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I am at Lau kok Sing Land tower. I can lunch this Fri or next Thurs or Fri.
For Pats, I am deciding btw the Halifax and Chancery outlets as they are near my HB's workplace and he will be the person ferrying V to and fro. Will be meeting the principal tomorrow and to check out the venues, curriculum and how happy the kids are. I spoke to the lady over the phone on the program and I like that the program is play-focused rather than academic. My frens who have sent / still sending their kids to Pats / Chiltern rec both places as these are play-focused and have good bilingual teacher combis. At any 1 time, there is always 1 Eng and 1 Chinese teacher with the kids. I also like that there is no time wasted on sleeping and bathing for the half day sessions. A gf who sent her 1st born to Chiltern and 2nd to Pats feel that although both are play-focused, Chiltern is even more so and some kids have difficulty adjusting to K1 / P1. I also like the teacher-student ratio. For Kiddy Winkies, my Hb went to the school yesterday and he said he liked that it was clean, high security and of course, next to his office. Will need to chat with the Principal on the program though. HB darn excited now.
On the Chinese teacher at Chiltern, thanks for the alert. Will check that one out too!
St James – Heard the waitlist is darn long. But gd to satisfy yourself with a check at the school. I’ve already waitlisted V Nanyang Kindy when she was 6mths so will have to follow-up with them again on spaces. Dimple.. not surprising. When I waitlisted Vic, she was already the 100th+ waitlisted student. When I enquired when pp waitlist their kids there, the answer was ‘during gestation’… sooo.. lalala.
JG Bilingual Playclub (Sat) – I signed up for the Big Splash one cos parking foc along the road. Chose the 9-11am one as 1st choice, then the 2-4pm as 2nd choice. If good, will cont with just this bilingual weekend class till she starts pre-school next Jan. I want her to enjoy her babyhood and not overly stress her. Then maybe when she is older and shows interest, will send her for Act3 classes and or ballet .. only if she likes.
I suppose some may think me damn KS, but I want to sort all these when I am still able cos come May, I will pop and be grounded at home w 2 kids and wun have the luxury of time to run these errands. Plus, maybe no more slots at these popular preschools then.
BB Cream - sounds like a miracle cream.. you gals make me gian to go check it out.
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