School Readiness Programme

To facilitate a smooth transition to primary school, we will:

• Take children on arranged visits to a primary school.
• Prompt children about things they may already know about P1.
• Share photos of key areas in a primary school.
• Share photos of typical sign boards and canteen menus.
• Teach children what a school’s General Office is for.

To nurture your child’s confidence, we will guide your child to:

• Learn how to make new friends.
• Learn to work as a team and get along.
• Learn how to resolve conflicts amongst friends.
• Respect personal space
• Respect Principals, teachers and helpers.
• Stay safe from strangers and avoid danger.

To ensure that your child remembers basic toilet training, we will guide your child to:

• Maintain personal hygiene.
• Remember to flush the toilet after use.
• Adopt good hand-washing techniques.
• Handle buttons and zips.
• Learn to clean up their mess.
• Remember not to peek under the doors.
• Knock first if the cubicle seems to be occupied.
• Lock the door after entering the cubicle.
• Understand the importance of cleanliness and hygiene.

To help your child learn routines and responsibilities, we will:

• Teach them about class timetables.
• Guide them to be responsible for their belongings like school bags, stationery, water bottles, etc.
• Teach them to respect others’ belongings.
• Discuss rules for acceptable attire and hairstyles.
• Help them understand punctuality and attendance.
• Talk about classroom rules.

To help your child learn basic money skills, we will:

• Teach them to recognise coins and notes.
• Conduct counting practice.
• Use toy money for interactive activities such as “Store Play” and “Grocery Shopping”
• Guide them to practice “buying” items and calculating the correct amount for purchase.
• Teach them how to calculate the correct change to be received.