National Junior College (Junior High)

[SeletarMom]

My child got Essay test & interview call from NJC(DSA S1). Anyone has any idea what the essay test format and interview. Thanks

[bubbles007]

Gemgal:

Due to clashes with other lessons/CCA and some said cannot cope as they are required to sit for CA and final exams as well as assignments. I was told they even need to write essays for 3rd language classes. Can anyone verified and shared if there are really many homeworks for 3rd langauage and is the compo writing difficult?

this might probably be too late of a reply to the original poster but I just thought I would share my experiences.

I'm a JH4 student currently taking Japanese. 3rd lang classes only have year-end exams (if you're in Sec 4 then you'll have prelims before your O's) and yes, since you are learning a language after all, just like English and MT there is bound to be compo/essay writing. In my opinion, homework given is not excessive but just right for one to finish in a week. If your child struggles to finish 3rd lang homework it's most likely a matter of weak time management.

Compo writing is not difficult, per se, it's just about what you would expect to write for English and MT except you may find that you're moving at a slightly faster pace as compared to eng/mt because they do have to condense content into 3h15min lessons weekly after all.

overall I think that if your child is really passionate and interested in learning the language then he/she should definitely take up 3rd lang. It can become a burden to those who only take it for prestige; many of those who do end up dropping in JH1/2, explaining the small class sizes as you go higher up.

hope this was of help

[Overmars]

With the launch of Pokemon Go, it seems that the school is very concerned about the game distracting students. The Principal (VP?) talked about this at assembly and it seems that some mobile phones have been confiscated.


This is really a good move, to send out a strong message.

Any DC came back to complain about the school being too strict? Wonder whats the practice in other schools.

[Jennifer]

Overmars:

With the launch of Pokemon Go, it seems that the school is very concerned about the game distracting students. The Principal (VP?) talked about this at assembly and it seems that some mobile phones have been confiscated.


This is really a good move, to send out a strong message.

Any DC came back to complain about the school being too strict? Wonder whats the practice in other schools.

My boy is on prepaid plan, he claimed he cannot play PG as his phone does not have data plan.

[Jennifer]

Overmars:

With the launch of Pokemon Go, it seems that the school is very concerned about the game distracting students. The Principal (VP?) talked about this at assembly and it seems that some mobile phones have been confiscated.


This is really a good move, to send out a strong message.

Any DC came back to complain about the school being too strict? Wonder whats the practice in other schools.

My boy says most of his classmates r catching the PG.

School message - dun go around playing the game in your school uniform when you r outside the school.

[ControllerOfTime]

Hi, is the supplier for the PE Attire still Kosmos, or has they change to some other supplier? Trying to get a tailor made PE Attire.

[socks]

Thank you NJC for not waiting till tmr to release the DSA outcome. Much appreciated.

[ntnl]

ControllerOfTime:

is the supplier for the PE Attire still Kosmos.

Hi, I'm not sure whether this post is still relevant... Dc just procured a new PE T-shirt from e bookshop - its label says My Uniform Shop.

[Jennifer]

Ah boy has not been doing well in his JH3 LA essay writing.


Happened he left his recent LA essay returned by the teacher on the dining table, so I took a look at it and passed to elder boy to go through as well.

Elder boy found the teacher’s comments valid and gave some pointers on how to improve the contents of LA essay writing.

1. The term curriculum theme is known.
2. Students should research online on reading materials or video clips relevant to the theme.
3. After the online research, student should prepare notes in point form to consolidate contents for writing assignment.
4. Essay questions are usu. phrased in general context, for example, "in what ways are the elderly/foreigners (choose one) discriminated against in your country."
- Student needs to define who are the elderly/ what types of foreigners/ specific types of discrimination, in Singapore context.
- lists factual types of discrimination faced by each type of elderly/foreigners in Singapore
- backs up facts by reports/ studies/ surveys conducted by xxx groups/ govt boards/ etc

For JH levels, essay context is usu. about Singapore. For SH levels, essay context can be Singapore or international.

[bumbum]

the boarding prog for JH1 starts next week. Beside the packing lists given by the sch, may i know what other things shld i pack for my kid? How many casual clothing should be enuf for the stay?