Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[worried123]

hi all,

my daughter currently in scgs, sec 1 and i am wondering if i can appeal for her to enter rgs in sec 2 as some of her friends are trying.
thanks

[Fairy]

Dharma:

Fairy:

Do we get the booklist, order books, purchase uniforms, all in one day during 23Dec09 when we report to the school we're posted to? If so, I need to write down the list of books my elder child already has so as not to end up with two sets of the same book. By the way, does RGS year 1 uses Animal Farm or To kill A Mocking Bird as their lit books? How about Science Books? Will it be refered to during lesson? Or are they just for reference?

For uniforms, what is the recommended no. of sets to purchase?

Hi Fairy,

Yes, you’ll get booklist and can purchase books from Popular bookstore on 23 Dec 2009. Bibi & Baba will also be there for uniform purchase.

Pinafore + blouse – (2~3 sets).
Culottes + PE T-shirt/shorts – ( 1 ~ 2 sets) ...normally worn on Tuesdays + CCA days on Sat

Lit text for Sec 1 in 2008 – To Kill A Mocking Bird. You have to check booklist to make sure.

Science Text books are only for reference & are optional.

Thanks, Dharma, for the info. I dread to be queing for uniforms & books on 23Dec. My elder child will be using To kill a mocking bird next year. Guess i can't avoid the duplicates.

[Dharma]

Fairy:

Dharma:

[quote=\"Fairy\"]
Do we get the booklist, order books, purchase uniforms, all in one day during 23Dec09 when we report to the school we're posted to? If so, I need to write down the list of books my elder child already has so as not to end up with two sets of the same book. By the way, does RGS year 1 uses Animal Farm or To kill A Mocking Bird as their lit books? How about Science Books? Will it be refered to during lesson? Or are they just for reference?

For uniforms, what is the recommended no. of sets to purchase?

Hi Fairy,

Yes, you’ll get booklist and can purchase books from Popular bookstore on 23 Dec 2009. Bibi & Baba will also be there for uniform purchase.

Pinafore + blouse – (2~3 sets).
Culottes + PE T-shirt/shorts – ( 1 ~ 2 sets) ...normally worn on Tuesdays + CCA days on Sat

Lit text for Sec 1 in 2008 – To Kill A Mocking Bird. You have to check booklist to make sure.

Science Text books are only for reference & are optional.

Thanks, Dharma, for the info. I dread to be queing for uniforms & books on 23Dec. My elder child will be using To kill a mocking bird next year. Guess i can't avoid the duplicates.[/quote]Hi Fairy,
For uniform u can buy directly from Bibi & Baba at Scotts Rd. Books ...w/ booklist can buy from any Popular outlet. Excercise books + test pad can wait till school reopens.

[corneyAmber]

Dharma:

Lit text for Sec 1 in 2008 – To Kill A Mocking Bird. You have to check booklist to make sure.

:!: OMG, they are still using this book for literature???? I think I still have this book stashed somewhere in my books collection. This was and still is one of my favourite books. Having said this, I would think over so many years, so many award winning books could make it to the literature list, so I am shocked to know that this is still the same literature book I used to study at Sec 1. :oops:

[Dharma]

ks2me:

:!: OMG, they are still using this book for literature???? I think I still have this book stashed somewhere in my books collection. This was and still is one of my favourite books. Having said this, I would think over so many years, so many award winning books could make it to the literature list, so I am shocked to know that this is still the same literature book I used to study at Sec 1. :oops:

And Merchant of Venice for Sec 2

[corneyAmber]

Dharma:

And Merchant of Venice for Sec 2

:!: :!: Some things just don't change I suppose.... It also means that many authors have no chance to be studies in depth but these few books have been studied to death. Looks like I can take out my dusty books to sell..... :lol:

Oh I forgot Shakespeare would be turning in his grave if he were to read my post.

[dawnpingpong]

ks2me:

:!: :!: Some things just don't change I suppose.... It also means that many authors have no chance to be studies in depth but these few books have been studied to death. Looks like I can take out my dusty books to sell..... :lol:


Oh I forgot Shakespeare would be turning in his grave if he were to read my post.

nope, they changed it this year. We will be studying Romeo and Juliet instead

[alderbaran]

Hi everyone


Does anyone know when is the orientation for S1 students at RGS? Would this be held prior to the start of the new school term?

Thanks

[dawnpingpong]

alderbaran:

Hi everyone


Does anyone know when is the orientation for S1 students at RGS? Would this be held prior to the start of the new school term?

Thanks

It will be the first week of school, from 4th January to 8th January. Should be. But there is the CCA Orentiation, on the 29th December, where every sec 1 has to attend. For the 1st day of school, 4th Jan, only sec 1s will be going to school. The rest will start school on the 5th.

[Fairy]

dawnpingpong:

ks2me:

:!: :!: Some things just don't change I suppose.... It also means that many authors have no chance to be studies in depth but these few books have been studied to death. Looks like I can take out my dusty books to sell..... :lol:


Oh I forgot Shakespeare would be turning in his grave if he were to read my post.

nope, they changed it this year. We will be studying Romeo and Juliet instead

Hi dawnpingpong,

Are you a sec2 RGS student? If so, how's life at RGS? Very competitive? Stressful? Fun? Tiring? How do you find the teachers there? Caring? How's the Chinese standard at RGS? (ie. if you are taking HCL). Any idea what's the lit book for year 1 (2009)? For those who got a place at the school via Sports, are they grouped in the same class? How many classes are there per level? How many P.E lessons are there in a week?

Thanks.