Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Scottddll]

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Scottddll\" post_id=\"2014058\" time=\"1612344408\" user_id=\"177371:

Hi, all:

My girl entered RGS this year.
In the primary, I clearly knew her academic status & could guide her up to PSLE.
However, now, I am puzzled about her academic. Is it enough only based on homework? Does the extra tuition necessary, or some extra test papers for exams? I saw her quite busy all days but seems not many academic efforts.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Tuitions are not necessary if your girl is self motivated and disciplined enough to do all her homework and supplementary work and clarify any doubts she has with the teachers. There are quite a lot of exam papers available on inet that they can do. Not aware of any extra test papers or assessments books you can buy that caters to their curriculum which is quite different from the mainstream

Thanks so much!

on inet, the exams papers are under which category?

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Scottddll\" post_id=\"2014227\" time=\"1612508255\" user_id=\"177371:

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[quote=Scottddll post_id=2014058 time=1612344408 user_id=177371]Hi, all:

My girl entered RGS this year.
In the primary, I clearly knew her academic status & could guide her up to PSLE.
However, now, I am puzzled about her academic. Is it enough only based on homework? Does the extra tuition necessary, or some extra test papers for exams? I saw her quite busy all days but seems not many academic efforts.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Tuitions are not necessary if your girl is self motivated and disciplined enough to do all her homework and supplementary work and clarify any doubts she has with the teachers. There are quite a lot of exam papers available on inet that they can do. Not aware of any extra test papers or assessments books you can buy that caters to their curriculum which is quite different from the mainstream

Thanks so much!

on inet, the exams papers are under which category?[/quote]right hand side - past year paper and eya papers

[newbieks]

Any parents has insight on the average % of girls who has to drop to do normal chinese each year?


I know the criteria to continue with hcl is to pass the EOY paper, just not sure how that translates to the drop out rate

Thanks

[CheLee]

May I know if the past year practise papers come with answers for the girls to self mark?

[New2019mama]

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May I know if the past year practise papers come with answers for the girls to self mark?

Not from inet but usually teachers will go through in class after they complete their work.

[New2019mama]

How many hours of sleep do your girls get during weekdays?


Since the start of year 3, I think mine could only sleep 5.30-6 hours max each day.

[sob7]

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How many hours of sleep do your girls get during weekdays?

Since the start of year 3, I think mine could only sleep 5.30-6 hours max each day.

Mine sleep quite late too to finish her work, she try to catch naps before dinner.
If she does not have CCA.

[lakesidemum]

Actually, are students in other secondary schools as busy as our girls? When I see my girl works thru every weekends since school re-opens, so poor thing, no time to rest and relax…

[sharonkhoo]

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Actually, are students in other secondary schools as busy as our girls? When I see my girl works thru every weekends since school re-opens, so poor thing, no time to rest and relax..

She should set aside time to rest and relax. In sec school, often there is no clear \"end\" or \"perfect answer\", and girls from Pr school, especially the highly motivated ones, have a tough time deciding when they have done enough. Those with perfectionist streaks have to learn when to stop, and accept that they cannot achieve perfection. They will learn this lesson eventually, but if you can give some advice along the way, it will make it quicker! We generally don't encourage our girls to work on Sundays, so they are actually more efficient on the other days, knowing that there is a designated rest day. Of course, it doesn't always work out that way, and sometimes they only keep the afternoon free, but knowing that it's something to aim for does help.

When my daughter started in RGS, we had several talks about setting side time to rest and play, and how to be more efficient. One major way girls waste time is to constantly check their phones as messages come in so often - we convinced my daughter to \"train\" her friends not to expect immediate replies, and to put her phone aside while she was working. If there was a super-emergency, she told her friends to phone, not message. We also discussed the cost-benefit of that extra hour polishing an already well done piece of work to make it near perfect - is it possible, and is it worth that effort for a possible extra mark? My daughter almost always got to bed by 10pm in lower sec, and 10.30 in upper sec.

[jedamum]

lakesidemum\" post_id=\"2014453\" time=\"1612768680\" user_id=\"6118:

Actually, are students in other secondary schools as busy as our girls? When I see my girl works thru every weekends since school re-opens, so poor thing, no time to rest and relax..

Depending on how much after school commitments n extra sch enrichment/electives the kids signed up for. My Y3 is busy throughout the week n stays back 4days a week til 5 to 6.45pm. The 5th day no afternoon sch activities, he stays back for project meetings or sign up for open lectures. His friends (whose gpa actually better than him) who choose not to take RA or 3rd lang or electives or merit ccas, have 2-3 afternoons free. He gets 6.5-7 hrs of sleep on weekdays n 9 on weekends. He is not the perfectionist type so no worries of him burning out/redoing drafts for extra marks unless his proj mates call for it.

I think if our kids r sleeping less than 6hrs on weekdays, it is important to check if they feel sleepy in class. Some kids can function on little sleep, but my boy his limit is 7hrs. He said MT period after lunch is the most challenging to stay alert. Lol.