Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[zac's mum]

Luxedream\" post_id=\"1946808\" time=\"1573908179\" user_id=\"98340:

Hi, we just went to the new uniform supplier today. I find the material for the uniform white shirt very thin and translucent. Is there any alternative place that we can buy off-the-shelf white shirts? (Not considering custom-made.) How about white shirts for other schools like SJI?

Thank you.

Maybe u can consider getting some affordable inner shirts from Uniqlo. Hubby uses them (round neck and V neck tees) under his work shirts. Kiddo uses the singlets under his school uniform sometimes, as well as for inner clothing in cold countries, to reduce the bulkiness of thick layers of clothes. They both say the thin quick-dry material works well in SG weather too, not too hot under the uniform shirt.

https://www.uniqlo.com/sg/store/men/innerwear/view-all-innerwear.html

[Luxedream]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1946894\" time=\"1573978811\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1946894 time=1573978811 user_id=53606]

Luxedream\" post_id=\"1946808\" time=\"1573908179\" user_id=\"98340:

Maybe u can consider getting some affordable inner shirts from Uniqlo. Hubby uses them (round neck and V neck tees) under his work shirts. Kiddo uses the singlets under his school uniform sometimes, as well as for inner clothing in cold countries, to reduce the bulkiness of thick layers of clothes. They both say the thin quick-dry material works well in SG weather too, not too hot under the uniform shirt.

https://www.uniqlo.com/sg/store/men/innerwear/view-all-innerwear.html

Hi, thanks for the kind recommendation. DS prefers to wear a thicker shirt than to wear 2 layers. His primary school shirt is also white but not as thin as the RI one.

[zac's mum]

Try dropping by Bibi and Baba uniform shop at Far East Shopping Centre. They have a whole multitude of primary and secondary schools’ uniforms all placed nicely on the racks for anyone to try. See whether there’s any other schools’ white shirt that is plain white (no school logo sewn on).


They also do adult uniform shirts. Some jobs use white shirts (with and without epaulets). Ask the staff if u need to find out. Fair warning, they aren’t too friendly but maybe ask in Mandarin would get you a better response.

[Luxedream]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1947027\" time=\"1574065681\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1947027 time=1574065681 user_id=53606]
Try dropping by Bibi and Baba uniform shop at Far East Shopping Centre. They have a whole multitude of primary and secondary schools’ uniforms all placed nicely on the racks for anyone to try. See whether there’s any other schools’ white shirt that is plain white (no school logo sewn on).

They also do adult uniform shirts. Some jobs use white shirts (with and without epaulets). Ask the staff if u need to find out. Fair warning, they aren’t too friendly but maybe ask in Mandarin would get you a better response.[/quote]

Good advice! Thanks, we’ll try that. :love:

[Luxedream]

Dear all,

We will be overseas in Dec and will only be back in SG on 1 Jan. The bookshop lady said the 2020 booklist will only be out on S1 reporting day, but we won’t be around.

We hope to buy some of the “compulsory” books before we leave for our trip. May I know which textbooks Y1 uses for Math and Literature?

If anyone still has a copy of the 2019 Y1 booklist, kindly PM me a copy.

Thank you so much. 🙏🏻

[junemum72]

Careermum\" post_id=\"1946850\" time=\"1573958397\" user_id=\"22005:

junemum72\" post_id=\"1942575\" time=\"1571708726\" user_id=\"37859:

Can i check, for boys keen to do medicine, will taking RA help boost their chance? Or double science is still ok.

Thanks in advance.

Medicine interviews are based on A level grades.
Of course if DS is good at a subject & wants to study it at a higher level, it helps to increase his chances of doing well for it.

thank you very much.

[junemum72]

For Y3 books, may i know from experienced parents/students, are there any optional textbooks need not have to buy? Or need to buy all?


I see that compare to Y2, there are a lot more this time and not cheap either.

[jedamum]

Luxedream\" post_id=\"1947058\" time=\"1574084899\" user_id=\"98340:

Dear all,
We will be overseas in Dec and will only be back in SG on 1 Jan. The bookshop lady said the 2020 booklist will only be out on S1 reporting day, but we won’t be around.

We hope to buy some of the “compulsory” books before we leave for our trip. May I know which textbooks Y1 uses for Math and Literature?

If anyone still has a copy of the 2019 Y1 booklist, kindly PM me a copy.

Thank you so much. 🙏🏻

Luxeddream,
The school may change lit books or not, so you probably shouldn't get them first. Chinese reader my boy's chinese teacher bought for them and may also change, who knows. These can get when school reopens or at Popular/Kinokuniya if school out of stock.

The math and science textbooks were optional purchases for us. I heard (elsewhere) there is change in math syllabus.

Only compulsory purchases are mother tongue books, history, geography and files. These except files can be purchased from Popular bookstore too. I am not sure if should advise you to get early as the school can choose to change the textbooks for history and geography for inhouse textbooks or use other publications. We didn't need to buy mother tongue workbooks too.

You can just go to the school bookstore to get the (higher) mother tongue tb and all the necessary files. Can also try asking if they can sell you Yr 1 lit books - if they ask what titles, you ask \"oh, you don't know?\"

Even if they refuse to sell the files without a list, just get when school reopens. The boys dont need the files til few months later.

[toutoulang]

Can I ask whether all who meet cop for Ri will most probably get in?

[Careermum]

toutoulang\" post_id=\"1947617\" time=\"1574332553\" user_id=\"5818:

Can I ask whether all who meet cop for Ri will most probably get in?

Those whose t-scores are 1 point above cop will definitely get in, but those whose t-scores are exactly the same as the cop, some do & some don’t depending on your t-score decimals.
However, only moe has records of the decimals & it is confidential.
Your certificate only shows the 1st 3 digits
Eg if RI cop is 258, and many boys are 258s:
258.11134
....
258.35677
....
258.75678
....
258.95677
It is possible those above say 258.74000 got in but not those who were lower.
However, moe new rule says that as long as the cop is met, candidates are allowed to appeal.
So those with 258. 0xxxx are eligible to appeal but not a candidate whose t-score is 257.xxxxx