2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)
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Belle,
Students, without CCAs, can be released from school around 2+pm. However, for days with activites, it can stretch to early evenings. Of course, this is dependent of the schools as well.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Eric
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passioninlearning:
Just to give you a flavor of the sorts of secondary 'activities' that Eric is referring to; which will result your DC coming home later than usual:Belle,
Students, without CCAs, can be released from school around 2+pm. However, for days with activites, it can stretch to early evenings. Of course, this is dependent of the schools as well.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Eric
passioninlearning.wordpress.com
- CCA (meeting, training or competition, can be 2-3 times a week)
- Support schoolmates in national sports/performance events (especially when school is in final or semi-finals)
- Value-in-Action projects (either class or student initiated)
- Coursework/Project discussions with classmates (can be several because of different subjects). This can take place in school or someone's home.
- School-hosted concerts/performances
The above list is drawn based on my 2 kids' secondary school activities for the past few years and is not exhaustive. Sometimes, weekends are 'burnt' too because of school activities. There are also compulsory events/camps during the school holidays which will also mean that your DC can come home late in the evenings (or not at all as they are overnight).
Be prepared that you will see less of your DC when he/she is in secondary school. It would be good to start training your DC to be familiar with the local public transport system (MRT lines, looking at bus routes charts at bus stops to determine bus service to take) because some of the event venues can be located very far away from your home and your DC will need to come home by him/herself. This is a very useful life skill to have.
Most (if not all) principals in secondary schools would advocate parents to learn to let go of the children so that they can learn to be independent when they start secondary school.
Personally, I am in full support of the P's proposal. Thus far, DH only goes to fetch our kids only when the school event ends past 11 pm, which has happened a couple of times. Otherwise, they will come home by public transport themselves. -
AppleCrumble:
I would not allow my daughter to be at a school event after 11pm however she is coming home. They are still 16 or under in secondary school and activities shouldn't continue that late. Teenagers still need 9 hours of sleep (although I know it is a lot less for most of them in reality).
Just to give you a flavor of the sorts of secondary 'activities' that Eric is referring to; which will result your DC coming home later than usual:passioninlearning:
Belle,
Students, without CCAs, can be released from school around 2+pm. However, for days with activites, it can stretch to early evenings. Of course, this is dependent of the schools as well.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Eric
passioninlearning.wordpress.com
- CCA (meeting, training or competition, can be 2-3 times a week)
- Support schoolmates in national sports/performance events (especially when school is in final or semi-finals)
- Value-in-Action projects (either class or student initiated)
- Coursework/Project discussions with classmates (can be several because of different subjects). This can take place in school or someone's home.
- School-hosted concerts/performances
The above list is drawn based on my 2 kids' secondary school activities for the past few years and is not exhaustive. Sometimes, weekends are 'burnt' too because of school activities. There are also compulsory events/camps during the school holidays which will also mean that your DC can come home late in the evenings (or not at all as they are overnight).
Be prepared that you will see less of your DC when he/she is in secondary school. It would be good to start training your DC to be familiar with the local public transport system (MRT lines, looking at bus routes charts at bus stops to determine bus service to take) because some of the event venues can be located very far away from your home and your DC will need to come home by him/herself. This is a very useful life skill to have.
Most (if not all) principals in secondary schools would advocate parents to learn to let go of the children so that they can learn to be independent when they start secondary school.
Personally, I am in full support of the P's proposal. Thus far, DH only goes to fetch our kids only when the school event ends past 11 pm, which has happened a couple of times. Otherwise, they will come home by public transport themselves.
As for coming home earlier than that on her own, I think she needs a bit more practice on the MRT first
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nms1:
Given a choice, I would not allow my DD to come home that late too. Unfortunately, there will be occasions where you have to accept and deal with it.
I would not allow my daughter to be at a school event after 11pm however she is coming home. They are still 16 or under in secondary school and activities shouldn't continue that late. Teenagers still need 9 hours of sleep (although I know it is a lot less for most of them in reality).
As for coming home earlier than that on her own, I think she needs a bit more practice on the MRT first
DD was in a UG and they were hosting a campfire at school compound. They invited fellow UG members from other schools (as it is a practice to take turns to host campfires). The event officially ended at 10.30 pm but the host team had to stay on to clear up. It was past 11 pm when all was done. So DD had no choice but to call daddy to come and fetch her home. This happened only once a year when she was in Sec 3 and 4 as she has taken up a leadership position. Must 'lead by example' for the juniors right?
9 hours of :snooze: daily while in secondary school when one has so much going on? That's a luxury or the person is super efficient/discipline in time management... :evil: -
At daughter’s review at NUH today and after talking with her doctor, I feel better and to assure my daughter we will face her results bravely together in 2 weeks time. All this while, it has been a topic we have avoided mentioning. I know deep down how hard she has worked, but i neglected her feelings. Now I am able to hug and assure her that those 4 letters should not take centrestage because there will be more exams to come in life.
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At daughter’s review at NUH today and after talking with her doctor, I feel better and to assure my daughter we will face her results bravely together in 2 weeks time. All this while, it has been a topic we have avoided mentioning. I know deep down how hard she has worked, but i neglected her feelings. Now I am able to hug and assure her that those 4 letters should not take centrestage because there will be more exams to come in life.
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At daughter's review at NUH today and after talking with her doctor, I feel better and to assure my daughter we will face her results bravely together in 2 weeks time. All this while, it has been a topic we have avoided mentioning. I know deep down how hard she has worked, but i neglected her feelings. Now I am able to hug and assure her that those 4 letters should not take centrestage because there will be more exams to come in life.
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janet88:
At daughter's review at NUH today and after talking with her doctor, I feel better and to assure my daughter we will face her results bravely together in 2 weeks time. All this while, it has been a topic we have avoided mentioning. I know deep down how hard she has worked, but i neglected her feelings. Now I am able to hug and assure her that those 4 letters should not take centrestage because there will be more exams to come in life.
Totally agreed. We must all move ahead regardless of their PSLE results. -
Countdown ... 3 more weeks to PSLE Release date... :stupid: :stompfeet: :stupid: :stompfeet:
Still remember a while ago, we are doing countdown to the end of PSLE :rahrah: -
heard from DD since this week, some schools have been giving talks at her P school.
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