Checklist For Preparation Of Primary One

Now that I have gone through the Agony (maybe its kinda overrated, but still…) of the process of registering for Primary One, the books & school uniforms buying craze, the schoolbag dilemma, and worries about my boy, as he belongs to the category of people who simply don’t bother…..

Checklist (Note: I will not talk about academic stuff)

1. Your child should know how to buy food if you want to be worry free

2. Your child should be able to finish his/her food in at most 20 mins (recess is 25 mins)

3. Your child knows how to ask for permission from teachers to go to the washroom.

4. Your child is briefed on the school rules, what they can do, cannot do in school.

5. What is expected of your child’s behaviour in school.

On school rules, the Primary One Orientation upon successful enrollment held usually around month of November will give all parents a booklet on that aspect, do read it.

 

1. On Buying Food From School Canteen

I teach him by showing him how to buy food from the hawkers, he refused to try it himself, saying he knows. But he tells me sometime later after school starts that he does not know how to buy food.

However, he knows how to buy drinks from the drinks stall…….well, parents are not allowed to buy food for the kids for the school I enrolled him in, so, I can’t do much. Now, I will start to bring food over instead, asking my boy to wait for me in the waiting area. I tried giving him packed food but he forgot about them….and brought back to me untouched…..

2. Toilet/Washroom

Its perfectly normal to worry about going to toilet by themselves, able to wipe/wash, and not pee on their pants… And also know how to ask for permission from teachers to go to the toilet.

Something funny happened to Miloboy and since he only told me about it, thought I will hold this little secret between us. :p

3. On buying School Uniforms

I heard the uniform vendor making remarks every now and then that lots of sizes are taken up and that parents should come earlier…. well, in the list that the schools gave us, there are dedicated days for parents of Primary One, Primary Two and so on. And it was the 3nd day for buying uniforms for Primary One…. (but 3rd weeks has passed since Orientation for Primary One). Well, the size my boy need is out of stock too, and luckily, 2 weeks before school starts, the stocks came in.

Now I need to buy my boy’s shorts again as he has much lost weight. He was sick for the whole of last week.

4. On buying School Bags

We parents worry about the kids so much that we forgot one aspect of the kid – their Individuality. I admit I was affected by the hype of ergonomic schoolbags that I nearly bought one (as written on my post about the booklist)…….not that they ain’t good, but I subsequently remembered that I did not ask my boy what he liked.

I asked him if he would like it when lots of schoolmates were to carry the same bag, maybe different colors, as him. (This is because the booklist has stated the prices of the ergonomic schoolbags, they really make it very convenient for parents…..that somehow, we are homogenised if we follow it) He does not like the idea….  So we just got him a haversack that he likes.

And not to worry too much on the school books load. The schools will actually collect some books from the kids that their load will not be that exaggerated. Yes they may carry a big bag but its really not that heavy.

5. On buying School Books

I had a post on buying books according to the booklist. So that’s it.

 

REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARY ONE

Lastly, I will talk a bit on registration for Primary One. You will be given a queue number when you reach the school. Its on a first come first served basis but you need not be too overly concerned as once the quota hits, enrollment will be on ballot anyway. No preferential treatment of any kind will be given.

Its mostly filling up an application form, besides both parents’ identification documents, you will also need to bring your child’s health booklet along that shows his/her Immunisation Records. It will be very fast if the school’s well prepared. All these information are available at Ministry Of Education’s website.

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