Rivervale Primary

[steffi88]

Usually what is involved in the Speech Day? Prize giving? Is it only for the top in each level?

[concern2]

steffi88:

Usually what is involved in the Speech Day? Prize giving? Is it only for the top in each level?

There are performances and award-presentations.
I've never attended, cos no performance and no award. :sad:

[MyPillow]

octoberbaby:

notredame:

Come across this article in the Straits Times forum today, entitled \"Free up teachers to 'just teach'\". The writer is a former teacher and HOD. 2 sentences that strike are

'Teachers spend more time on other duties than on fulfilling their fundamental role - to teach, mark student's work and provide feedback on learning' and
'Learning has to take place in school and definitely not at tuition sessions; most students will not need tuition if learning has taken place in school'.
Think about it....

The writer is a former Rivervale teacher and HOD?
If not, the article should be applicable to all the school forums instead of single out this school.

No , did not mention which school , in general all teachers in all schools are burdened down by all sorts of other events beside acdemic teaching and imparting academic knowledge.

Concern 2,
agree that the traffic at cross junction is very dangerous. Sch had sent out a few reminders to parents, hopefully the reckless ones read it. but there are also public who are driving dangerously at this sch zone junction. I really worry for the kids who walk home by themselves daily.

[notredame]

steffi88:

Usually what is involved in the Speech Day? Prize giving? Is it only for the top in each level?

There will be a mini concert presented by the various aesthetics cca groups and a dance item from a particular class or level (may vary).
Yes, there will be prize giving too. In the past, only the top 5 pupils from each level and the top pupil for each subject of every level will receive book prizes.
Nowadays, the top 3 pupils from each class of every level will get to go up the stage to receive their prizes from the guest-of-honour. Their parent will be invited to go up the stage too to have a photo taking session with his/her kid.

[octoberbaby]

Usually the top students will bag all the prizes such as good in eng, maths, etc.


In my opinion, give others a chance. Get one prize is good enough already, best subjects give to other students.

The last practice with former principal was very bias. Clever means clever, pity the last class students , never even being recognize any effort. Also prefects were all from the first class. Never even give chance for the last class students. Die die , head prefects position must give to siblings.

Now with the current P, at least a bit fairer, the last class students have the chance to go up the stage with their parents. Great encouragement. But still don’t like the idea giving Head Prefects position to siblings. I see other schools like ACS, Monfort head prefects very solid. Real voice with command. Unlike the head prefects in this school, so soft, very embarrassing.

[notredame]

octoberbaby:

Usually the top students will bag all the prizes such as good in eng, maths, etc.


In my opinion, give others a chance. Get one prize is good enough already, best subjects give to other students.

The last practice with former principal was very bias. Clever means clever, pity the last class students , never even being recognize any effort. Also prefects were all from the first class. Never even give chance for the last class students. Die die , head prefects position must give to siblings.

Now with the current P, at least a bit fairer, the last class students have the chance to go up the stage with their parents. Great encouragement. But still don't like the idea giving Head Prefects position to siblings. I see other schools like ACS, Monfort head prefects very solid. Real voice with command. Unlike the head prefects in this school, so soft, very embarrassing.

Agree that the top pupil will usually bag all the prizes for best subjects too except for different HMT.
I believe top pupils in the cohort are not only intelligent but also put in their best effort for every subject so it's not within their control to leave some prizes for others.

I also prefer the changes made by the current P. All the top pupils from every class should be recognised for their efforts since the school always emphasizes 'Not some but everyone'. Morever, many more practice papers are given to prepare the P6s for psle nowadays as compared to the past. :salute:

Actually majority of the prefects are from the first class but not all. I thought nowadays prefects are selected based on self-recommendation? Not sure though.

I don't understand what you mean by head prefect positions are given to siblings. Maybe it was just a coincident. Are you referring to the case whereby the siblings' parent was a parent volunteer then? I don't see it as a continual trend though.

[notredame]

I hope the school can give every top pupil a trophy on top of the book prize.

Even the winners for the school’s ‘spelling bees’ get trophies, the more this group of pupils should deserve it. The trophies need not have the the pupils’ names engraved but a general description should suffice.
I am still keeping those trophies I won during my school days for sports & they brought back lots of fond memories. Books don’t last for decades, IMO.

[octoberbaby]

notredame:

I hope the school can give every top pupil a trophy on top of the book prize.

Even the winners for the school's 'spelling bees' get trophies, the more this group of pupils should deserve it. The trophies need not have the the pupils' names engraved but a general description should suffice.
I am still keeping those trophies I won during my school days for sports & they brought back lots of fond memories. Books don't last for decades, IMO.

Trophies, Certificates and Vouchers (monetary award) are good rather than books. What is so great about story books.

As for prefects given to siblings, since you mentioned that the mother is a parent-volunteer. YES, you hit the eye-bull. Now I recalled that their mothers are parents volunteers. If I knew earlier, I will make a protest. Wonder which teacher knows these mothers so well that both or three of the children can bag the head prefects title.

I knew one mother sponsored umbrellas for the sports day few years ago. Both sisters were head prefects, class monitors, leaders, etc. Their uniforms were full of badges on top of their name tags.
Now in sec sch, they were not even famous at all. Not even prefects or leaders.

[notredame]

octoberbaby:

I knew one mother sponsored umbrellas for the sports day few years ago. Both sisters were head prefects, class monitors, leaders, etc. Their uniforms were full of badges on top of their name tags.

Oh, really? Actually I am not surprised. Some PVs here carry a lot of 'weight', don't they? While I appreciate that there are many PVs who genuinely help the school in many areas but there are a couple of black sheep who are there with ulterior motives. Hopefully, after the incident (read in earlier pages) that happened this year, the leaders will be more objective about the suggestions made by non-PVs against PVs.

[notredame]

octoberbaby:

Trophies, Certificates and Vouchers (monetary award) are good rather than books. What is so great about story books.

The prize winner will be asked to choose from a pile of story books before the Speech Day. Once my friend's child spotted a book that greatly interest him but unfortunately the price of the book is beyond the budget given for his position won. :stupid: He ended up choosing a kiddie story book which he felt embarrassing to show around.

But that happened during the former P's time. Now that their are more prize winners, I hope the situation will not worsen...