Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Augmum]

fatal-illuxions:

Hi all, regarding Jtoh's question about the teachers, it's quite tricky actually. I mentioned this somewhere in the thread before...

In every school you'll have the GOOD(like really awesomely good) and those you just want to give up on them teachers.

and there are many different types of 'good' teachers depending on your own definition of good. Ideal image of teachers do not exist unfortunately.

I've had my share of awesome teachers and those i'd really want to give a slap (but i cant) kind of teachers. In sec1, you'll usually get the better teachers, those who have better teaching methods. But there will still some 害群之马。 My sec1 was pretty alright except for my math teacher who has PMS and was pregnant at the later half of the year, so most of the time she loses the patience to explain the tedious part of the topic and stuff like that, and made her real unapproachable.

Sec2 and 3 was fine, i had a really really caring form + math teacher in sec3, unfortunately he left the school this year, a really great loss for the school.

My sec4 year was the worst because i had 5 relief teachers, plus they keep changing the relief teachers for math, many of us couldnt adapt well to the ever changing teaching methods and our grades fell greatly. luckily our (original) teacher decides to come back at our last term to save us haha.

The only thing i can say us, dont expect an angel out of every teachers, there are some whom you'll be disappointed with because of various reasons, especially if it affect our grades. Because there are always old teachers leaving and new teachers coming in, the quality of teachers cannot be covered in a generic manner, it really just boils down to WHO you get as your teacher, and what you yourself expect out of a teacher.

In RGS, from the moment you step in, (or maybe a little while after the first term), you are no longer treated as children(under16/18), you are treated as young adults who are responsible and SENSIBLE, so sometimes they may be a little straight with certain comments, but that's because teachers there believe that we can understand and improve ourselves.

Even if you really do meet the worst of the worst teachers, JIAYOU! and rely on yourself and your friends, NEVER rely solely on your teachers to tell you what you need to know, you wont survive.

But anyway, it is always this so called 'bad memories' along with the good memories that make your secondary life so memorable.

Oh, and the thing you MUST never forget is to have fun every single moment of being in RGS, even if it's tough it keeps you going haha.

HAVE FUN!!!!! SECONDARY SCHOOL IS STARTING IN ONE WEEK!!!!

Hi fatal-illuxions
I know what u mean……….awesome teachers versus those \"hopeless ones\"
i personally had experienced it during my school days.
But I don’t expect angels out of teachers
frankly, my expectations of teachers is not high either.

[Purpular]

hello there. as you can see i'm pretty new to this forum. i'd just like to ask if anyone's child has past experience on the RGS SAP? (special art programme) if so, could you share on how the selection was and how the programme is? tnks.

[godiva]

fatal-illuxions:

godiva:

There is a Regional Studies Programme which is tied in with the Malay Studies Programme.


My daughter is keen on the above but also keen in Japanese. But I understand you can only take either RSP (Malay Studies) or Japanese as both are considered 3 rd languages.

I hear that dropout rate for Jap, French , german etc 3rd languages are very high. However, this is not the case for Malay STudies which has hardly any students dropping out- any idea if this is because it is very interesting/easy to study/score? OR is it because the school actively discourage/penalise students from dropping out of the programme as this is a school programme?

When school orientation starts, there'll be PSLs(peer support leaders aka seniors) who will be guiding you for the first term. Sign ups for RSP is later in the year. So have your daughter ask them this question, the seniors can ask those who are in the program itself, and will be able to give you a more convincing and better answers i believe.

By the way, i think, THINK only, that RSP is different from simply taking Malay as a third language, they are, or should be two different programmes, i'm not very sure, so just ask the teachers or the seniors

Thank you for your reply!

[ultimateschooler]

Has any one here entered into Rgs year 3 dsa and from ip schooll

? If so can please share your experience and advice? Thanks…

[exine]

godiva:

fatal-illuxions:

[quote=\"godiva\"]There is a Regional Studies Programme which is tied in with the Malay Studies Programme.


My daughter is keen on the above but also keen in Japanese. But I understand you can only take either RSP (Malay Studies) or Japanese as both are considered 3 rd languages.

I hear that dropout rate for Jap, French , german etc 3rd languages are very high. However, this is not the case for Malay STudies which has hardly any students dropping out- any idea if this is because it is very interesting/easy to study/score? OR is it because the school actively discourage/penalise students from dropping out of the programme as this is a school programme?

When school orientation starts, there'll be PSLs(peer support leaders aka seniors) who will be guiding you for the first term. Sign ups for RSP is later in the year. So have your daughter ask them this question, the seniors can ask those who are in the program itself, and will be able to give you a more convincing and better answers i believe.

By the way, i think, THINK only, that RSP is different from simply taking Malay as a third language, they are, or should be two different programmes, i'm not very sure, so just ask the teachers or the seniors

Thank you for your reply![/quote]
RSP is actually something like Area Studies, where you learn more about SEAsia. At the same time you learn Malay language in additional to the area studies. However, RSP has a certain limit to the number of people taking it, henceforth, there is normally an interview to select the students. Normally, those who did not pass the interview will to for MSP instead, where you learn only Malay language. So, MSP is actually a smaller picture of RSP.
And yes, RSP/MSP is much easier to score henceforth less pressurizing in comparison to German/French/Jap. And there will not be any penalty should one drops a subject, but the students are only allowed to drop them in midyear and endyear as the school believes that the students should be responsible for their choices and not quit as and when they feel like.

[godiva]

exine:

godiva:

[quote=\"fatal-illuxions\"]

When school orientation starts, there'll be PSLs(peer support leaders aka seniors) who will be guiding you for the first term. Sign ups for RSP is later in the year. So have your daughter ask them this question, the seniors can ask those who are in the program itself, and will be able to give you a more convincing and better answers i believe.

By the way, i think, THINK only, that RSP is different from simply taking Malay as a third language, they are, or should be two different programmes, i'm not very sure, so just ask the teachers or the seniors

Thank you for your reply!

RSP is actually something like Area Studies, where you learn more about SEAsia. At the same time you learn Malay language in additional to the area studies. However, RSP has a certain limit to the number of people taking it, henceforth, there is normally an interview to select the students. Normally, those who did not pass the interview will to for MSP instead, where you learn only Malay language. So, MSP is actually a smaller picture of RSP.
And yes, RSP/MSP is much easier to score henceforth less pressurizing in comparison to German/French/Jap. And there will not be any penalty should one drops a subject, but the students are only allowed to drop them in midyear and endyear as the school believes that the students should be responsible for their choices and not quit as and when they feel like.[/quote]Thanks for your helpful reply. It is good to know that there is no penalty/stigma if one should choose to drop the 3rd language, be it Japanese or Malay Studies. I guess if the student is able to cope and has interest in the subject after trying for a couple of terms, then she will definitely wish to continue.

[fromnuaa]

how about bus 190 (from dhoby ghaut to RGS) service in the morning?


is it punctual？ what is its frequency?

thanks in advance.

[fatal-illuxions]

fromnuaa:

how about bus 190 (from dhoby ghaut to RGS) service in the morning?


is it punctual？ what is its frequency?

thanks in advance.

haha. GOOD QUESTION ;D

you should know that you must reach school by 7.20. reach your CLASS, meaning queuing up at the assembly area with your class by 7.25. that's when the national anthem starts.

It takes about 10-15 min to reach school depending on traffic and the time you board the bus. The earlier the fewer traffic.

IT IS NOT ALWAYS PUNCTUAL.

Assuming that the timing and everything has not changed, 190 comes in about 10min intervals, plus/minus.

The latest bus you SHOULD catch is the 7.00am bus.

The latest bus you MUST catch is 7.10, but it's risky.

so the best is to reach dhoby station latest at about 6.50 then walk up to bus stop, the timing is about there. buses sometimes do come at timings like 6.44am, 6.57am.

By the way, most of the time because of screwed timings of the MRT, you'll need to walk real fast to catch the bus.

With practice everyday, you can walk from the mrt platform area to the bus stop in about less than 4min

2 days.

[mjl]

fromnuaa:

how about bus 190 (from dhoby ghaut to RGS) service in the morning?


is it punctual？ what is its frequency?

thanks in advance.

Which MRT is nearest to you? My daughter took the MRT from Queenstown to Redhilll (1 stop), then changed to bus 132. She left home at about 6.40-6.45 am and was able to reach school on time.

[unflappable_chicken]

Honestly, both buses 190 and 132 are not always punctual. For bus 132, you can try printing out the bus timetable from SBS' website, but it is not exactly reliable.


Therefore, it is always best to leave home earlier and reach school earlier (like around 6.50am-7.05am is a good time to arrive in school, because you will have time to go to your classroom, catch up on any undone hw and then proceed for morning assembly.

:]