???!!! don't worry i'm sure primary school teachers are well trained. and now they have 'teacher aides' or something.
SY
i asked the principal too. you putting JX for full day? if so, the principal's reasoning was such : by the time it comes to nap time (3pm), they will be so tired that they will prob knock off on their own. but it could take a while. i guess it does sound logical. that's my concern too cos i latch poppy on to force her to sleep sometimes
dor
i love 'natalie' too!!!! my father was a st pat's boy
i'm the opposite. i would like to send poppy to an all girls school. esp pri school. i think it would make her more comfortable in her own skin and not have to think about how to act in front of boys. she can hang out with the july boys
cellow
for a while i was thinking 'what is cheng hu?'. thought it had something to do with admiral cheng ho....
michelle, doggie, cellow
my PD also. always want to jab and give med. i don't like. want to change PD
doggiebb
great job! T can do so much! to add on to what you mentioned about monolingual households : children who are exposed to more than one language at home tend to speak later. that's cos their brain is processing! but when they do speak, apparently they will speak in all the languages they have been exposed to. i wonder if i am confusing poppy though cos i do want her to speak mandarin and hokkien.
separate topic
we are going to attempt to go to marina barrage tomorrow morning, and head back home before it gets too hot. if anyone wants to join us, please do!