Catholic High (Primary)

[ParentOfXJ]

Saw the swimming heats announcement for P1 and P2 at the CHS website… not sure how some students are involved but not others… the other thing is… can P1 really swim competitively?!.. my son can hardly swim yet…

[pecalis]

ParentOfXJ:

Saw the swimming heats announcement for P1 and P2 at the CHS website.. not sure how some students are involved but not others.. the other thing is.. can P1 really swim competitively?!.. my son can hardly swim yet..

Your son would have brought home a letter regarding the swimming heats and carnival for you to take part or not to. Those who signed up would be informed via the notice you saw. I really appreciate CHS organising this event as not many pri schs bother abt such as it take a lot of time and effort to get the event going - P1 only swimming 20m? Also, each participant can only sign up for max of 4 events and be involved in only 2 - to encourage max participation and not for the very good ones to hog the limelight.
Well done CHS, keep it up!

[phankao]

ParentOfXJ:

Saw the swimming heats announcement for P1 and P2 at the CHS website.. not sure how some students are involved but not others.. the other thing is.. can P1 really swim competitively?!.. my son can hardly swim yet..

Some p1s have been training since they were young, so of course can. CHS doesn't have swimming as a CCA, so this annual swimming meet is used by the school to identify boys that can represent the school at Zone/National school competitions! THe boys would still have to continue to train on their own and find their own coaches though, since the school doesn't have swimming cca.

[ParentOfXJ]

that explains… wow, didn’t expect them to start this early… CHS really takes these things seriously… time for us to figure out what my son is good/interested in so he can participate in some of these… more active that way

[phankao]

ParentOfXJ:

that explains.. wow, didn't expect them to start this early.. CHS really takes these things seriously.. time for us to figure out what my son is good/interested in so he can participate in some of these.. more active that way

You'll soon realise how things work. ;D I'm amazed that they are starting to push for performing arts cca so early this year too - at the p1 orientation! And then the principal stress that students can use it for DSA next time.

Then the other day when I went to kaypoh and watch my son's performance at Fun Friday, I heard the principal saying the same thing \"can use for DSA\". Aiyoh - the world so beautiful, huh? So easy to use for dSA, ah? Ask him to PROVE it first, lah. How many boys from CHS Pri are even offered DSA to CHS Sec every year? Less than the fingers in 1 hand lah, and often out of 10 taken in under DSA for a particular CCA, sometimes none are CHS Pri boys. Talk about being loyal. It's actually easier for them to try in other schools.

[24hr-mum]

how many cath hi pri boys get to stay back in cath hi sec based on last year psle?

[24hr-mum]

i thot cath hi’s dsa is only dance and chinese orchestra?

and i thot dsa is more for other neighborhd sch kids to enter cath hi cos by right cath hi pri shd hv priority?

[phankao]

24hr-mum:

i thot cath hi's dsa is only dance and chinese orchestra?

and i thot dsa is more for other neighborhd sch kids to enter cath hi cos by right cath hi pri shd hv priority?

Have sports, dance chinese orchestra and sometimes band. It's really weird. The performing arts cca that they promote so heavily in chs pri may not have their equivalent in sec either. Eg. Band - no DSA for chs sec for past 2 years. And STrings - no Strings in Sec school - Mr Lee Hak Boon is so resistent to setting it up, not sure why. So the string boys would have no equivalent cca to join when they go to sec, if in chs.

DSA should be for everyone. Why must it not be given equal chance to those in affiliated schools? It's not that way in other schools.

It's probably easier to DSA to Dunman High under CCA. RI & HCI doesn't have this option for performing arts cca DSA - which Mr Lee is promoting as one of the reasons for joining CCA in pri school? NYGH has performing arts CCA DSA, but then ours are boys - wrong gender .

That's why now in the pri performing arts cca, there are many pri boys that join, not bc they want to themselves, but bc they say their parents told them to join for DSA. What kind of warped reason is that? That's why I think what Mr Lee is promoting is very misleading bc it is not really a route the kids should be thinking of. CCA should be for their personal non-academic development, not just for DSA. Furthermore, DSA by performing arts CCA is NOT easy.

[phankao]

24hr-mum:

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and i thot dsa is more for other neighborhd sch kids to enter cath hi cos by right cath hi pri shd hv priority?

In case you don't know, there are chs pri boys who do get dsa offers from chs sec, altho' it is rare. And there are DSA offers NOT according to the list specified in the dSA application form. eg. under leadership(there's no domain for that).

[24hr-mum]

that’s really strange.

i stil wonder how many percentage of boys get to stay back in chs sec.

cca shd b for personal interest but if its meant for dsa, shd be at least eligible for dsa in own sec or other better sch. or at least for something that one can continue to join in sec sch.
esp for performing cca, if the child is disciplined, smart, can cope well in both cca n academic, ok. but if the child is just average, she or he is gonna suffer to go for thrice or 4, 5x in cca n no time to study. she or he may be fighting for the sch’s honour in cca, for the sch glory but in the end achieve nothing for own psle goal, and end up being kicked out of own sch becos cant achieve the high COP