Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[osim]

Koh-i-Noor:

From Draycott Drive, keep left, turn left, drop your DD at the bus stop at the main road (Steven Rd) right before Anderson Road junction, avoid turning left into Anderson Road unless you need to drive into the school, there is always a jam there in the morning.
Draycott Road too will experience slower traffic in the morning....

Pls note that traffic at both ways of Balmoral Rd is bad in the morning cos 2 schools are at both ends of the road, ACSB and RGS. If drive via Balmoral road you have to either drop her on the opposite side of the school (means she has to cross the Steven road junction) or drive into the jam in Anderson road.

Thanks for the useful tips and info. Your instruction is very clear.

[Choco05]

Worriedpapa:

Hi all,


My DD will be joining RGS in Sec 1 next yr. I would appreciate your guidance and opinions on what the girls there will wear? Specifically shoes... I believe it's 80% white and some girls there tell me most girls wear Converse type? Is that fashionable these days?

Also, for school bags... Do they still use backpack type? Hello kitty type still in fashion or are they too kiddy?

I want DD to fit in but also need guidance on how much individuality she can play with 

Thanks in advance.

Hi, i'm not sure about converse types, they are popular, but i don't really see people wearing them. We usually wear those sports shoe looking ones

Definitely backpacks are still in use, mostly those jansport looking ones! You know, the type that has no place for waterbottle at the side?

I'm sure she can figure out how much individuality she'll be able to play with, within the rules...

[LOL123]

what is the difference between StRA and HiRA?

[Funx3]

Choco05:

I'm sure she can figure out how much individuality she'll be able to play with, within the rules...

Hi choco, u got pm

[Worriedpapa]

Hi,


Do we purchase DD uniform on the 20th when we register or can we purchase from bibi baba? I am trying to avoid the registration day queues.

Thanks

[Funx3]

Worriedpapa:

Hi,


Do we purchase DD uniform on the 20th when we register or can we purchase from bibi baba? I am trying to avoid the registration day queues.

Thanks

Can do either way. Think if u go early, the Q is not tt bad, at least that's the case for last year.

[VALyap]

Hooray! :imcool: Subjects combination is out! just sharing & food for thoughts! :rahrah: Very interesting ….. Looking at my DD's & her buddies' classes (209 to 213) choosing triple science range from 42% to 58%. :rahrah: :grphug: Notice there is another class has 81% opted for triple science, do hope that the ladies or parents made informed choices..


Best wishes to all ladies (year 3) in 2013. :rahrah:

Have fun & work hard! :grphug:

[TheHamsterLover]

slmkhoo:

Can a Yr 1-going-on-to-Yr 2 student answer this? I'd like to know if there is a lot of time spent looking at blackboards or things in the distance vs looking at close things (computer, books etc). I usually under-correct my daughter's glasses (myopia) but am afraid she may have difficulty in the classroom. She has been overseas and doing mainly desk and computer work in the past years, with very little need to look at a blackboard. Any comments?

Hi
I'm going to be in year 2 next yr... Anyway it really depends on the teacher I guess... With the 1 to 1 program thing, everyone gets to bring their MacBook to class but not all the teachers use it regularly...
For example, my el teacher hardly ever lets us use our macs and prefers to write on the whiteboard whereas my geog teacher almost always uses the mac.
But it should be ok I guess most of the teachers use very large handwriting (at least the ones I know) and my friend who has myopia (idk what degree) can see from near the back of the classroom without specs. And anyway most teachers ask if u can see from where you're sitting after they finish the seating arrangement or whatever. So u can always switch seats.
Usually it's most difficult to see when the teacher is using the projector cos sometimes the quality isn't too good, but u can always move to the front of the classroom if its difficult
Hope that helped

[kaeshion]

slmkhoo:

Can a Yr 1-going-on-to-Yr 2 student answer this? I'd like to know if there is a lot of time spent looking at blackboards or things in the distance vs looking at close things (computer, books etc). I usually under-correct my daughter's glasses (myopia) but am afraid she may have difficulty in the classroom. She has been overseas and doing mainly desk and computer work in the past years, with very little need to look at a blackboard. Any comments?

Hello I'll be a Year 2 student next year as well, and I must say that the usage of the MacBook should be increasing next year as the teachers start to adapt and find more ways to incorporate the MacBooks in classes. Most teachers use the MacBook to a certain extent, but you shouldn't worry about looking at the whiteboard, it's mainly the visualizer, as my batch mate has mentioned because the visualizers are kind of old and dirty and the quality isn't good so everyone is pretty blurred up, and more often than not the teachers can't focus it properly so perhaps your daughter can arrange with the teacher to sit in the front row to get a better view.

[osim]

kaeshion,


How often do you need to bring the MacBook in year 1? Also, the blurriness from the visualizer sounds like a serious problem, how come the school does not do something about it?