Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[iFirefly]

jtoh:

ngl2010:

DS is disappointed that today is a holiday. The class had prepared some pranks for the teachers.


Is it a norm that April Fools' Day is a holiday in RI? I can imagine that it is an unproductive school day there.

Yes, April 1 is usually designated a school holiday for the Raffles family of schools (RGS, RI, RJC) to recognize and celebrate the hard work put in by the staff and students as well as to celebrate the excellent A level results.

Oh.. Didn't realize that the celebration day for excellent A Levels results is always set on 1st April..

Maybe the Principal & teachers know what the boys (& girls) are up to on April Fools' Day.. So, they prefer to keep the kids at home, to keep themselves \"safe\"..

DS1 came home about 10+, after breakfast with his friends.. He is in Boarding this term..

[jtoh]

Firefly, you didn’t realize that every April 1 has been a school holiday?

[iFirefly]

jtoh:

Firefly, you didn't realize that every April 1 has been a school holiday?

I didn't know.. Whenever DS says \"no need to go school tomorrow\", I just say \"ok\".. Didn't check the date.. Or maybe I did, but thot it was just coincidental.. :oops:

So, it's official ? Raffles students can't play pranks on their teachers & friends on April Fools' Day ??

[ngl2010]

snowlotus:

firefly38:

[quote=\"snowlotus\"]Any one will go RI to attend drama fest tonight?

Snowlotus.. Your DS performing tonight ? Which House is he representing ?

Last year, Bayley and Moor were big winners..

Firefly, my DS did not performing that night. He told my there was nobody playing from his house when he came back home last Saturday night...[/quote]Hi Snowlotus. There are synopsis of the plays in RI 360 (RI 360 > News > Word of Mouth). It looks like all 5 houses presented a play each.

[jtoh]

firefly38:

jtoh:

Firefly, you didn't realize that every April 1 has been a school holiday?

I didn't know.. Whenever DS says \"no need to go school tomorrow\", I just say \"ok\".. Didn't check the date.. Or maybe I did, but thot it was just coincidental.. :oops:

So, it's official ? Raffles students can't play pranks on their teachers & friends on April Fools' Day ??

Depends on the performance of the cohort before.

[zbear]

firefly38:

jtoh:

[quote=\"ngl2010\"]DS is disappointed that today is a holiday. The class had prepared some pranks for the teachers.


Is it a norm that April Fools' Day is a holiday in RI? I can imagine that it is an unproductive school day there.

Yes, April 1 is usually designated a school holiday for the Raffles family of schools (RGS, RI, RJC) to recognize and celebrate the hard work put in by the staff and students as well as to celebrate the excellent A level results.

Oh.. Didn't realize that the celebration day for excellent A Levels results is always set on 1st April..

Maybe the Principal & teachers know what the boys (& girls) are up to on April Fools' Day.. So, they prefer to keep the kids at home, to keep themselves \"safe\"..

DS1 came home about 10+, after breakfast with his friends.. He is in Boarding this term.. [/quote]
Wow, RI knows for sure that they will always perform very well in A Levels, so can designate Apr 1 as a school holiday every year?

[jtoh]

zbear:

Wow, RI knows for sure that they will always perform very well in A Levels, so can designate Apr 1 as a school holiday every year?

No they don't. So happens they performed well in the past years and that's why they celebrate it with a school holiday. It's not a given that every April 1 is a designated school holiday. The students wait in anticipation for the schools to announce it every year. And every year some of their seniors will say, don't wait too hard bec we didn't do well enough for you to have a holiday.

[zbear]

jtoh:

zbear:

Wow, RI knows for sure that they will always perform very well in A Levels, so can designate Apr 1 as a school holiday every year?

No they don't. So happens they performed well in the past years and that's why they celebrate it with a school holiday. It's not a given that every April 1 is a designated school holiday. The students wait in anticipation for the schools to announce it every year. And every year some of their seniors will say, don't wait too hard bec we didn't do well enough for you to have a holiday.

OIC. Thanks for the explanation. I understand better now.

[snowlotus]

firefly38:

snowlotus:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]Snowlotus.. Your DS performing tonight ? Which House is he representing ?


Last year, Bayley and Moor were big winners..

Firefly, my DS did not performing that night. He told my there was nobody playing from his house when he came back home last Saturday night...

Oh.. I thot every House would put up a play.. And there would be Award Presentations, like Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Play, Best Script, Best Cast, Best Set etc..

That was how DramaFest was last year..

Was last Sat's organized by Raffles Players ?[/quote]Firefly, you are so lucky that your DS shares a lot of info with you... my DS normally just tell me on the day that there is certain activity and he needs to go to school... very difficult to dig info out from him...sigh

[snowlotus]

ngl2010:

snowlotus:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]
Snowlotus.. Your DS performing tonight ? Which House is he representing ?

Last year, Bayley and Moor were big winners..

Firefly, my DS did not performing that night. He told my there was nobody playing from his house when he came back home last Saturday night...

Hi Snowlotus. There are synopsis of the plays in RI 360 (RI 360 > News > Word of Mouth). It looks like all 5 houses presented a play each.[/quote]Thank you ngl2010 for the info, I will check.