Maris Stella High School

[Mommy77]

old lady:

Mommy77:

[quote=\"old lady\"]must we get the Mac Air from sch? can we get MacBook (hubby says cheaper but contain less stuff) instead?

the science 'books' (in book list) is listed as optional, which means ok not to buy at all?

I am not sure about the MacBook but you can buy either option for the science pack,I bought the one with the e book though

thanks Mommy. erh.. Vol A is for sec 1 and Vol B means for sec 2?[/quote]Not sure,but guessing a is for sec one 1st semester and b the 2nd semester

[old lady]

thanks again. my ds not in 1D.

[old lady]

Happy new year to all and hope our DS can adjust well for secondary school life. Also wish our DS have a happy school life & all rounded education in Maris Stella.

[moomoo138]

Hi Chez


(If invited,) of course it would be good if you can attend. However, it was slightly different for us as our Welcoming Ceremony was held together with the CCA Maze (showcases) on the same Saturday instead of 2 separate Fridays. After the briefing, DS was able to give us a quick tour round the campus and we also get to see the various CCAs that were being offered in MSHS and hence helped DS in his CCA selection. I should say, overall it was a worthwhile trip. : )

[Auditionice]

Chez:

Auditionice:

[quote=\"CuriousHippo\"]Hi SunBrazen, my son is deciding which CCA to join next yr, sec1. Looking through the 2012 cca schedule on MSHS website, he may want to choose a cca that in general once a week type. Digital Music & Arts, Photography and St John Ambulance seems the choices for him. Any views?

Hi CuriousHippo, I'm also a sec 3 studying in MSHS for 2012, 2013 Sec 4, hehe I'm in MITS, but I guess it doesn't fall under your criteria, cos its Wed and Fri.

DMA mostly focuses on the art aspect, I often see them making cartoon characters and try to make comics. Oh, and it is held in the 21st CC (Airconditioned)

Photography often get many privileges during school events as they need not participate as normal students. Like during Chinese New Year Celebration they get to be at the front taking photographs and also get to see the behind-the-scenes stuff at the stage. Their club room is beside the sick bay.

SJAB is like the other Uniform groups, they march, polish the shoes etc. The difference is that they get to learn medical stuff like first aid, CPR, Stretcher Drills, Transportation of casualty etc. They are well trained to administer suitable treatments for emergency situations like heart attack/stroke.

Anyway, there would be a CCA Maze on the Friday, 4th of January. There would be booths set up by the various CCA then maybe your son can choose them according to preference

Hi Auditionice,

What is MITS? Can you give us a brief idea of this CCA? :thankyou:[/quote]Sorry for the late reply, wow, just checked and suddenly i am 2 pages behind

MITS stand for Marist Infocomm Technology Society. It deals with the more technology related stuff. Like videography and coding. We hold our CCA sessions in the 21st CC as well. MITS is separated into 3 Groups. Programming, Flash, Videography. Hehe I'm in programming.

Programming mostly focuses on Objective-C (Xcode) where we get to learn how to create iOS apps. We recently won some awards based on that too! In 2011 we got into the top 6 finalists! We got a $100 Challenger voucher! http://www.infocommtalent.sg/blog/?p=1155
And that was when I was sec 2. Then in 2012, we got 3rd in the National Software Competition (Mobile Application). The prizes are attractive. Even at 3rd, each of the team member get $100 popular voucher and $50 Challenger voucher

Also, in programming, we learn how to do C-programming, a more \"coding-based\" side of programming. The competitions in this area include the National Olympiad of Informatics and also in 2011 we won 1st in the National Software Competition (Algorithm). The prizes include a 1TB harddrive.


The competitions mentioned above are the ones I participated in and won, but there are many many more which we didn't win unfortunately So maybe in the following years the next batch can

Flash basically focuses on the software Adobe Flash CS5. They learn designing skills and coding(ActionScript V3.0) at the same time. Flash can do animations, flash games and many things. The main competitions are the Singapore Games Creation Competition, SPLASH Awards, N.E.mation, and even Scinemation!

Videography is more on the filming side. They do animations too, but is more like FrameByFrame, where you take pictures. This differs from flash as flash draws out the animation while framebyframe takes picture frame by frame They also film and make video montages for school events like the Student Leaders Investiture. The competitions include Scinemation as well, and School Digital Media Awards. They won quite a number of awards in Scinemation, like best storyboard for 2012 and more in 2011.

On a more general side, MITS help out in school events like the Sec 1 Registration we just went through. Together with the student councillors, the MITS member helped out for the E-registration.

Oh do look for us in the 21st CC on Friday, 4th of January. Our booth will be there

[Mumonduty]

Any parents want 50% MSHS uniforms?

My son has appealed successfully to Chung Cheng High, but i hv bought the whole set of MSHS uniform, and hv washed n ironed! Wondering if someone want them n i will give 50% off for the uniforms...

3 sets of school uniforms, size 17B and shorts size 32;
3 sets of singlets(light blue), size 40
1 blue pe shirt, size 40
2 PE shorts, size 40
3 pairs of socks, size XL

I will be MSHS tomorrow early morning( 2nd Jan), to withdraw my son. O can meet me late of that day after i settled my DS at new school.

Pls pm me if you a interesting!!


I hv managed to sale n give away all at school! :celebrate: :celebrate:

[Mommy77]

Hi all,what time does school end for sec 1 tomorrow

[Mommy77]

And is there a name tag or badge with ds name

[SunBrazen]

School ends at 10.20 am tomorrow for the Sec 1s. A name tag will be given later on, the badge should have been bought already

[Mommy77]

SunBrazen:

School ends at 10.20 am tomorrow for the Sec 1s. A name tag will be given later on, the badge should have been bought already

So ds will just come to school with the badge and no name tag?