Life after 2011 PSLE

[Funx3]

phankao:

MummySTay:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]
That thread's parents are super gang-cheong and nervous leh... :siam:

:rotflmao:
I feel stressed when I go there too.

Wonder if we ever sounded that stressed last year!

Why you visit that thread then?[/quote]To See Others .... Kena Stressed!? :evil: :evil:

[phankao]

Funx3:

phankao:

[quote=\"MummySTay\"]
Wonder if we ever sounded that stressed last year!

Why you visit that thread then?

To See Others .... Kena Stressed!? :evil: :evil: [/quote]None of the PSLEs have ended well with any of my older 3 kids, so I certainly would avoid the PSLE threads for now. You all much stronger than me, like to kena more stressful stories at THAT thread. Not so bad - most of you have had fairly positive end-results so can take more \"stress\". :rotflmao:

I shall take a break and slowly ride the wave with the 2008 mums into the primary school years. Right now, that thread v quiet. So be it! Just the way we need it - for now! haha!

[iFirefly]

phankao:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]
Btw, DS1 wants to join the Raffles Voices (choir). Is it a 'heavy' CCA to join?

last year's audition song was \"happy birthday\".... not so simple...
and don't play play hor, they rank among the Vienna Boys ....

\"firefly38\" , have you or your ds1 watched CHS secondary choir? v v good.[/quote]
Hi phankao,

I have watched CHS Pri's Choir, but not CHS Sec's Choir. Where & when can I watch it?

Actually DS1 wanted to join Band or Choir when he joined CHS in P4. I discouraged him coz I was afraid he might not be able to cope with GEP. I regretted my decision, till today!

So, DS1 says he die-die must join Band or Choir in RI. DS1 prefers Choir to Band, me too! Hope DS1 can get into Choir, as he can sing pretty well

[phankao]

firefly38:

I have watched CHS Pri's Choir, but not CHS Sec's Choir. Where & when can I watch it?

CHS Pri choir cannot compare at all to the Secondary choir. I've watched them quite a few times since the school's 70th anniversary birthday concert at Esplanade and it was a combined concert presented by secondary and primary groups. My dd also performed at that concert and my ds1 was in p2, so we'd watched. Have seen them practising around the school too off & on. I also watched the CHS choir the year before last at Yong Siew Toh - the whole concert was just CHS choir. They were really impressive. My dd's school choir were guest performers too, so that was one reason why we attended.

One of the fathers here \"JonC\" shared videos on this Forum from last year too... I don't' seem to find other videos of CHS sec choir on Youtube - not easy to find since that \"catholic high school\" name quite common and results show so many similarly-named groups.

JonC's videos from 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZMibBwc5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83SGS505GO4

Raffles Voices' videos easier to find on Youtube bc the name more unique. eg. this \"Street Calls\" - somehow seems strange to hear this song being sung by an all-boys' choir. *hehe*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcSo_McDNpE

I think this year there should be CHS secondary Performing Arts concerts for each of the Aesthetic Groups too, since it is non-SYF year. Watch out for announcements on website or posters around the school. They often put posters at canteen and even outside the Primary School General Office.

[JonC]

Hee Hee, you still keep the 2 links of the videos. Yep, it’s difficult to find their performance on web.


They got Distinction at the Jubilate in KL in Nov 2011.

Gold with Honours during 2011 SYF.

[MummySTay]

JonC:

Hee Hee, you still keep the 2 links of the videos. Yep, it's difficult to find their performance on web.


They got Distinction at the Jubilate in KL in Nov 2011.

Gold with Honours during 2011 SYF.

JonC,

Is your DS in CHS choir?
You sound like a very proud parent.
I would be too if I were you.

The boys are very impressive indeed!

[phankao]

JonC:

Hee Hee, you still keep the 2 links of the videos. Yep, it's difficult to find their performance on web.


They got Distinction at the Jubilate in KL in Nov 2011.

Gold with Honours during 2011 SYF.

I didn't keep the link of the videos - I just did a simple search on KSparents! hah!

My dd was also at Jubilate in Nov! Not surprising, bc they are under same conductor. And they are going to some festival in Europe again this year. My dd so lucky. Has been on a few overseas trips already in sec school. Last time when I was in choir, I had to decline going bc I didn't have the money to.

[JonC]

Seems that we are discussing a little off topic.

[JonC]

@MummySTay


Yes, he is because he is not chosen for any other competitive CCA, except Choir after 2 rounds of elimination from the whole Sec 1 which shortlist about 30 and finally not all 30 choose Choir, he is 1 of the few who finally join and selected for SYF last year. Nice timing because the next SYF is when he is Sec 3 and not Sec 4.

During his days is CHS Pri, he was called up twice to join the Choir. He didn't join at all because he didn't want, I feel there is no need to CCA in Pri at competitive level, I don't think he is good at singing (hee hee) although his then student care teacher think he sings well Maybe my expection too high.


@phankao

You mean all those schools under Mr Kwei will be going Europe this year? When? Where? Prague?

[phankao]

JonC:

@MummySTay


Yes, he is because he is not chosen for any other competitive CCA, except Choir after 2 rounds of elimination from the whole Sec 1 which shortlist about 30 and finally not all 30 choose Choir, he is 1 of the few who finally join and selected for SYF last year. Nice timing because the next SYF is when he is Sec 3 and not Sec 4.

During his days is CHS Pri, he was called up twice to join the Choir. He didn't join at all because he didn't want, I feel there is no need to CCA in Pri at competitive level, I don't think he is good at singing (hee hee) although his then student care teacher think he sings well Maybe my expection too high.


@phankao

You mean all those schools under Mr Kwei will be going Europe this year? When? Where? Prague?

I think the pri school choir standard is not consistent. Maybe the boys might not feel so motivated.

I have no idea if ALL the schools will go. It depends on the schools too. I think I heard it's Venice for my dd. It's her A-level year, really. But the last time she went to St Petersburg in her O-level year, I saw that they actually did study at airport and between.