Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Happy Mama]

Augmum:

Hi Happy Mama...

Am here to congrats yr girl gotten into RGS...
Wow....time really flies...when we first known, yr girl was only in P3...

Thank you, Augmum.
Yes time flies... and I recall your DD was in Year 1 back then?

So nice to see yourself, jtoh and iRabbit here tonight.

[iRabbit]

Happy Mama:

Haha! Thanks iRabbit! Looking forward to seeing your DS join the Rafflesian family in 2 years' time.

[Augmum]

Happy Mama:

Augmum:

Hi Happy Mama...

Am here to congrats yr girl gotten into RGS...
Wow....time really flies...when we first known, yr girl was only in P3...

Thank you, Augmum.
Yes time flies... and I recall your DD was in Year 1 back then?

So nice to see yourself, jtoh and iRabbit here tonight.

U have vanished for long...
Oh...was it yr 1 for my gal, i cant rmb...only know that this yr she is taking her A level...

[sharonkhoo]

octoberbaby:

KPFan:

Thank you for sharing, GiftedGem. The badge initiation ceremony was simple, yet a momentous event. The year ones are now officially part of the family. My daughter was glad that she has a nice da jie jie in the school. A number of seniors even gave their juniors a hug after pinning on the badges for them. It made the juniors feel welcomed!

The Y4 pinned for the Y1 and the song played when they were Y1 3 yrs ago.
So touching and time flies. Very memorable.

It was my Y4 daughter's first time as she was overseas in Y1. She's busy playing catch-up! She's also excited in being part of the selection process for Y1's for her CCA. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[GiftedGem]

RGS Yr 1 EL Recommended Reading List is out :-

This list is generally organised according to increasing order of difficulty.

Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia series (C.S. Lewis)
The A Wrinkle in Time series (Madeleine L’Engle)
The His Dark Materials series (Philip Pullman)
The Lord of the Rings series (J.R.R. Tolkien)


Classics
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
The Anne of Green Gables series (L.M. Montgomery)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
White Fang (Jack London)
The Little Prince (Antoine Saint de Exupery)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
The Lord God Made Them All (James Herriot)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)

For readers who prefer shorter adaptations of classics: The Great Illustrated Classics series


Inspirational
Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Hector Finds Time (Francois Lelord)


Dystopian Novels
The Hunger Games trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
Shade’s Children (Garth Nix)
Z for Zechariah (Robert C. O’Brien)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
1984 (George Orwell)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
The Crysalids (John Wynham)


Translated Literature
Toto-chan (Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)


Biographies
Blackbird (Jennifer Lauck)
The Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)


Misc
Love That Dog (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Flour Babies (Anne Fine)
Kira-kira (Cynthia Kadohata)
Rascal (Stephen North)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
The Solitaire Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie’s World (Jostein Gaarder)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Fault in the Stars (John Green)

[bigfluffybunny]

Had a terrible rush this morning. The bus driver for our SengKang area did not turn up :yikes: I had to rush DD to school in a cab. Luckily we got to school in the nick of time. Called the driver umpteen times but he did not answer, anyone had the same problem this morning?

[GiftedGem]

slmkhoo:

octoberbaby:

[quote=\"KPFan\"]Thank you for sharing, GiftedGem. The badge initiation ceremony was simple, yet a momentous event. The year ones are now officially part of the family. My daughter was glad that she has a nice da jie jie in the school. A number of seniors even gave their juniors a hug after pinning on the badges for them. It made the juniors feel welcomed!

The Y4 pinned for the Y1 and the song played when they were Y1 3 yrs ago.
So touching and time flies. Very memorable.

It was my Y4 daughter's first time as she was overseas in Y1. She's busy playing catch-up! She's also excited in being part of the selection process for Y1's for her CCA. Sounds like a lot of fun.[/quote]The very personal human touch element from these da jie jie made the Yr1 feel at home. The little notes that these da jie jie gave to my DD, she told me how inspirational and personal these meant to her. :love:
I know how much it meant to her especially she's the only child in our family. To her seniors, thanks for sharing and making it a wonderful time for the Yr 1.

To alng, kpfan, octoberbaby, bkworm and zyberk, it is my pleasure to share the video clip . :hugs:

[bigfluffybunny]

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[bigfluffybunny]

Just called up the bus operator, it seems like the current bus driver quitted, the new bus driver was not familiar with the route, hence he was late this morning. :nailbite: The bus operator said the new bus driver will make another round on the route to familiarise...


Btw, there r so much news updated on INET for Y1, like 2015 TA Days, 2015 Y1 Class & Lockers Allocation Plan, 2015 Master School Calendar, Approved Calculators List, 2015 Presentation on How To Read TimeTable, SA Confidentiality Pledge 2015 for Y1, SA Schedule for Y1 2015, Subjects Weighings and e-Pub Dates Y1, Class TimeTable 2015, Y1 Recommended EL Reading List, Payment for Badge ($1) & Nametags ($3), Reminder to Submit Feeback Form for SPM, pls make sure DDs and Parents take some time to run thru. Hope I hv been of some help ^^

Have a nice day!!

[BlueBells]

I am thankful that my DD made it to RGS, and to her for giving me the opportunity to be part of the Rafflesian family.


The badge initiation and flame igniting ceremony was most heartwarming, touching, inclusive and overwhelming for me. I am not a "hum pao" by nature, but had to fought back tears because I was so moved. Especially love the closing on high note; every daughter was so highly charged and the whole atmosphere was simply awesome.