Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[bigpotato]

zeedee:

so... which one??

Culottes. Ms Seah mentioned

[alng]

zeedee:

what do we wear tomorrow?? pinafore or same as today?? thks

The attires to be wore for all the five days of orientation are spelt out in pages 7 to 10 of the orientation booklet.

[alng]

Jakaranda:

One friend from TAG scored 271...she is considered mainstream, I think. (I scored 270...ARRRGHH)

Hi, If your friend is confirmed a mainstreamer but in a GEP class now, then not all mainstreamers with above 270 t score (ie at least 271) are in GEP classes.

[alng]

Choco05:

It has long been like that. I was one, 2 years ago too

Yep I am aware of prior years practice. But this year seems different. I hope someone can confirm that she is a mainstreamer with a t score above 270 in classes 119 to 113 this year. There are mainstreamers with t score above 270 not in the GEP classes now.

And there is no DSA sports class too. The DSA sports girls seem to be spread out now.

[jtoh]

alng:

Choco05:

It has long been like that. I was one, 2 years ago too

Yep I am aware of prior years practice. But this year seems different. I hope someone can confirm that she is a mainstreamer with a t score above 270 in classes 119 to 113 this year. There are mainstreamers with t score above 270 not in the GEP classes now.

And there is no DSA sports class too. The DSA sports girls seem to be spread out now.

It could be that the aggregate for joining the GEP classes is higher this year, maybe low 270s rather than 270 of previous years? It depends on how much space there is left in the GEP classes after allocating the GEP students, and the top mainstream scorers are then placed in those classes.

DSA sports girls have always been distributed across classes. There's no one class with all or many DSA sports girls.

[superksmum]

jtoh:

alng:

[quote=\"Choco05\"]It has long been like that. I was one, 2 years ago too

Yep I am aware of prior years practice. But this year seems different. I hope someone can confirm that she is a mainstreamer with a t score above 270 in classes 119 to 113 this year. There are mainstreamers with t score above 270 not in the GEP classes now.

And there is no DSA sports class too. The DSA sports girls seem to be spread out now.

It could be that the aggregate for joining the GEP classes is higher this year, maybe low 270s rather than 270 of previous years? It depends on how much space there is left in the GEP classes after allocating the GEP students, and the top mainstream scorers are then placed in those classes.

DSA sports girls have always been distributed across classes. There's no one class with all or many DSA sports girls.[/quote]
Jtoh is right. Heard from DD that there are 35 gals in her class (GEP classes). In the past it is only around 32 gals.

[kaeshion]

bigpotato:

Hi everyone, today when going to school, I was filled with a sense of pride and a had a stomach of nerves. But after going into the school, receiving a warm rafflesian welcome with cheers and games, i was much relieved! The school was nice, although some talks were long and my legs were numb, I enjoyed the atmosphere. The PSLs for my class were really friendly and helpful, and I felt blended in. We learnt the school song and cheers-- really wonderful but really, I enjoyed today.


However, I have some queries,
- CCA orientation is about...?
- the orientation booklet states that we are supposed to wear culottes and pe tshirt on badge initation but aren't we supposed to wear full school uniform?

TIA,
Potato

In CCA orientation there will be booths set up by respective CCAs (with lots of effort and love put in haha) and you can find out more information of each respective CCA such as their training days, duration, what they do, what qualities they are looking for and such! You can also try out some of the CCA activities, and get lots of stickers!

[bigpotato]

kaeshion:

bigpotato:

Hi everyone, today when going to school, I was filled with a sense of pride and a had a stomach of nerves. But after going into the school, receiving a warm rafflesian welcome with cheers and games, i was much relieved! The school was nice, although some talks were long and my legs were numb, I enjoyed the atmosphere. The PSLs for my class were really friendly and helpful, and I felt blended in. We learnt the school song and cheers-- really wonderful but really, I enjoyed today.


However, I have some queries,
- CCA orientation is about...?
- the orientation booklet states that we are supposed to wear culottes and pe tshirt on badge initation but aren't we supposed to wear full school uniform?

TIA,
Potato

In CCA orientation there will be booths set up by respective CCAs (with lots of effort and love put in haha) and you can find out more information of each respective CCA such as their training days, duration, what they do, what qualities they are looking for and such! You can also try out some of the CCA activities, and get lots of stickers!

Thanks for the reply I'm sure I'll feel the love, n definitely the effort. Loved the cheers!

[gladtobemom]

What are parents supposed to do at the CCA orientation today?

Is there any official briefing today?

[jtoh]

gladtobemom:

What are parents supposed to do at the CCA orientation today?

Is there any official briefing today?

You can visit the booths and performances set up by the various CCAs to see what's on offer, what the CCAs do, the skill sets required, audition/trials dates, training hours, overseas trips etc. You can also participate in some of the activities. My dd's year they opened up the shooting range which was very popular among the girls who wanted to see whether they were good shots. Not sure if this is still done.

Have you been briefed on CCA already? If not, there'll likely be a short briefing for parents.