Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

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MummySTay:

cluelessmama:

Can I say that every child admitted into rgs will be in some kind of Talent Development Programme?

There are a number of girls who choose not to be in any special programme in year 1; some fail to qualify.

Mine didn't, just focusing to stay afloat

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Quote the Principal: \" Now the girls are small fish in a big pond\" it's ok, always encourage your DD, all in RGS in same boat, always giving encouragement that she is not alone …DD batch of GEPPERs in different classes share same feedback..trying very hard first six months of Yr 1, :grphug: there is a lot of adjustments from 4 subjects in P6 to so many subjects… it's alrite, the gals will find their own compass once the get used to the work load... :grphug:


many of us don't get to see DD home early.. actually the gals work harder than us (adults)!. up at 5.40am, then to school, with CCA & other projects, come home at 7.30 to 8pm. ……. Well, we always give positive encouragement, have fun in school, enjoy what you are doing! :celebrate: In fact, during holidays, DD is back in school, DD loves to go school, spend so many hours with her buddies!

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Thanks for your encouragement. DD has become much more self motivated and love studying with her friends. What's causing anxiety is: they are tested at sec 2-3 standard. Compare to the normal sec 1 assessment questions, the questions tested in RGS are much more advanced.


Imagine this: One year ago, she was working on PSLE past year series, now she is using O level guide for her studies. what a huge difference!

Grades are like stock market, up and down. I am still trying to adjust my expectation. The positive thing is DD has strong resilience, she does not give up but persevere to study harder. Within one year, her maturity grows so much. I am proud of her. She simply loves her RGS experience and does not regret having choosen this path.

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Thanks for your encouragement. DD has become much more self motivated and love studying with her friends. What's causing anxiety is: they are tested at sec 2-3 standard. Compare to the normal sec 1 assessment questions, the questions tested in RGS are much more advanced.


Imagine this: One year ago, she was working on PSLE past year series, now she is using O level guide for her studies. what a huge difference!

Grades are like stock market, up and down. I am still trying to adjust my expectation. The positive thing is DD has strong resilience, she does not give up but persevere to study harder. Within one year, her maturity grows so much. I am proud of her. She simply loves her RGS experience and does not regret having choosen this path.

always reminds the gals: \"Now is small fish in Big Pond\", they are not alone, all in RGS is having this new experience! hahaha…. like the term used \"stock market!!! Yeah, good to manage expectations… just give lots of love & encouragement, the gals will swim along once they get used to the big pond environment! :celebrate:

DD's grandma, sometimes like to compare to cousins in SCGs & Cedar, why this & why that ,they (cousins) have so much time at home etc…DD politely replied: \"Ah Ma\" the curriculum and subjects taught just diff….some questions tested are 'O' level type! even at lower sec….. :salute:

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i was guilty of those questions myself: why your friend in scgs and tkgs can score so many As ah?

only when i saw the papers, then I 'humbled' myself :heresmyfish:

thanks for your encouragement !

[cluelessmama]

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i was guilty of those questions myself: why your friend in scgs and tkgs can score so many As ah?

only when i saw the papers, then I 'humbled' myself :heresmyfish:

thanks for your encouragement !

I'm beginning to now.

ValYap and En-joy: Luckily, my dd is not the type who love to compare and compete (for the moment), she likes to go with the flow. So, maybe she won't feel too stressed out.

Another issue - just the mere thoughts that I will be seeing her very much less compare to primary school is freaking me out. :scared: I'm beginning to miss my baby. This sounds sadist - dd so sick last night and couldn't sleep due discomfort, and she cried like a baby (something that she has not done for a very long time). I actually felt so happy that I could cuddle and rock her to sleep! Really shudder to think of next year when she matures a lot - will she let me rock her to sleep again.

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En-joy:

i was guilty of those questions myself: why your friend in scgs and tkgs can score so many As ah?

only when i saw the papers, then I 'humbled' myself :heresmyfish:

thanks for your encouragement !

hehehe ,,, same here, was surprised that when DD first 1.5 month (around mid Feb), saw her Maths worksheet, what! these are O' level questions! U only in RGS 1.5 month doing these questions! hahaha… we getting used to it now….. :rahrah:

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cluelessmama:

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i was guilty of those questions myself: why your friend in scgs and tkgs can score so many As ah?

only when i saw the papers, then I 'humbled' myself :heresmyfish:

thanks for your encouragement !

I'm beginning to now.

ValYap and En-joy: Luckily, my dd is not the type who love to compare and compete (for the moment), she likes to go with the flow. So, maybe she won't feel too stressed out.

Another issue - just the mere thoughts that I will be seeing her very much less compare to primary school is freaking me out. :scared: I'm beginning to miss my baby. This sounds sadist - dd so sick last night and couldn't sleep due discomfort, and she cried like a baby (something that she has not done for a very long time). I actually felt so happy that I could cuddle and rock her to sleep! Really shudder to think of next year when she matures a lot - will she let me rock her to sleep again.

Hi cluelessmama,

Dun !
Dun :nailbite: !
Hahaha...you'll get used to it. All of us do...especially with the support here! :grphug:

Initially, I found the changes a bit hard to adapt to as well.
Used to seeing DD at home the whole afternoon on most days when she was in P6...
But come sec 1, for the 1st 2 terms, she was hardly home before 6pm. :sad:
There was 3rd lang, house practices and to top it all, DD has 2 CCAs.
Dinner time has become extra special cos it's about the only time the whole family gets to sit down together and find out what's happening in one another's lives. :love:

Yes, hard for Mummies to let go...but we'll manage, somehow...
And seeing the baby steps our DDs take towards independence, maturity...
Ah...the pride! :love:

Oh, you can still do the cuddling...
Every holiday, my DD will ask to sleep with me!
Yes, despite the wings being stronger...she's still my baby!

[cluelessmama]

MummySTay:

cluelessmama:

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i was guilty of those questions myself: why your friend in scgs and tkgs can score so many As ah?

only when i saw the papers, then I 'humbled' myself :heresmyfish:

thanks for your encouragement !

I'm beginning to now.

ValYap and En-joy: Luckily, my dd is not the type who love to compare and compete (for the moment), she likes to go with the flow. So, maybe she won't feel too stressed out.

Another issue - just the mere thoughts that I will be seeing her very much less compare to primary school is freaking me out. :scared: I'm beginning to miss my baby. This sounds sadist - dd so sick last night and couldn't sleep due discomfort, and she cried like a baby (something that she has not done for a very long time). I actually felt so happy that I could cuddle and rock her to sleep! Really shudder to think of next year when she matures a lot - will she let me rock her to sleep again.

Hi cluelessmama,

Dun !
Dun :nailbite: !
Hahaha...you'll get used to it. All of us do...especially with the support here! :grphug:

Initially, I found the changes a bit hard to adapt to as well.
Used to seeing DD at home the whole afternoon on most days when she was in P6...
But come sec 1, for the 1st 2 terms, she was hardly home before 6pm. :sad:
There was 3rd lang, house practices and to top it all, DD has 2 CCAs.
Dinner time has become extra special cos it's about the only time the whole family gets to sit down together and find out what's happening in one another's lives. :love:

Yes, hard for Mummies to let go...but we'll manage, somehow...
And seeing the baby steps our DDs take towards independence, maturity...
Ah...the pride! :love:

Oh, you can still do the cuddling...
Every holiday, my DD will ask to sleep with me!
Yes, despite the wings being stronger...she's still my baby![/quote]Thank you for sharing.

Your dd is so sweet!

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My DD will sometimes lean on me for hugs.


Most of the time when I do sleep with her in the same room and I try to have pillowtalk with her, her reply is: mommy I am so tired, can you please let me sleep!

Poor baby, used to sleep more than 9 hrs in P6, and now abt 7 hours or less