Primary School Holiday In Singapore

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2Similar to the arrangements in 2021 and 2022, Primary 1 and Kindergarten 1 students in primary schools and MOE Kindergartens will report on the first day of school on 3 Jan 2023. Primary 2 to 6 and Kindergarten 2 students will report to school on 4 Jan 2023.

3. While this move was introduced as part of measures to safeguard the well-being of the school community during the COVID-19 pandemic, the arrangements have worked well in helping the younger students ease into their new school environment on the first school day, and will continue to be in place moving forward.

Besides encouraging the child to use theirimagination, the teachers at the British Council also requested the children tobring their toys! Wow! Can you imagine Alexis jumping into the car delightfullyplanning about the toys to bring for her lessons? The reason for bringing thetoys was for a show and tell. Each child was supposed to hide the toy ina bag and describe the toy that they brought to their classmates.

Everyone in class would ask questions pertaining to the toy and try to uncover what it was. How I wish I could be there to witness all these but the British Council is rather strict with photo-taking in the class. This is to protect the privacy and safety of the students and staff. I am happy to share that despite me seeking their permission of a photo to share on my blog, the school politely rejected. This shows that they valued the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the centre more than just wanting to gain publicity. Kudos to the management of British Council for that!

We are in the last term of 2020 and since I am preparing Lauren for PSLE next year, I tried to get a little ambitious with Alexis. I bought some P1 assessment books and I am truly surprised that she was able to understand most of the questions in the assessment book! Reading the comprehension was a breeze for her too.

Monitoring the seats left daily since 2nd July (Phase 1), counting my chance. There were 37 seats left for phase 2B in Rosyth. I had many sleepless nights. Kelvin told me to relax as we had done all we could. Easier said than done, I called MOE up to check on what other options I have if my Plan A fails. I decided that if we cannot get a seat at phase 2B for Rosyth, we will not try phase 2C as it is crazy. Not lucky at 2B, I guess will be even harder to be lucky at 2C. We will try Paya Lebar Methodist Girls for 2C if we fail to secure a seat at Rosyth.

EligibilityPrimary One Registration PhaseRemarksFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 1For a child who has a sibling studying in the primary school of choiceFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 2A(1)(a) For a child whose parent is a former student of the primary school and who has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 June 2014. (b) For a child whose parent is a member of the School Advisory / Management CommitteeFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 2A(2)(a) For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the primary school of choice. (b) For a child whose parent is a staff member of the primary school of choiceFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 2B(a) For a child whose parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2014 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2015. (b) For a child whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the primary school. (c) For a child whose parent is endorsed as an active community leaderFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 2CFor all children who are eligible for Primary One in the following year and are not yet registered in a primary schoolFor children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 2C SupplementaryFor a child who is not yet registered in a primary school after Phase 2CFor children who are not Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent ResidentsPhase 3For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Singapore Permanent Resident

I called Rosyth the next morning and was informed that Lauren secured a seat without the need to ballot!!! I screamed with joy and the teacher who informed me laughed it off. I immediately sat down and cried. It was tears of relief and joy.. My concerned colleague thought I did not manage to secure a seat. LOL. So drama..

I called Kelvin to share the good news. We are both very thankful as we know how lucky we were. That evening, we shared the news with Lauren. She was ecstatic. We told her Papa and Mummy tried our best to help her into Rosyth, it will be up to her now to help herself. Fighting Lauren!!! We believe in you.

Welcome to CLAK! I am Charlene and I own an online skincare boutique, www.efreshsingapore.com. I will love to share about my sweet family, skincare tips and reviews, my travelogue and everything that excites me.

This blog serves as a diary to me to keep track of all the milestones I have achieved and things I have enjoyed. One day I will look back and realize that all the small things in life were actually big things

***Monday, 12 February will be a public holiday and Tuesday, 13 February will be a school holiday and a designated day off-in-lieu. Schools will be closed, including the General Office, Student Care Centres and Kindergarten Care (KCare) Centres.

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