CHIJ (Kellock)

[guqin]

I am also trying to find an indoor CCA for my dd. She melts when she is under the sun.

[Pigrabbiit]

I have a silly question. On the girls' uniform, there is a school crest - is it a pin or it is an iron-on crest? Thank You

[Pigrabbiit]

guqin:

I am also trying to find an indoor CCA for my dd. She melts when she is under the sun.

heehee, we think alike. Btw, even if we select a CCA, they still have to go through selection right? :scratchhead:

[guqin]

Pigrabbiit:

heehee, we think alike. Btw, even if we select a CCA, they still have to go through selection right? :scratchhead:

That too. Sigh.

[Pigrabbiit]

Oh, so they will choose their CCA only when school reopens. Not during orientation right?

[guqin]

I am sure we will find out on orientation day.

[Pigrabbiit]

Thanks guqin!

[nansk]

In P1 and P2, the girls do one CCA per term. This gives them a chance to sample all the CCAs so that they can opt for one CCA from P3 onwards. They have to stick to their chosen CCA from P3 to P6.

[nansk]

Oh! And the crest is a pin, not an iron-on.

[nansk]

guqin:

Someone advised me to NOT let the kids join CCAs in primary school and to concentrate 100% on their studies. Is this a sound advice?

Hi,

To clarify on my post above reg. CCAs, there are some CCAs that the P1 and P2 girls do on Friday mornings. So on Fridays, all girls stay back for extended lessons and return home around 4 pm by a different school bus.

Then, there are some optional activities (CCAs) that they can opt for (and pay extra fees for,) OR for which they are especially invited (based on their aptitude, as observed by the teachers). These include ballet and rhythmic gym. These extra CCAs are conducted on other weekday afternoons; so the girls have to stay back on those days and return home around 4 pm by a different school bus (for which, the bus fees are extra).

What my dh and I feel is that it is too much of a burden on a 6 year old who has just barely learnt to wake up earlier every morning, to also stay back late on most weekdays. We feel it would be too tiring. So, for our dd, we haven't signed up for any extra CCAs in school.

Honestly, \"concentrating on studies\" is not a big priority in P1. There are no exams in P1 and P2; only small, topical tests. As long as they are understanding what is taught to them, they are doing well enough. At this age it is enough to just focus on improving fluency in reading and handwriting.