NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[DVL]

dagong99:

DVL:

[quote=\"scm292\"]Thanks for the link.


Is the PE attire same for all or will the students be grouped into different \"house\"/\"group\" that need different PE T-shirts ?

PE attire is the same for all, worn during weekly PE lesson. House Tees are worn during house activities.

[/quote]Can I just confirm in case I buy wrongly :

1. PE Attire : PE T-Shirt & PE Short (1 set)
2. Informal Attire : Polo T-Shirt & Bermudas (3-4 sets)
3. Formal Attire : Shirt & Long Pants & Tie (1 set)

Thanks ![/quote
Should be sufficient,

[dagong99]

Just received email from NUSHS for S1 orientation, please take note, need to submit some documents, please refer to email for further details.

[phtthp]

curious, seems like got 2 routes to enter nush high …


- first batch intake (more for GEP pupils)

for those who DSA into nus high earlier successfully, is there a minimum COP that child must meet after release of psle results? if a child fail to meet COP, does it mean DSA becomes void ? is it 250 ?

- second batch intake (to fill up remaining vacancies, more for mainstream)

for those who rely purely on psle score to come in (non-DSA), what is this year COP, subjected to passing stringent interview test plus obtain (A* in both Maths & Science) ? is it 264 (same as last year) ?

[scm292]

DVL:

scm292:

Thanks for the link.


Is the PE attire same for all or will the students be grouped into different \"house\"/\"group\" that need different PE T-shirts ?

PE attire is the same for all, worn during weekly PE lesson. House Tees are worn during house activities.

:thankyou:

[scm292]

dagong99:

Just received email from NUSHS for S1 orientation, please take note, need to submit some documents, please refer to email for further details.

Thanks.
Just checked email and there are 2. The second email attached booklist and uniform price list.
Saw that book list only has books for 2 subjects :
- MT/HMT and
- Biology
Not sure if there is another list to be given later or the rest based on only \"lecture notes\". Even during my uni days with lecture notes, there were also reference text books. Looks like the teaching \"method/concept\" will be very different; I hope DS can adapt to it. :scratchhead:

[IHTFP]

scm292:

dagong99:

Just received email from NUSHS for S1 orientation, please take note, need to submit some documents, please refer to email for further details.

Thanks.
Just checked email and there are 2. The second email attached booklist and uniform price list.
Saw that book list only has books for 2 subjects :
- MT/HMT and
- Biology
Not sure if there is another list to be given later or the rest based on only \"lecture notes\". Even during my uni days with lecture notes, there were also reference text books. Looks like the teaching \"method/concept\" will be very different; I hope DS can adapt to it. :scratchhead:

Usually, the lecture notes actually do suffice, or at least for the syllabus in foundation years. There are definitely reference texts, but why waste money when the school already painstakingly bought them in the library (there are even some titles that have ten over copies in the library).
Some books are definitely a must in the later years, advanced and specialization years. But for now, the foundation's more important than the misleading, confusing topics in the text.

But if you're truly concerned and want some \"enrichment\" for your kid (and here, I'm not encouraging anything), may I refer you to

ecafllort:

2) Instruction in classes comes from lecture notes and only in certain classes are textbooks utilized. At the junior level, purchase of textbooks is not particularly useful since they are quickly outgrown. A more reliable text to purchase, for example, would be:

Biology - Campbell and Reece
Chemistry - Chemistry3 for general, Clayden for Organic
Physics - Young and Freedman or Jewett and Serway

[scm292]

:thankyou:

[MandyMummy]

IHTFP:

Usually, the lecture notes actually do suffice, or at least for the syllabus in foundation years. There are definitely reference texts, but why waste money when the school already painstakingly bought them in the library (there are even some titles that have ten over copies in the library).
Some books are definitely a must in the later years, advanced and specialization years. But for now, the foundation's more important than the misleading, confusing topics in the text.

But if you're truly concerned and want some \"enrichment\" for your kid (and here, I'm not encouraging anything), may I refer you to

ecafllort:

2) Instruction in classes comes from lecture notes and only in certain classes are textbooks utilized. At the junior level, purchase of textbooks is not particularly useful since they are quickly outgrown. A more reliable text to purchase, for example, would be:

Biology - Campbell and Reece
Chemistry - Chemistry3 for general, Clayden for Organic
Physics - Young and Freedman or Jewett and Serway

Ya, these books are definitely not for beginners. You need to achieve beyond O level standard (preferably A level) to digest them meaningfully. These are textbooks for 1st year of uni. Furthermore, some of them change their edition pretty fast (2-3 years), so it's better to buy them when you actually need them.

[DVL]

scm292:

dagong99:

Just received email from NUSHS for S1 orientation, please take note, need to submit some documents, please refer to email for further details.

Thanks.
Just checked email and there are 2. The second email attached booklist and uniform price list.
Saw that book list only has books for 2 subjects :
- MT/HMT and
- Biology
Not sure if there is another list to be given later or the rest based on only \"lecture notes\". Even during my uni days with lecture notes, there were also reference text books. Looks like the teaching \"method/concept\" will be very different; I hope DS can adapt to it. :scratchhead:

DS just finished his Year 1 at NUSH. Last year, when I received the book list, like you, I was surprised to see only 2 books in the book list. But no worries, the notes prepared by the teachers for each subject are pretty clear and comprehensive (unlike our uni days! ). For comfort feeling, if you want your DS/DD to do some pre-reading or occupy their time during this holidays, you may consider borrowing these books which are used by most mainstream secondary schools :

Insight Mathematics - for both Sec 1 & 2
GCE \"O\" Level Chemistry Matters (Publisher : Marshall Cavendish)
GCE \"O\" Level Physics Matters (Publisher : Marshall Cavendish)

These books may not be 100% fit as far as NUSH syllabus is concerned, but they are easy to understand and provide some good prior knowledge. For topics, you may download from the school website.

One other advice for all going into NUSH next year, take your graded assignment/worksheet, project work and tests seriously. For most subjects, these would contribute 70% towards the total grade, with the remaining 30% from semester end exams. In general, it is not too difficult to achieve 70-80% for these graded assignments/tests/projects. You can work out the numbers - if you can consistently achieve an average of 75% for these graded assignments/tests/projects, you would pass the subject even before taking the exams.

Hope this would allay some fear and anxiety. All the best to all those going into NUSH in 2012.

[scm292]

DVL:

scm292:

Thanks.
Just checked email and there are 2. The second email attached booklist and uniform price list.
Saw that book list only has books for 2 subjects :
- MT/HMT and
- Biology
Not sure if there is another list to be given later or the rest based on only \"lecture notes\". Even during my uni days with lecture notes, there were also reference text books. Looks like the teaching \"method/concept\" will be very different; I hope DS can adapt to it. :scratchhead:

DS just finished his Year 1 at NUSH. Last year, when I received the book list, like you, I was surprised to see only 2 books in the book list. But no worries, the notes prepared by the teachers for each subject are pretty clear and comprehensive (unlike our uni days! ). For comfort feeling, if you want your DS/DD to do some pre-reading or occupy their time during this holidays, you may consider borrowing these books which are used by most mainstream secondary schools :

Insight Mathematics - for both Sec 1 & 2
GCE \"O\" Level Chemistry Matters (Publisher : Marshall Cavendish)
GCE \"O\" Level Physics Matters (Publisher : Marshall Cavendish)

These books may not be 100% fit as far as NUSH syllabus is concerned, but they are easy to understand and provide some good prior knowledge. For topics, you may download from the school website.

One other advice for all going into NUSH next year, take your graded assignment/worksheet, project work and tests seriously. For most subjects, these would contribute 70% towards the total grade, with the remaining 30% from semester end exams. In general, it is not too difficult to achieve 70-80% for these graded assignments/tests/projects. You can work out the numbers - if you can consistently achieve an average of 75% for these graded assignments/tests/projects, you would pass the subject even before taking the exams.

Hope this would allay some fear and anxiety. All the best to all those going into NUSH in 2012.

Good to know. Thanks !