Catholic High School

[Jennifer]

Can tell the sch environment is good, from the smiles on the students’ and teachers’ faces.

[2Transformer]

growupmom:

notredame:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]Thanks very much, notredame.. & Congrats to your DS' excellent PSLE results !!


Glad to read that you had a great time at the Open House yesterday. Did you venture further in to the Primary section ? I always feel that the Primary side is much brighter than the Secondary side, maybe coz it is on higher ground ? Or maybe, the older boys prefer softer & dimmer lighting..

:thankyou:
Actually his results is so-so, not that fantastic. May be due to the effect of this pioneer psle tweak. We do not really know where ds result stands as compared to last year's. My ds P said the psle results this year is unique. It affects the higher-achievers more. Those who might score 250+ last year would likely get 240+ this year....And I find that the scores gap between classes has narrowed.

No, we didn't venture into the Primary section. Already quite lost in the Secondary section! You know, sec sch premises are usually much bigger than pri sch.
The campus is so beautiful & romantic. There is a tower which resembles switzerland's lucerne's tower bridge. Then there are so many koi in the pond & that looks like a Jap garden. :imanisland:
The lights were out at the staircase all the way to the 3rd storey leading to the Hall. There was an empty space on the 2nd floor landing with barriers which looks like a prison in the dark :nailbite: Maybe it's a dance floor? I feel eerie whenever I visit museum & the corridor leading to the Hall gives me that creepy feeling with the artefacts & emperors' portraits. :peekaboo:
Overall, CHS campus is very unique & artistic. It's more like a place of interest rather than a typical sgp school. :rahrah:

notredame,

Wow, such vivid descriptions, I felt like I was at CHS :rahrah: . My DS cannot go to a SAP school, if not with your beautiful portrait of CHS it will be on my list of schools.[/quote]
I really agreed on this......really eerie....maybe the Principal should do some renovations on this part....get the staircase leading to every floor expose to sunlight.

[2Transformer]

notredame:

growupmom:

Wow, such vivid descriptions, I felt like I was at CHS :rahrah: . My DS cannot go to a SAP school, if not with your beautiful portrait of CHS it will be on my list of schools.

O, what a pity! I am sure your ds will be impressed by his new sch's environment too.

I forgot to applaud the MEP performers during the open house. They played beautifully. :rahrah: Didn't know trumpet is included in MEP. Thought only piano & violin. Perhaps it's a 2nd instrument? Appreciate the effort they put in as dd also learned music. She would have practised so hard to put up such a performance. Feel like kicking myself for not persuading ds to continue piano. He gave up since p1.

Like to share some jokes from the principal with those who missed the early part of the OH. Not his exact words or order as I ain't no robot:

1. When your son is still in your womb, you prayed that he will have 10 fingers & 10 toes, no need to be handsome, just healthy. 12 years later, you regretted not praying also that he will score 263 for psle. The cop for RI. :rotflmao:

2. For those in IP, 4 yrs later, we will bring the boys to the new joint JC...to meet the girls from SNG & SCGS. 1 boy to 2 girls.. :evil: . We have planned this for your sons.

3. (He was talking about chs cop) Having said this, please don't turn to your son now and say \"See, I told you to work harder! Now you missed by 1 point!\" :spank: (He emphasises that we must show our love to our kids. :grphug:

4. Nowadays, we cannot say neighbourhood sch as all schools are good schools. But I prefer to call Cat High a premium sch. All schs are good schs but not all schs are premium schs. :imcool:

5. He 'chanted' the sch vision \"The Catholic High student is a gentleman and bilingual scholar of high integrity and robust character, who is passionate about life, learning and service to others\" like a robot several times & said all parents must memorise this when their sons got in to Cat High.

The jokes might lose their effect in writing but they were real funny for us sitting in the hall as audience.

I was there with my P5 son. I really enjoyed the Principal's talk....a humourous Principal.....my son really likes the school and the Principal.....

[iFirefly]

2Transformer:

I was there with my P5 son. I really enjoyed the Principal's talk....a humourous Principal.....my son really likes the school and the Principal.....

Hi 2Transformer.. Wow, You were at the Open House.. I missed it!

Besides the MEP boys, did other aesthetics groups perform too ? I love to watch the Choir & CO perform.. :love:

Yes, I like Mr Lee too.. I recall when my DS1 joined CHS(P) at P4 a few years ago, we attended a Welcome speech by the P.. Instead of talking about the serious academic stuffs, he told parents not to rush to sign up tuition classes for our kids and reminded us to bring our kids to the parks to play, and to catch fishes & prawns from the long-kangs.. Then one parent said nowadays no more fishes in the long-kangs, and one small boy asked loudly \"what is long-kang?\".. So funny ! :rotflmao:

Mr Lee also mentioned that every year after PSLE, the top scorers from CHS(P) would join RI HCI NUSH etc.. He said he would not feel sad or disappointed, or try to persuade these boys to stay with CHS(S).. Instead, he would encourage these boys to apply for the top schools and feel happy for them as that was best for them.. He drew example of a father sending his son overseas for studies, coz it was best for the son, even though the father did feel \"heart pain\".. Very respectable of the P to think this way, I feel..

[notredame]

Thanks for sharing, firefly38. My friends who attended the open house, either this or last year, are drawn to his endearing character too. Morever, he promised to give his hp no. to every parent whose son gets in to chs and he had already given it to the parents of the primary section. Most school leaders would have avoided such unnecessary burden from parents.

[iFirefly]

notredame:

Thanks for sharing, firefly38. My friends who attended the open house, either this or last year, are drawn to his endearing character too. Morever, he promised to give his hp no. to every parent whose son gets in to chs and he had already given it to the parents of the primary section. Most school leaders would have avoided such unnecessary burden from parents.

My pleasure, notredame..

Yes.. Mr Lee gives his hp no. to all parents, whose boys are in CHS (Pri & Sec). He gave it to us at a briefing session, when DS1 first joined CHS at P4.

Only managed to transfer DS2 to CHS at P3. By then, DS1 was already in P6. So, my 2 boys were in the same school (CHS) for only one year. But that was a good & memorable one year for both of them !

Just to share.. Another Principal whom I know, who also gives her hp no. to all parents, is the (ex) Principal of RI, Mrs Lim.

[ControllerOfTime]

Hi, just want to check if it is Bibi & Baba that does the house shirt? (The Coloured Sleeves and collar tee-shirt with the house name printed on the back)

[Dreamgear]

ControllerOfTime:

Hi, just want to check if it is Bibi & Baba that does the house shirt? (The Coloured Sleeves and collar tee-shirt with the house name printed on the back)

Yes

[Cowiemama]

Just to check what kind of school bag to get for CAT Hi year 1 boy? What are the recommended CCAs for the sch?


Pls advice. Thank you.

[Dreamgear]

Cowiemama:

Just to check what kind of school bag to get for CAT Hi year 1 boy? What are the recommended CCAs for the sch?


Pls advice. Thank you.

:welcome: to 公教！

Most of the boys uses backpack. My ds use targus.

In the 1st two and a half weeks, the sec 1 will have orientation and in the 2nd part of the orientation, they can try out for the various CCAs, be it sports, uniform group or aesthetics...

All the cca are pretty much of high standard... Depends on what your ds is interested in....