Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[timtim]

hmsg:

Anyone has the info on the laptops Sec 1 should have?

Is it compulsory? Must they bring to school?

[wanxuan75]

timtim:

hmsg:

Anyone has the info on the laptops Sec 1 should have?

Is it compulsory? Must they bring to school?

The specs for the laptops are quite generic..all dependent on what ur boy likes. Some bought surfaces, some bought MacBook and some just normal laptops.

I din get one for DS to bring to sch in sec 1 as the principal did say we still have time, can look see in sec 2. But I have one at home that he can use anytime to do his project or conduct collaboration works with his team mates. They use google a lot, so normal laptops are good enuf

[Maple leaf]

Wanxuan75

Thanks for given us a clearer picture

Ds said that must touch screen type but tablets not allowed.Wonder if the spec he listed was his dream laptop. So ex. :spank: :

[hmsg]

timtim:

hmsg:

Anyone has the info on the laptops Sec 1 should have?

Is it compulsory? Must they bring to school?

I was told that there was a HCI IT fair last year (Jan 2016) in school. Any idea if there is one this year?

[kwcllf]

May I know what type of track shoes are allowed for Year 5 students? Thanks.

[lexis]

don’t think there’s a requirement for touch screen. my ds is using a normal Asus one which we bought in year 1 (he’s in year 4 now). They use google a lot to communicate with each other, and i think it’s useful to have MS office too. Are the year 1s doing Infocomm now? Back in 2014, one of the subjects was Infocomm and they had to learn some basic programming. I recall Mac OS didn’t work well with certain programming language, which is how he ended up with his own laptop.

[Oh My Gosh]

CCA Selection is really a headache, more so with limited vacancies in each CCA.

(1) Can DS put down less than 9 choices as he really dun feel like putting a CCA just for the sake of having to put 9 choices. In his own words, "If I anyhow put down the CCA and they allocate me there, then they will say that it is my choice!?!?"
(2) Any idea of the chance of appeal cos I see appeal dates on the announcement.

[Maple leaf]

lexis:

don't think there's a requirement for touch screen. my ds is using a normal Asus one which we bought in year 1 (he's in year 4 now). They use google a lot to communicate with each other, and i think it's useful to have MS office too. Are the year 1s doing Infocomm now? Back in 2014, one of the subjects was Infocomm and they had to learn some basic programming. I recall Mac OS didn't work well with certain programming language, which is how he ended up with his own laptop.

Hi,lexis
Apprreciate your sharing.
Now,hv a better idea. :thankyou:

[CatMoon]

Oh My Gosh:

CCA Selection is really a headache, more so with limited vacancies in each CCA.

(1) Can DS put down less than 9 choices as he really dun feel like putting a CCA just for the sake of having to put 9 choices. In his own words, \"If I anyhow put down the CCA and they allocate me there, then they will say that it is my choice!?!?\"
(2) Any idea of the chance of appeal cos I see appeal dates on the announcement.

When your ds did the try-outs two weeks ago, how did he feel about some of the other CCAs?
It's quite hard to talk about successful appeals because you are right, it depends very much on the vacancies. However, boys whose appeals did not succeed are encouraged to give the CCA a try. Unfortunately, many of the CCAs are quite competitive and so the coaches/teachers-in-charge are constantly looking out for talented kids to join the school teams.
Having said that, there are some boys who were selected for CCAs which they had no experience before and they made tremendous improvements so much so that a few of them were selected for competitions overseas.
However, you can email Mr Tok Aik Lin as he is in charge of CCAs if you've any queries.

[Oh My Gosh]

CatMoon:

Oh My Gosh:

CCA Selection is really a headache, more so with limited vacancies in each CCA.

(1) Can DS put down less than 9 choices as he really dun feel like putting a CCA just for the sake of having to put 9 choices. In his own words, \"If I anyhow put down the CCA and they allocate me there, then they will say that it is my choice!?!?\"
(2) Any idea of the chance of appeal cos I see appeal dates on the announcement.

When your ds did the try-outs two weeks ago, how did he feel about some of the other CCAs?
It's quite hard to talk about successful appeals because you are right, it depends very much on the vacancies. However, boys whose appeals did not succeed are encouraged to give the CCA a try. Unfortunately, many of the CCAs are quite competitive and so the coaches/teachers-in-charge are constantly looking out for talented kids to join the school teams.
Having said that, there are some boys who were selected for CCAs which they had no experience before and they made tremendous improvements so much so that a few of them were selected for competitions overseas.
However, you can email Mr Tok Aik Lin as he is in charge of CCAs if you've any queries.

Thank you. Where can I find the email of Mr Tok, or even any HCI teachers?