For the whole year of 2014, Kai Xuan has been with Kinderland, until we decided to change her over SchoolHouse by the Gardens located just beside it. There are several reasons why we made the choice.
1. High turnover rate of the principal, teachers and administrative staff, despite fast replacement done. This signals to us that Kinderland could be facing some management issues that resulted in the high turnover rate.
2. Higher ratio of foreign teachers compared to local. Meaning - the school hires mainly non-Singapore nationalities. We were hoping for more Singaporean teachers but could only see a few.
3. Poor communication. We always have this issue of communication with the school regarding fee payment, events, or even reported cases of diseases such as HFMD. The flow of information seemed late and last minute for parents to react. We could not accept this.
4. High school fees but low quality of service. Given the amount of school fees that we paid for ($759.50) per month, we expected a high level of service from the school, but unfortunately, it was a disappointment.
After persistent and sincere communication of our wishes to the Principal, Ms.Angie, on our hope to transfer Kai Xuan to SchoolHouse by the Gardens, we finally got a place for her starting Jan 3, 2015. Without further delay, we paid for the deposit and miscellaneous fees, and got the uniforms. We have been to the school for a tour around, and found the environment to be pleasant, though not as spacious as Kinderland. What mattered to us most was the type of teachers and staff the staff engaged, and the passion and sincerity portrayed when we converse with them. They were so helpful and patient to attend to our enquiries. Needless to say, the teachers diligently check the communication notebook on a daily basis for any instructions of notes written by the parents. For this, we are thankful and what we need.
Besides, the school builds a good rapport with the parents, through face-to-face, and Facebook page.
In-door classroom activity - Hoola Hoop. Do you see a rabbit hopping?
N2 outdoor activity - seed planting. Kaixuan is the one on the left, handing a spade and pouring some mud into the rectangular pot.
Watering the plant after planting the seeds and covering them with mud.
1st Gloobaloo lesson on 4 Feb 2015. An enrichment programme for the development of speech and movement.
What are they mimicking?
Playing snake and ladder?
Or scissors-paper-stone...?
First few days of school in home attire - climbing the ladder of the slide.
Reaching and getting ready...
Sliding down!!! Wheez...!
Learning Chinese - match and paste, and character tracing.
Through the photos uploaded by the school onto the Facebook, we are able to see how Kai Xuan is progressing in school. Seemed like all is well and taken care of. We hope the change of school with better teachers and curriculum is positive for her learning.
Way to go, Kai Xuan!
Signing off,
Serene
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