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[iFirefly]

Augmum:

verykiasu2010:

that is worse than RI year 2's time table : tuesday dismisses at 13:50 and Friday at 12:30. those without optional merit cca literally goes home at 12:30

Dont the pupils need to stay bk for their core cca on friday's afternoon?
Or how many times per wk for core cca?
My gal never gets bk so early even she was in Yr 1.

Hi Augmum,

My DS (Sec-1) goes home at 12.30 on Fridays (except when he needs to stay back in school for group projects), as he does not take up any merit CCA. He stays back in/ goes to school twice a week for his core CCA (Wed & Sat).

So, apart from Tuesdays (3rd Lang) and Wednesdays (CCA) when DS comes home about 6+7+, he is home rather early (3+4+) on most days of the week (Friday being the earliest about 1+)..

[buds]

BeContented:

schweppes:

my kids' school... :scared: :shock:

1. EL
2. MT
3. Maths
4. Science

pant... pant... pant...

5. Lit
6. History
7. Geography

pant... pant... pant...

8. Food & Nutrition
9. Art
10. Design & Technology

pant... pant... pant... and

11. Creative Arts/ Performing Arts

All examinable subjects including performing arts.

:yikes: :faint:

My Goodness!!!! :yikes:
Do they really need to learn soooooo much things?
How to be happy like that? No time to relax. :sad:
Can fail some ?? Or maybe borderline pass?

As long as YOU can BeContented with just a pass... of course.

[buds]

Especially after they've done their best... :snuggles:

[Snow Crystal]

SAHM_TAN:

May I know for parents who have kids in sec school now and who had tuition when they were in primary school, is it possible to break away from tuition when they reach sec level?

Some are clean breaks, but I see many lean towards reduction in tuition. For example your kid may be having tuition for 3-4 subjects in primary Sch but due to time constraint and resources, usual case is only go for tuition for very weak subjects in sec Sch. There's no time to go for too much tuition anyway.

[janet88]

Neighbour’s son has one day school ends at 1230, but he has CCA till 6 or 7 pm. Cousin’s son is hardly home before 4 when he was in Sec 1. Practically no life in secondary school…very much worst. After a long day, homework still must completed before sleeping.

[SAHM_TAN]

Food and nutrition and design and technology, both girls and boys need to take up both subject? Or is it girl take up food and nutrition and boy takes up design and technology?

[iFirefly]

BeContented:

ksi:

[quote=\"schweppes\"]

my kids' school... :scared: :shock:

1. EL
2. MT
3. Maths
4. Science

pant... pant... pant...

5. Lit
6. History
7. Geography

pant... pant... pant...

8. Food & Nutrition
9. Art
10. Design & Technology

pant... pant... pant... and

11. Creative Arts/ Performing Arts

All examinable subjects including performing arts.

:yikes: :faint:

:faint: :faint: :faint:

My Goodness!!!! :yikes:
Do they really need to learn soooooo much things?
How to be happy like that? No time to relax. :sad:
Can fail some ?? Or maybe borderline pass?[/quote]You still have not added Music, Social Studies, Computer Studies, Research Education, Moral Education, Physical Education etc... :siam:

Not to worry lah, as the kids do not take ALL subjects at the same time.. For instance, they may do Computer Studies in Semester-1 and Research Education in Semester-2, or History in Term-1 and Geography in Term-2, or something like that.. And, some of the subjects can be very ''relaxing'' too, like Music, Art, PE etc..

As for ''Can fail some?''.. Errr, better not to think along that line.. Just enjoy, ok..

[SAHM_TAN]

Snow Crystal:

SAHM_TAN:

May I know for parents who have kids in sec school now and who had tuition when they were in primary school, is it possible to break away from tuition when they reach sec level?

Some are clean breaks, but I see many lean towards reduction in tuition. For example your kid may be having tuition for 3-4 subjects in primary Sch but due to time constraint and resources, usual case is only go for tuition for very weak subjects in sec Sch. There's no time to go for too much tuition anyway.

I'm aiming for zero tuition :evil:

[buds]

Steady ahh SAHM_TAN..! :ugogirl:

[SAHM_TAN]

Just treat subjects 1-7 as left brain subjects and subjects 8-11 as right brain subjects, so for subjects 8-11 is more to explore the creative side so in that way it’s more relaxing and enjoyable? LOL