Hwa Chong Institution (High School)
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MFQUEK:
I was under the impression that they would only use 1 per year, was shock to see 3 books.mum42 -> wow ... a very daring move there ... impressive. If your boy is doing pure Sciences then I think the 3 text books ( phy, chem and bio ) would be useful during his Sec 3 and 4 years, well at least as a reference.
About test tubes .... I find it rather \"amusing\". I remem my time during Science lab sessions, all apparatus were provided. I wonder if this practice of buying test tubes exists only in HCI??????? Maybe the school has realised that pupils keep breaking test tubes during experiments that they have decided to ask pupils to buy their own test tubes !!! LUckiLy never ask us to buy things like pipette or beakers etc etc ............ phew ......
Back to the question on Literature from my posts above. Did the current year and past year pupils use the same 3 books for 2012? Anyone can feedback?
Appreciate all responses .... cheers.
I don't think textbooks come in useful as most of the information there should be given in notes. -
Hi MEQUEK, HCI sec 3&4 do not call pure sci combination they do CES or SP Sci or normal IP sci (chem & phy are compulsory bio optional) .
DS said teachers noted are more comprehensive and detail while tex bks too brief .
DS lit texts for 2010 were different. -
mum42:
The assessment books and guide books we bought oso became white elephant.Hi sunflower mum, my DS do not have text bk for sec 1&2 sci. Their notes were either fr the teacher or fr the website d teacher posted. This yr I refused to buy any text books for his sec 3 as every yr i gave away totally brand new text bk for math n Chinese :frustrated: ,DS n i have learn d trick only to buy d text bk when d teachers ask for it ,like lit, history . All his senior are doing it this way, cause teachers do not used text but give a lot of worksheets .
FYI. I bought the chem,physic n bio text for o level during the sec 1 bk list , DS has not even use them . -
Hi all, I am new to this forum and would be grateful if parents can share about the CCAs in HCI, what are the core CCAs or popular CCAs or least popular CCA. TIA
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sama:
Hi all, I am new to this forum and would be grateful if parents can share about the CCAs in HCI, what are the core CCAs or popular CCAs or least popular CCA. TIA
During the first few weeks, the stud will be going round for trial, they can find out more where their interest. AFter that they will be required to put down his choices... -
Otah:
How many CCAs are they require to take - 1 core only or with another non-core CCAs? Are there any CCAs that will require qualification / test / audition before they are accepted? Where can these info be found in the website? Thanks in advance for any guidance provided.sama:
Hi all, I am new to this forum and would be grateful if parents can share about the CCAs in HCI, what are the core CCAs or popular CCAs or least popular CCA. TIA
During the first few weeks, the stud will be going round for trial, they can find out more where their interest. AFter that they will be required to put down his choices... -
Can I also ask does anyone know about Weiqi as a CCA in HCI? Is HCI very strong in weiqi and do they always win competition? Thanks!
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mum42:
mum42, i share e same thought as u n has not bought any sec 3 textbks for my DS too. We oso bought e 3 O lvl sci text in sec 1 n so far only touched a bit of physics n chem. Hopefully, they will use them in e next 2 yrs. DS seniors told him the teachers hardly use e text except for e maths text. For e english, not sure if its e strand 1 or 2. Guess we will oso wait for sch reopen, c wat is really necessary.Hi sunflower mum, my DS do not have text bk for sec 1&2 sci. Their notes were either fr the teacher or fr the website d teacher posted. This yr I refused to buy any text books for his sec 3 as every yr i gave away totally brand new text bk for math n Chinese :frustrated: ,DS n i have learn d trick only to buy d text bk when d teachers ask for it ,like lit, history . All his senior are doing it this way, cause teachers do not used text but give a lot of worksheets .
FYI. I bought the chem,physic n bio text for o level during the sec 1 bk list , DS has not even use them . -
pinky88:
May I know what are strands?
mum42, i share e same thought as u n has not bought any sec 3 textbks for my DS too. We oso bought e 3 O lvl sci text in sec 1 n so far only touched a bit of physics n chem. Hopefully, they will use them in e next 2 yrs. DS seniors told him the teachers hardly use e text except for e maths text. For e english, not sure if its e strand 1 or 2. Guess we will oso wait for sch reopen, c wat is really necessary.mum42:
Hi sunflower mum, my DS do not have text bk for sec 1&2 sci. Their notes were either fr the teacher or fr the website d teacher posted. This yr I refused to buy any text books for his sec 3 as every yr i gave away totally brand new text bk for math n Chinese :frustrated: ,DS n i have learn d trick only to buy d text bk when d teachers ask for it ,like lit, history . All his senior are doing it this way, cause teachers do not used text but give a lot of worksheets .
FYI. I bought the chem,physic n bio text for o level during the sec 1 bk list , DS has not even use them . -
Hi pinky88 (proteX)DS said strand 1 when in sec 2 is for I spark in sec 3 is for CSE n I spark but do not know about SP SMDP, HP, BCS. Correct me if I am wrong . And the bk list given I think only cover the normal IP bks did not list anything about SP bks. Do not know I spark or CSE has different bk list. Ya same here will wait till sch reopen before buying any tx just in case n the txs next yr are quite expensive for A math n lit .
Yes hope the teacher will use the 3 dusty white elephant tx next :xedfingers:
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