Crescent Girls' School

[Chip n Dale]

PlatypusMeowMeow,

You hv a PM.
Pls read.
Thanks.

[Quentalerauf]

Hi. I felt that I should give some assurance here. I was a canoeist throughout my 4 years in Crescent and I was an average student, most of my teammates were. At the end of the 4 years, all of us were eligible for JC (but I chose to go to a polytechnic). I am currently in my final years of my Chemical Engineering degree programme in Technische Universität München.


When I first started out, I did very badly for my exams (it was always just enough for me to continue to the next level) because I was getting used to training intensities and fighting to concentrate in class. It was to the exent that my parents threatened to pull me out of the team or transfer me to another school. Canoeing was my life and Crescent was my other home, apart from Macritchie, and upper secondary was still a struggle. My teachers IC helped us a lot. They always reminded us that we were students before canoeists and on non-training days, we will sit together and have informal consultations for any subjects we were weak in.

Managing training and my grades was a tough feat but I came out a more disciplined person. I think most of us did, regardless of our CCA. By the way, all my canoeing teammates are currently in universities, local and abroad. I must also add that none of us retained in Crescent, we came in and graduated together

[seestar]

Hi Sec 1 parents,

I'm wondering what are u choosing for the slate PC ? Acer or Samsung ?
My DD says she wants Acer bcos it looks chic ( :faint: ) while Samsung looks old fashion.
I am concern of Acer's batt life tho, seems kind of short at 2-3 hours

[breezy]

seestar:

Hi Sec 1 parents,

I'm wondering what are u choosing for the slate PC ? Acer or Samsung ?
My DD says she wants Acer bcos it looks chic ( :faint: ) while Samsung looks old fashion.
I am concern of Acer's batt life tho, seems kind of short at 2-3 hours

A word of caution, parents, sensitivity of stylus is also very important. I understand one of these brand is not very sensitive. Do get advice from the IT head before making the purchase.

Cheers

[Haneyi]

seestar:

Hi Sec 1 parents,

I'm wondering what are u choosing for the slate PC ? Acer or Samsung ?
My DD says she wants Acer bcos it looks chic ( :faint: ) while Samsung looks old fashion.
I am concern of Acer's batt life tho, seems kind of short at 2-3 hours

I chose Samsung.

Reasons:
1) There is is a Wacom digitizer and the S Pen included is a Wacom digital pen, there are 1024 levels ( which is very high ) of pressure sensitivity, very useful for digital drawing.

2) I agree that the Acer one looks a bit nicer, but it is actually heavier than the Samsung one. Weight is very important.

3) The front camera of the Acer Iconia W700 is only 1.3 MP, compared to 2 MP on the ATIV Smart PC Pro. The difference may not seem very big when you look at it, but there will still be a difference.

4) You can attach the screen with the keyboard together, making it seem like a laptop. It is easier to carry around when you need the keyboard. For the Acer one, you'll have to carry the keyboard separately, together with the dock thingy ( ? ).

5) 一分钱，一分货

I have always preferred white stuff over black but I think the ATIV Smart PC Pro looks quite nice actually. It will be an alien in the house though.

[seestar]

Haneyi:

seestar:

Hi Sec 1 parents,

I'm wondering what are u choosing for the slate PC ? Acer or Samsung ?
My DD says she wants Acer bcos it looks chic ( :faint: ) while Samsung looks old fashion.
I am concern of Acer's batt life tho, seems kind of short at 2-3 hours

I chose Samsung.

Reasons:
1) There is is a Wacom digitizer and the S Pen included is a Wacom digital pen, there are 1024 levels ( which is very high ) of pressure sensitivity, very useful for digital drawing.

2) I agree that the Acer one looks a bit nicer, but it is actually heavier than the Samsung one. Weight

3) The front camera of the Acer Iconia W700 is only 1.3 MP, compared to 2 MP on the ATIV Smart PC Pro. The difference may not seem very big when you look at it, but there will still be a difference.

4) You can attach the screen with the keyboard together, making it seem like a laptop. It is easier to carry around when you need the keyboard. For the Acer one, you'll have to carry the keyboard separately, together with the dock thingy ( ? ).

5) 一分钱，一分货

I have always preferred white stuff over black but I think the ATIV Smart PC Pro looks quite nice actually. It will be an alien in the house though.

Hi Haneyi,

Thank you for sharing

[Haneyi]

Hello,


I would like to share about my experience with wearing the PE shirt underneath my blouse for long hours.

On days without PE, I wear 3 layers of clothing to school and that is quite normal. But most of the week, there will be activities that requires you to change into your PE attire. In order to save time and make it more convenient for myself, I wear the PE shirt underneath my blouse for long hours, morning to afternoon/evening.

1st layer: Undergarment
2nd layer: Camisole
3rd layer: PE Shirt
4th layer: Blouse

I perspire a lot during PE and during FITT Run / Aerobics, but there is definitely not enough / no time to wipe off the perspiration in between until the activity is completed. The perspiration will then flow down and it'll be very hard to do anything about it by then.

Having that happen for weeks, a bump appeared out of nowhere on my back. I didn't realized it until that area started to hurt when my bag pressed against it. After a few days, it began to hurt when I sleep and even when my shirt brushed against it as I walk. Yesterday, the bump broke and some liquid came out. My mom had to help me squeeze it to get all the liquid out, the liquid that came out was greenish ( which means it's really bad, same with spit ). After having all the liquid out ( a lot ), the bump flattened and the area on my back stopped hurting.

This was not a pleasant experience.
Please do try and change out of the PE shirt after physical activities to prevent this from happening.

I apologize for the long-winded post , but I really hope this will be of help.

Thank you.

[happy fish]

Hi Haneyi

I like your sharing, thanks

[Cool]

hi all


Can anyone advise Crescent offer DSA in swimming? thanks

[gdy2shoes]

Quentalerauf:

Hi. I felt that I should give some assurance here. I was a canoeist throughout my 4 years in Crescent and I was an average student, most of my teammates were. At the end of the 4 years, all of us were eligible for JC (but I chose to go to a polytechnic). I am currently in my final years of my Chemical Engineering degree programme in Technische Universität München.


When I first started out, I did very badly for my exams (it was always just enough for me to continue to the next level) because I was getting used to training intensities and fighting to concentrate in class. It was to the exent that my parents threatened to pull me out of the team or transfer me to another school. Canoeing was my life and Crescent was my other home, apart from Macritchie, and upper secondary was still a struggle. My teachers IC helped us a lot. They always reminded us that we were students before canoeists and on non-training days, we will sit together and have informal consultations for any subjects we were weak in.

Managing training and my grades was a tough feat but I came out a more disciplined person. I think most of us did, regardless of our CCA. By the way, all my canoeing teammates are currently in universities, local and abroad. I must also add that none of us retained in Crescent, we came in and graduated together

Hi Quentalerauf,

Thank you for your assurance. My DD is still not chosen for any competitions yet, do you have any tips that I can pass on to her? When she is sitted in the front of the JK should she just paddle with all her might or should she first be wary of capsizing cos whenever she tries to steer her partner behind her keeps yelling to just paddle???? :slapshead:

On a seperate note, I opt for the Samsung, the school seems to be promoting it more and technical assistance is another issue.