MMSB Taska & Tadika
Last Saturday morning we managed to meet Madam Wong, Principal of M.M.S.B Taska & Tadika at Taman Pertama’s Branch. Without any appointment we walked into the place to get to know more about the school and meet all the teachers… (I know about this school last few months from Viviana, thanks ya Vie! :D)
My hubby and I have started looking for Irfan’s new school since the first day we arrived in Ipoh, in fact this is the seventh school we’ve searching for… huhuhu. Sounds like fastidious parents huh? No… we are not choosy nor fussy, we are just looking for the RIGHT place where he can enjoy learning and socializing with his friends and teachers everyday, his happiness is our priority. Trust me, I am saying this for what we had been through before!
So far we like this school more compare the others. Their facilities is good ; well furnished, comfortable and fully air-conditioned classrooms; well stocked Junior library with good books; well equipped playground and indoor educational toys; music room; computer room; serves halal food; clean toilet and bathroom. They also provide transportation. However, I think their programme is quite heavy for Irfan as they have; Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Mathematics, Science, Moral learning, Agama Islam (Al-Quran, Jawi and Fardu Ain), Junior Computer, Physical Education, indoor and outdoor activities. ( come on, my son is only 4 y.o next year, too much for him rite??? poor my baby, pingsan!! emm less of art and craft activities too, I know he is more to this stuffs) Personally, I love their teachers and environments… yes, it has multiracial students and teachers (This is what I’ve been looking for… I prefer Irfan to have a friend such as Ahmad, Muthu and Lim instead of having Abu, Bakar and Ali only hehehe) And importantly, Irfan gave positive responds also! He said this MMSB school looks alike teacher Saimah’s school! hihihi (actually, she used to be his teacher in Tunasari in KK, and being inside this school reminds him to teacher Saimah!!) It is located not too far from my office, means I can go there easily in case of any emergency.
However, I haven’t made any decision yet and still thinking about his enrollment since I have another two preschool to be checkout before 2009. Anyhow, we will make sure Irfan will be back in school by next year as he missed his school very much! I’ll share the updates later. 
*** Their Open Day will be on the 2′nd of November 2008, you can have a visit and have a look around if you are interested to get to know more
Finally, you managed to visit the MMSB kindy. The timetable seems heavy for a young child, but don’t worry, it is usually 1/2 hour per session as young child has a short span of attention and their bran can absorb everything like a sponge. It’s a well-balanced programme as you described.
BTW, open-day for Tenby kindy is cancelled on 18 Oct. This kindy is modelled after British kindy. They emphasize less on academic because the homework is given only on Fridays but they include art, Kinder music, structured play and IPC (International Primary Curiculum). Compared to other children, a child age 5, can count up to 50 but Aimee can only count up to 15. But they lend selected reading books to the students when they reach 5 so I seldom buy books. Pre-school is shorter, 2 years.
Multi-racial environment is good for the children as they learn to socialise with them at tender age.
Ops..forgot to say: Good Luck with newly-found preschool ! You may consider for flu vaccinne if your child often catches cough-flu, it’s affordable now, RM 65.00, the vaccine imported from Netherlands.
Iya, the timetable seems pack and heavy for Irfan, hopefully he can cope with the programme and homework as they given everyday. And thanks for remind me about the flu vaccine too!
Yeah, tidak lama lagi irfan boleh sekolah mama!! Hehe, mesti Irfan happy sangat kan> Good luck ya Tet. Keep us posted ya.. =)
Tet Girang ( gigi jarang) butsar ( ***tut besar) Raput ( ratu siput)
I also found school for Indy already. I hope we made the right choice for her.
and finally I will or must do bento for her! ehehhee
My Reply;
huhh kurangasamisumpahijadibuntutbesar baru lu rasa!! muahahhahaaaa
iya.. hope we made the right choice and they will happy to be in school everyday! Good Luck ok!
hahaha teacher Saimah School!! teacher Saimah sure tersedak when Irfan mentioned her name!! heehehe
He still remember ya!