Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Herbie]

cluelessmama:

Is there a designated pick up point within the language centre at Newton?I'm asking coz I'm not too sure if I will be allowed to drive in to fetch my daughter after class dismissal.


Thanks in advance for any advice.

Also, what must they bring on the first day to school (2 Jan)? Sorry, this mama is a little clueless

Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Giro form.
I think there is a pick up pt just outside the sch canteen area.

[Herbie]

watmekiasu:

octoberbaby:

Y1 orientation camp is on Jan 10 and 11.

Badge initiation on Jan 4.

Different from last year. I think it is better that the camp delayed a bit. Why Y3 OBS camp is so rush? Why not in March or at least second/ third wk of Jan?

I guess most Y1 will not get to sleep much during the camp. Imagine all the sleepy faces when they go for their 1st Foreign Lnaguage on the 11th . Poor kids, poor teacher. If they are not going home after the camp, must remind them to bring their Foreign 3rdanguage book along for the camp, lol.

CCA orientation on 11 Jan will be fr 2.30pm tor 5.30pm.
3rd lang lesson will starts at 2.30pm hence i dun think the y1 can go for 3rd lang class on 11 jan.

[Herbie]

On 3rd Jan, do the Y1 girls go to sch only in the afternoon at 2.30pm?

[watmekiasu]

Herbie:

CCA orientation on 11 Jan will be fr 2.30pm tor 5.30pm.
3rd lang lesson will starts at 2.30pm hence i dun think the y1 can go for 3rd lang class on 11 jan.

So confusing with all these dates.

I've just checked the Blue File and info fm Octoberbaby and here are some of the dates :

2nd Jan : Bring Giro form. 7.15am at the Amphitheatre. Dismissal 1.30pm.

3rd Jan : CCA Orientation 2.30pm - 5.30pm.

4th Jan : Badge Initiation

7th Jan - 22nd Jan : CCA Selection Trials (is this the audition thingy?)

10th - 11th Jan : Camp

11th Jan : Foreign language 1st lesson

25th Jan - 30th Jan : CCA Options Exercise (Is this the results ?)

Gosh, I never had to take so many days leaves for dd's P1 entrance to school. I suggest for parents whose kids are doing PSLE next year, save some of your leaves for PSLE results collection, secondary school registration, secondary school appeal (if needed), MEP Audition, Foreign Language registration, CCA Orientation, parents get together on last day of Orientation............uh, did I miss out anything ?

[a child]

watmekiasu:

Herbie:

CCA orientation on 11 Jan will be fr 2.30pm tor 5.30pm.
3rd lang lesson will starts at 2.30pm hence i dun think the y1 can go for 3rd lang class on 11 jan.

So confusing with all these dates.

I've just checked the Blue File and info fm Octoberbaby and here are some of the dates :

2nd Jan : Bring Giro form. 7.15am at the Amphitheatre. Dismissal 1.30pm.

3rd Jan : CCA Orientation 2.30pm - 5.30pm.

4th Jan : Badge Initiation

7th Jan - 22nd Jan : CCA Selection Trials (is this the audition thingy?)

10th - 11th Jan : Camp

11th Jan : Foreign language 1st lesson

25th Jan - 30th Jan : CCA Options Exercise (Is this the results ?)

Gosh, I never had to take so many days leaves for dd's P1 entrance to school. I suggest for parents whose kids are doing PSLE next year, save some of your leaves for PSLE results collection, secondary school registration, secondary school appeal (if needed), MEP Audition, Foreign Language registration, CCA Orientation, parents get together on last day of Orientation............uh, did I miss out anything ?

You don't have to take leave for most of these events. My parents never took any leave for my PSLE, nor did they do so for Reporting Day or any part of Orientation, and it was ok. So if you really can't make it, don't worry Though my friends' parents did go for Reporting Day and watched the Orientation concert also (ours was on Saturday), they did not go for the rest of Orientation either

[a child]

Herbie:

On 3rd Jan, do the Y1 girls go to sch only in the afternoon at 2.30pm?

Year 1s are to report by 725 am as usual, there will be an Orientation program in the morning followed by lunch break and then CCAO

[Choco05]

watmekiasu:

May I know if the school book-shop, which is managed to Popular, accepts Popular gift-vouchers ?

It does.

[cluelessmama]

:thankyou:

Herbie:

cluelessmama:

Is there a designated pick up point within the language centre at Newton?I'm asking coz I'm not too sure if I will be allowed to drive in to fetch my daughter after class dismissal.


Thanks in advance for any advice.

Also, what must they bring on the first day to school (2 Jan)? Sorry, this mama is a little clueless

Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Giro form.

I think there is a pick up pt just outside the sch canteen area.

:thankyou:

[watmekiasu]

a child:

You don't have to take leave for most of these events. My parents never took any leave for my PSLE, nor did they do so for Reporting Day or any part of Orientation, and it was ok. So if you really can't make it, don't worry Though my friends' parents did go for Reporting Day and watched the Orientation concert also (ours was on Saturday), they did not go for the rest of Orientation either

Your parents must have had full confidence in you.

My dd requested for me to take 1/2 day on PSLE exam days for moral support. I could not say no.Took 1 day on Results Collection in case there was a disaster. Took 1 day for Reporting Day as I had never visited the school before. :oops: Dd skipped MEP audition as I could not get leave and she still had no idea how to get to the school. She had a School Dental appointment on the same morning as the MOELC registration, so we both headed to different appointments. Actually, that did not need a half day leave as MOELC was efficient and fast. I won't be going for the CCA orientation but would like to watch the Concert. Hope it's still on a weekend. Seriously, my daughter has never seen so much of me - I usually work till 8pm plus every weekday and return to work on some weekends.

[a child]

watmekiasu:

a child:

You don't have to take leave for most of these events. My parents never took any leave for my PSLE, nor did they do so for Reporting Day or any part of Orientation, and it was ok. So if you really can't make it, don't worry Though my friends' parents did go for Reporting Day and watched the Orientation concert also (ours was on Saturday), they did not go for the rest of Orientation either

Your parents must have had full confidence in you.

My dd requested for me to take 1/2 day on PSLE exam days for moral support. I could not say no.Took 1 day on Results Collection in case there was a disaster. Took 1 day for Reporting Day as I had never visited the school before. :oops: Dd skipped MEP audition as I could not get leave and she still had no idea how to get to the school. She had a School Dental appointment on the same morning as the MOELC registration, so we both headed to different appointments. Actually, that did not need a half day leave as MOELC was efficient and fast. I won't be going for the CCA orientation but would like to watch the Concert. Hope it's still on a weekend. Seriously, my daughter has never seen so much of me - I usually work till 8pm plus every weekday and return to work on some weekends.

My parents work similar times, but it worked out because I was in a very, very lucky situation. No parent in my primary school class took leave during PSLE exam days, and as I'd my DSA already, I wasn't nearly as nervous for results. For Reporting Day, my dad dropped me off on his way to work, and I was lucky enough that I had good friends, and one of them had nice parents who \"adopted\" me, though I'd to go to GO and say I couldn't submit forms. And he just picked me up after the Orientation concert. I didn't take a 3rd Lang. I was fine with most of it actually, I didn't feel neglected at all. Except that maybe I'd wish that my dad went to watch our Orientation concert, but I'm fine with all the rest

Just fyi also, this year's Orientation Concert (if the schedule has not changed since I last saw it), is on Friday Week 1 (for previous years, we started school on Monday/Tuesday and Orientation was just that week till Saturday, so the concert was Saturday). It's from 530 - 710 pm, and the timing may be less of a stretch I guess considering it's not really early. But I would encourage you to go if you can, especially if your dd wants you to